El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-16
For It's Information

FN-.
The esteemed Morning Journal addresses
a communication to itself wondering wheth-
ar the opposition 81 this paper to Holm q,
Bnrsum, 1t III, would extend to the
point Of opposing their participation Ia q
Roosevelt delegation at the Republican ma
tional convention. It informs itself that it
is understood by itself that the New Next
can Is favorable to Bursum for governor
provided he will head a Roosevelt delega-
ton.
The Journal thus inkinuates4o itself that
10 New Mexican would be willing to trade
Is support to Mi. Bursum for the governor
ship in exchange for a Bursum delegation
to the national convention pledged to RO0be-
welt. This is erroneous. The New Mexican
is consistently for Col Roosevelt, believing
he Is the man the country needs at the helm
at this time. it has consistently supported
Col. Roosevelt even In 4 losing fight, be-.
cause it believed in Roosevelt. Col. Roose-
yeIt is very likely to be nominated =
elected. Th8 journal has frequently fore
casted this possibility, But that is not our
reason for supporting him, although II may
possibly yet divert the journal from its FIRM
Allegiance to Wilson's It will Individually be
the reason which sends j Rursum-Ropsevelt
delegation TO Chicago If such is the event.
the New Mckee Republican organization
We believe, has seen the handwriting on
the VAIN and wants to scramble on the band
wagon.
The Journal. however, an Independent
Newspaper, seems to be unable to think
outside 81 The principle OF voting her
straight. 1t need not follow at all that be
cause We helievcs Theodore Roosevelt is the
man to put backbone into the national soy
crnment that we believe the bandwngon
scramblefs are the men to run the govern
ment Of New Mexico. We trust our mean
ing is clear.
We shall work enthisiastically shonldef
to shoulder with any and al for the nonina
ton and election Of Mi. Roosevelt as presi
dent. After that there are no strings tief
to Inc New Mexican.
As to our criticism Of President Wilscl
to which the Journal objects, the fact tha
this nation is uhrrepared for the immediate
dispatch Of a Ditifully small force Of troops
after a few hundred bandits In MexicoS the
fact that the bombastic FIRST CHER Of Mex
ico dares to threaten the United States AZ
HE did Sunday the fact that q bunch Of Out.
laws was able to cross the border and burn
and kill on American soil; all these ecnstF
tute the most damning indictment Of the
Wilson administration that could be con.
ceised, In the light OF the situation that hos
faced Mr.. Wilson in Mexico for the past
three years. As to our sarping criticism
the Journal will remember that the New
Mexican was one Of the first to defend the
presidents demand shat congress should
not Interfere with the diplomatic negotia
tons with Germany or surrender any Anlerl
can rights on the high seas.
As to Senator Catron. we believe the rec
ord Of this newspaper on Mr.. CatrOp Is clear
enough for a blind man to read a thousand
yards oil. The New Mexican especially has
always fought and always wil fight the Cat
ron influence in the politics or Santa Fe and
Santa Fo county. AS to the senatorship, ~
Il comes 10 a choice between Mr.. Catron and
Frank HubbeIl, we should a thousand times
prefer to see Mr.. Catron in the senate, COM
naratltely harmless, combining himself to
voting Tor Abraham Lincoln and protection
rather than TO have a man like Frank Hub
bell before the nation as New Mexico,s
choice for the highest Office within her GIT
for the Journal to take any other view
Of Hniber's candidacy, we repeat in view
Of its record on Mr.. HubbeIl, is TO absolutely
itself. ..
In conclusion permit us TO uneduiFocahs
dehy the Journals contention that any At
terAtt to defeat the Old Guard in this state
hopeless. FOR the Journal to 50 admit
would be to declare that The ten year flgnf
which II Aaged against these men has only
strengthened instead Of weakening them
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