Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-21
THE COOP WORK WILL GO on.

-Four or five days ago IN,
gang organs informed the world
with a grand flourish Of
tfumpets. that McHarg would
not come back. that he had been or
dered to romain Ia Washington. and
that the investigation which he had
been carrying on in New Mexico. much
10 the discontinue Of the gang, vas
to be summafiiy discontinued, where
upon the organs aforesaid found them
selves unable 10 resist the impulsion 10
get up on the fence and crow, and
they did crow, most Justify. with
great big scare heads. IN the most con
spicu0us places. But Just. two days
later. or before the echoes Of the crow
ing had fairly died away. you might
have found In some Of the same or
Eans. II you had searched FOR II In the
most obscure corners. a little an
nouncement In small type. which
read, "Ormsby McHarg left Washing
ton last night for santa Re. TO resume
bis investigation Of certain affairs Ia
New Mexico" Then they had "erow"
Of another sort-of the sort that n IL
not supposed Co "hanker" after and
there Is evidence Of less hankering
IN this case than usual.
Under the i%ntoxication Of The first
announcement We were told that the
major had made good, the president
had been convinced that he lacked
nothing but wings 20 be an angel. and
that the villainous investigators who
we're making all the trouble had been
sent away In disgrace. No doubt the
major sent the telegram himself. and
very likely his advices from the cxecu-
tive office warranted him In making
such statements. But how are We to
recount for the radical change that
has taken place within a few days.
Il Il possible that the president has
caught on AZ last. and has dlscov-
cred that these gentlemen Of the gang
are not only sacrificing the interests
of the people OF New Mexico. but his
own good name as well, for the pro-
motion Of their corrupt personal ends?
No doubt he placed great confidence
In them. and he may have learned
recently. what he should have learned
long ago. that they have been repay
ing that confidence by pointing TO
their retention in office as proof posi-
tive OF the fact that ne approved Of
their corrupt practices and their dis.
honest policy Thousands OF good
men In the territory believed this And
why should they not believe Il under
tho circumstances? or why should
they not refuse 10 act with a polictical
Organization that stood FOR such
things? These questions wnl bring to
the mind OF any thinking man VA a
an all sufficient reason 20
account for the fact hat the Re-
publican party in New Mexico has
been steadily and rapidly losing
ground, until II j. now In the minor
ity. and will not be able to elect It's
territorial ticket a year hence. m.
less a radical change shall be made
IN the situation meanwhile. Not be.
cause there are any fewer men In the
territory VINO believe IN the principles
of the republican party than there
were when that party could give its
ticket zen thousand majority, hat be-
cause decent men cannot act with an
organization which puts forth and up
holds such men as IT'S representative.
without sacrificing their self respect
Republicans IN every state In the UNI
ion would do Just az the republicans
of Kew Mexico have done-they would
have nothing 20 do with such an or
gsnizstion-and "a plain statement Of
the truth regarding the manner ln
which the republicans Of New Mexico
have been Inundated by the charac.
ter Of the men forced upon them
would do the present administration
more harm before the country al large
than AL the stories that could be in
vented by the democratic press.
We know that the facts regarding
the matter herein spoken o. have
been put before some members Of the
cabinet and q b. therefore probable
hat they have a. length reached the
president. n that Is the case 81 be-
comes much easier 90 understand
the change Of policy which sends Arc.
HarR back so soon after the major
thought no had amaaa GOOD "