The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-13

~ ~ N~H"N"0NNNI NitNN|N" OF
Ncw Mcxico . careful reading
81 the address Of Governor wmlam
g McDonald 70 sae second New Mex
ico fcrirletiye assembly. The text ~
The eaessas= AZ read 10 the ieslsia-
tare this mornlne. y published in this
istue % the newspaper. There IL
nolhihs political IN the governors
statement II u The Prank express
sion 81 opinion Of a business man
speaking With shorourh knowledge
81 his saricus subjects. aud stating
brieny and simply the means BY
which u serious problems %
government mny be solved or made
lers dnncult. To undertake. to re-
tiew the message in detail would be
equivalent 90 F~epfinting much Of t.
since ~ agree 10 n large cxien, with
the governors views. often expressed
BY him 10 former sessions of the
iesisiature. and IN his various public
addresses. The governor wastes no
worda. He knows. generally. what
he r. talking about, and In this state
mcnt 10 the Legislature he 4 talking
about snattera which are Of vital.
everyday importance to you and
our neiahbor and to me and mine.
Such q statement IL entitled 10 care
ful. thoushtful reading and re-read-
inn BY every citizen. II il does no
for you han to give you a com-
~prehcnsive conception of the work
confrontlne this session Of the eEls-
ia,urc. the time VIII have been well
spent. No document " which We
know presents 30 briefly ard 80
clearly The problems before the az
semhts aud the sgnsa4
Much OF the governors MESSAGE
ana Of his suggestions 10 the iesisia-
'iars his ~rrpeution % his suggestions
20 FORMER l~eeisiaiarcs That this
repetition should he necessary -
proof positive u the need for the leg
isiation now. cognty salaries. taxa
tion election regulation. law revl-
SION. government OF state educational
institutions and = dozen other almost
equally important matters come un-
der this heading-things that have
been needed to be done since We be-
eame a state.
The governors views on county
salaries seem TO be reasonable. Ger
talnly they are stated with a moder-
-tion and in q spirit 81 fairness which
more thar meets half way the concii-
iBtory spirit % men IN the majority
party in the leglsla p whose oppo-
slsion h goserno msfcd two
years ago ~ his ~ an unfair
ami UNREASONABLE ~ m Upon
shxation Mr.. McD0nr w guard
edly and with an euu .ark 81 cock
sureness itself a certain evidence Of
study Of the taxation problem. For
Il viii be noted that the deeper the
gnowledEe 81 taxation theory and
practice the less OF disposition there
Is Hkely 20 be- 20 endorse as sure 90
please any taxation system YET In
vented AZ Governor Mcdonald says
more fsun has been IN our admins
traiion Of our taxation laws than IN
the laws themselves. and more than
one critic has proclaimed loudly
against those luws who has never
read them. Tho governor, nt least
gives the legislature "A comprehen-
sive idea Of the magnitude Of the
problem; which in Itself ~ something.
There Is cause for sincere con-
graduation % h people In the show
ing Of our educational progress ~
outlined Ia the statement Gains 81
80 10 90 per cent are shown in al
phases OF the states educational sss-
ten. such gains, made In two and
three years, are potable and say a
great deal for The efficiency Of th'
effort that has been put forth by ail
departments Of the school manage
ment. The Herald cannot agree VITA
the governors repeated Recommended
uon for a central board ~ paid re-
gents 10 an u the states
higher educationai Institutions. siii
the system has been employed viii
some success in cenein q the rtHtei
and the matter Is one upon which
wide difference of opinion exist
among the foremost Of our expert
IN educational managemont,
We have found the governor
statement most helpful IN the com
progressive glimpse q gives o. IN
work which mus, be done by his les
islature. if q % is foii duty 81
tho people. II l. ? work Of enormou
scope and il Is rot 10 be hoped tina
al Of tho Things needed to be aon
win be accomplished u q a pro