El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Not a Good Start

Captain w. II. Gillenwater, the able man
ager for the Republican Old Guard in the
last campaign has recently made various
and sundry professions of a chastened
spirit, of having profited by the result of
THE campaign, of having seen the error OF
his. ways and Of being permeated with a
pious desire-ev1denced by liberal quota
ltions from the Scriptures-to be progressive
and ~reformatoryS and virtuous.
We nave sought to take these profess
lsions at their face value. some time ago,
However, we stated that We should wait a
few days for more concrete evidence of the
sincerity Of these professions, believing
THAT actions speak more audibly than vocal
expression.
Now this week we observe in the State
Record and IN a number of Republican week.
ly newspapers some political matter deal
Ing with Ex-Governor Mcdonald, Governor
DE Baca, ct cetera, which indicates to us
most strongly the fine Florentine ~chirogra-
fphy of Gap. This material is very similar
ito that disseminated by Mr.. Gilenwater's
organization during the last campaign. 1t
refers to the Slime of the vile cam
Fpui5A VI 1OFOlhOl VutDOuuiut dnui OtiC
Indicates that the writer has forgotten for
the nonce that the campaign is over and
that the Democrats scored a rather decisive
victory. This does not appear to us to bear
out the above referred to protestations of
the Republican chairman that he has been
converted, has learned a lesson from the
election. In fact it seems to bear strongly
I'm the other direction. Moreover, there is
something smacking strongly Of improprie1
ty in the continuance of the same Republl.
can campaign which was so plainly repudi,
ated by the voters on November 7.
This propaganda has been inspected and
condemned. There are rumors that the
'modus operandi Of it's further dissemination
at this time, moreover, Is not strictly to be
approved by the public.
Some time ago MY. CLEARWATER suggested
that Governor Mcdonald ~"efface himself
AT that time we limited that Cap might
with great propriety follow his own advice.
we renew that hint; and we must confess
that our confidence in his declarations of a
new political viewpoint has not been at all
strengthened by the temperance of this
Slime dope.
"Plain Facts About the Governorship" Is
the title Of the article referred To. After
perusal of it we are puzzled to discover the
reason for the caption, further than an adj
mission of the recent Republican program
of preventing De Baca's assuming of the
duties of the governorship. 1t is chiefly n.
long.wifided "oxposure" OF the myth that
Governor Mcdonald, who has 50 gracefully
and raietly 'effaced himself" since tho
election, was determined to remain in Of
flee. a fairy tale which just at this time
becomes highly ludiorous; almost as ludi
crous as the charge that the Democrats in
the. last campaign played fast and loose
with De Baca's health by forcing him to
make ftbessix speeches which he delivered
Notmention Is made, naturally, sof the Re-
publican attempt to improye De Bacais
chances of recovery by attempting to hold
him up before the public as a criminal and
protector of criminals. We speak advised
ly. with some OF the Republican "ady5rtise
ments' right al hand.
To come down to cases, tn whole article