The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Urges Reform

we must, however. oncr to the
people OF TINS state measures OF sub
sutntial roller In Urder 10 be entitled
40 tie.r support. They nave a right
70 know wnere we stand. We should
hrst cmand that the peopiv have "a
workable primary election law, 10y
means Of which Inc people may nom
mate their CundiuatcH at the polls.
The days OF the DE vargas junta nave
passed. Hand-picked tiekets no longer
command either respect or support;
the people are determined thai tne
busscs Of old u recent daAs shall
not come back.
we should rcwTitc the taNation
Laws Of ms state On IA busis lair to
great and smaii, with special priv
icgcs to none. Ne should bring The
great and small tax dOdgcr to the
lar Uf public Justice, and make them
pay thcir uebts to the state without
compromise OF discount.
our schools are the hope OF this
nation, the earnest OF "a free citizen-
ship OF tomorrow. Our children
should have the best In educational
advantages, ana In order to get this
they must be taught by competent
teachers. Tile teaching profession Is
In some respects the greatest vi them
All; We W to our unseliish men and
MOmcn uf the school room "A DEBT ts
gratitude which we have been TOO
s.ow to pay. They should be ade-
duHtcly paid. and assured Of perman-
cnt cmploynIei't II they are to devote
thtr lives to the training Of our youth
In the Ideals u character OF AmeIi-
can either ship. our state !nstitu-
tons of learning should not he com
PEELED to stand In the ante-room OF
the legislature, hat In hand. and beg
Tor II pittnncc to barely sustain their
lives. while %lOgrOllipg politicians
trade ard traffic with their neces-
stiles. We should remove the tempti-
ton TO this abuse by allowing for
our state educational institutions a
certain II fixed levy. to be divided
among them by law, and without the
necessity Of specific appropriation OF
tie legislature at zach succeeding
term. Politics must he kept out Of
our schools, or they will he wrecked.
The haphazard system OF appro-
pr,ailons has caused uH untold grief
and expense In the past Bill after
bill Is jammcd through the Legislature
with the understanding that IL more
money is appropriated than the reve-
nue. will hieng. the governor may veto
50 much OF each as will bring the SUI
total within sight OF the available
funds. The remedy for this is Il bud
get suytcm, Into which the various
nttlH IbI. appropriations Gun ne COM
posed, and order can he establishc:
In our financial system for the state.
The next legislature Will be the
most important one In our history.
for the reason that the rcdistrlcting
OF the state will take place. We can
not be too watchful in order that no
repetition of the jerrymapdering tao
tics adopted with statehood, shall oc-
cur. American citizens have "A right.
regardless OF party, to demand that
representation In the legislature shall
he on the basis OF population. re-
CARELESS OF whom It benefits or what
II destroys. Any other basis or repre-
sentation IN unfair. un-American, and
beneath the respect OF free people.
TN our plans 70: the future we
mist not overlook the soldiers who
favored 'heif cOanitys call and.
putting aside all personal and ma
terial considerations. offered their
time, their services and their lives
on the altar ~ liberty. They are CIT
titled to affcctionatc consideration at
cur hands. Whatever Ii necessary to
rchabilltatc them, to- r~e-establish
thcm l.i the reasonable hope OF lin
anclal and material success. we
should willingly do. grateful that ours
IN the opportunity to render a small
service to the heroes who offered
their all for us.