The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01


msht. not because the real leaders 81
lshe Republican marty want to wreck
the eovefnor Or the executive Office.
but because this kind o. red FIRE
catches she imagination Of the party
seaiot ara serves host % divert nsa
attention from The demsnds Of the
people and he needs o. the state, as
REGARDS legislation.
.
No person who has been In eioss
touch with the situation In santa 70
Gan doubt that a county salary bill
could have been passed during the
early days Of this session. and a saw
Ing % At least four weeks Of the pub
Nc time effected. but for the constant
Intervention and manipulation OF the
Republican managing lobby which
p%erslssentIy distracted hat -leeisiu-
ton. broke w agreements. pItted
members AGAINST each other in the
Republican caucus. and 10 diverted
the public attention ana the attention
OF the legislature from other more
vital legislation; particularly that
upon taxation and evenu No per-
son who Ia informed but knows that
but for hts obstruction and inter-
ference on the part OF the lobby the
Republican members, left to Them
selves. would have given this state a
county salary bin which would rave
come much nearer. AZ least. to re-
deeming the Republican pledge Of
reasonable salaries"
No person closely in QUO with the
situation at Santa Fe will doubt that
Mr.. Barsh stated the exact truth
when he asserted hat the primary
purpose OF the legislation directed
against the governor was e divert
attention from taxation legislation
ana delay and obstruet IL 80 that at
the close OF the session taxstion leg
islatlon such as the lobby and the
corporations employing Il desire. may
be rushed through. Furthermore.
the program % the lobby. up 20 this
time. has been carried out without
n single slip; and with complete sue.
cess.
When he stated thai the greatest
benefit which could befail his state
would be that this Republican man
aging lobby be exiied from the state
capital. MIR. Barth stated tbs exact
truth.
This truth leads To n other truth,
which we believe the people are he
ginning To understand, and which
they must understand and act upon
before New Mexicq can 20 forward
unhampered: that there is Just one
way to Danish this lobby from Santa
Fe; and that IL to cleo. men to the
legislature who cannot be controlled
and directed by IL. The grip OF this
lobby upon the Republican party IN
this state IL absolute. The lobby q
the Republican party, It's ma lager.
iss banker and It's directing brain,
Without a single desire to say u told
you so" we still venture GO recall the
fact That during the last campaign
this newspaper repeatedly called at
tention 90 the danger Of electing a
Republican majority 20 the lerisia-
ture, because OF The certainty that
such a majority woald be controlled
by this lobby.
Because this ,oboy absolutely con.
trols the two-thlrds Republican ma
ljority at Santa Re whenever II
chooses to exercise its control. the
taxpr-ers have been saddled witt
nears a million dollars Of useless ex'
pense, In unearned bonus paid ane
20 be paid 10 county ofhreholderE
Because of the dom nance Of thii
lobby we are To ave no approach e
the effective taxation and revenu'
Legislation which the state so sorel'
needs. Because n the dominance o
this lobby a legislature which shoul'
have been calm and deliberative AM
IN the constant exercise Of cool am
u~nprejudiced Judgment has beef
stirred by political prejudice, by per
Eunal %ennities, by passions un'
hatreds; has been led into violation
of the constitution 81 The state, an
TO the commission Of acts Of gros
injustice.
The Herald during the last cam
paign asked The people OF New Mes
leo TO make a change in the leglsla
tive control, for the one reason cha
r the election OF another R%epublica
Legislature meant inevitable contr,
OF legislation by this R%opubilca.
managlng lobby. The Republican
won the legislature; h session ia
{ come and Is now near gone and ou
! fears Ia this respoot have been ubun
dainty justified.
4 a.. All. a.aat nom ofnfa fharn