The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-03

H""A""l ANA" """ ~" ""'t
Ic,iep o. The state chairman. AR
Srs4ssn. arainz al pemosrsts
whether members OF the committees
81 moi 20 attend The meeting, should
h4ns a response which win send no,
emily every member 81 he STATE com
niitce bur every counts and local
party lender in New Mexico 10 ths
state capital 10 participate IN Whist
the chairman dee,rlhes a. a meeting
% ronslder -1he a Of the party
The STATE OF the Democrats party
n New Mexico needs considering.
The EVENING Hern'd IL firm in Sc
MIA In and ~ espousal 81 Demo-
GRATIS pslneipics We are alao firm
~ our heller that a uaited. vigorous,
s~ucceasful Democratic party Is de-
mnnaed BY the best Interests o. this
state ana that such = parts VIA prove
40 Influence OF tremendous import
ance " % can be broueht 20 bear d.
really and forcefuliy upon me con-
duet 4 state aFairs during the next
two years. We are prepared 20 work
Cor and 70 right Tor shat slnd of a
Democtstic party program.
our belief In Democratic princi-
Piles IN directing the iarse issues Of
state government cannot Hind us 20
cersaln unfortunate conditions which
have existed within the party in this
state during the past two years: con-
dhions which must he corrected. and
in tact completely eliminated. before
the party can hope for or be entitled
TO Thar complete control Ia state at
fairs which ihe present situation
eeems 80 imperatively 10 demand.
This h not the time tor a miuciDg Of
words among Democrats. II is a
time Tor an pp-standlns. clean-eut
discussion Of where We are az" y
is a time Tor the get-togethcr spirit
N the best and most efficient mean-
ins u the term. II d a time for the
elimination Of differences aud Of self
iahness: Of irritation and personal
animoslties. n these thinss can be-
accomplished et tine meeting to be
held in santa Re. and there Il abso-
iuleiy no reason wsy thcy cannot be
accomplished. tbs cratic party
win have gone a, ; pagt OF the
distance toward "a, y the cleo
iion Of 1915, a succ ard which
every effort 81 the . an organ
iEation ana Ia is Individual member
ship shoald be directed.
The defeat in the congressional
ana legislative election last Novem-
Der hurt n Democratic party. n
hurt chiefly because Il was a needless
defeat: because. az We are now o n
WINGED. Il was suffered not through
ans strong popular trend toward the
principles and policies o. the Repub-
ncan party. hut because 81 petty per
sonai differences aud animosities
within the Democratic party which
resulted ID an Indifference IN many
sections OF the state. 20 which this
newspaper pointed plainly and With
alarm az frequent intervals during
the oampaiea And chieny d was a
defeat suffered because OF the lack ct
an effective, hard working result get
ting party organization, a lack Tor
which We can nnd no -easor lhic ex-
euse
The Herald does not hold with
weeping over spilled milk. The
party was defeated through what Ne
arr convinced wac ~ own isck %
effort rather than through any re-
publican campaisn effectiveness or
becauss Of uny popular demand Cor
Repubnonn party control n the state.
That campaign Is history Il should
haze taught a. d healthy lesson; We
hope and believe that h hiss taught
us hat a declaration ~ principles
and three ronsins cheers viii not SUI
ice "a win a political campalgn.
The personal ana f%aotionai diner-
ences which exist ~ she Democrats
party may be overcome set aside
eliminated without serious difhcuity
After a careful survey Of the whoi'
state. Ne feel sure hat these amer
oHces have been exagRerated OUT 81
al proportion 10 tneir real import
W. have found no division
which cannot be adjusted and no ami
which cannot be wiped out u
a prompt. vigorous and Intelligent e.
fort Il made
The setting up Of an efficient party
ofranizafion n a more difncult mat
Ter. Il me vitality important mat
les 70 be attended 20 at the santa Fe
without attention 20 u
tarlher consideration Of the state Of