Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-17
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IL LEI certainly Surprising how Pros
ideut Tan can pNe.cd calmly Go r".
operate vIth tine Republicans iu tn"
rsuut, 20 admit New MoyIeo to stale.
hood 100 the fac, OF the tact that tho
...I ~ i've time. houorod Democratic
LOADER, uud their organ the journal.
Ismucfat of this .ts are oppressed Goo
fuch action.
BEFORE either Sow Mexico or NrI-
S"ns assembled constitutional cone
vention MI Taft ds Jared that ho did
not favor any such clause o.
tie recall of the mdicat, u either
constitution. New Mexico wisely
omitted any such clause. Arizona
arroRuntly adopted recall of the
mott radical type. Thou whom state.
hood came up IN the house some o.
our Democratic statesmen sallicd
forth and attempted to hitch Arizona
onto the New Mexico kite for what
purpose Il IL only possible To- surmi"r.
The Flood resolution was the outcome
~ their inventive genius ana thcy
self saiisncdly remarked that ~ WIS
the nnly way" In which New MoS,o
could get statehood
The morning paper az once took up
the Democratic cudg"l and informed
Mr. TAFT that he had better take tho
Flood resolution whether he liked II
or not. Nj TAFT was informed by
inuendo that unless hp did as tho
morning paper desired II would per-
form one of ~ time-honorcd bolts In
1919, make another fusion with the
Democrats and defeat the entire coun-
~ ticket by putting in another yet 81
lower salar,' patriots who would
again sue Tor 4 per cent ~ m, oN-
piration 81 their terms
Does Mr.. Tat' realize what he has
done Does he understand that II tie
senate adopts another resolution adj
hitting New Mexico 10 statehood
without the little blue ballot. the
Democratic framc.up and the various
othe little devices fixed mp In tho
Flood measure. he VIII incur tn
wrath OF four or ave would-bc Demo-
cratic bosses in this territory and
the displeasurc OF their paper tn
greatest daily In the world
Does he fail to realize that tho
morning paper has the longest leased
wire IN the country. reaching from
Denver % Albuquerque and even I"
III Paso2 Does he understand that
the mornine paper b. simply awaiting
an excuse to Dol, again? Does IN,
know that ne is expected To- send foJ
the morning papers Washington cot-
respondent, 81 he can find him. an
tell him personally that he lint COINS
TO sian the Flood resolution or 1Hv
other similar resolution before t1n'
paper win believe u9
W. are SURPRISED at the president
lie undoubtedly fails TO realize th
perm ~ his position. lie may mean
well Undouhtodly hc would like Co
see New Mexico admitted into IN
union of states and likewise Arizona
without m" recall. but he should r..
member that the morning pupci.
which habitually rc-writcs ne news %
few dsys late. mas not Yet heard thut
there ia no combination of Insurgents
and Democrats in the senate Go pass
the Flood resolution fright away"
lie should remember that While
majority Of the senate ngrccs WITH
him that the Arizona recall b. permit
ciouf Ia their opinions. the mornin-
paper has not heard Of a.
tn" preaden, should be- more ,ir-
cumspect. lie should understand that
the house does not want 80 be- put IN
the embarrassing position Of turning
us down. H. should sigu the Flood
resolution. WIN Recuus, the morn
Ing paper and its Democratic bosses
said 90.