New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-25
H. o. BURSUM'S SPEECH
Gentlemen Of the Contention

NE ana the expression of confidence which you repoe by
selecting me your candidate for Governor accept this
trust and shall expen energy to the utmost of NV ab-
W towards assisting carrying the republican banner VIC
'ory with united party aggressive and constant devo
ton in behalf OF have to feel con-
den that on the 9TH day of November next at the close of
the polls the republican ticket from top bottom nona-
ted in this convention will be triumphant
his is republican year The OF the United States
look to the republican party for constructive policy such
action as will promote the progress and prosperity for
whole people This is but natural After nearly four years
OF democratic administration the democrats have been found
wanting in craftsmanship in stability and vision and Am
ercan citizens throughout this land feel Inundated at the
results caused by the vaCatng unstable changeabc peace
at-anypr policy OF Woodrow Wilson Never in the his
tory OF the world has there been little respect in foreign
lands for the rights of American citizens The present chief
executive of the Nation has been all sides of all questions
and while the people might be informed his policy
day. they would be perfectly safe that his policy
by toHor07o would be re7erSc Vacaon and uncertainty
IN the poceS of government calculated dist
and distrust industrial depression No nation can
prosper without absolute confidence in the stability Of the
administration Of the government Here in this state
have had nearly five Of democratic rule The people
tired and restless Of the do-noting policy OF Governor
Mcdonald. During these five years sentence of
constructive LEGISLATION has been proposed by chief ex
civc Under the constitution Of this the legislature
and the executive constituted the lew making body the
state the accepted theory being that there should be COOP
Grafton and consultation between executive and the eqis-
'aurc Vet during these five years Of the
spirit Of cooperation has been ex1hc b the chief executive
Of this The policy OF Governor Mcdonald has been
TO srk and shrink every rc~onsi'v He has been content
to draw his salary and sit back his dignity finding fault
with that which others have done and toexercise his peroga
tive Of the
Nv friends noproqrcsscan he made. no new develop
ncnts be expected either in government industry ex
ccp by and through constructive policy II is only through
this sort of policy that mistakes ascertancd Mistakes
have made in the past and mistakes we will have in the
future and these mistakes only be reced through eX
pcrence
The democratic administration has been scandaously
negligent in the supervision of banking institution
and in they have only failed that the
law observed but have actually aided in acmpt boil
er up unworthy institutions the expense Of dcposo, In
Las Cruces the citizens Of Dona Ana County tod by
democratic officials that the First State Bank solvent
They told this in the face of the fact that the governors
travelling auditors force we'll knew that the bank hope
lessy insolvent and the treasurer Of the agricultural C'Rge
bonrug in monsvS 71ih hdHd and dyd5ying
rdrafM 7oM the other Up to the present time there is still
$4,000 property of the Agricultural College which, yet
has been recovered and await with patience and
hope with pardonabe degree of interest for defense
Of these methods pursued bv the democratic administration
of this The time for pOca banks has long raSsed
and though such banks be substantial contributors
to the campaign funds Of political party party
mand the confidence of its people who will pay political debts
with the ,eopes money
Under republican administration for the past twenty
years the administration of the cattle and sheep sanitary boards
absolutely nonpartisan. They regarded deal
ing with industries vital the prosperity Of the state and
officials those boards selected only with reference
their fitness, capacity and knowledge OF the industries af
feccd For years under republican administration William
G. Mcdonald the head of the cattle arary board of
this He placed there because he considered
to he practical we'll versrd in the business OF cattle
raising The leading sheep rasers Of the selected
members Of the sheep sanitary board 20 administer the al
fairs relating the sheep industry and the Honorable Solo
Luna who the leading sheep raiser 0i New Mexico
of his peculiar fitness and knowledge OF that
custrv the chairman Of the sheep sanitary board In
der the democratic administration Governor Mcdonald has
fit retain for all practical purposes for the Srpeivs
authority of the sheep industry of this state man wholly
unframed in the sheer, industry There be defense for
this action except the payment of political debt at the
pese of the sheep raers of New Mexico and oi the
first acts that Governor Mcdonald did after assuming the
flee of Governor request the resignation O the Hon
orale Solomon Luna the head of that sheep sanitary
board AS the cattle sanitary board have crtciSS
make We may however. that Governor McDon
aid is practical cattle raiser and that in maintaining the high
standard Of efficiency with reference the cattle sanitary
board he did not forget his personal welfare.
We advised that Governor Mcdonald is great |
friend of Mr. Mcdonald. That in the selection O" public
lands which his office for his signature and appov
al that Mr. Mcdonald always commands immediate and
prompt action while others who fortunate
peled to suffer indefinite delays obtaining action with
re errce such selections though approved by the
state land commissioner.
Five years ago Governor Mcdonald shouted from the
house tops the doctrine Let the people Rule But since
evidently and