The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-10
Ry GUTHRIE SMITH
Snuln I'e Correspondent OF The
Evening Herald


SANTA Fls. y. NJ, Aug. lO.-Mom-
bers OF the two MAJOR political par
ties generuAy wait tOr the opposition
10 hurl Dricks at the platform OF the
party or It's readers. rhis campaign
II proving an exception In that the re-
puOiicans aae not waiting for the
democrats to open the Campag'i
against the nine principles enuncitt I'd
by Gov q, \. 1SirIazOlO In his re-
cent declaration tnat he would make
AN active campaign IN benali ut MS
denomination. one prominent rcpub-
iiuan deciared that the very ilnmslncss
Of the platform Is one OF the uain
reasons why Governor Larrdlu.O
uugnt not to be rcnUminated.
''GOvrrnur LarrlzUlO y prununcia-
montu has placed him In the frunt
isnk OF humoris,s uf his time, 'i~an-
Uthcr 'fcpublitun asscr.sd. COntinu-
ing. this man said: THE governor.
with hts carefully prepared statemvnr
has furnished "a document that adds
u lot 10 the gaicty OF u duh political
campaign. Nothing that | nave heard
In yeuis hns struck me as funnicr
thun t4,rr, tOlo suddenly converted
10 a program Or strict economy IN
spending the taxpayers hard earned
money. ! have 10 laugh every time
| think OF IL again. Ou've got Ia
hand II to him Tor making Us laugh,
anyway. lie has appointed more men
10 useless offices than any other two
New Mexico governors. And the
worst part OF II is that lie has dictated
the creation OF Il gicat number oi
these useless Offices
Free With Pnrdons
"'rhe fourth legislature did not
want to mako AN appropriation TO
Ns.E - Naaas haa
and 9th fiscal years ont of the public
funds to maintain tho mounted police,
but Governor Larruzoio stood pat IN
his demand. and the legislature Kick
ed In. Tho mounted police force
actually has done some good work
but the governor himAclf has made
the most OF Il. Captain A. A. Scnn
and his crew round up some Of the
cattle thieves. get the evidence and
are secured. Then what happens
when rustler is committed to the
pcnltentiary, Governor Iairnzolo comes
to the rescue with one Of his pardons
DO the people get run for tholI
money?
There would have been no appro-
priation TO pay the salary OF the com
missioner. OF insurance. " the Cover
nor had not Insisted upon it. The
since the beginning OF Larrazolo''
term. has never done an hour oil
work In the office. yet he gets s20C
"a month of the peoples money. II
the governor Is sincere IN his dec
laratlon for economy. why doesn't he
prove his good faith? Why doesn't hs
tie n tin can to the commissioner and
make the deputy the commissioner
This would reduce the expense of the
office by at Least $50 month.
There Is too the office Of lesa
adv'..or to the governor. The present
holder OF the office il competent
lawyer. who Is willing and ready tc
earn his salary OF $4,000 year. bui
the governor never corsriis him OF
legal matters. The governor says M
never consults him. Governor Lar
raAolo Is "A lawyer and says he doei
not need a legal advisor. IL he die
need legal advice, there is the attor'
ney general. with his two assistants
All three are personal and politlca
tflnnds OF the governor Why doe
the governor keep useless. office
who is not earning hia salt. and a
the same time shout from the house