The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01
What Of the Futurep

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Editor Herald.
! believe II was the great Patrick
Henry. In his celebrated speech In
the virginia convention. who said: II
know OF no way Of judging the future
but By the past"
That Il as true as ever OF neen. par
ties, statea nations. True. there are
sometimes reformatlons. and changes
for the better. but there IL also the
~retrograde for the worse. but in New
Mexico there has In Republican lead
ership, certainly been no change for
the better 80 In looking into It's flu
tUre the principle stated by Patrick
Henry Is applicable In all It's force.
II Is said % Democratic officials.
few die; none resign and Il may
be said OF Republican bosses, they
never reform. THE leopard cannot
change his spots-or the lion his skin. I"
Looking back at Republican lead
ership In New Mexico for many years.
II a mostly been the same. A good
licking has occasionally created a
temporary DIVERSION but NO real
change.
II was therefore to be expected 4.
when the legislature assembled, that
Republican leadership would be the
same old thing. the tactics. the same
old story. and the result has proven
Il "a be so. Crazy over victory, polit-
ioaliy drunken with power. every
man with a scheme for his personal
Interest describes the situation.
Private interests first. the puolic
good afterward. and a long time az
terward. has been the rule with most
OF them. The old New Mexico Re
publican game OF throwing out
enough members to give two-thirds
majority and then set the steam roll
Ter In motion and ruthlcssly ride over
the minority. has beel n is the
game. Chauncey Depew's motto;
"The people 10 damned" II the ma
| joritv %shoooletn. The governor must
be shorn of his power and appoint
ment. big fees and salaries must be
| provided for the county officers whd
"whooped II up" at the last election'
the immense coal interests Of the bis
/ corporation OF the north must he pro-
tected aud favored. ~ as to foster the
| coai camp votes. all local Democratic
| officials must by legislation be turn
ed out OF Office, and Republicans put
In their places. the little private
| schemes Of or political friends must
eb put through. seems to be the pro-
1 gram evolved by the majority OF the
majority.
The protests Of the minority Of the
majority, like old Rip Van Wrinkles
| drink. don't count this time II Is
the few men who dominate; who ride
ever both the minority and the mi
| norlty OF the majority. For all thu
there Is precedent IN the past. HOW
| ever. never In all the history OF Ne"
| Mexico, 30 old timers say. was ther
such a numerous and bold lobby a.
Santa Fe: men leaving their daily No'
| cations taking up bed and board;
camping In committee rooms; haunt
Ing the halls OF legislation. why
lust for fun? As pure disinterestec
patriots for n good Of the country
where the carcass Is. there are th'
buzzards gathered also
The Republican party has In II an.
other element which d.A1pprovcs oil
this me OF action. Just now a minor
ity element. The letter Of Hon. RALPH
BY, ItluhlANhU aNhis iioHs h"hNNN ~
Views Of that element. They believe
in fair play and that Honesty Is IN
best policy" True, Hon. Ely W.
sat down on" hard; yes, very harh
by Hon. spies. but Mr.. Ely IL yet alive
very much alive. II Is said ne Is no
of the material towards are made oil
In so. ne Is likely 20 resent the Opcr
lEtiuns % the steam roller, manipu
Hated by its most skilitul manlp1
iator. The gentleman from sa'
|, Juan" also seems 10 have a con
science. Now what Of the futur'
which element will control? VIII I'M
minority OF the majority quietly SUI
NIT to imperious dictation, go ava
back and sit down. run mp the whit
flag. or stand on the eternal prin
ciplea OF truth and honest severn
ment and assert itself and IN Ne'
Mexico become "a Iowcr for good!
Watch the legislative record oi IN
minority Of the majority and se
whether the steam roller, propelled D
past masters. Is sufficient To crush OF
: the manly spirit Of independent
/ which Is the greatest heritage q
,|American citizenship.
OBSERVER.