Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-16
REDEEMING PLATFORM PLEDGES.

VIII the republican party redeem its platform
pledges? That question is being discussed daily
in almost every city and hamlet i'll the state.
Many there are who voted the republican state
ticket in the firm belief that any who expressed
the fear that the party pledges would not be re-
deemed. were wilfully unfair to that party Such
people feel that the party pledges will be kept as
a matter of course
others searching the record and finding many
unredeemed pledges in the past, We're before
election and are now, that these pledges will
not be kept.
The journal belongs to neither cass-or to both
The party record of the past has not been re-
assuring and yet we believe that the present
platform pledges to be kept We base this
belief on the flat election declaration Of Judge
Mechem and Mr. Bursum that such will be the
policy of the incoming administration. We base II
also on the further fact that the republican party
leaders sufficiently astute to know that unless
these pledges kept the party will ALLEVIATE
thousands of voters who believed in the good faith
of their party. These would be so shocked at any
bad faith that they would be unable to support the
party two years from
Public sentiment is too insistent at this time
to be ignored Every consideration Of party eH-
pediency demands the fulfillment of its pledges,
Either expediency honor or both, prompt the
attitude of Judge Mechem and Mr.. Bursum
How, then, do the little republican boys steal
a ride who claim to be the band wagon but
are talking against primary election law,
proper mine law budget amendment and BIZ
partisan board? Not only are they naiVely in
different party pledges but they are directly dis
loyal to Judge Mechem and Mr.. Bursum who say
that these reforms must and will be enacted into
law.
These little ones have no following and
can have any until they arrive at a point where
their political word when given, is as good as
their word in their private relations They accuse
the Journal of unfairness to Judge Mechem and
yet day by day, trying to help him make
his promises good by building sentiment in favor
of his pledged reforms. They profess loudly their
undying loyalty to Judge Mechem and yet make
daily arguments calculated to defeat the policies to
which he is pledged.
Judge Mechem is committed to primary cleo
ton law. he should be Yet we challenge our
readers to point to q single line since election IN
any paper processing to support him, which at
,tempts to make sentiment in favor of his position
Judge Mechem is committed to a revised mine
tax law He practically committed himself in adj
vance to the plan proposed by the Special Revenue
Commission. Yet every word which has been writ
ten since election in these loyal 90 papers has
been in support of the present mine-tax law
Judge Mechem is committed to a bipartisan
school land board. Yet his loud professors OF 10y
atty are supporting the present system of man"
aging the land office.
Is Judge Mechem too blind to see that, while
avowing loyalty to him. these papers really
are supporting other interests and are attempting
to block his efforts to make good his promises
TO the people? Can he not see that as they kiss
him they carry dagger for his heart when he
Yields to the masters of these little henchmen.
Although the journal did not support Judge
4Mechem for the very good reason that We did
not believe he had the power of resistance to meet
and combat just such influences as we have emu
merated above yet it is ready to support every
effort he may be willing to make to redeem his
promises We claim that right now. although
elassed in state matters with the opposition the
journal is the best newspaper supporter Judge
jMechen, has in the state in his effort 10 do the
right thing by the people.
Let no one deceive himself into thinking that by
reason of such voluntary support the Journal VIII
ask or accept any favors from the new admins
tration What may do will do for the
people of the state II Judge Mechem shows fidel-
fly to the people will feel honor bound to sup
port him in such a course. If he does show
fidelity to the people of our present critics
will assail him the most bitterly.