The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-31

EHE ALBUQUERQUE EVENING
platform of windy demands for a very excellent program Of platform
suggestions. We would sincerely like to see Mr.. Magee abandon the
remaining hopeless job he has undertaken; that Of convincing New
Mexico that Mr.. Larrazolo is for reforming anything and Of con-
razolo for governor. If he will do this we will promise on our part
to join with him enthusiastically in supporting the platform Of his
ward looking candidate who is earnestly committed to such a policy
and whom he can support with a clear conscience. Moreover we will
nomination for the senate, (meaning the New Mexico state senate
whom we are sure he can beat about s to l in Albuquerque) where
he can have a first hand opportunity to watch the lobbyists and the
crushing badly.
How about it, Carl, old top' You have come quite a ways on
the way you should go in returning from where you've been. You'll
aamn .nt we " come quite a ways ourselves. The promise goes
and the olive branch is flying in the breeze: Are you with rf +.
h. w 3%.' Judge IN s'9 Sea .s'T ,s.S SS;"s sSoS us IT, H''g S.S M.. Mssss; ss Sc S. eI't Ss,%Ior T 1s
writing for the direct primary for years ana without much progress in ue
armer trimmed in ready specie and we'll oiled. ana ss%snds dS, we have
that fearless champion Of economy ard reduced prison population. Governor
primary. 1t looks fine 70 the direct primary for a spell; but now ~ '"'
to ., awe an are t n q, SnSS SfnDo. hsN with tn, 1"n. extension .no of such b., p, r ar
and < dsss; primary %ss II isi' %"ii"% By ii the 'S 1Ssd%Ss sI nun 7" ss1 "S Eoo'
might be a Bit uneas over tina, plank in the new suEee platform demanding
In the legislature IN 1913 SST Governor isr%r T%o could have SsI %tSaSceG a reai
executive finger ""G Did ar he % tSrn it" IS'% he DID Id not Her "''''' Just :" "'""N the
a. tn, 1I .a nae @ t iSs' n 'sS d sS'S .SaSs n ""f ih; s alike ct o. sS, ,as s' s%fo q Si p S%ISr s%% "n
to nominate him
The u of the nw day; L It falls n these W things a once is likely
We are frankly pleased and nn,ercd by the wording or that, plank in
Mr.. M :. s.0f nw platform rmn. entitled til a Lust Us,,1 T"so' "ann,v It t.n : %Odol' S,s closely
l i rs more "oom GSsFS oon II SSysn,ns s.I in t"' 81 it H. sD the r T%S neo ~ party %,yrS TO stand 1r"%
undertaking development here.
What nauers us. however, Is This. sentence:
special awe Se tSTSr 'S ss@n aissTs"G %s :" o ss " %SSs 1t TO s' sss ns,er as ne
and justice to the system" "' '' ' ."
We said something like that in this column a while ago; although of course
Tsy.m m sO Snm ,9ss n ts "S comso s,yF, :, W Ss b sFn .snsns to 'S aTsss9, M% Srn N SpT w%a
are entitled to public confidence and who have that confidence, and that II
Is ensaseS in making she frs real study Of New Mexico taxation ineGuait
furnish the basis for inteinsent legislation which would go a long way toward
that i nigh, be wise L wait for this information in the form Of ar official
carry Ut It's recommendation. "' "' w ~
-, A. 4, ;ST we rs', su :, now " . were sor.sao oss%S TsH , y, .~i, .r Of sa the ,,sn S"%%
S pss@p S' s'S or so% %st equally 'ss"cSa" t''o' '"'""'"' '''" moran
ray. Of o tho u Of fe the "s~ " day and not be Sis.ersd- : 81 = sun u w
And then the public lands The democrats have been charging ro,,euness
m n the p sS, ,1 ,"aa %GT mt or.iO", At Sy''y SO s's Sas 90s s,"e1 no ss late =. c o%y S%.
fer ference nc, between The democrats cs ,.s and Judge Sa Roasy being S that the democrats
s p1Isn ,a ms Ssaes 1s, +, a. 1n Sos asS. TnS' , SO % q f SSo IS "sm . I %, rs II, ,n the
in general and the state lands IN parucul'r. put his sn owl auditor into the
ns " G made public r% S% i '"y ooy err %@ %sp SssH wa. sf os Ss%' sSe nsn 'o . !.
gone right along. Mr. MaSse heard il $ o o. a he landed . the editorial
e. @Iss:, know ( ~ much ~ sSsst = E ! j Is e or oS , S' E si , : q : or q,
a hs ep% S%Snma. season. SO. n Sc he framed "'o. a plaHa so in the original sar MSssS platform %dS%n,
IS to the accomplishment of such a commission we're aim, the u of the
Ts dawn re" revealed e%cS s%S a commission 81 S@tis ma appointed %%%" b by III the '@ governor nor 'f The h' said ID
"a the sD %awS SS raser G TO appoint ts snn o. eom nj nFi Tne picture q ~ In so % of p pSareS
revenue therefrom in a very short time by economists IF the IarraaoO school
But the nw Aasee platform is an amnhnsly different proposal II is
intelligent. II proposes a searching. non partisan investigation of all phases
Of the state land department with time enough to do the job properly and
full publicity for the report. Nothing better could happen for the state land
department than such a Investigation made by really competent inyesiga-
tors. Incidentally nothing more helpful to te republican party could be ac-
compIshed. Such a investigation would show, among other things, that
ninety nine and one half Ter n of all the cutlery that has been made about
bad state land administration liz somewhat wone than bunk. 1t would show
that the stuff Mr.. Magee las been scattering hbout with his tepchant pen
about wasting the patrimony of our children" and abusing our sacred trust"
with all the fearful skin of the trained ?emagogue. has just as much basis In
fact as the falsehoods MI. Magee printed about state lands he alleged Lien
tenant Governor pankey had unfairly acquired. Nothing half so bad ms
Magees effort to injure the character Of a clean, square maj has even
occurred in the state land department.
Cleary 10 benevolent soul has been shedding a little extra light on the
dawn of u ley day In connection with state land matters Mcgee has dscov
ered uht he IN dnnhstfau can only De changed by Institution
amendment He is not yet definite as to what kind OF an amendment should
he submitted. But he IL learning, because in the nw Mngee platform WI
note with pleasure his discovery that there is a livestock industry In New
Mexico. the existence of which Is of m importance to the state. and that ht
is not quite so eager to wreck 1t az he was when the first rays of the dawn OF
AenMmRnI