Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-08

made largely through the efforts
of the state highway department
of the state of New Mexico. Under
this administration, the United
States forestry service is co-operat-
ing in our state road program, IS
building roads through forest res
ervations to connect with our
state roads, and has allocated TO
the state this year $450,000 and
will allocate to the state next year
100000, for which likewise our
state highway commission deserves
great credit.
1t is due to the careful and eff
ficient work of the state highway
department., that the unit and
mileage costs of construction and
maintenance upon the federal aid
roads is lower than in any other
state in the Union, and that the
overhead expense of our state
roads for the past three years is
but one and sixty-five hundredths
per cent of the total expenditures.
Due to present economic condi-
tions we advocate strict economy
in the administration of road af-
lalI anu Va aoetu htN-h
levies wherever possible,
We congratulate the state high
way commission and Hon. H. o.
Bursum for the efforts which they
are now making to have the gov
ernment of the United States build
public highways through the In
dian reservations and Indian pub
lie grants within this state.
Economy Pledged.
We pledge the republican party
to the strictest economy in the ad-
ministration of state affairs and
call the attention of the voters Of
the state to the fact that about
ninety per cent of the money col
lected by taxation is, expended by
the various county and municipal
authorities and that the reduction
of taxes must in the main be
brought about by the curtailment
of local expenditures.
We favor direct primary law
for the nomination of all county
candidates and the selection of
delegates to state and district con-
ventions, such primary to be by
the Australian ballot system and
so protected by law that voters
shall have the opportunity to ex-
press themselves by their votes for
such candidates as they deem best
fitted for office; and condemn the
democratic party for the failure OF
it's representatives i'll the last state
senate to cooperate with the re-
publicans in securing the passage
of such a law.
The republican party In New
Mexico is proud of it's part in the
enactment of both statewide and
national prohibition. We stand for
the enactment and vigorous en-
forcement of laws which will eff
fectually put an end to the illicit
manufacture and traffic in intoXi-
eating liquors.
Projection OF Water Users.
We pledge the adequate protec-
ton of the water users on the
Pecos River and its tributaries in
the State of New Mexico against
the encroachment of the State of
Texas. We shall continue to af-
ford the water users in New Mex
leo from the San Juan and La
Plata rivers the cooperation and
support of the state until the water
rights have been satisfactorily ad-
justed and the rights of our citi-
zens protected.
We favor the enactment of the
law proposed by Senator Bursum
designed to confer title to lands
upon bona fide settlers upon In
dian reservations and condemn the
democratic party for the failure
to assure to the people the CO.
operation and support of it's repre-
sentatives in congress looking to
the enactment of this measure. .
The republican party will refuse
to abolish the office of state travel
ing auditor under which an i'm
partial audit is secured Of the books
of the various counties and munic-
ipalities and, we condemn the dem
ocratic party for its proposal to
abolish this office and leave the
employment of auditors in the
hands of officials whose books are
to be audited.
Public Domain.
We favor the granting OF the
remainder OF the public domain
to the respective states.
The present Industrial situation
brings before the people the fact
that at present our system Of
settling labor differences is crude,
Intellectual and detrimental to the
welfare of labor, capital and the
general public.
The right of labor to organize
is just as fundamental and neces-
sary as is the right of capital to
organize. The right of collective
bargaining, the right OF labor to
negotiate, to deal with and to
solve it's particular problems in
an organized way through its
chosen agents. is just as essential
as is the right of capital to or
ganize and maintain corporations.
However, the interest of the gem
eral public is paramount and the
general public must not be made
to suffer in order to maintain
bunglesome and archaic form of
settlement of labor disputes. The
American people will never con-
sent that either labor or CaDital