Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09

support of this organized welfar
effort.
Realizing that the hope of GU
country's future lies in the physi
cal, mental and moral development
of our children, we heartily rec
ommend and enforce state and fed
eral legislation looking toward tn,
lessening of infant mortality, tn,
promotion of child welfare and tn,
protection of maternity.
Realizing that the present stat,
law on guardianship may permi
the working of injustice upon the
mother and the child, we favor g
change in the law which will pro.
vide that the father and mother
snail be joint and equal guardian,
of their children.
Protective Tariff.
The republican party has always
insisted upon the principal of q
protective tariff and the test of hall
! a century has proven it to be the
bulwark of our institutions and the
safeguard of the standard of Amer
lean labor. Never in the history oil
our country has the demand for an
adequate and efficient tariff system
been so pronounced. Even now Eu-
ropean and Asiatic ports are con-
gested with goods made by cheap
labor and awaiting an opportunity
to be dumped upon American mar
kets. The republican party pledges
itself to the prompt enactment of a
tariff law that will protect he
farmer, the cattle raiser and the
sheep, mohair and wool grower
from this danger, and American la
Dor in all lines from the competi-
ton of the cheap labor OF Europe
and Asia and at the same time fur
nish sufficient revenue for govern
ment purposes to reduce materially
the present enormous burden of
taxation.
just Tax System.
We favor a system of taxation
which will place the burden of
taxes equally upon all. Every per-
son and every corporation must re-
spond to just and equal taxation
upon its property. The laws must
be so framed that we will be able
to ascertain the proper tax that
shall be paid by all persons and
corporations.
Realizing the difficulties met in
seeking a proper solution of this
question, Governor Larrazolo sub
mitted to the legislature the pro-
priety of creating a special tax
commission for the purpose of
studying and analyzing the existing
tax laws, and of reporting and sug-
costing revision of all tax laws
now upon the statute books to the
end that a just and equitable sys-
tenn of taxation may be adopted.
This commission has been created
and is now engaged in its work,
We heartily commend such ac-
.tion and we will insist upon such
laws as may be found necessary to
correct any inequalities disclosed.
Direct Primary Law.
We favor a direct primary law
for the nomination OF all county
candidates and the selection of
delegates to state. and district con-
ventions, such primary law to be
by the Australian ballot system
and SO protected by law that voters
shall have the opportunity to ex-
press themselves by their votes for
such candidates as they deem best
fitted for office.
Public Schools.
The republican party has long
been on record for educational adj
vancement in the state. Under re-
publican legislation and the adj
ministration of the retiring super
intendent of public instruction a
splendid public school has been
developed and we pledge the sup
port of the party to continuance
of this constructive program and
for adequate support of the public
schools and higher institutions of
learning. We also pledge the
party to provide adequate support
for our reformatory institutions for
boys and girls, SO that they may
be enabled to give their inmates
educational and industrial training
equal to that provided by the COM
mon schools; and we favor the
change of the name of the state
reform school to that of state in
dustrial school for boys.
Natural Resources.
We are in favor of the conser-
walton of our natural resources and
pledge the republican party to the
enactment of such laws as will