Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-17
HILL DECLARES
He Ne YER PAID
TAXES IN TEXAS
Republican Candidate Says
He Is Glad That HiSI
Money Has Gone for
Roads, Education Here.

Carrizozo. n. NJ. oct. L.
Charles l., Hill republican candi-
date for governor, in an address
tonight to a crowd of 500 people at
Hondo, ably answered charges
made by the democrats that he is
an El Paso candidate. He also an
swered directly the criticisms OF
James f. Hinkle, the democratic
candidate, of expenditures for state
government
II am surprised" said Hill, that
a man who is banker and who is
appealing to the people Of New
Mexico to vote for him because of
his ability as q business man,
should make such statements as
are credited to Mr.. Hinkle. / can
hardly believe that they come from
him, For instance: he has been
quoted as having repeatedly said
that AZ per cent Of the money de-
rived from taxation is wasted by
the state. Mr.. Htnklc knows bet
ter than that, or il he doesn't know
better, his mistake Is his own fault.
The books in santa re are as open
to him as they are to me or anyone
else, and l have before me an ac-
curate statement showing just what
becomes of every cent of tax mon
ey that is paid in by the people of
New Mexico.
''rhc state does not get AZ per
cent of the money which you pay
in for taxes. The exact amount
that the state spends on an aver
age in all of our 81 counties is $50
per cent, and / would like to ask
any of you here tonight If the
republicans have been recklossly
wasting your money or robbing you
when they only have a chance at
less than six cents on a dollar? Mr.,
tlinkle knows as we'll as | that
your county boards are spending
your money in tho counties. Where
the boards are ruled by democrats
the same conditions exist as in
those ruled by republicans. There
is very little difference between
Mr.. EIinkle's county of Chaves and
my county of Dona Ana. in both
counties we spend approximately
so per cent of our taxes for schools
land roads.
The levies are made by the
county board and not by the state
and as far as am concerned l am
glad that Dona Ana Is providing
schools for her children and
roads for her citizens, and / sym
pathize deeply with the people of
ChaveS county who are going to
follow the lead of Jim Hinkle and
so back TO the time when he was
q boy in Missouri attending school
four months a year and walking
eight miles a day TO get there.
"ln regard to the building of our
roads | want to say this: To build
an adequate system Of highways IN
"a stdte the size OF New Mexico is
not child's play. 1t is a big con-
tract and it is one that will not be
completed for many years to come.
The fact that the federal govern
ment is today paying sixty-two per
cent of the cost of our road con-
struction is due entirely to the ef-
forts of the republican party. If
the people of New Mexico did not
want to accept this benefit from
the national government. then why
did they vote a two million dollar
bond issue for that purpose? Most
Of the voters in this state voted
for that bond issue | voted for it,
and | think Mr.. Hinkle did. The
difference between us now is that
| am willing and glad to pay the
bills and get the roads and he is
not"
Referring to the charges made
against him Tin which the demo-
Gratis allege that he is an Ell Paso
candidate), Mr.. Hill said: MY
daughter and my grandchild live in
El Paso but if it is a part of the DEM
ocratic doctrine that man cannot
visit his family simply because
they live across the state line, then
| don't want any of that doctrine
in mine. ] have never paid cent
of taxes in the state of Texas in
my life. / am a heavy taxpayer
in this state and ! am proud to
say that more than so per cent
OF what / pay goes to the education
OF the youth of New Mexico to
make them better men and wom-
en-, and better citizens"