The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-01
Editorial and Magazine Page of

~ .JNEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT is still
one Of the greatest living Americans, If not
the greatest. When the Colonel gets into
action he drives home the old time Roosevelt punch
which carries conviction with it. 1T carries convlc-
ton because it rings true, Roosevelt has the great
mans knack of getting right to the basic facts,
putting his stubby finger against them and holding
them where every man must see and comprehend
their truth.
For instance in the incident in our New Mexico
campaign. wherein the President Of the United
States has permitted himself and his hight office TO
be drawn into "A local political campaign or per
haps il is more true TO say, has injected himself and
his demands into the campaign Colonel Roosevelt
has put his imperative fore finger on the weak spot
in Woodrow Wilson's arinor. There is no getting
away from the Roosevelt argument. Ii is a PLAIN
statement of fact that ak men know and the truth
always gets by with the people when II Is presented
TO them by a ~forceful man III a forceful way.
When the New Mexico democrats first began
using Woodrow Wilson, personal telegram as cam
paign advertising, they were cautious in the word
ing of their advertisements, although they sacrificed
the presidential dignity at the first shot. Later ON
they let il out bluntly-the cold, partisan argument.
that Woodrow Wilson does not want Albert Il.
Fall in the senate, because Fall is, as Roosevelt
says, one of the great Americans IN that body who
has pointed out the administration mistakes. has
dared to direct attention to delay and iueffic-
icncy and has sought to put a stop to "mcfficicncy,
waste, delay, extravaganza and corruption.
1t should be noted in fairness TO the president,
that he has made no charge of lack of support for
the war against Senator Fall save as his permission
10 use his telegram in campaign advertising has
permitted the advertisers 10 imply that lack Of
support. But implication of this kind does not get
far with intelligent men who are as familiar with
che war record of this congress and It's individual
members, AS are the voters of New McXico. They
cannot be fooled by implications or trickcd 10y a
stage setting of patriotism, the use of which Is the
most disgraceful feature Of this attack ON "A. Il.
Fall in .rhf,b 4hn JrnutA.ttt ,f tho fpSfan Stutpl
has permitted himself 10 be involved.
The really vital point in this situation created
by the President. however. is shown in this state
mcnt by Theodore Roosevelt, the man who always
SAYS il straight and true:
Yet the President has sunk all sense of re.
sponsibility to the whole people, which his high of
fee should impose dpon him, and comes out ~ the
mere partisan leader, asking for the defeat of The
loyal pr0.war and pro-Amcrican senators, etc, and
again,
He distinctly takes the ground that hc puts
Loyalty to himself above loyalty to the war.
And for the people of New Mexico there /, not
only disillusiOnment IN this for hundreds and hun.
dreds Of men who have been earnest admired, OF
Woodrow Wilson, the man, as well as for Woo, ~rN
Wilson, a great president; but there is nm espcciaI
disillusionment here because his choice in this sen.
atOrial contest has been So unfortunate, and the
misfortune of the choice as between Albert II. Fall
and W. Il. Walton is SO well known to large mum
beers of our people.
The President knows the measure of Walton
capacity. He knows Walton s limited ability hi'
lack of training, IN fact he knows all of the Walton
qualifications and knows that they do not fiji him fol
a seat in the Senate. This is Indicated by the totaI
lack of any endorsement for Walton in the Presi
dent 5 urgent effort TO defeat Senator Fall.