Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-09-21


10 be undertaken ON a larger scale
under direction Of the federal govern
ment. That municipalities and states
should be empowered TO acquire lands
for cultivation!
$. Taxation. DO you agree with the
belief that there should be a progress
sive increase In taxes upon incomes,
inheritances and land values OF such
nature as Ia render IL Improbable 10
hold land without putting Il 10 use. TO
afford transition Ia greater economic
equality and 10 supply means Of l.1ri-
dating Indebtedness growing out of the
war; Are you opposed TO the proposed
scales tax" law recently defeated In
congress.
~ Are YOU IN favor ~ repeating the
present mine tax law of New Mexico.
which taxes only ON the net profiis of
producing mines and eNempts all other
coal and metal mines or mining lands
from any taxation whatever (Chnp 10,
Session Laws ~ NJ. 1915, T. 6t65ly
10. Are you In favor OF forcing the
state tax commission To assess mineral
lands as omitted property for the past
five years. and force the attorney gen
eral of the state To bring II suit ~ re-
cover the lakes the mine owners have
escaped during that period?
IL. Are you In favor Of the imme-
date repeal Of the present 3O-year in
Stallment state land sales law, or max
ing drastic amendment Of the sanet
~ Are You IN favor Of 80 amending
our state law as Ia give more real
power To our state tax commission and
to the state corporation commission
IL Education. Are you In accord
with the belief that the government
should exercise advisory supervision
over public education and where ncces-
Sary maintain adequate public educa
ton through subsidies without giving
Ia the government power Ia hamper
or interfere with the free development
of public education by the several
states; Are you an advocate Of the
development " industrial education In
the public schools DO you think that
the worker Is entitled to representa-
ton ON boards Of education? Do you
cOnced the right Of the teachers In the
public schools to organize and affili-
ate with the movement Of organized
workers? Are you In favor of free text
books for use Of students In the pun
lie schools
II. Credit. DO you acquiesce In the
theory of the organization and use or
credit Ia serve production needs ana
not To increase the incomes and hold
ings Of financiers and spectators?
II. Public Utilities. Would II meet
with your approval to see all public
and semi-public utilities owned. opcr-
ated or controlled by the state or ma
tional government; DO you favor gov
ernment ownership of railroads under
democratic management
TO- Right To Organize. DO you grant
the workers the right To organize for
their common and mutual protection
and In the full exercise Of the normal
activities which come with organiza !
ton? DO you believe in the right or
government employees to the exercise
Of constitutional rights on an equality |
with other citizens? Would you favor
a law making IL Il crime for an EN- |
ployer tn in any way interfere with |
the right Of his employees to organize
for their mutual benefit?
IL. Water Power. Would you favor !
the enactment of laws providing that |
the governments. state and federal |
should own. develop and operate all |
water power over which they have ju- |
risdiction, the power thus generated To
he supplied to citizens on cost basis; |
Is. Militarism. Are you opposed 10
the maintenance of large standing !
army DO you subscribe to the view |
that our state militia should he wholly |
organized and controlled 10y democratic |
to the end that this citizen |
sOldiery may never he divered from /
its true purpose and used TO jeopar!llze
Dr infringe upon the rights and liber- |
ties of our people,
10. Government and the Courts. Are !
you in favor of the enactment Of meas
ures, guaranteeing to the people. |
through state legislatures and con
gress, final authority In determining |
which laws shall he enacted Would |
you advocate the taking of steps which |
will provide that in the event Of SUI !
prem court declaring an act of con- !
greSS or state legislature concOnstitu- |
tional, and the people, acting directly !
pr through congress or state legisla- |
turc. should re-enact the measure, II |
shall then become law without sub !
ject to annulment by any court? Do |
you favor the election by vote Of the
people of judges Of our federal courts |
for terms not to exceed six years?
20. Right to Cease Work Are you |
nm adyOcnte OF collective bargaining? |
DO you concede the right OF the or