The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-02
~ OPPORTUNITY.

bn' iNt ifiH campaign De- DHNt "a
hand. ln Sew Mexico national be-.
sues viii not figure 90 largely In th,
situation as they might do under dif.
icrcnt conditions. So far as the great
economic issues OF the national CAM
pa.sn are concerned, Now Mexico.
while deeply interested. h. not go di-
rocty interested as Is the case with
other suites. II the new tariff has
had "a effect at all In this state IL
has tcon "a beneficial one upon tho
only important industry directly
touched by tho tarin: tho livestock
industry. Tho payment Of II cents
for wool iu Roswell last week. and
The payment OF from "A cents 10 10
and "a ccnts for the fleece in other
sections uf the state Is Inc only arRu-
mont our people require in the tariff
issue IN so far ne IL affects Us local
ly Moreover. business conditions ia
this state not only are sound. but will
bocome busiiy prosperous during the
late summer and fan. as ID direct re-
suit Of favorable natural conditions
and % general forward movement In
all our industries.
The issues upon which our home
campaign viii be fought out are al
most wholly local Issues. 1t is gem
orally conceded that the Democratic
nominee Tor congress will be elected.
una the great stake Ia the coming
election Is the lower house OF the
legislature. IL 10 IA stake worth work
ing hard 10 win. New Mexico above
all else needs business efficiency Ia
its state government, united. har-
monious. wisely judged adjustment
OF the business enc OF our state and
county government The election OF
a Democratic majority in tho next
house OF representatives will make
that kind OF government possible.
The election OF men who put business
efficiency above party amliation and
party politics Will make II absolutely
certain.
The Republicans have been tried
In legislation COR many years. Their
worse than lamontable failure Is re-
Elected IN tho present. unsatisfactory
conditions existing as regards taxa
ton. and county government. Their
last attempt at government through
IA majority In tho legislature was a
disgrace To the state and Is 50 re-
gardcd by thu people without respect
60 party lines. Tho rccord OF the
last Republican legislature alone
should n probably will be sufn-
cient to insure Democratic success:
provided this record be kept CON
stautly before the people. and pro-
Ndcd Tho Democrats nominate IN
every legislative district men who
have standing for business judgment
and in whom the people have CONT
denee.
a Herald correspondent. in COM
mcntins on tho chances Of the COM
ing election, points out hat many
Republican members of the last leg
islati'o house were elected BY very
small maiorities. An analysis Of the
election returns shows this TO be the
case Ia a number OF districts sufh-
Cicutly large TO have changed the
result had a htllc more Democrats
effort been put forth. These dis
trictA ln "a word, came very close %
so4ug Democratic. Thcy can be made
Co geo Democratic iH this election. II
the usht kind Of educational work Is
done There were. also. conditions
!u thu last legislative election which
do not exist now: Notably tho cam
paipn for the United states senate
had la influence fur the Republicans.
IL Is wen known that a humble OF
candidates FOR the senate used ma
terial auu influential methods In be-
half of -ltcpubliCnn legislative candi-
dates securing the election OF those
candidates hy various and 30 some
cases devious methods. Ina return for
pramIBes az support Ia the senatorial
election. That EIna Of support r.
Withdrawn 0rom The Republicans this
year. The whole attention viii bee
concentrated upon the legislative
campaign in the last election no
one bat tho candidates for the sem
ntc and their riouds paid much az
tcntlon to the legislative candidates
Tine Republican party OF the state
ls badly split on one hand ore "a
number ~ bosses with wnning pow
or who stll are determined % die
tate o. the PARTY. on the other hand
a number Of Younger men and would
be- leaders who refuse 10 accept the
dictnuon ~ the older bosses. And
one tho side lines stand the huii
Moosers IN whose mnks there Il also