El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-17

Santa Fe, n. NJ. Oct 17.-Poliucs is
the one absorbing topic Of converse
ton in the new state. Herbert j. IA
german, ex-governor, is giving what
assistance ne can to the DEMOCRATIC
fusion ticket by the Organization OF
Progressive" Republican clubs all
over the state. Speakers are active
in every corner of New Mexico ana
viii continue to be until the election
is over. Both the Democratic and Ike
publican gubernatOrial candidates are
in the field speaking
The Rio Grande Republican, Of Las
Cruces, is publishing the state kepub-
lcan ticket at the head Of its editorial
column. Immediately following this
in its issue of October 10, is the sig
nificant caption, Take Your Quinine
readers have smiled as they read, even
while saying amen" to sentiments
like these:
The man who changes his party
every time he is displeased by some
thing is never a successful politician
The give and take policy Is best ana
the man who has the brain ana the
nerve to take defeat manfully has
gained a long step toward the thing
he wants. He has shown patience and
q manliness that is above petty spite
and jealousy, and his friends cannot
but commend him as good loser, ana
a game loser is invariably game
fighter. If you leave your pouucal
affiliations, let IL be for a principle
that has been violated, not for spite
or Jealousy Of a rival
Bursum Campaigning.
H. o. Bursum, Republican candidate
for governor, began his campaign with
a meeting at Las Vegas, october 9
Since that time he has addressed the
people Of Mora, COlfaX, Union, Quay
and Guadalupe counties. The Abu-
CuerQue Herald correspondent reports
that there has been spontaneous
outpouring Of the people at every
STOP" but no tOrchlight PROFESSIONS
band concerts, vaudeville features, or
flights of OratOry.
The candidate in his numerous ad-
dresses has given his time chiefly to
the discussion OF i've state issues, 20
those questions in which the people
are most deeply Interested lie has
outlined the policies in the Republican
platform which he VIII be charged as
the first state executive with carrying
out. and he has pledged nlmseiL 20
carry them out in a manner and with
a thoroughness which wiz satisfy ev-
cry citizen Of New Mexico MI Bur
sum is talking TO the people with the
plain, every day language OF the every
day business man. And at every meet
ing he has left the firm conviction
that his pledges viii be carried out
state Needs Fewer Lawyers.
At Clayton, Mr.. Bursum's declara-
ton that New Mexico needs fewer law
vers and more mechanics was VlgOr-
OusIy applauded- The esta bltshment or
industrial schools, he stated, would be
one Of the greatest bOonS that could
be conferred on the new state
Republican leaders in Clayton are
claiming that many OF the Democrats
in Union county viii support the re
publican state ticket in the interest or
a business administration and the de-
veIOpment of the new state On the
other hand Democratic leaders are
making the same claim that many pro
gressive Republicans VIII support Ine
these
Adoption has been called to the fact
that the large group OF IL cOunlles IN
western and northwestern New Mexico,
comprising almost one-half the area
and having One-half the population or
New Mexico is not represented on me
Democratic ticket. and that the Re
publican candidates are distributed
much more evenly geographicallyi SIX
OF them coming from this section.
Flood Is Busy Speaking.
Henry ID. Flood, author OF the FLOOD
resolution, arrived in New Mexico DC
tOber - He spoke at Ration that day
and at Las Vegas Friday night sat
urday night he addressed O large au-
dience at Albuquerque
A Big Meeting.
The sneakers at the Albuquerque
meeting. which took the form Of big
demonstration meeting OF Democrats
and progressive Republicans, being at
tended by representatives from all over
Capt. Mcdonald and Herbert j. Hager-
man.
A. A. Jones, chairman Of the Demo
cratic state central committee, ana
the national committeeman OF this
party in New Mexico Tor some years
presided as chairman
A great ovation was given Mr.. Nc
Donald He held the closest Afternoon
of his audience. His speech was pune
tuated with short, sharp declarations
like the following
'sThey say I am unknown and un-
tried The more the bosses try me the
better they viii know me-"
''The issue in this campaign is hon
est government and not machine rule.
The boss is the one great issue
81 am going to make the fight now
through to election day and If cleo
lions this year are what they have
been in the past the fight viii not
end on November 9TH, whether I am
elected or not. 7 am in politics to stay
until the machine is broken ana the
corrupt powers are driven out of New
IF I am elected and have the ability
there viii be no machines in the Dem
ocratic party for five years. / viii
represent the people.
of publicity is not new to me I have
always believed in it and have D~aC-
ticed IL in my business and II I am
elected, I shall let the people know
what is going on, particularly in one
department"
Protection to Capital.
81 believe in according to capital
every protection and safeguard it is
entitled to. 7 represent a corporation,
perhaps several No corporation have
ever had anything to do with ever put
a cent into politics.
Il defy any man to show I have ever
had any difficulties with a settler
They say governor Hagerman and 7
are to get all the land and take it
out of the state. That foreign cor
poration 7 run. I control. Tt has not
an acre of leased land in New Mexico.
I had a lease that expired April ] and
let it 20. could have had rs, 900 acres
Of leased land. and was urged to take
it at the solicitation Of a political boss.
but turned it down. We have some
land that anybody can buy for one
third what we paid for it. The charge
that the foreign cattle barons are in
terested in this campaign or my elec-