Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-10
FAILING TO UNDERSTAND US.

Mr. A. B. McNfflen says that he does not under
stand We not surprised He thinks in terms Of
property rights while the Journal thinks in terms Of
human rights We do not think talk, in the same
language.
Mr. McMiilen says that prosperity comes through
Incorporation of the bushes interests" He fails to
understand refusal to cooperate. He means that
he can not see why we do not help the mining COM
panies to escape their taxes help the manipulaors
control the land office; help the banks to control
public funds and generally. help business" stay in
control of the government.
Mr.. McMillen evidently agrees with Mr.. Falls
statement that the railroads had right to write the
constitution because they paid large share of the
taxes. Such logically would believe in plural
votes, where every should have number of
votes in proportion to his property. Men with money
should run the government.
The Journal most emphatcally believes in legu-
mate business 1t believes in property rights and IN
laws which will interfere little necessary with
business operations. No word has appeared in
the Journal to the contrary we opposed with
usual emphasis to special privileges under the law
in its administration.
Every and woman is American citizen.
regardless of wealth vocation. Rich and poor alike
should be objects of equal governmental soicitude.
All men not equally endowed by nature There
fore they cannot be equally successful in life The
government cannot help this But it can and should,
afford equality of opportunity. In order to do this
the government shouu go much farther than 1t has
gone yet, especially in affordng equal opportu-
nifty for education to the child of banks vice.
president and the of poor washerwoman
Taxes should be borne in proportion to the ability
to pay In New Mexico there is gang which tries to
this rule. We will quarrel with them until
they abandon any such fraud. If that failure to
Cooperate with business" then we wilfully fail to
cooperate.
The public lands for the benefit Of the school
children of New Mexico and not for the advantage
of Mr., Falls political machine No one can possibly
convince us or coerce us into contrary view.
Public monies belong to the public. When idle
they should the public the maximum interest
consistent with safety Any other view is absurd
even If Mr.. McAfillen cannot understand it. We do
not expect him to do so.
Taxes should be collected against the weak and
the powerful alike. Unreasonable delinquency should
deprive the rich well the poor of their prop
erty. Mr.. McMillen fails to understand or practice
our view point on this subject also.
Special interests should not be permitted to SO
write the laws to make unconscionabe practices
legal" In the past this has been prolific source
of fraud against the people in New Mexico.
We do not expect Mr. McMen and his kind to
UNDERSTANDINGS. We expect them to resist our here
sies' and to fight us and our propaganda.
We do expect the people to understand US finally.
We expect to public opinion crystallized against
unfair practices We expect to see these glaring
crimes against the public corrected, This can come
only when the people insist upon taking the govern
ment into their hands.
Will the people awaken