The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-12
A STATEMENT BY
HOLM 0. BURSUM
TO The PUBLIC:


'hrH's amt to pass Judgment based upon their records
believe it is right hat newspapers should inquire into the fit
pubic Office and that they -houId publish the facts.
have been aycso to taking any action which might seem to re-
nw' in any way the fullest freedom of the newspapers Of New Mcx-
upon my own fitness. a. a caadtiat "' F ~" t S% '"n.a nI'% %n ""| m +" rr.
!" y" nEc 4" r, a,to.l OF , SIn'1 ""', mM "'i,1 , Ig'o',,E nn,'g,alnl and
''rn'"I and controlled 10y ny political cncmc-.
The Morning journal of Albuquerque. owned 10y 4. G. CRANE Of
Los Angeles, California, and managed by D. A. Macpherson Of Abu-
Nl"Iuc, h". been most active in This Kind of assault upon me. both
affair, The journals attack, began nearly ten years ago and have
do no, no." know any I% reason '% F"r the r ,,IG litter "a amd , |%%" S %'
red which these men appear to holj toward mo. have had neither
'y. without principle. without Justice.
Originally the Morning journal based it,. ar,,,.. .pn M, oo the
charge. brought against me by political cncnc* TO ,c oH"t that
ing my service as warden of that institution and tina, had destroyed
%" caused to joe destroyed certain of the record. Of that institution
Norhc the political opponent referred to nor ,h. newspaper
which published their charges withou, sub.tontotton or inquiry, da-
ID t. o,ng 'ngg alterations INT" any Competent court When 'h,c
's h'h "rongoi. sought trial N a court OF Justice and was there
was written into the court record of this STATE in decree which found
a." ", III! u rJ'i int.. Kept n at p phtrh wary. turing my WlGagn.htp were in evil
ton against the Territory Of New McXtco in the sum of $iS3335G which
r 5% ,y '"'' '"" To '' "' "' " my ""' '''"' wit" the
n, ryy y E% ago wa va x "%m T.,gl y the Republic" party as it.
Morning journal revived it, former Ibclou. publications against me
60. ed, yc cn%no ,l sa 1SSm , G@@f@"G''y n Sol @4snj Tia" ,o samg%jt m. Win 5art ,"e' ,a,
CAMPAIGN to bring the owners of the Journal to account by the only
10y M open to the charge Of ~ccRtnv to "liull% a rev. paper. or Of
inr the libel law Of This state f., intril,,c n,,r,. ,r o.ro,c on
ro.ol as is m, Management Of the Iourral / Lcicy,j ,l.o ,b,t ~ mn n
reasonailcnc,, Of these SANDERS. in Wow Of the public CONT records
ia m, r.L.r and IA, ,,r,rn, r,i., ,mb ,bb. -, -. IN III
"".W. ~. ,'i "ep,sW"u' '"I I' 'y''"" IN ai ne,
.' nov" nav me ptoppe VI >" H'N'" one. ht "clt't ne q thei ana
o. - p""N ''"r "'c "" no i'"i 80 ,hahEt my
''" y" ~" H'"''", ''o' ."l" ,h' Pu"' uW" OF u" l"u'a-
'" ' hs' INTER- Nn"" rom h' I%tWh' o. ~ ma from per-
.,..L "i "m, : nav hE WY. W'r'"> OF o"''' q! |H people
t" Wv -" tD VIZ h !" tner' ~ ,fG EcHl ma Oh 'h' people
iG mo, nay u "s ~" lntse 'cl, "mcn prougn' ABOUT my Heieai IN
~ ~ I n ,@! !" wa u' T." " H'''h "n"n' h'pu"l'ahS IN "o nor
TwE "P"t'"H 1'"'''' WIN" S"' d" '"' "H"h' mo .'''l'h' 70
"'"' "! ''"'o''
m, convinced ry that m frro,d. yb, Yr,.l ma, o.. ., ..,..
mi. rrw.roncr jrIr, .o .,rnI.,r n oil ,.I. ,ab, .ri 49,. -" TnnS
w w. Nm an 'S"T ur .Lm rne ol 5e htpupns'" parry Tor Governor
" ~" "CH'To N"U" "' u! 'Ht"'"uaC| IA me approval mo 'ofdla
i'pT,. ~" e.IGi"'" d We Z" Wt tea'U' ana most acuEe
r"lNE Wt pt"C't" "PPo"ei' TOT inc nomination a' d AL ms
I''''' am cieIoN' Wt representative nov oi my personal inter-
an" "' a persons" candidacy Tor nice "t IN the Representa-
i've Oh " great poAlGa! party continuing N = membership, as | be-