Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-15
NEW Mrxico DEMOCRACY.

The proceedings Of the meeting o
The democratic state central commit
Toe In Santa ne demonstrated pref
y well why that party Is usually IL
the minority. As 4 majority, Il lack
ability Ia hold together and work 70.
eethof The most Of she criticism,
lcselcd "a Chairman Paxton were moi
for the wrone things he may have
done, hut for failure "a bring victory
in the 1919 campaign an impossible
~ under amy leadership Where he
should have been crlticized--for rum
Ming the agricultural college along
partisan lines his critics were silent
or commenaaiory
The foundation Tor ihr defeat Of
democracy was iaid in the election of
1871 ~ The Angia element Of hath
parties when u defeated every Span
ish-Amofiean candidate who had an
Anglo opponent ou either ticket For
thas Mr Paxton was not 60 blame
rccauso 81 that. the spanish Ameri-
cans lined up last year with over
whelmine solidarity behind the can
dida,e for congress u their race,
As campaign manager MIR Pax
ton eoi ahont an there WAS for him
TO eei out Of the 0shi. particularly as
he had a. combat the dlsgruntled or
ilceSoekers q his parts and the dis
trust 81 active hostility 81 both the
business and labor elements because
~ the depressed business conditions
incident to the operation vt the Tn
dctwead tarln law
Another democratic mistake, for
witch Mr Paxton Was not respOnsi-
ole. vas the altitude u the party
headers ia Saw MrNloo immediately
after the Victory u 1911 Same thou
sands u Independent republicans had
veted with them ana made their sue
cess possible The leaders. from the
governor. dawn tie Whole Tine. let Il
he known that they believed they
would have wan without the assist
anes e any hodY except straieht dem.
oerais. Some IT them seemed TO be-
liess thnt shey would have had
moro votes had Iaserman. otere.
prachard. c0,tBg. 6lueuwator Jesus
i,eniefo and hundred other strong
men hseB llued up aeainsi instead Of
Hah ihem For the work done and
she MONEY contributed by the indie
pendent republicans there Was not 50
much as smile IN recognition. The /
result was that nearlk an q the in +
dependent either voted fhe repphu-
can 81 tho progressive tickets last
fan
Aise. Mr. Paxton yeas NOT respon-
sibie fer The insane fealausies grow
lne ora Il thn distribution II offices
From TOO overthrow af the demo-
Gratis II the eepua term of Grover
Cleveland dawn to she election of
Woodrow wilson $40 party had been /
kent alive and working chiefly /
ilnmsh tho activity 81 the following
men Harvey u Fereusgon. 4. a H
sones summers narRhart A. p. i
iluasneth aud FeHx Martinez During
those dark DAYS when nearly an 81
the other democratic leaders gave up i,
the shin, ie4ncd .he enemy aud he-
san active arlne lnto the old hulk. /,
these mon Remained at their guns
ana fought q alNg fight
The republican party spat ia the
first state elce,,oa and part Of the
democratic ucee, wen rhe republic
can PARTY Is tho nstian splH 81 isis. 4
und Woodrow Wilson beeame nresl-
dent with nHipn0e NJ both houses
&c eanereea Thes wer, federal Of.
neea $40 dbttihWWN a. a. Jones was
named Hlet assistant SECRETARY az the
inieriur Departments because of his
eminent ntness fol e Felix Martinez
Was srnt On i mission 60 south \
America because Of his fitness for
that position Later hr was named on I
the board az directors u the regional 7
reserve bank AZ Dallas Neither the (
south American NISSAN nor the poe
altlon with The new banking system
carried i salary or either compepsa-
iian.
iguaspeih was named marshal and
nark hart district attorney because of
their ions and unQucstioned services
Ia mo party because ~ ability and
unouestIaned nnicsdfy heeause each
If them Was the firsi choice 81 every
ieaalnr democrat who was net him
SELF candidate aaa the second
choice ef those who were candidates
Ter the same uffice.
Hus most of the leaders and many
Who we're nor leaders even in their
wards. had uaeompFonising first
rhoices ihemselsee one man had
bel and wen seme money an the eiee-
zion he was entitled 90 the marshall