Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-10
OFFICIAL BACKBONES
STIFFENED.

As an aftermath and possibly an
incidental result of the war. the spirit
OF violence is seen in many places,
I.ynchings, race and other riots, and
such mob rule as appeared in Boston
during the police strike. show the
abnormal spirit that is loose.
This is a subject upon which public
men, candidates and parties must ex-
press themselves clearly, and mean
what they say.
1t was Grover Cleveland, who, when
a tie-up of railroads was threatened,
declared he was going to have them
run so long as necessary to deliver
a single postcard"
He paused not for fear of the loss
of votes to him and his party, and
used soldiers in Chicago to MAINTAIN
railway traffic, when a socialist po-
litiral governor of foreign blood re-
fused TO request national aid in the
interest of order. There was a great
hue and cry made by those who be-
lieved the national executive should
adhere to a theory of non-interfer
once, unless appealed to by a state.
Technically, Cleveland's action was
10 prevent the stopping of the United
States mails. which is punishable
offense.
But urging the action was Carter
Harrison, a democrat. mayor of Chi
cago, who in vain had sought to Sc
cure for Chicago protection through
Governor Altgeld, and a sufficient
state militia force. Altgeld was elect
ed by democrats and radicals of the
present-day political alien sort. and
he held to a theory despite the condi
ton that confronted the state. A
strike promised by railway men to be
peaceable had gone wild among the
alien population of the sort that nave
helped to replace Harrison with Big"
Thompson, who by his turbulence won
the scorn Of the country.
Ole Hanson, by his rough and ready
action to check a move against gov
eminent, broke the back of local
revolution, jumped into national
prominence and captured the esteem
of the country, even if he did make
antagonists who might cast ballots
against him.
The governors of Nebraska, Penn
sylvania and Indiana did not hesitate
TO call upon the federal government
despite threatened future retaliation
at the polls by law-defying elements,
when riots over race troubles and
steel strikes occurred
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts
is another man who met an emer-
gcncy in the bold and firm way IN
which the nation met the aggressions
and challenges Of Germany. No de-
lay occurred in crushing Boston dis
order with state troops or firing the
police, whose treachcry was the
cause of uprising,
a Massachusetts court has refused
to bow TO political influences to re-
iratate the police force. The demo-
cratic candidate for governor. who
using the militia and squelching the
defiant police, has been defeated anG
Coolidge endorsed by plurality Ue-
yond his brightest dream.
The democratic president at the
White House. at last awake to the
trend of socialistic excuses by those
who had felt that he was in sympathy
with their theories. has, from a sick
bed, telegraphed congratulations to
the republican governor upon the tri-
umph for law and order.
And the Yankee governor. who was
not afraid to do right, and in spite OF
tho Boston alien and semi-alien pop
tlation that wins in city elections and
sometimes elects governor and a
legislature, has already been pro-
claimed as probable and fit nominee
for vice president
And then came an indulgent presi-
Iaent relied not to initiate any en-
hattie measures to head them Off
from going on with the plans marked
out President Wilson told the de-
partment of justice to go to the limit
and the war department to go on the
job of giving safety to men who would
work for their own benefit and tc
save the people from deprivation Sc
ruthlessly threatened,
The governors of all coal-mining
states, without regard to party allegi-
ance, or the effect in coming cleo
ti5ns, followed the cue of the nations
oFlef and setting aside fear of wound
Ing the sensitive feelings of a threat.