Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-22
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where he went to CONSUL with IN
administration regarding New Mexlc
appointments, empty landed. MI
Luna has learned a lesson that he vii
not coon forget. Mcn are not mad
I big enough In the republican part,
+ 10 he tho party and the easiest way 4
: political suicide Is the assumption o
a party leader that he Is the party ant
I that no consideration " to be giveI
to the wishes and dcaircs oil othcl
party lcodera and republicans gcner'
ally. Mr.. Luna has courtcd p~olitica
: suicide in his conduct regarding ter
r~ltorlal appointments and from tho
Communications that we are receiving
on criticisms that We nave made 81
Mr.. Luna. he may have succeeded,
There can be no excus offered BY sdr.
Luna. or any OF those who cloirl 70
DC his friends and would defend him,
for his action IN hurrying off to WASH
lngton without consulting Territorial
Chairman Bursum, Delegate to Con-
gress Andrews, members of the tcrrl-
torinl committee ard republican lead
ers: and his failure TO make even an
effort TO ascertain the wisnes aud de-
| sires of the republicans. was a brutal
ignoring of those who elevated him
and a plain attempted assumption
that he was the purity. The adminls-
%tratlon and their advisors are not
novlccs in politics ana were not long
In learning tho true situation; and the
outcome Of Mr.. Luna's efforts in sub
stitutlng his own wishes and desires
Tor the wishes md desires of the re-
pubiicans Of the territory was no
longer n question with those who have
a knowledge OF politics ana the party
customs. Notwithstanding that the
administration IL under some obllga-
ton TO New Mexico republicans for
assistance rendered NJ the Chicago
convention and that Postmagter Gen
eral Hitchcock. az well as other mem
berH OF the administration, felt cx-
ccedingly favorable toward Mr.. Luna
personally ana toward New Mexico
republicans, II seems that Mr.. Luna
readily succeeded in pushing this ad-
vantage aside and putting himself In
dlstrust, II not In %disfaVor, Mt Wash
lngton. IN fact, there can be but little
doubt that National Committeeman
left Washington In %disfnvor, The
administration In n republi-
can administration and In view OF
what In believed to be the early adj
vent o. statehood. unquestlonably de-
to render every assistance and
10 strengthen the party In every way
That 1t could consistently do, and II
must have been n source of disap-
to Postmaster General
lie republican national committee,
ma to the president himself. that tho
party official to whom the admins
ration would look for advice and
guidance in party affairs in the ter
'itory, should ignore the republicans
If the territory and assume TO speak
or the party without a%srcrtaining or
my effort TO ascertain Its
and desires with reference Ia
nc appointments. Mr.. Luna's con
was resented by the republicans
" the territory ana he had no sooner
Washington than this resent
ncni was in evidence nt the white
ous ana In the oincc of Postmaster Z
Hitchcock.
If there was eve n time In thc his {
DRY Of the party in New Mexico when I
ne man could be the party, that !
ime has passed and the republicans !
( the territory serve notice on Mr.. !
una and those who would emulate J
i'm, that the republican party IL not s
onc-mnn party and will not III n ,
nc-man party, but will stcadfastly 1
dhere to It's principle that the ma l.
lrity shall rule. There Is too much %
! rep"ublicanism, too much pride and q
IN republicans, too much Il
y the republican party 10 accom-.
lish, to permit any republican, or
ny man calling himself q republican.
+, override or attempt to override. TO
ictatc 20 or attempt TO dictate 10 the ~
lrtS, and when q republican, or a .
claiming TO be a republican, as- y
that he Is the party he digs his "
grave.