The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13
TIIE PEOPLES MONEY.

TubAY'S news reports carry two
mnitcrg likely to interest the
rapidly increasing number Of
cw Mcxicans who src giving serious
t%cution 60 problems Of taxation and
ADMINISTRATION Of public nanccs. one
thc report Of the National Tax con-
Lfcnco in san Francisco. and more
pc'ially the address at that confer
'Pcc 81 George Lord. secretary of the
ate tax commission Of Michigan.
Mr. Lord Is a profound student Of
Xltion problems and the admlnis-
alton Of public revenue. He says
be- majority OF the states do not need
c tax doctor who runs to the legis-
turo for q remedy Tor each new
lasc Of the tax problem Mr. Lord
Inmates his belief that the tax doc
D. who administers legislation In alo-
thic doses. ls az dangerous a citi-
~ as the tax dodecr. Tho trouble
m our taxing system. ne says. IL
r1y administrative \ simpuA-
uon of existing laws aud m inn
rItIgo public demand for their
rup,r administration, be holds, are
h. principal needs OF tho nation and
b. remedy for most Of our taxation
ils Nj. Lord advocates a national
ISOLATION of tax officers. Educa-
ou OF tax administrative officers,
says. iB next iu Importance to the
lucatiou Of the people on taxation
alters
nisht now when "a large body NJ
.w Mexico business men are advo-
|1tug and working toward the or
u.latlpn of % state taxpayers asso-
alton, the chief aim of which is
EDUCATIONAL this almost unanimous
nd persistent demand ~ the tax au-
knrti,s OF tho nation for organi1a-
- and education becomes most IN
hros'inr and, significant.
Tho second matter iu today's news,
ud one OF even greater significance
tho Sow MoXiCans now organizing
lr better administration 81 public
nance. Is the announcement that the
lur.1u Of census Will add TO It's work
Keeping and PUBLISHING Of rec
rd. pf state revenues ana cXpondi-
|ur,# Tho reason Tor the establish
|u,ut OF this new bureau In the ccn-
department is the alarming IN
|%roHsc of expenditures, which tho
ows report from Washington says is
|ruviur Gar mor rapidly than the
|cEruurs in every state IN the union.
There BE- growing up In this union
feeling OF rrayc alarm at persistent
uplIr ext ]1yngaucc; at the eNpcndi-
urr Ut more money each year than
lu Dee raised by any reasonable tax
and hy the tendency prevalent
o. every community in this country.
90 MORTGAGE tho future to its fina
md cxtromc limit. There IS growing
p % demand for the reasons for this
|u,. ana easy spending Of tho peo'
bio money, "a demand that efficiency
ilNo tho place of waste ana that the
f,mc careful planning be given to tn,
disbursement Of public money hat Is
Given 90 the use of the funds OF the
corporation ana tho individual Their,
s rrowiug mp a feeling that public
.oytruy1saucc nnd wastcfulness; need.
r a spending Of public money
|uuahtlcse usc OF public money d
Foes .yil and ~ harmful and az mucl
.tu Hc dcplorcd as are wastcfulncs
and extravaganza In the individual.
Tho men now working toward IN
organization OF the Sew Mexico Tax
payers association have in mind jus
thr Same problem that has moved tn,
United states bureau Of the ccnsu
co. begin keeping q check upon IN.
,ytrusugauccs of the states. Tn
time has come In the United state
whom We must no longer work AM
l,g..l1tc and plan To see how mucl
eff the peoples money We can got {
spend. but rather work ana plan an
l,rislatc TO gee how much Of the PEG
pics money we can save, while CIV
iup 90 tho people the admlnistratio.
and service and their ncst interest
require,