The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21
We Know Where Mr.. Hanna Stands:
How About Mr.. Magee?

Citizens of BcrnalillO county now know where
Mr.. Hanna stands as regards the future govern
ment of his home county
lie is in favor of ratifying the deal made by Bd
Chase and his local democratic lieutenans with
Frank llubbcll, by the terms of which the effort is
being made to turn over the county government
to lIubbe in exchange for the votes lIubbcll can
deliver TO Hanna
This is the only county in the state where any
fusion movement of any Importance is under way.
Mr. Hanna, in his speech at Vaughn
Warned democrats and fusionists everywhere
TO vote the straight democratic ticket two weeks
from today TO END BOSS RULE"
As it will be filed tomorrow at the county court
house, the straight democratic ticket in Bcr-
nalillo county will he the Hanna Hubbcll ticket
the instrument with which il is proposed to force
Bcrn8lilo democrats to assist in ratfying tho deal
between Chase, the Hanna lieutcnants aud Hub
bell
Mr.. Hanna is on record His advice to his home
county has been given. II is disappointing. Mr.
Hanna has made his campaign on a platform of
opposition TO "boss rule = it has not been very
consistent campaign because Mr. Hanna is him
self the creation of Boss Scligman who nominated
him six months before the democratic convention
was assembled at Las Vegas. Wherever Hanna
has spoken in this campaign that knowledge in the
minds of democratic leaders has dampcncd cnthuS
iasm. In some places il has smothcrcd the cnthus-
iasm as completely Boss Seligman smothcrcd
the opposition to Hanna at Las Vegas.
But it was not believed that Mr. Hanna would
achieve the crownng inconsistency of advising
his home county to restore Boss Hubbcll, part
of the Hanna campaign against "boss rule.
That is what has happened.
We know where Mr.. Hanna stands The whole
state knows where he stands. The Hanna myth
has been exploded. That myth, skilfully spread
by Boss Seligman and by Mr.. Hanna himself, has
portrayed the democratic candidate for governor
as an unselfsh friend of the people; man-sizcd
opponent Of bad government a courageous fighter
against corruption and corruptonists.
We find, as a result of the present campaign.
that Mr.. Hanna is just the ordinary garden va.
riety OF politician, hunting for job on the public
payroll and willing to trade away good govern
ment in his home community to a discrcdtcd boss,
in exchange for the handful of votes that boss
can swing into line for Hanna.
SO much for the Hanna myth. Ii is exploded
and with it the Hanna campaign II is disap-
pointing to a great many people who believed in
the Hanna character as Scligman had skfully
portrayed it, These people expected Hanna TO
come forward and repudatc this deal, made in
his behalf. II he had possessed the courage to do
it the freedom from boss rule that would have
permitted him to do il, that one courageous stand
would have overcome much il not all of the dam.
age his campaign mistakes and those of his man.
ayers and advertising agencies have done TO his
cause.
But while the Hanna myth is gone the lIubbcll
menace remains.
This community needs every courageous iulu-
cnce and every citizen who wants personal liberty
and clean government to make the fight against
that menace.
One of the strongest influences in this com
munity is the Albuquerque Morning journal, now
owned by Mr.. Carl Magec. In the past the Jour
nal has been an influence for good in this commun
ity. 1t was the journal that made it possible fol
this community to throw of the yoke of llubbc
rule.
Mr.. Magee has promised this community that
he will be found fighting against "bossism,
against corruption, for good government and
popular liberty and rights that his newspaper