Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-31

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MEN. ADVANCED BY WOOD
ROW WILSON, NOW ADOPTED
ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY BY
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
PARTY-that in one coordinate
branch of the government, tn,
legislative department, that M
voice must be raised in criticism
OF any measure because this is a
government OF men and not d
government Of laws--------"
Think of it! Why do you elect
. senator? Why your forefathers
said that this government should
be divided between three great
departments, one the executive,
one the judicial and one the legis-
lative. one should pass laws, ono
should construe them and one
should execute them; that each
should be absolutely supreme
within its own department. The
constitution of the United States
says the president of the United
States shall inform the legislative
branch upon the condition of the
union, and that he may suggest
TO them matters for their consid-
GRAFTON, but under our form of
government 10 is the peculiar
province of the legislative branch,
and only of that bra nch, TO con
slider those suggestions and reject
them, or adopt them or modify
. them, and If they are adopted,
either in part or in whole, to mold
them into laws written In the
congress OF the United states, and
not upon the presidents type
writer in some obscure recess of
the White House.
This is the fundamental diff
ference, and this is the issue. II
this issue is decided according to
the contentious of our democratic
friends, il they are consistent in
their professions then upon their
converting hers they should have
sent a telegram TO Washington,
addressed to Woodrow Wilson,
president and requested Of him
IL 1t he should name for them 3
senatorial candidate for the snf-
frase of the people of New Mex
leo. They should have said to
him, we merely propose to rati-
fy whatever you suggest because
we follow you in our platform
pledges and in our keynote ex-
pressions, upon the theory that
this government of men and that
the constitution of the United
states no longer prevails during
Democratic administration"
And that issue, so clearly forecasted
Senator Fall in the speech auoted
owe, has now been raised by the
esident himself, in his demand up
this nation and upon the freemen
this state, that they shall elect to
nsress only men who will be subser-
mt to his will; not for the wssins
this WARRIOR he now has all power
I that purpose--but for the de-
of treaties and for the die
ing of domestic policies in the
rilous times Of peace, now immed-
ely before us.
Is there any wender, in the light of
. above, that woodrow Wilson is
ling to disresati all of the great
vice TO this nation performed by
lator Fall in the United States
Iate; services which by his own
ion and the actions Of his depart
Mt heads, he has endorsed as right.
at he is willing to step outside of
constitution OF the United States
! 10 undertake TO dictate TO this
'ple that they shall repudiate Sem
r Fall because, forsooth, he will
forego a government Of laws. and
,ject himself to the will of the ex-l
tive and accept his policy that ours
A government of men. That he is
ling to say to the people of New
Mco, in effect, that they shall elect
liam b. Walton, knowing him to
incapable of valuable service either
state or nation. hut because he will
eely and willingly accept the. po-
on OF rubber stamp
'enator Fall has upheld the hands
the president in waslhg this war.
will continue to do So But he
ces before the wishes of the presi-
II, the maintenance of constitu-
lal government in this nation and
rights Of the American people
in that constitution, to
ose their own representatives to
te our laws.
he issue is clear and vital. 1t is
alter than success for one party or
Their; it goes far beyond the cleo
! of any man. 1t reaches to the
Y foundation of our government
nd II you are in doubt about this
e. il it has not here been made
fectly clear to you; get a copy of
great speech delivered by Sem
: Fall in Santa Fe on October LIST
read it. You will determine that
an of vision; with such force and
, courage is, indeed, a man whose
from the United states senate, in
e perilous times, would be no less
3 calamity--for our state and
this nation, +