Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-20
FIELD RUNS ON
PLATFORM BUILT.
OF HONEST TIMBER
Candidate for Land Office
Frankly States Estimate
of Duties,

In an interview given to the Santa
Fe New Mexican Friday. Nelson Field
Of Socoiro county, the Republican cam
did&te for commissioner of the land
office. a great big honest rancher of
the broad plains of the southwest
honestly and honorably outlined his
purposes and views in connection with
the office il he Is elected as follows
AS commissioner OF the state land
office ! shall not fail to realize that
/ am tho servant OF the people OF the
state and hat ! have been empowered
TO safeguard the enoromu9 land and
school interests OF the state which are
involved in the administration OF that
office.
II was not a candidate for the nomi-
nation hut | recognize both the great
responsibility and the great honor OF
being in charge of the land interests
of the state and | propose TO give
every man q square deal absolutely,
| do that in my own affairs. | have
done that as county treasurer of Sos
zorro county. The people of this state
are entitled to have an adminstra-
ton of their lard affairs by experts.
fully equipped with a knowledge of
inc uNIIllHlSlId'lOn VI Ntit iblin HIVE
knows No Politics.
II do not propose TO know politics
in the selection of my assistants and
have not made a pledge of 4 single
place in the offiSe TO any person and
will not consider appointments until
after the election.
II regard the state land office as
the biggest business institution over
which the state has any control and
| propose to administer it In a strictly
business way. To do that OF course
means that my office force cannot I've
selected for political reasons. hut must
be selected for the service they can
render the taxpayers of the safe.
The great range industry must he
taken care Of. That great asset OF New
Mexico must have a fair deal from the
state land office and at the same time
it must not be forgotten that the in
terests and development of the school
system of the state is bound up in the
wise, sensible and Just distribution and
leasing of state lands, Equity and fair
dealing are to he the only policy OF
the state land office IL the voters OF the
state entrust me with its management
for the next two years.
Regrets Ervicns Death.
II was shocked at the untlmely
uehlU Oh lnt lIlt IuDtTl EINlttt
who was che of the most widely loved
men in the state and whose death just
at the close by statute of eleven years
of service to the people of the state
has brought genuine and general sof-
rev. He rendered great service to the
people of the state ard the extent or
his work as an empire builder was
only measured by the longth of tho
service which he was enabled TO rem
/ der.
II have no plans for the adminis-
tration of the state land office which
| | wish to withhold from the public.
| simply plan to serve the people OF
the state TO the best of my ability, to
make the lands of the state yield i
revenue to the state ana TO the schools
to use them to build up the great
range industry as we'll as the interests
of the honest eaders, and TO lenve the
office as I enter it, the first of Jaru-
airy, my own man with no strings on
my administration of the affairs OF the
office. based always on foundation
of patriotic motive.
Voters viii Trust
That manly statement tells the story
of Nelson Field. Every voter will trust
it. ...sts
His democratic opponent, George A.
Davisson, was the worst beaten man
on the democratic state ticket two
, years The reasons tiint made the
people defeat him then exist now. lie
is a real estate promoter CT the ,Pecos
valley who is universally regarded AS
the most unfit of all the unit and
weak nominations made blythe demo-
cratic state convention. He represents
nothing but his own desire to be COM
missioner Of the land office. lie lacks
Il n $50. ks.al
of his home people.
The public is asked to choose be-
tween a discredited candidate such az
DAWSON and the frank, vigorous
open statement of policy made by Nell
son Field, the republican candidate
for the land office.