The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-06
LET'S GET THE FACTS

N N 4. III ElI1NAN cnalfnan OF m democratic lat
IVN committee, is a shrevd politician. lie is also a shrewd bust.
ness man He is one of the exceptional men who can work
twice for the state supreme court and elected him once. lie secured
hsnns his present job as United States Indian attorney while errane-
lie wants to elect a democratic legislature il he can. Thas is bust
ness Mr. Scigman also wants to slip Cox and the Wilson league Of
nations past the voters if he can. That is politics.
Mr.. Sengmans campaign strategy was fully explained in m cdi.
tSTial IN this column Yesterday It is summed up in the title Of that
was made that Mr. Sehgman political methods are ruthless. Proof
sciigman's two daily newspaper organs, the Albuquerque journal
and the Santa Fc New Mexican, for a statement authorized by Mr.
Seligman in behalf of Mr. Hanna, This statement, published in both
his political organs on Sunday last, brought Mr.. Sehgman face 10
face with summary punishment for a gross, deliberate libel. MIR
Mr.. selgman is fully aware of the reluctance Of business men to
parade their private business affairs before the public. lie possesses
that reluctance in his own business dealings. No doubt his profitable
dealings in bonds of the state of New Mexico would bear the most
discuss even those %semipublic transactions in the public prints.
Sensing this reluctance in other business men, Mr.. scligman
dodging' against the principal industries of the state, and to load
reluctance q the business men in charge Of these industries, to take
their case into the public prints He counted on their surprise at be
probable course would be to remain silent in the face of violent
Mr.. seligman figured on one other factor in planning this cam
paign- No one understands better than he the ease of making a
charge Of wTonsSdoi1g in q political campaign No one understands
better than he the difficulty Of explaining clearly the intricate pro-
cesses Of taxation legislation.
So he worked it out this assault on industry turned Hanna and
ATTACK the industries; charge them with lodging their taxes and
The attack was planned with sinister cunning. 1t was a cam.
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nunciation and vicious attack. It also harmonizcd perfectly with
the tendencies of the two daily newspapers at Mr. Seligmans dis
posak
Republicans cannot with safety minimize the menace Of this as.
sault on industry because they know its purpose and because they
know the republican record ON the taxation Of industries and know
that record is a good record. It will be necessary to explain this rec
ord fully to tho voters first, in order that they may not be misled by
pre;ndice, created by the artful appeal of the demagogue; second,
character Of this amazing enterprise against the welfare and prosper.
ity Of a state that those cunning political Adventures responsible for
il will not dare to repeat the adventure.
Let no one be deceived as to this ultimate result Of enterprises
like this one, il the people permit it to succeed. 1t means industrial
Hanna s program as Seligman has made it and as Hanna has pro.
claimed'it from the stump, would mean the wrecking Of the mining
industry in four New Mexico counties, now among the most prosper
Gus in the state.
II is probably not Mr.. seligmans purpose to let this program, if
he should be successful in this campaign, reach TO the stage of con.
fscation. His purpose is TO win this election for Cox and for Hanna
If he can, and no more. His ruthlessness of method is shown in the
character Of his campaign and the risks he is willing to takO with the
states prosperity, to gain his ends. But Mr.. Seligman is. after all,
only the head Of a well organized political machine. He can create
causca He can not control results.
The parlor socialist, preaching his pink radicalism across the
tea table, seldom intsnds that it shall fertiize the soil out of which
grows the bomb thrower. But il works that way.
II is necessary, therefore that republicans in New Mexico, and
thoughtful citizens everywhere, regardless Of politics. see to it that
the real purpose of this campaign of falsehoOd, prejudice, violent agi-
tstiOn and fervid abuse, is fully understood by the voters; and that
il be defeated so convincingy as to prevent its recurrence.
This can only be done by giving the teople the facts, not only
about the republican record and existing law on mine taxation, but
the facts regarding the whole industrial situation in our state.