Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-08
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION


and saved from destructive for
eign competition the industries of
our country. including the sheep
industry, so important to New
Mexico.
| We recognize the serious prob
lens that confront the agricul-
tural and livestock interests of
| our state and we pledge our
support to the enactment Of all
necessary legislation for the pro-
lection and aid of those inter-
ests, recognizing that they are
our basic industries upon which
| our states future prosperity
largely depends. Fl
We favor tariff to protect
this country, it's industries and
| American working men and wo-
men against ruinous foreign COM
petition and cheap labor.
Condemn Democratic Policy
We condemn the democratic
policy of tariff for revenue
| only, which always has resulted
and always will result in the de-
struction of American industries,
the lowering Of the standard OF
American labor and incalcuable
| loss to the agricultural and live
stock industries of this state.
We pledge our candidates for
congress, nominated by this con-
vention, to complete the carrying
out and fulfilling of the pledges
made in the last republican ma
tional platform. .
We condemn the Inconsistency
of the democratic party in its
last state platform in pledging its
| candidates to economy in the ad-
ministration of public affairs in
view of the wild extravaganza
practiced by the last national
democratic. administration and
prevalent in the counties of this
state in which affairs are admin
istered by democratic officials.
We congratulate the demo-
cratic party upon its failure to
point with pride to the last DEM
ocratic administration. While
sending it's greetings and affec-
| tionate regards to Woodrow Will
son, it failed to endorse his ad-
ministration or reaffirm its alle-
glance to the principles advocat-
ed by him.
We commend and endorse like
wise the splendid, efficient and
patriotic service rendered the ma
ton by Hon. Albert B. Fall, as
secretary of the interior, who, by
his business-like administration Of
the affairs Of that office and his
untiring energy, is reflecting
great credit upon this state.
/ Bursum Endorsed.
We commend and endorse the
splendid efficient and patriotic SER
vice rendered in the congress of
the United States by by Hon. H. o.
Bursum and Hon. Nestor Montoy,L.
Senator Bursum by his indefatigu-
able labors for the welfare of the
state and nation has already be-
come one of the prominent leaders
of the senate.
We commend the efficient and
capable business like administra-
tion of the affairs of the state
government by Gov. M. C. Mech
EN- and the other Republican state
officials.
We commend the Republican
state legislature for it's fullfillment
| of the platform pledges made by
the last Republican state conven-
ton. Carrying out the promises
made. We abolished fifty-three ap-
pointive offices with salaries rang
ing from $500 to $2500 per year.
Many beneficial and progressive
laws were enacted. among them
the following:
A law preventing forfeiture and
cancellation of state land contracts
and providing a just method of
| assessing owners equities in such
contracts.
An improved highway law, limit
ing the overhead costs to the mini
mum.
The abolition Of mounted police.
A blue sky law to protect the
people of the state against worth
less securities.
An act providing equal powers
rights and duties in the parents
of minor children.
A stringent law against vice and
gambling.
+ A game commission law making
provision for fish hatchery with
which to stock the streams of our
state.
A department of public welfare
An act abolishing the legal ad-
wiser to the governor, an office
created at the solicitation and re-
quest of a democratic executive.
An act liT11iftfpr @Jo
ployment of women engaged in
manual labor.
A child labor law.
An acct appointing a commission
er to represent New Mexico in the
settlements Of rights to the use of
the waters of the Colorado and san
Juan rivers.
Budget System.
A law providing a comprehensive
system of assessment and taxation
and a complete budget system in
counties, school districts and mu-
inequalities.
We remind the voters of the
state that the democratic platform.
while condemning in unmeasured-
terms all the acts of the republican
uiiiihiSti dtioli, ldliS 10 present TO
the voters of the state any con-
structive program for the improve
ment of conditions.
The republican party gave the
people of the state the Australian
ballot law and corrupt practice
act. which, when rightly enforced
will afford ample protection to
the voters and preserve the sane
tity of the ballot.
We are unalterably opposed to
any backward steps along educa-
tional lines and we favor adequate
salaries for teachers.
The last legislature passed an
educational auditors law designed
to cut down the overhead expense
of our schools without impairing
their efficiency or reducing the pay
or teachers. under which this year
there will be saving to the tax
payers of almost five hundred
thousand dollars in school expen-
ditures We favor any change and
modification Of the school law
which will result in saving to the
taxpayer without impairing the ef-
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