Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-24
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n rooKS from mis- Distance ns though some OF N friends al the terri
torial capital were Intentionally or unintentona1b, trying to make
mountain out oa molchll by magnfying the Importance Of Mr. Hursan'
A in holding him rapondHeor giving him the credit for everything aatt
done IN the Legislature 70 or mind mat Is al wrong politically * yell " ~
business sense because Rs effect II ID has. any effect win be TO force lender
snip upon q gentleman who has mol been endowed by nature Win ho"'
qualities necessary to constitute a ue'e'sfnl e'der either IN Things material
or things political and unfortunately this is already ven known TO The pub
found wanting % both 'nd there Is NJ character, ~ business or po'les
moro especially the huer-Nhch the American people have less use for than
% failure td Mr. Hurum has failed most sgnaIy m each capacity.
as hai ." me territory IS mos important Industrial s1'u'" d e'H"
ana thorough Investigation, by a competent and unbiased board OF experts
SHOVE MS administration TO have been characterized By such extreme h-
oompetcn9-" "ore-that the governor IN obedience to The demands of
public sentiment at home ana abroad, was forced to relieve him Of his office
As head of the republican party n New Mexico he managed things in
'a' +" am 's = aus the pares magnificent normal majority " SIR f@
10 - bosgny handful with serious doubts in the minds Of hundreds Of per
such victory would put the republican party Of New Mexico ut Of business
Then where Is the good Judgment pr good pont}s ia trying to force the
responsible duties Of leadership, In smtesmashp Or politics upon i man
whose only notable achievement in either line has been distinguished
And besides il It grossly unjust ana unleseryod reflection upon those
PROMINENT citizens of HE territory who constitute the legislature to assume
pnn,r .s " r"n., s%@ Mr. ""s sn@s' mn IN rp ,9 ",r%io ina, % no s. " - NV nv
measures which are demanded by the best Interests ot The TERRITORY, merely
to spite" The governor because MI Hursam orders IT 500 That e non
n view of The fact that Mr. Ruvumfs distinguished failures are matters Of
history and established by evidence which cannot he quesdoned-n the one
cmc he has confessed Judgment by returning a. large part OF the money
whicn he had vronsuly withheld from me public treasury ana in the other
ease the election returns speak for themselves
a gentleman believed TO be friendly to MI Hursum has been chosen for
president Of the council and - gentleman believed to be unriendy to Mr.
nusum has been chosen to be speaker Of the house but nothing could be
more unjust 70 either Of these gentlemen than to assume that he would do
anything which he ought not to DO or refuse to do anything which he ought
TO DO simply because Mr. Rmsum might favor r oppose the one thing or
ue other
rnc wen known character o. the men composing the present legislature
40 be sufficient guarantee but tho body win not he controlled by
outside Influence but f amy such influence IS To mako as mark upon tho
of The session 1t may safely be- expected from some other quarter Tho
modern politician or statesman of ordinary shfc"dor~ never bitches his
70 . failure The CHIEF requisite u g political leader Is the ability to-
SCI there" ana one Of the imro4ibrttce Of politics is " nuke q popular
out OF the man who gets left
Hence the only probable outcome of such an unvse policy as the roeins
b. Nr nur-um into the leadership Of mc republican party. would be to force
hc territory OF Sew Mexico into the control Of inc democratic pmy-pnd
would he ve9 poor politics from or point of view.