The evening herald., 1920-10-30
Statistics on Mr. Hanna'S
Vote Getting Abilities and
Gifts in Singing Figures
Democratic Candidate Won by Votes Lost in 1918 by
O62 Votes and Assessed Santa Fe Railroad Than Value
Of All Railroads in State Including Trolley Lines Some
Interesting Reflections Democratic Platform Re-
visions and the Issues on Tuesday
ny GUTHRIE SMITH

iiatuAnk unu NoOuutt VIII carry new
Mexico on tuesday there remain two,
and only two mnda mental questions
OF vital importance to be decided
by the New Mexico voters on next
Tuesday. These questions are.
/. In Judge Merritt c. ,Alechem or
Judge II. Harry llama the better
qualified ana equipped by tempera-
inent, experience ahd executive abil-
Ivy, 10 serve as governor o. all the
people oi New Mexico?
?. is IL desirable to repeal the
present law governing road construc-
tIon, aud, by ratiiylng the democratic
state platform, insure the passage OF
an act to abolish the state highway
commission and TO restore to the in
diVidual counties the absolute control
OF road matters?
The importance OF this second
Question Is lifted clear OF all nrgu-
Inent, when IL is considered that the
mileage OF public roads Ia New Mex
ice las now reached "A total nearly
"a times as great us the distance
irom boston 10 Los Angeles! the
queation o. roads h second only to
the one oi schools, ana along Dotn
these lines the state has made great
progress in recent years. Upon the
condition OF the public rond hinges
"A very large revenue coming IRON
In the union. II Is estimated that
here In SANTA Fe, It little city having
less than 1900 population, automobile
tourists spend approximately $500
day.
IHcts W. Furore
There can never he, on one earth,
campaign In which the two leading
candidates on the Opposing tickets
have used methods aud tactics more
lNs
no claims TO powers OF orutory. lie
has placed his reliance In plain,
Straightforward statements us to ms
policies and plans, made from the
platform In nearly every county In the
state. There has been Il fuihlre ia
every eitort to draw him into per-
sQnalities. The platform OF the con-
Nentlon from which he received the
nomination has been the principal
text from which he has spoken. lIc
has mnde no statements, or insinua-
ton, that his opponent, IL elected,
would ne influenced by improper mo-
tives. or would be unduIy influenced
by those whose counsel nignt not he
Tor the goou OF the people. IN n calm.
digniiied way he has kept reiternting
that he will do his utmost to carry
out the platform pledges, and that
any Iailure to keep the faith will be
through no fault OF his.
1hc Distinguished Abuser
Judge Hanna Is rated By his friends
and supporters as n speaker OF UNI
usual power. and he speaks upon
Numerous occasions between CAM
paigns. Democratic papers. In ad-
verilsinsl some uI hlu spcdhing du,cs.
have characterized him as New
heXicos most distinguished orator" /
Comment on this woDld he supertiu-
Gus.
lie began hts campaign at LAS
Vegas, In his remarks accepting the
nomination OF tie convention, by ue-
nouncig Ia. o. Bursum. the republi-
ca national committeeman, whom he
described as the New Mexico legis-
luture. But TO be exact. II liz necessary
TO say that Hanna began hiH denun--
ciation OF Burauin In tue campaign OF
ig1 !, aud has hardly stopped since.
except for breuthing spella, at rare
Intervals Ills ATTACKS in this cam
paign have been cchtered upon every
,himg republican. ana the corpora
lions. the later being charged with
the oflehse OF tax dodging, aided ana
Hbetted by Buisum, VINO X the legis-
lautrc.
Mathematical and Statistical Marvcls
His tendency toward rather indl.-
criminute use -oi figures may be IL
lusuated with IA single instance. In
Mckinley ana Grant counties. he was
showing the difference between the
Santa re railroad. which lie says pays
Il lust proportion OF taxes and Chino
.opper company. represented by him
us thc most notorious OF all the tax
dodgers. lie asserted tnat the Santa
fe pays on an asseased valuation OF
SlO5, 5,UuO,0VO, having been raised by
,lIe s.ate taX commission Sj,00O,0 900
over the valuation fixed by the inter-
state commerce commission. The as
scssed valuation OF the Santa Fe is
500 ,Ud6.S4a. as In shown by the re.
cords. The amount OF SIOS, 900, 900
given by Judge Hanna X greater thnn
the Hssesscd valuation ot all the rail-
roads Ia the state. Including the street
railroads.
In signed story by the cores
pOndent who has been with the Hanna
parry throughout the campaign, one
OF the newspapers quoted Judge Han
na as saying In his speech AT Las
Vegas on Thursdayi ,.-
six hundred million dollars worth
OF taxnble property ~ missing from
the New Mexico tax roll. six hum
ed millions Of dollars must be fouId
and az soon as possible. Six hundred
million dollars In addition TO the
amount OF taxable property now listed
In Now Mexico will bring this states
sister state Arizona.
Now where In this gum OF near
third of billion to be found? Go
after the Chino Copper company. Go
after nineteen other corporations and
go after some other notorious dodg-
ers."
Sharks on arithmetic might ask.
How much is n billion to be ex-
panded. even when used TO describe
the property OF Chino Copper COM
pany?" They might cite the text
books TO show that II ten hundred
millions make one billion. six hundred
millions make more thaR near
third OF u billion" At that. the de-
cl0rntion is much nearer accurate
than the one which overrated the
santa Fe's assessment by $50 GOO, 900.
How Some Democrats Fee,
There are some New Mexico dem
ocnats who have. extensive Invest
ments In corporations, notwithstand-
ing the barty's Oft renewed pleas OF
poverty. These men are beginning 20
look dubious, and TO express doubts,
not only about their ability TO elect