Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-27
OF DEMOCRATS
ADOPTED AT CONVENTION
OF PARTY AT LAS VEGAS

citizenship if certain large interests
now virtually escaping taxation
would pay more in taxes and less
to campaign corruption funds for
the purpose of securing inequitable
immunities.
That our state school and educa-
tional lands were given as an her
itage for future as well al the pres
ent generation, and we demand that
that their administration and that
of the permanent funds derived
therefrom be placed in the hands
Of bipartisan commission to be
selected for their qualifications and
knowledge Of the value of the prop
critics they are to administer; and
We recommend that the federal
government reiinquish all vacant
lands to the state, under proper
safeguards for the administration
of said lands for the benefit of the
people as a whole.
Better Teachers Salaries.
Realizing that the freedom of our
state and nation is guaranteed only
through the education of all our
people, we strongly condemn the
action of our present ADMINISTRATION
in its failure to include the mat
ter of "hetter salaries for teachers
in the call for a special session of
the legislature, and that we FAVOR
salary schedule based upon
proven efficiency and service Tor
teachers holding first grade or
higher certificates, and making
$1,000 the minimum salary per
year.
We favor salaries and qualifica-
tons for county and state school
superintendent commensurate
with the dignity and importance OF
these offices, and a tenure OF Of
flee for same based upon efficleh-
cy of service.
We favor free textbooks for the
grammar grades of our public
schools.
We favor a special state levy for
the funds necessary to properly
provide for the maintenance of our
state institutions. We strongly re-
sent and condemn the unjust treat
ment received by the board of re-
gents at the hands of our present
chief executive and recommend such
changes in the manner of appoint
ing and removing the boards of re-
gents of our several state instltu-
tons, as will forever prohibit n
repetition of such disgraceful acts,
and will remove our state institu-
lions and our public schools from
the pickering influences of paru-
ganShip.
We pledge the party to pro
gram of adequate provision, legaI
and financial, for a strong state de-
partment of health and efficient TO-
cal health administration.
That we favor the repeal of the
laws creating and maintaining the
state road board. and the made
ouate and cumbersome system OF
so called road construction and
| maintenance under which the FUNDS
appropriated for such purpose are
| dissipated and exhausted in sal
aries and expenses with so httle
profit to the highways of the state;
and we favor the substitution there
| for of statutes restoring to the sew
| eral counties the maintenance OF
roads within their limits under stat
ntory regulations which shall IN
sure good roads at a fair and reas-
enable expense.
THAT the protection of our rap
idlv diminishing supply of wild
/ game IS q matter of grave concern
| to the people of our state, and ina
adequate and scientific measure.
should be speedily applied to pre-
vent its total extinction. We there
fore condemn the present poncy OF
making our game protection tnt
football of politics, and favor ln'
creation of duly qualified, non
partisan commission of three mem
bers which shall have full contro
! over the protection of the game ahf
| fish of our state.
THAT we recognize the sacrifices