The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-08-14
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL
Bursum May BE Next Republican
Nominee for Governor. Senate
journal Matter Forced into Courts.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Aug. l3.-A re-
cent appeal to the tax commission
from San Juan county throws some
light on the reasons for the long Sc
iourn of certain corporate interests
representatives with the late legis-
,ature. 1t appears from the argu-
.nents presented by the railroad at
orney lighting the assessors valu-
ltions that the law passed by the
'ast legislature, and known as the
Hawkins law, provides that in as
jessing coal lands the assessors mis-
ssessing coal lands must take into
consideration the transportation
ABILITIES and other things, and this
attorney contends that the land is
now valuable only for grazing pur-
poses. The general tax payers Of
his state may sooner or later, awak-
n to the fact that when they elect
repubicans to the legislature they
lave no representation, because a
'ew bosses control the party and
amp with the legislature for the
purpose of directing the legislation
and they do it, too. The result is
hat the people get nothing but the
worst of it.
In view of the methods used in
Getting some of the state laws on the
statute books it is not very surpris-
ng that there is a shortage of one
hundred or more millions of dollars
n the taxable values of the state and
hat the ordinary tax payers of the
tate are expected to make it up, be-
ause the corporate interests, repre-
5ented at Santa Fe by Spiess,
Springer, ct ais, have been raised
IL they can be raised under the
Jaw, and the one hundred or more
millions must be raised.
Republican leaders outside of two
cr three of the northern counties of
The state, are all for Bursum for
governor at the next state election,
md it is now generally recognized
hat the SOcorrO county man can
'Iave the nomination if he wants it.
It is generally believed that this
move for Bursum is for the purpose
If heading off the rapidly organiz-
ing movement for either SecundinO
}Omero or Eufracio F. GallegOs of
Hora county, who We're being put
Onward by the leaders of the native
on movement. Bursum is so busy
;etting rich under a Democratic
ariff on wool that he has not had
ime recently to talk politics, and
10 one knows what he will do. 1t
lakes lots of a mans time when
wool is around % cents a pound,
md they say Bursum is tearing
round his range with a razor and
having his sheep. He must take
ldvantage of his opportunity be-
;ause at the next election he is
going to try and burst things up
and give the market control of WOO
back to the Boston wool buyers
through that nice old republican
tariff.
The Justification of the senate
journal refuses to down. 1t is now
understood that some very strong
people are at work on a plan tC
force the matter into the courts
and they expect to be able TO con-
vince the courts and the people
that the violations of the cOnstitu.
lion were both gross and fragrant
There are a number of republican
politicians who will be far away
from the jurisdiction of the partic.
ular court having a process servel
out after witnesses in that case.
One of the features of the ta'
situation not generally discussed
is the possible effect on the sal
aries of the county officials. !
they share with the state official
the shortage will probably be NOR
than % per cent for the next flica
year, but it may be that the pro
visions of the law authorizing tn
issuance of certificates of indebt
edness will be held to apply as I
them, in which case the taxpayer
will be stung again, as those Ger
tiilcates will bear interest. Som
of the counties have been force
to issue these certificates becaus
the present salaries are runnin
more than the former fees, and tn
funds for the paying of these on