Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-03
MOB RULE ISSUE
CAUSES FIGHT IN
STAID Bay STATE
Republicans Seek to Suppress
Forces Opposing Law, and
Opponents Cater to the Dis
Contented Element,
BY Louis scibold.


Boston, Nov. 2-The supreme issue
of the political contest next Tuesday
for the control of Massachusetts is
whether the fury of mob rule. sup
ported by all the elements of discon-
tent, shall supplant law and order.
1t IS a regrettable circumstance
that the once great democratic party
of the state has failed to grasp the
tremendous significance and import
ance of the election contest, which
its leaders insist on conducting on
the lines of a battle for the control
of ward. The republican party
still influenced by reactionary consld-
erations, persistently susceptible to
the debating of big business. commit
ted to salary grabbing and the pro-
lection of special interests, neverthe-
less has Displayed its appreciation of
the real causes that lie at the back Of
existing conditions.
Republicans for Law and Order.
There is no question that the re-
publicans have exhibited a greater
degree of intelligence than the demo-
Gratis in formulating a platform on
which the state contest is being
fought They have a better candi-
date for governor than the democrats
They have prepared platform
splendidlY broad in patriotic scope.
They have established their standard
on a foundation that viii mean law
and order in the fullest sense of the
word and which, if successful, will go
far toward staying the turbulent state
of unrest that affects the salaried
men and wage earners of AIassachu-
sets on all tours with the rest of the
country
For the first time in many years
the republican leaders of the state
have ignored purely party considers
tions and are directing their earnest
energies to the suppression of those
elements in the population that find
justification for advocating the de-
struction of fundamental government.
Much Hangs on Result.
The democratic party. on the con-
trary, seems to be determined to per-
petuate and encourage these elements.
Its platform and its candidates devote
themselves entirely to the policy of
the United States senate in dealing
with the peace treaty and league of
nations Their campaign Is one of
obstruction, criticism and negation.
1t is based primarily on the theory
that class, religious, racial and indus
trial hatreds should be appealed TO
for support To what an extent this
policy has succeeded cannot be de-
termined, of course, until after the
polling places have closed next Tues"
day.
But there is perhaps reasonable
grounds on which the base the pre-
diction that unless the usually SNUG
and Indifferent middle class votes OF
the state study the political barometer
a little more closely than uD to date,
they may awaken next wednesday to
the realization that the elements OF
discomfort have decided 20 take the
matter of government into their own
hands.
So far these elements have main
tanned sullen, logged, but menac.
ing silence, They are scattered
throughout the state; agitators of the
BoIshevist type and striking police
men are circulating among them and
spreading the doctrine of disorder.
Democrats on Wrong Path.
The democratic managers are CON
tent, apparently. to reap tie benefits
of the propaganda of force without a
care regarding the inspiration OF
source of them.
Thinking men of the state enter
tain no decisions regarding the rea
issue of the contest. They do not re-
gard it as partisan. They are not con
Cerned over the 1uellutS Oh inc can
didates themselves They do not care
because he is a republican. Theil
only concern is to rebuke the demo
cratic party for encouraging the ele
ments for disorder and again expos
ing the state to a repetition of the
reign of terror that followed the un
precedented strike of the Boston pc
licemen early last month,
They fully believe that a victory fo1
Long, the democrat next Tuesday
will revive agitation of that even
which President Wilson described al
"a crime against civilization"
Republicans, of course. are makini
the most of many of the democratic
weaknesses, of which this is obviousl,
the most important. Governor Cool
idge, who is a candidate to succeed
himself, has been farsighted enough
to take advantage of the democratic