The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-08-04

NHN 'N Ni'A N'N 81 "hfff ~
has boon repeated go often JGd 10.
.o many ,,ar that the Amcri ~
poop.. have come to accept a. ns ;
political trulsm 1t - expected an'
accepted a. % matter of course thai
platforms adopted IN state ana loca
conventions contain numerous state
mcut- cu,rlrs.ine With patriotic IN
tcutlons e. do good winch are tot
gotten Immediately after the votes are
cast so u is that while some iinges'
ing respect remains for IA, platforms
adopted lu out national conventions
and upon which presidential contests
are decided. W. pay almost no attcn-
ton At an to the state aud local pro-
uouu"cmcnt, of policy To which state
or local candidates are assumed t.
subscribe,
Yet IN accepting the p~effunctoiN
announcement, of principles and m
tcntions mad by "a state 81 q count
convention. a. the platform Of the M
disiGual candidates. We hay" ceased
10 require any definitc statemets OF
purpose from thc individual candi-
date and a. u rule our candidates inr
minor state Offices and for county OIL
fees go INTO office committed to ahso'
lutcly nothing bat the ,rduous task Il
signing the payroll
Tins is a condition prevalent IN New
HcNl,o- IN all parts nf New Mex
save lu the few Democratic counties
wherein the nominating primary Is ~
use In those counties. where the
primary determines the county OFF,
cial roster. candidates hay. found It
record not as members Ut u part
or q ticket, but as individuals, a. ia
what they Will do aud seek To do II
elected.
But IN those counties where the old
,nass primary and convention still
hold. and his Is a vast majority Of
cur counties, the rule IS that lndivid'
Lals go into office committed To- abso-
lutcly nothing. save the broad gener-
alitics OF a party platform to which
the people pay little or no attention.
ANY well Informed Noter who viii
ihipk back to the first general clce-
TO M this state viii recall that tho
people had no individual statement
81 policy, no pledge of performance,
not only from county officers. hut
from 4 majority Of tho men on the
state tickets.
~ b., time tor the people 80 require
some definite statement OF policy aud
rom" ,lcnr-cut pledge of performance
from tho individual ofhcc-seeker.
Even m counties whore machine-made
conventions name secret ., ssion can
didttcs, the people. II they insis, with
tulucicut force, can Obtain definite
indivliual pledges from every candi-
date.
90 ~ bh' 'HRA W ~ "'NNN' 80
Elsewhere our tendency is a. snccr q,
tho individual campaign pledge, just
as vs. sheer at the party pledges given
"a convention platforms.
BOT there ~ "A great difference br-
tween The implied pledge given bS
q man Who accepts q place on a i.rt'
u,.ot. that hc viii adhere To- and seek
10 accomplish the things iaid down
Dos the convention which nominate.
him and the specific. personal state.
mont ~ ms Individual poliriei
and intentions If elected Goo office
Man, e man can violate the pledge
of hi- part, platform and keep ,
oumtHrrtHl, Conscience vino VIII h'
kept 1wakc tt uirht ny the violating
# "a personal pledge
The Herald would ukc to sc,
demand Hs .Hr people ut Sea N,NI,.
Tor Is definite personal statement %
poliry and a personal pledge "f per
formpu0c from every y5udidal, 90
every part, not onl, FOR state 90
Legislative position but for county OF
nee i- welt. a statement s,cu us,.
tn, .iguautr, 81 tine .lnGidat' at,
published 10y HIM ,u ,hc newspaper
81 ms county, distinct COP through,
he state. aecordins Co the uoli of hi
ambition
n ma. become our custom carried
,t,t from IN, territorial days Go p'r
INIT men 90 slide gra'etull} I'M" ufh,
committed 20 exactly nothing ga IN
way 81 plplI, service. It is tmo tina
~, people should exact from ever.
.,uuI IBt, AZ least q personal PRONE.
81 what ne VIII ny t. de- and VIVA
Fud ~ pu0H, s.Nice h" will try &
sN,
~ DO, .Htcrs win exact ,u,h q STATE
meuf from every candid etc IN tn
comIns state and county elections "
may get some officials who VIII no
hesitate 90 violate personal pledges
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