The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-17

SANTA We. N. NJ. Aug. 11.-De-
clnring that the Taxpayera' aasocia-
ton Of New Mexico. OF which Herbert
2. Hagcrman IL president. In simply a
tainrd by the Santa Fe railroad, and
that h Taxpayers association ID
lighting for the adoption Of the tax
levy limitation amendment At the be-
best 81 The big railroad system. A. q.
Whittier, state travelling auditor, has
issued n lengthy statement addressed
To the people, IN which he protests
against adoption OF the amendment as
endangering school efficiency IN the
state.
At the same time the travelling audi
.tor produces figures and statistical
tables tending to show that figures
Issued BY the Taxpayers association
on tax levics and statements issued
by ~ officers are Incorrect. The
statement covers is typewrittcn pages
n carries a mass OF tables and sta
fisticnl details bearing on the tax
situation, taken from official records
OF the travelling auditors office and
from TN various county records.
Mr.. Whittier's conclusion Is that
am%endnent No. 8 should be de-
feattd laH an unnecessary and unwiae
rcstricton % the right Of the people
w MMN ANtAN ~ lINNAAN Nntu btuNtla
as they desire or require.
Mr.. Winters conclusions follow.
Dciics Extravaganza Charge
Therd Is very little to be said in
conci 'sbn. The only object OF this
office hlR been to make the real is-
sue bef9c the people clear " to what
the PROPOSED eighth amendment IL
actually niended 10 accomplish.
That thefc has been great Increase
in taxes 40 between the year 1915 and
1890, th.r Is no question. But tho
money by O bee wantonly or X
travaganf wasted. The great in
crcRses ~ In schools and roads. the
counties tcatiy increasing their cx-
pcnditureAin schools. largely rural.
and the sito for roads and highways.
u ~ rtuction OF taxes is TO take
pinr" Ia cider county or state govern
ments. II aust Dc In either or both
OF these cltses. There ls no possible
chance Of my reduction elsewhere
SO that A issue raised by tho pro-
posed orghtl amendment is whether
the people 4 now ready to limit and
curtnil cXpctiiturcs for the schools
and roads We're h no other issue.
A study 4 the figures submitted.
taken into lonsidcration with the
peculiar eff4t OF tho amendment.
/ Hearty estaiAhcs tho honesty. Of
f~icicncy and lmnetcncy OF the state
Hui county ruNrnmrnts.
Their" has VI been. nor Is there.
nov. any rhnNs ~ gross incompct-
I cncy or wastcln the Administrations
of school and road affairs. The
money has hot honestly and eff
cicutlv eNpondl and the results
rppnk FOR t%hcutlvcs.
DO the pcopleN ish these activities
! .NHWFu4fUI mud huU..I ar a.. NHn.s 10
love that taxes Z such purposes Il
one way to invest loir money So az to
bring in. ultimate. the very largest
returns possible I'm taxation.
The Issue hallhere be n constitu-
tinnnl limit for cNlnditures for edu-
e%nttoral purposes al food roads,
Says Tax Assertion " Lobby
m discussing ~ activity ~ tho
TaNpaycrs sssocihth ~ New Mexico
pnd u.s. varied actisios In connection
with state and cunty affairs. MI.
W~hiiticsr's statcmcr saws In part;
Thu opponents the proposed
amendment need ndlrlcf or explain
utory remarks tcndE To show who
they ARE. what they're fighting for.
or why they are fiElne nj all. But
ar Intelligent disCussh Of the amend
mont cannot be- had fithout an adc-
uuhte knowledge onyhat the New
Mexico Taxpayers association h..
shat D. b. fighting 1, and why Il n
interesting itself In be controversy
over the proposed nmqdmcnt
The Taxpayers HRfiation II said
TO hc n voluntary n4 citation Of tho
tax payers OF tho Htt. banded to-
Rcthur for tho purpostf assisting In
cpualiy.ug uss"ssmcntsn tho collec-
ton of taxes the prcvtiun 81 waste.
,N~trnyurnnDo and efficiency IN
government. and sitnr ohiscta
Those arr worthy obiot believed In
hN an good citizens association
rf taxpayers Of the statNomposed of