Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-23
BEFOULER OF NATIONAL
EMBLEM HEADS THE TICKET
Especial Dispatch to the Morning JournRi1

Socorro. N. NJ, Oct. 22.--H. o.
Bursum. whose statewide gang OF
state despoilers is making pretense
Of generating the flag under the
cloak of repubicanism. on Saturday
forced into the field here the rotten
est county ticket ever thrown insolent-
~ in the face of the people, headed
by a candidate for sheriff who some
years ago, on public occasion in this
city. TORE DOWN THE AMERICAN
FLAG FROM ITS STAFF. RIPPED
IT TO TATTERS, CURSED IT,
REVILED IT AND STAMPED THE
RAGS OF THE STAR SPANGLED
BANNER INTOTHE DUST-HENRY
DREYFUS.
II needs only the mention of the
name to bring back forcibly to every
New Mexican the thrill of shame and
indignation which went through the
territory when the news of DreyfuJ'
wanton and reasonable act spread
abroad. Mr.. Dreyfus was at that time
friend and tool of II. o, Bursum;
he is now Mr.. Bursums own personal
and particular candidate, chosen to
head the ticket in Mr.. Bursums own
county backed bv the unlimited cam
paign barl managed by Mr.. Bursum
and to be elected by hook or crook.
cunning or violence, by fair means
or foul means, to prevent the shame
and the disgrace which will attach to
Mr.. Bursum il he fails to carry his
own county--a county which he Will
lose and where his brazeh and OPP
pressve and corrupt methods have
caused one OF the biggest revolts
against hooetcv, In, tho oto 70
To complete the insult to the peo-
PIE of New Mexico and the disgrace
TO the name Of republicanism, Mr..
Bursum puts or the same ticket the
corrupt official removed for malfeas
ance In office, whose investigation BY
Governor Herbert j. Hagerman caus
eu Mr.. Dreyfus to tear the national
ensign down and place his heel upon
1t. This is Leandro Baca. Mr.. Bur-
sums personal candidate for county
commissioner, 1t was the prospect
mat this man, removed for corrup-
lloh, would get his just deserts which
caused Dreyfus to insult the flag. 1t
Is these men whom II. Q. Bursum,
republican" throws in the teeth OF
honest Americans; and if he could
nave found another despoiler of the
nag available at the time, he would
undoubtedly have forced him upon the
state ticket at Las Vegas.
" was the last thing needed to tear
eslue the mask and expose the |
wives In the clothing of sheep who |
gre now asking republicans to vote |
,of the label 1t will take away from !
M Bursum, candidate for governor,
l,le last vote from the few members
ol the Grand Army of the Republic |
aud all other patriots devoted to the |
pIlnciples for which the flag and the |
ii,epuolican party stand, who have be- |
.icFeu that they were voting for re- |
puphcanism in voting for Mr.. Bur
sum Tor Mr.. Hubbell's and Mr.. Luna's |
,anuloates and the perpetuation of the |
LIVER OF the rapacious crowd which !
Mexico.
me me rest of Mr.. Bursum's county
ueket' chosen by the usual Bursum
"nl i',s roller process, shows the falls
ny oi the platform declarations
ore 3"t,st ,h chronic officeholdng foisted
=" une public by Bursum.
~ D. 2. Torres, nominated for treasur-
a., nas held that office for eighteen
ps, p,,ra,, ana II Is common talk that Mr..
20 ~. "i ulu not dare let a new man
time. oii'ee az this
h, o. baca, candidate for assessor,
s,.o oeeil on the job for fourteen years.
tva lor clerk. has had the Job |
tict,o ears' The remainder of the |
r,,s,a composed of Mr.. Burstim's
trusted henchmen. sedilIo. for sinner.
'ntendent, being let in AS a son n mart
- 'he dissatisfied element son