El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-31
anxious At the present time.
Road Work

ANXIOUS ~ tho present time.
Road Work
We are proud 81 what has been AZ
c0mplished m road work Tor TIL
state during the last four and one
half years, Now practically ever,
part Of the state is connected up Il
a manner that enables automobiIl
travel without any great incpnYen
fence We believe IN y fouffoId sys
tenn Of public hishways, federal, state
county and local or district. we hay,
taken The position as stated in 10.
last message to the state legislature
THE members of this commission
have assumed that such expenditure
ought generally to be made only upor
real state highways, that is, upon
roads for the general benefit Of thI
state, being the main arteries pf tfave
throughout the state for the benefit O
all people 50 FAR as practicable VIZ
stand by this position so far as the
expenditure Of state funds is concern
ed, but we believe Ia local bond issues
and tax leYies for roads that are of In
terest generally to the counties and
to the local districts wherein they are
needed. The idea that state funds
should be divided up for the benefit Of
every township In the state would re-
suit In very little being accomplished
either for the general or local bene.
fit and Is contrary in my opinion to
the desire of the people In making
state aeyies for state highways.
Education
We challenge comparison Of educa-
tional conditions In New Mexico when
II became a state and now ii the year
1916, knowing that even the most
casual investigation win demonstrate
to any Intelligent unpFejudiced mind
that the advancement in our public
schools and state institutions has
been most remarkables In the de-
welopment of the public schools. tre-
mendous strides have been looking to
the education Of al the people; and
our state institutions have made such
progress as to make their usefulness
far beyond what many years work has
accomplished under former admins
trationa. l will refer only to the Uni
versity of New Mexico and ask that
any one with q real desire for q
knowledge Of conditions now existing
may make such investigation as may
be necessary to prove to any one that
this institution is progressive upon a
proper basis and serving the interest
OF the people to the best advantage;
and this will serve to illustrate what
the conditions are in all Of the edu-
~cational institutions.
What has been said in regard to
educational institutions viii apply
with equal force to the state institu-
tions. In this connection | will refer
to bat one Of these, the state peniten-
tiary, and for comparison would like
to go back something like a little over
10 years and compare with q former
administration. for the purpose Of
demonstrating to the people Of this
state the change under the present
from that administration, notwith-
standing the great increase in the pop
uIation and the increase in the price
of everything that il purchased for
the institution. The appropriation for
its maintenance is the same as it was
then and we have no deficiencies at
the present time to contend with. I
would like 1t II every citizen Of the
state could visit that institution, and
particularly those who were familiar
its management IN the past, for
the purpose Of making q comparison
and satisfying themselves as to the
benefits derived from an honest, eco
nomical and energetic administration
the institution under the ~superyis-
ion of q competent, honest and up
right superintendent.
Cooperation
I believe that some one has mention
ed the charge that the executive Of the
was responsible for the failure
Of cooperation between that branch
Of the government and the legislative
Was there any real desire for cooper
alton upon the part Of the gentlemen
who are now SO free With their criti-
when they deliberately, with
malice aforethought, threw out four
regularly elected members Of the
house of representatives ir order to
a two-thirds majority for the
purpose of attempting to ride rough
shod over any check that the ex-
might see fit to impose upon
reckless conduct. / do not care
% go into detail as to the legislation
which was vetoed, only to say that
all of these vetoes were inn
posed for the purpose Of preventing
Useless and unreasonable expendi
.ures of public funds. The record of
hat legislature and the veto messages
which were the result Of attempts to
PASS ~unjustlfied Legislation viii be bel
ore the people for their consideration
md judgment during the pending cam
oaign. I
In my message to the last state leg
stature / said: Il now recommend a
tate tax commission to assume all
he duties formerly performed by the
board of equalization, provided with
he authority and means which were
for that board. This commits 4
ion should have general supervision
'ver the assessment and collection Of
II taxes in the state for all purposes J
whatsoever" When that message was
cad, so far as ! now remember, every
Irominent Republican member Of that
tate Legislature came and shock my {
and and said he was with me in the
communications | madeIn regard to :
axatiOn. and what did We get? Anlt