El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-16
The Campaign

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I'm New Mexico the campaign was one
almost entirely 81 personalities. The PEG
pie heard Attsck and counter attack until
they we're tired and disguised. They evil
IDENTIFY decided to vote for the men who
were subjected to the most abuse, as a les
son Tor future campaign managers "-Albu-
Qherdue Morning Journal
4t is unfortunate that the Morning Jour
nal, which finally did get in at the elev-
enth hour and help considerably In the de-
feat of Hubbell and Bursum. should take an
attitude Immediately following the election
which has q tendency to stultify itself.
If the journal wishes to claim that its
campaign, what there was Of 1t, was purely
personalities" and sabuse1, we'll and good.
IT IS not authorised to include others in this
category. The day after the election it
started out with the statement that both
sides had been guilty of "mud-slinging.'' III
the Morning Journal wishes to plead guilty
to "mudsslihging'' well and good. II It
wishes to take the position that all the off
cial charges against H. o. Bursum and
Frank A. HhhheIl, which 1t featured for a
month In 1911 and Eepearted half-heartedly
in 1916 are mud" that is it own affair.
Bnt it cannot include the rest Of the anti.
Bursum and antfHubbell newspapers in the
state IN IFS plea
phel most astonishing thing about this
eampaigp has been the angry charge by the
defeated party that it was defeated by a.
svile campaign.s 1T is not only astonish-
ing; it is ludierous, coming immediately
after the Republican attack upon the pri,
yate morals Of AA. Al. Jones and in view OF
the Republican charges during the cam
paign that M. "A. Otero and Summers Rurk-
hart were immoral degenerates, that 3. g.
de, Baca was an attempted murderer and de-
%faulter, that w. G. Mcdonald was a default
er and connived at the ''crimihal' wreck
ing Of a bank, that Mcdonald and De Baca
ftsickeds murdefers upon defenseless socie-
ty to prey upon it; that Oero was NASTY
m~udsbucket,n etc, etc.; that 0terU could
speak neither Spanish nor English; that De
Baca was a predaoipus and ferocious Cath
olic and a renegade foe OF the Catholic
church, and an enemy of union labor,
that the banks did NOT pay interest
to Nthe state on road bond issue funds,
etc, etc, ,ad5 infinitum, ad nauseam.
We recall several publications in the
State Record in which even profanity was
freely used. We thus SO that religion, pri-
yate family and conjugal life and unsub-
lstaltiated criminal epithets were used from
one end Of the Republican campaign to ti1ei
other. On the other hand, the Democrats
az is well known, used none of these wea-
pons, made no remote reference reflecting
on tho private affairs, religion, personal
life or morals Of any candidate. No one
thought for a moment of denying the aston,
iHhing allegation Of Frank "A. Hnbbell thatll
his family life was ideal, when he had pho,
tographs Of his whole family connection dis
'tributed broadcast over the state, in the
movies, and in newspapers. No Democrats
brought any libel suits or invoked protec Z
tion of the law. despite the attacks made
on their private characters. Today, no Re ! ]
publican will adduce a single instance of
Democratic charges not based on official I
This, of course, is known to all
Republicans; but so long as these amazing I
allegations continue to be printed. so long !
will it be necessary to point out the facts. 4
Meanwhile, it Is unnecessary to state that :
The Morning Journal places itself in a very 2
position, by seking to show that I
It's OWN CAMPAIGN was one Of emudg1 We d
trust there will be no more Of this kind of a
stuff. ss j