Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-27
HILL DECLARES
OPPONENT Says
NOTHING DIRECT
HinkIe Fails to Be Specific
About Abuses and Re-
forms, Declares Republi-
can Candidate.

Socorro, n. NJ, oct. 26.--Charies
Lee Hill, republican candidate for
governor, who is resurning TO SAN
tn Fe this morning after four
weeks campaign tour, said in re-
ply to a question as to what be
thought of the political situation
througho@ the state since leav;,
ing Santa Fe month ago: Al
II have been in 25 out OF
81 counties in the state and tc
thing that has impressed me
most Is the lack of progress
the democrats have made/
course, realize now why thi
but at the beginning of my
paigning | was agreeably astO =
ished to find that | did not have
to put in nearly as much Cf my
time in denying democratic charges
as / had thought | would have
to do.
"rhis pleasant state Of affairs,
however, is not due to the foc:
that the democrats don't make the
charges. They do make them,
they repeat and reiterate them and
spread their gospel with most
delightful and refreshing disregard
as to whether or not those charges
can be substantiated, and the re-
suit is that the people are not
taking them at all seriously. Even
the democrats over in the eastern
tier of counties are not disposed 10
listen to Mr.. Hinkle when he gets
up and tells them that AZ per cent
of their money is wasted by the
state, with that solemn degree OF
attention which Mr.. Hinkle would
like to have paid to his remarks
Mr.. Hinkle may not know better
than to make the assertions that
he makes, but most of the tax
payers do know better and am
confident that on November
they are not going to elect man
who has demanded their support
by attempting to make them be-
lieve that a condition exists when
they know does not exist.
"Of course there are certain
statements which Mr.. Hinkle
makes which are true beyond tho
shadow of a doubt. For instance,
it is not news to anybody in New
Mexico TO tell them that our taxes
are high. But why make the sit
uation any worse than it is and
raise the per capita tax from
S81.16, which is the correct figure,
to $40, which is Mr.. Hinlile's fig
ure? Why make the people OF
this commonwealth miserable and
unhappy by telling them of the
great and terrible burden thai
t. they arc ,,beasjng Wien It world
T, be just as easy and make every
body more cheerful TO point o.tt
| that there are 20 states III our
| union which are paying a largCr
per capita tax than we are?
Gets Nothing Definite.
In regard TO the reforms which
Mr.. Hinkle is going to put into
effect in case he is elected gov
ornor, he also takes a most gloomy
and unhappy view. Just what he
| is going to reform and how he Is
going to reform it | do not know,
because up to the present time he
has mot taken anybody into his
| confidence and told them about 1t.
have asked him TO please say
something definite; something that
will be a comfort to the people.
But he will not do il. About all
that he says is that a terrible con-
dition exists and that unless he Is
put in as the skipper of the ship
and allowed to hire a new crew
and get new compass, we are all
going on the rocks of disaster.
"EIe paints gloomy picture in
deed. but fortunately the people of
New Mexico know that it is only
a picture and although they may
sympathize with Mr.. Hinkle Tor
his sufferings. they are not going
to vote for him for governor.
VIII Make Reforms.
NATURALLY when l am governor
! concluded Mr.. Hill whatever re-
| forms it is necessary TO effect,
am going to endeavor to effect to
the best of my ability and my abil-
ity ought to be little better than
Mr., Iinkle's because | will be
working with my legislature sup
porting and not opposing me.
have previously mentioned, but it
will do no harm for me to repeat
| here, some of the concrete things
/ JlldL pTOlltiSS tiIS pSpPiV u NV
Mexico to do for them. Insofar
as it can be done without impair
ing the efficiency of the depart
.nents or obstructing the develop
ment of the state, / promise to do
what ] can, within my authority as
governor to reduce the burden or
taxation.
Wants Direct Primary.
"I promise to work for the d.
rect primary as called for in the
republican platform. promise TO
work to secure the passaSe of leg
| islation in regard to or penal in
stitutions as pledged in our party
platform. I promise to carry on
the work of highway construction
with federal aid, as efficiently and
as economically as possible. and
promise also to spend as little OF
| the peoples money as possible ON
the Hinkle plan of grading up
the natural earth"
After a day or two in Santa Fe.
Mr.. Hill and his party of cam
paigners will take the road again
FOR a tour of the itinerary of
which will be announced later.
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