El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-02
The Duty Of Republicans

important duty in this campaign,
and at the election which is now
drawing near. 1t is a partisan duty.
If The old gang which has ruled
the Republicans Of New Mexico
with d rod Of iron for the past
twenty years is properly defeated
this year, it is practically defeated
for all time. Its leaders viii never
cease their Vaccinations and at
tempts to squeeze into public office
SO long as they live and move and
have their being, but a crushing de-
feat Of the Republican candidates
at this election viii mean that they
will be crippled and made COM
paratively harmless by being de-
posed from the party leadership.
1T is the duty of the Republicans
of New Mexico to help defeat these
candidates at the coming election.
1t is the only way for the Republi-
can party to get on its feet in this
state. It is the only way in which
the Republican party may ever be
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brought back to the people in New
Mexico. 1t is the only way in which
the rank and file Of the Republic
cans Of New Mexico viii ever get a
chance to run their party, to run it
according to Republican principles,
to run it honestly and decently and
successfully and to again make New
Mexico a Republican state.
The men who control the party
now are not Republicans. They are
political freebooters, pirates, high
binders, sailing under the black
flag. Their candidate for U. S. Sen
ator-God save the marks a man
who has been repeatedly repudia-
ted by the Republican party, whose
own chairman has denounced him
as an exponent Of bad government
and d man seeking to destroy his
own party.
It is Frank Hubbell who has lost
the Republican county Of Bernalillo
to the Republican party. 1t is Frank
Hubbell who has disrupted it, who
keeps ii disrupted, who keeps Republicans
voting for Democratic candidates. II is
Frank HubbelI whom Republican papers
such as the Las Vegas Optic have denounc-
ed for ttreacherously knifing'A the party; IL
is Frank HubbeM who was declared removed
from office by a Republican governor, on
charges preferred by a Republican district
attorney, who is one of the strongest party
men and one of the most respected in the
state. It is Frank Hubbell who has openly
and secretly fought the Republican organi-
cation when he found it expedient. Frank
Hubbell has always been for Frank Hubbell
with a little personal following he has been
a continual stumbling block and handicap
for the Republican party and now as candi
date for the highest office he has brought It
further into disrepute and disgrace. Frank
HubbeT1 is not the candidate Of the rank and
file Of Republicans Of New Mexico. Repub
lican after Republican of prominence and in
fluence has announced his determination to
vote for any Democrat in preference 20 him
His nomination, forced on the party by de
vfous machine methods, WIS a slap in the
face to Republicans in New Mexico.
II has been Republicans who have repeat
eddy repudiated Frank Hubbell in his home
company Republicans and a Republican
newspaper which put him out Of business as
county boss. 1t is the duty Of the Republi-
cans OF New Mexico to put him cIesroout OF
politics at the coming election. Hubbell is
an impossible load for the party and It must
shed him nov if it is to. make good before
the people.
H.tO. Bursum has never represented Re
publican principles in this state. II. o. Bur
sum. who after one singing reputation,
cIings tenaciously TO the hope of sQusezing
into the -governorship, has always been the
spokesman and the whip and the instrument
Of q small eoterie Of un-Republican bosses
and eorpofate representatives He Is now
the candidate of Falb OF the Phelps.Dodge
corporations. OF Hawkins OF the Phelps.
Dodge corporations. whose name is immor-