The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-09
Sees OPPORTUNITY
FOR DEMOCRATS
TO SCORE
Senator Hinkle Favors Prompt
Compromise on Salary Legis-
lation So That Work Of Ses-
sion May Proceed.
Estate Capital bureau
tof Evening Herald.
l5I dc Nnrans IInIcI.

Santa Pc. y NJ. Feb. 1t has
been my intention to vote for the ma
iorit- caucus county salary bill, ON
which the Republicans agreed last
saturday. had Il come before the sem
ate said scnator j. r. Hinkle of
Roswell today. ~ WAS going 10 vote
for the bin. not because ! was satis-
fed with IT, provisions, because { was
not. and am not now. bu; II seemed
to me the best bill We were likely
to get under the political conditions
existing In his l~egislaturo aud be-
cause a Democratic bin meeting AL
the requirements OF Democrats would
have no chance Of passage As Il
stood this bill. carrying the cmer-
gcncy clause. would have required a
two-thirds vote for H. passage Witt
out the emergency clause Il would
have been delayed ninety days In go-
ing into effect and within that time
a confusion would have been created
iu our county offices with regard to
the salary allowances which have
been ma lc and tho r|efundiug thereof
which would ave Required the courts
forever To- stralghtcu out-if they
ever did
The caucus bin blew mp ana an
other blow has been delivered 10 tho
record OF the Republican party IN
this Legislature. Five weeks Of the
session, approximately, have been uc-
cupicd In spurriug and w|rangling
over the county salary bill Tho fall
urc al % bin 10 pass cannot DO
charged 10 the governor or To the
Democrats or Go anyone hut the
members of the Republican majority
It is their fight
II believe the people wan this
county salary question settled so this
, legislature can have an opportunity
To act ou some ut he vitality import
ant legislation before %. I know they
do not want us TO run right up To the
end OF the session and then crowd
through taNutiuu legislation and APP
preparation measures IN "a week or a
couple of days. These measures re-
quirc thought and careful Considera-
ton but this salary leg .ation does
not require a great heal of thought.
We know pretty nearly what Is right
ana all We need to do b. to stand up
and vote for what Is right and settle
this thing.
Therefore, ! have advised my
Democratic associates IN this assem-
bly, To- make every effort FOR u COM
promise with tho majority to the end
of assisting that majority out Of its
difficulty, from which IL appears un-
able to cXtucatc itself ana To the end
OF prompt settlement of "a question
which the people waut settled and
which the Republicans up To- this
time have been unable. apparently,
Ia fix by Themselves / believe that
today or Yesterday or tomorrow a
compromise h. possible by which the
minority may secure several reduc-
tions In the 'irst class county salaries
and advances iu the lower CLASSES
where they appear Go be- needed.
believe the people generally would np'
prove action by the Democrats in thi,
Legislature which would bring thii
question TO a speedy settlement nnt
that In taking such steps Democrats
would not only help the people bu'
hit the political bah and hit II hard
The majorit, has been unable To- III
this matter up. Let MS go In and hell
them"