The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-05

TIE CAMPAIGN aud the election are over. We
will know within a few hours who are the
successful candidates. Thereafter some of us
will he saddcr, possibly wiser; others of Us will be
happier and perhaps wiser. II is the way of cleo
tions.
And most fortunately it is the way of the great
mass OF the American people, immediately an clcc-
ton has come 20 It's conclusion aud the decision has
been rendered, to forget the campaigns, 10 forget
the bitterness and the often useless fighting among
ourselves. and unite chccrfully and loyalty benind
the winners for the common good.
That is the way of the great majority of Amer.
leans il has been the way Of a majority of New
Mexico communities. Unfortunately IL has not al
ways been the way of albuquerque active political
forces this being applicable 10 leaders in both par
ties. This city and county and our common inter
cstS have suffered because of too much of the wrong
kind of politics too much personal politics. the
creation of personal ambitions and private business
ends. We have had such bitterness in our local
politics IN former years as To leave open sores. not
between the parties, nor the rank aud file of the
partisans. but between party leaders and within the
leadership of the parties. We have pulled and
hauled at each other, ia season and out, always
seeking, apparently, not community but personal
political advantage, aud the net result has been a
serious disadvantage to our community.
I'm the convention contests preliminary TO the
election of today, both political parties in this com
~ were divided. II happened this year tina, the
division was more serious among the democrats. In
W. NV y NtA ~ AtF ih'i bN'A' ~ AfNn tilAFAAa h"L
republicans. The rcsult-for Albuquerque. has al
ways been the same. In former years an united
republican party would have brought To this county
important state offices which would have been vel.
liable to us, not for any special favors that would
have been sought or granted, but for the prestige
of this community and for the widening of our
sphere of general influence also for increasing our
power for good.
This year the democrats would have been quite
willing 10 tender 10 this county the nomination for
governor, and al least two thoroughly competent
albuquerque men were candidates for that nomi-
nation. But personal political interests became in.
v9lvcd and instead of an united democratic dele
cation 10 Santa Fc, "A delegation was sent that split
wide open and as a result exercised no influence,
secured no important nomination, came home empty
handed.
Certain Albuquerque business men, during the
campaign just closed, have pointed out with perfect
truth that Albuquerque has been almost wholly
without political influence or legislative Influence
Tor several years past. These eentlcmen have the
result correctly stated. They are wrong as to the
cause. Their view, a. stated during the campaign,
was that there was u kind of informal conspiracy
among state leaders of both parties TO shut out
Albuquerque from important nominations and par
tclpatIon IN important governmental projects.
That has not been the cause az all. The real
cause OF orr failure TO get anything has been
that we have not presented, in either party, a solid
front 10 the state or to any Of its government