Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-06-25

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trolling desire to promote the best
interests and welfare of the state.
Republicans believe that such re-
suit can best be accomplished by
the election of republican "epre-
sentatives in the halls of congress,
and the election of republican state
officials. Let US constantly bear In
mind that republican success in
New Mexico is vitality dependent
upon complete party harmony, and
that factional strife must be eradi-
Gated and avoided if we would not
again be destroyed. The remedy
Is obvious and is in our hands. Let
us avoid the mistakes of the past,
forget former differences, and in a
tolerant spirit join hands with
those with whom we may have
been at variance, inaugurate a give
and take policy, and adopt as our
party slogan Harmony and Party
Success" whereby we shall be en-,
abled to present united front 10
the enemy and Ego over the top
with the confident assurance of
reaching our objective, and over
whelming victory at the polls. The
good men whom we shall nominate
should not be butchered in fac
tional strife-to make a democratic
holiday.
And speaking of party organiza-
tion and success, it occurs to me
that too much credit can not be
accorded to the republican women
Of the state for their wonderfully
efficient work during the last few
campaigns, without which defeat
would unquestionably have been
our portion. The party should ex-
tend the fullest measure of recog-
milton to the women.
l have referred to the best inter
ests and welfare of the state. The
taxation problem has persistently
obtruded itself since we have en-
Joyed the long sought boon of
statehood. Undoubtedly economy
ana efficiency in the administra-
ton of public affairs vitally affects
the burden of taxation; but the
remedy for excessive taxes would
seem not to lie in the direction of
imposing restrictive Limitations
upon the development of our edu-
catlonal system, or upon the con-
summation of our good roads pro-
gram--two OF the most vitality i'm.
portant factors in the development
or our commonwealth.
have long believed that the tax
problem can be best and most cx.
peditiously solved by the fostering
upbuilding and development of our
great and well nigh ineXhaustible
natural resources, whereby our
productiveness and resultant tax.
able wealth may be enhanced TO an
extent whichswill readily and auto.
matically dissipate end dispel the
bugaboo of high tax rate. In.
creased valuation means CORE.
spondingly decreased tax rate.
When the minority in congress
snaii nave exhausted its opposition
10 the pending protective tariff bill
ana 1t shall have been enacted nit
law, our state will become a direct
ana immediate beneficiary of the
legislation; and if we all unite in a
determined cooperative effort tr
ueVeiop the great mining, agricul.
tural and other natural resources
OF the state, the tax rate will take
care of itself,
FOR instance: Consider the no.
tehtialltles of the agricultural 70.
sources of the middle Rio Grande
valley. There we find an area OF
not less than half million acre,
OF FERTILE land which for years has
oeen devastated by seepage ard
torrential floods, whereby n ba1
peen rendered not only wholly nm.
productive, but Valueless. Rv ,Injt,
OF action of such character as n
demonstrate that we not onlv ra.
iNe tne importance and necessit,
oI heiplng ourselves, but our do.
termination to do so, through tbf
medium Of federal aid and super.
Nislon, there may be secured rive,
ana Hood protection, the strength.
ehlng and deepening of the rive,
u,Inanhel, increased irrigation facil.
it!es and the complete recIa ma,inr
M oL the now worthless lands
,Lherepy the potential value of s,,ch
sands snnds would be enhanced probablx
s5gV per acre, which alone would
uu one hundred million dollars ~
~, ,,io taxable wealth of the stato
Furthermore, the earning canaci,.
OIL such lands, conservatiyely estj.
mated, mated, would be $40 per acre ne,
anhum, which OF itself would add
ten million dollars per ann,,m aIe ~
the wealth Of the state. -
Legislation now pendlns IN 90,
gress would so far towards eneh. .
ing us to secure the federal IAap aid
'',,lS Wnicn Is requisite to the accom-.
plishment OF desires. I am strona
~ IN favor OF the proposed lseis,s
.ion' and deeply In sympatbv viii
the movement now in nroyrnsn mnsn
i'aVing for its object the perfect.
ing OF an efficient organization
designed to promote this great en-.
terprise.
But this relates to only one OF
the great undeveloped natural re.