New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-29
Albuquerque \. NJ

October Is, lel
-d'tor he Evening Herald
Albuquerque, N NJ
Dear Sir:
Ny attention has been directed I.
reading notice on the Sth page O
late marked at the bottom "Po!.
.cai A Advertisement" which assert
mat | msquoted a portion Of tn
democratic state platform in
.o,ter which | issued to the people O
he state, calling attention t. tn,
re1ctIonary and destructive policy t,
which the democratic candidates 70,
governor and legislature are pledged
IA ;helr platform proposal to abolIsl
the state highway commission anc
return road administration entirely
20 the county governments.
! made no quotation from the
democratic state platform in the let
ter referred to, but in a circular re
PRINT OF an editorial statement pub
hSAed on the first page OF the hlhu-
iuerque Evening Herald Of Mondiy.
October II, two weeks ago which
n@S enclosed with my Lett, IA.
oel oCIatlc platform pledge reiltinu
icacs was quoted as it appears II,
me arclal draft OF that platfo m . =
'!uWs:
That we favor the repeal OF
laws Creating land maintaining
the state road board, and the in
adequate and cumberson sys-
TEN ot social d road couatruc-
Oon and maintenance under
which the funds appropriated
ior such purposes are dissipat-
td and exhausted In salaries
and expenses with SO little prof
% to the highways of the state.
aud we favor the substitution
therefor o. statutes restoring to
the several counties the mainte-
nance OF roads within their
UNITS under statutory reci.ia-
uons which shall insure good
roads at fair and reasonable
expense"
The above is the enact LANGUAGE #
ne democratic road pledge as 1t
was adopted AT Las Vegas; as if
%aS published il the Albuqucrguc
JournaI OF August p; and as ii was
published in the Albuquerque Eve
nIng Herald OF August p. 1t is the
'Nact language of that platform
blank a 5 IT was placed before the
resolutions committee of the Rcyub-
lcan state convention Of September
th Wnen that committee prepared .
the following Republican platform
plank on roads, which plank the Re
publican state convention unani.
nously adopted.
we favor proper tax leyics
TO provide necessary funds Tor
the construction and mainte-
nance Of roads under the proyis-
ions OF the federal aid law, and
we condemn the reactionarv
policy OF the democratic party
as announced in its platform to
abolish the state highway de- u
partment We assert that such
action would constitute a breach q,
OF faith with the state of fed v
eral co o-operltion and funds for j.
road construction"
II the language of the democratic pi
'lattorm IN roads, as adopted at
as vegas, vs. IS alleged in the "po- u
lucaI advertisement" Published by
he Journal today why did the
state committee and an
candidates permit the
llnk as quoted in the wspapers.
S widely distributed and quoted i'm
led'ately following the Republican G.
tate convention, on September 7. W
S published in the Albuquerque ,tu
venlng Herald in prominent display icI
n IFS first page, and in more than VIC
irty other New Mexico news-pap- Or
rs two weeks ago to remain un- M
lallenged until eight days before Cd
he election
The fact is that the road plank in
le democratic platform, as adopt \
al las vegas, Is exactly as ii was the
ioted IN the Journal and the Her vic
ana other papers two weeks ago ne.
I'd that If the plank has since been ha,
anged, 1t has been changed be- pat
use II became apparent to the for
inocrat!c campaign managers and me
Ihocrstic candidates that the peo- con
OF new Mexico are vigorously tioi
q ,Saggressively opposed to the ton
iioily reacuonary and destructive Thi
iicy to which the democratic can tior
isteS Tor governor and legislature den
pledged, and that this last min abr
:. N'ip. AZ uCiy lnc democratic pro
icy OF returning the road manage tier
mt OF the state to local political autl
ntrol, is an effort TO check a pub Fir,
sentiment that has registered an Of ,
lignant and statewide protest Am
ans that runious policy. be a
republicans assert, upon tie basis ana
the platform plank on foa Is 'Ios
3pted by the democratic safe ec'
lvention at Las Vegas. that the ias'
nocratic candidates for governor ING
legislature, have publicly pIedg- SerV
themselves before the people 10 %
'hsh the state highway commits III, III
and to restore road manage ~.
Mt to local County administration. ~
assert that this policy, if carried Over t;T
execution will involve an act OF =, w
faith with the government Of lier
United States. the throwing Perp pp
ly of hundreds Of thousands of Dau'
ars of available federal aid road urge
ds, the abandonment of further u q
eTal aid road construction in our @ @szIl'
E and the junking of the state pi an'
lway system rIed
epubllcans are opposed TO anv Will
J policy and will fight il reso- St-;,
ly. TO the end .b,t aff:.: -,