The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-16

cen amount OF mOney Will aufffce
60 keep them In repair; but In
order TO nsalntain this oreansza-
ton at It's full grade Of efticlcn-
cy. some additional expense will
have TO be borne by the state IN
the way OF providing for addi-
tlonal help in the adiUlant gem
erals office a siascment or bud
get. showing what that addition
al expense will amount to. WEI
be submitted to you. and 7 re-
quest that you meet those neces-
sary expenses by proper iegisia-
ton.
Urgcs Woman Suffrage.
In asking Cor ratification OF the fed
cral amendment on woman suffrage
the governor quotes the following
plank from the republican state con
vention OF Oct. 9. i11S:
We endorse the national wo-
mans suffrage amendment now
pending In congress. and We also
mvor amending our state cOnsti-
tuition 40 as 10 us wOmen
equal suffrage with men.
As 10 rcdeeming this party picdgI
the governor said:
This declaration on our plat
form II a solemn promise and
obligation on cur part, TO ratify
y above quoted proposed a.
mendmcnt Of the federal constitu-
ton. so as TO give tie women Of
our state the right Of suffrage.
on an equal basis with men: We
are In honor bound 20 live up 10
this solemn obligation OF ours.
and Regardless Of what our in
dividuai views on this subject
may be. I respectfully pray you Ia
redeem this obligation, voluntar-
ily contracted by ~ and TO ratify
the proposed amendment.
Aid for soldiers
After reciting the fact that the con
gross has not yet passed any hili witt
soldier settlement benefits. the gov
ernor continued
Therefore. I earnestly request
OF YOU that you amend the present
law, by providing other available
funds In order 10 enforce 10 pro-
visions. or else that @ enact an
other and different law that will
carry out and properly meet our
Intentions IN this regard.
In this connection ! desire to
inform you TINT upon the ISSUING
Of TIC injunction above referred
to. by the 4. < District court.
preventing the use % The n
appropriated by the above men
toned act for tho enforcement OF
its provisions. I Immediately can-
ceiied the appointment Of the
board. and caused TO be- relieved
from office the employees in that
department. In the meantime.
however. hat b.. from the time
wlcn the temporary writ OF in
junction was issued, and until Il
was made permanent those Off
Gers remained in the discharge o.
their duties. although no money
was available TO defrny the ok
penscs ~ that department, $50
hat some money is due tnem Tor
unpaid snlurica ami expense iu-
CURED. The exact Mount needed
to liquidHte the affairs OF tha'
department Will be- submitted 20
you. and I trust d YOU VIII
provide Tor the payment of the
same.
Urgc8 TaX I,cfornrt
inequalities in the present incoml
tax RW are pointed out and uEges
lion made that "a remedy ought To h'
found and applied.
Permit mo also to call YOUR at
tention to the provisions Of chap
ter l23, OF the laws ~ The reg
uiar session of tho Fourth iegIs-
laturo. providing for tn taxation
Of Incomes. From "a careful
reading Of the provisions Of sec
ton ! of that chapter. YOU viii
ascertain that the income "a
therein providof for NJ apple
able To- corporations. joint stock
companies. a associations or
gnni1ed for profit. only includes
such corporations. joint stock
companies, and associations, as
are organized under The laws o"
our state 20 the exclusion ~ for
fign corporations, Joint stock
companies and association, there
by making u most unfair IN
Just discrimination. hut that u
lust discrimination. which in Itself
would render that law %uuconsti-
tutl0ual. I have no doubt that
the legislature intended to
make suCl q discrimination, hut
that II was done by mistake ana
inadvertanco. This error should
be corrected by placing al such
corporations Joint stock COM
psacs. and associations. whether
domestic or foreign, on an equal
footing. 80 that the law viii APP
ply equally TO all. and I pray you
"a do so.
Iu the course 81 your dclihcra-
ions b b. possible that sou may
hear expressions of opinion TO he
effect that the whole schemc ~
taxing Incomes as provided Tor Ia
said act Dr. uuCouhtiidtluhdi hNu
that such e. law would be ineffoc-
tive. ~ h. not for me tu express
AN opinion uu hat subject, as that
Is "a matter peculiarly within the
province of the judicial depart
mcnt ~ tlc government : tnay
voice myself from the conviction
that % b only just and fair that
people should contribute To Tho
support OF tho government iu %
fair proportion to their wealth
and Income; that II works no
hardship 900 any man whose in
come tH tom lines larger than ass
neighbour income. 90 contribute
ten times us much as his nciEhbof,
to dcfray tho expense ~ the
HoverumtU. win this honest
conviction. lake tho liberty Of
sugscstiuE tHtt you allow that
law 10 rrWIlu with such amend
ments as you man eonaidcr 90 be
necessary ln order 80 make IL ef-
fective uf clsa thai o enact
such legislation us you may deem
proper, providing Tor the assess-
mcnt lryNiuF, collecting ana