New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-09-20
A 100 PER CENT RECORD

Democratic politicians are counting
very largely on the votes they will
get by shouting support the Presi-
dent" but there is nothing in the
situation to discourage the patriotic
republicans who have always be n
supporting every sane war measure,
and doing everything a true Amer
can should do to win the war, and
win it quickly. The democrats of New
Mexico have pinned their hopes to
that one cry, and because OF their
faith in it they schemed to have as
short a campaign as possible, and in
that way crowd out all real issues,
because, it must be understood, win
the war" and support tn President
are not issues, because there is no
one thinking of doing anything else,
and least of all the republicans, who
are the original support rs of the
President" and they have the real
evidence to prove that the first sup
port the President" policy was laid
down By the man who the r'Pub-
Leans w:ll offer as the proper man
for another term in .he United States
senate. Albert b. Fall, of Otero coui-
ty.. And to the credit Of both Sem
ator Fall and the r publican party,
that policy has been closely followed,
because it was first proposed and
put into effect by a republican Lad
err.
On August Il, 1913, matters were
up in the senate which involved the
loyal support of the president in a
matter of unsua! Importance to the
relations between this nation and a
foreign country. On that occasion
Senator Fall said:
II am here to say that, as one
senator, ] propose to sustain in every
way possible, so far as my vote and
influence and action may GO, the
President of the United States and
the administration in dealing with
this or any other foreign problem
of such magnitude
Five years ar, Senator Fall of
New Mexicp, of his free will and
with no question of political expedi-
ency confronting him, except that
many democrats were opposing the
acts of the President in taking the
only measures possible and using his
armed forces in an effort to protect
the national honor, laid down the
principle of support the President
Since that time the war with Ger
many has come, and through the
magnificent leadership of the gentle
man from New Mexico" the republi-
can party stands today closely be-
hind him in carrying out that policy
to the limit possible for the best
interests of the nation.
New Mexico democratic politicians
have decided to use the patriotism
of the people of this state, if they
can, to elect their candidates., both
the worthy and the unworthy, and
while that kind of politics ~oftentimes
results in skcuring votes for the
party using it., in this case it will
not work, but actually react, because
at the head of the republican ticket
will be the man who was first to put
down the policy of supporting the
President" in times of national peril,
and who has repeatedly led the re-
publicans to the assistance of the
democratic president, and when the
President had to have that republi-
can assistance to secure the passage
of his measures, democrats refusing
the needed support.
Senator Fall has a war record one
hundred per cent. perfect, the rePub-
lican party has a war record one
hundred per cent. perfect, it having
followed the lead of the New Mexico
senator, and with hat record behind
them the candidates on the republic
can ticket need have no ear of losing
votes because of the cry: Support
the President"
Senator Fall is the originator of
that policy, he has madc good on that
policy. and the party has made good
with him.