New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-22
THE ACME OF DEMOCRATIC
HYPOCRACY

The recent attack OF the 'Portaice
Journal" upon the native people and
the Catholic church has produced 4
situation that is serious. not only
because OF its character, but because
OF the democratic Misrepresentation
following its publication. OF curse
4, is rot surprising that the violence
OF the existence OF such 4 feeling
should come 10 the surface on some
occasions Time and time again
ir>iHGating statements, showing this
deep-scated feeling, have appeared
IA different Democratic papers oi
IN state. When tn, element oi
the democratic party can so easily
look across the state lin II Arizona
and view thousands OF people dis
franchiScd by a democratic lcgisla-
ture. it is not surprising that they
viii occasionally give expression 70
their own real feelings. WI We
remember that so many Of them
came IRON states where thi, feeling
has been crystalized into law it is
not surprising that thy should
cherish fond hopes that the same
N'tiblA''H H4d- " pHs'iN 4'''t III
lGS tate.
But this is no o astounding
,hIu the methods employed by the
democratic organization when fin
ally this pent up, but temporarily
suppressed, feeling did escape to
p, urface at one place. The trou-
81, IS, il broke loose AZ 4 critical
trre, Just on the eve Of election AMI
20 what desperate extremes ;heJ
have gone in m attempt to head
of It's apparent ~effectl Putrid
polincs; Republican propaganda /;
dastardly attempt 70 shsttcr h.,
reputation and other lurid eyclama
lions hurled at his political Oppo-
nents by Judge Hanna, and all be
cause a democrats newspaper, edit
ed by a democratic candidate. at the
wrong time gave expression to the
brand Of democracy that has been
enforced in every democratic
4 onghold in the nation. But in
'he light Of recent political history
OF this state, the most discustin;
sprctacIe il thai OF STATE Chairman
Nelipnan vino gave utterancc to the
following:
Beaten N IA, campaign on their
own record these men ~rcsortrd u
the desperate and ~lespicahlc device
oi -ei2iug upon The u%ttcrances OF an
\ -.urt paper. the editor 60
winch formerly affiliated with them.
10 appeal % race prejudice and rtlis
.ou, affiliations in order to elect
heir candidate. los gov. nor"
Nothing 80 rcprchensible has ever
Lctorc shown mp in New Mexico
politics. !, is highly injurious t.
The State. II is without eNcus, f.
has no Justification in fact, as Mr
Rursum now making active use oi II.
nuws quite well"
Wien. I ever, hi democratic edi
to- supported The Republican party
~, have no knowledge. We do
know 'la' =; has not been Tor mauv
years. Possibly ht am 20 'E.
democrats a. the same time Judpc
0 .rua df5 Nc DO not know E.
ter,aily he VAS IN good standing IN
the demo ratio party or he would
not have been placed On their 'icker
But what has the republican orgaui
zaiion done - call forth this flood
'l .+sNflIN NUN lN'Bt iiah'ia anu
Arthur Seligmani After waiting
FOR a week In expectation that the
democratic organization would prop
erly dcnounce il, and waiting m
vain, the Republican Woman's Or
V~anization issued a statement prop
CRY ohar~acterizing the article and
showing its falsity. Are the re-
publicans 20 be condemned for 50
doingi Are we TO be condemned
for giving vide publicity 70 a con
dcmnation OF the most vicious and
most malicious attack in the history
OF the state? And are the demo-
Gratis To he commended Tor remaining
silent for a week and only speaking
ont after being driven 10 il by this
letter Of the Republican Women's
Organization.7
When. however, Mr.. Seligmsn
makes his vicious attack upon the
Republicans for calling attention 10
such propaganda and forcing him
from under cover. does he think the
reople u New Mexico cannot re-
member four years backY When did
Mr. Sel;ernsn Become a eonvcrt 70
ptre political methods and east
aside -ht tiacE robes Il s%il'i-a
,iun and misrepr esentation' Docs
his memory bark back four years
?, the time z { DeBsca was tn
democratic candidate for governor
AGAINST ". - Bursum' Permit us
20 relate an incident thai occurred
drriug rha: campaign and zee IT, %
the light 81 his recent mauii-st
ton al political virtue. il VII not
bring the hirsh Of shame q his
cheeks. A. that time ar Article was
published N a newspaper II east
u New Neyico edited BY q cial-
istic democr7t charging iha. peBaca
should be fsfeated becarsc he Uas
q Catholic. The issre 81 that pape
va vel timed. Il Was the 'asf =
s1e proceeding the el-.i'o1. A.
soon as the Republican organization
harmed OF i. they Immediately DE-
nouneed It. il did not remain 81
lent for = seek. Il was not forced