Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-27

The following platform was
adopted by the democrats at the
state convention of the party al
Las Vegas, August %:
The democrats of New Mexico,
through their representative in
convention assembled at East Las
Vegas, on the 25th day of August,
1920, make declaration of the
principles and purposes of the
party.
We declare:
That We ratify and endorse the
platform of principles promulgated
by the national democratic party
in its convention at San Francisco
on July 3rd, and we commend It's
study to every true American in our
country.
That we endorse the nomination
of Honorable James M. cox of ONO
as the candidate of the democratic
party for president of the United
states; and that of the Honorable
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
as candidate for vice president; and
we give our solemn pledge to 30
all that we honorably may to Sc
cure the vote of New Mexico for
them in the electoral college.
That we endorse and commend
the Honorable Andreius A. Jones,
our democratic senator for his con-
sistent, statesmanlike course in the
senate of the United States, and es-
pecially for his course in insisting
that our country should not shirk
its responsibilities in the matter of
a league of nations to secure and
preserve the peace of the world.
That we ask ever fair minded
voter in this state to compare the
beneficially constructive laws en-
acted by the democratic admins
tration between 1913 and 1918 with
the broken promises and class-leg
islation of former republican
regimes; and we especially call at
tention to the partisan chickering's
of the present republican majority
in the congress. it's utter disregard
of needed legislation, and its plac-
ing the personal humiliation Of the
chief executive of our country
above the peace and safety OF the
world.
Efficiency and Economy.
That for New Mexico we demand
efficiency and economy in the adj
ministration of our public atfalrs
and to that end we remand tht
abolition of all useless offices, posi-
tons and clerkships in our state
and we especially condemn the eX'
listing republican regime for multb
plying places for incompetent rela'
lives of campaign contributors.
We call attention to the twenty
two mounted policemen, the elgh
gasoline inspectors. the tWenty-hln'
gubernatorial proteges foisted upoi
the counties as road superlntehd
ents, to say nothing of the pay
roll padders in most of the offices
in our state capltoi.
That we demand eompreheh
siye budget system to include al
state expenditures, in order ina
the legislature may have advance
knowledge of the financial re
nuirements of the state govern
ment. and that the taxpayers MAJ
be advised of the purposes It
which their tax monies are 10 D.
applied.
Repeal of Tax Laws.
That we demand the lmmediat
repeal of all tax legislation passe'
by recent republican legislature
and a complete revision OF GU
whole taxing system, to the en'
that favoritism be eliminated az
the burdens of taxation equally dls
tributed. =,
we demand that all property II
the state not clearly exempted D.
the constitution, shall bear Us gus
proportion of the burden oil taxa
lion for the support OF government
and we particularly condemn AM
demand the repeal of the preseh
iniauitous mine-taX laW-aftlrmllli
that it would be less venal an
more in keeping with the duties o