Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-24
WHEN SILENCE is GOLDEN"

THE Albuquerque Morning Journal under
its new management is the object of attack
by a number of newspapers in New Mexico
that ought to know better The new owner
has been in the state but a short time and
has had the pluck to speak right out in
meeting" The old personal and political
organs of the state instantly resented this self
assertion and the anvil chorus tuned up. The
Graphic has noted that those who have rung
the anvil loudest have longest canied the
chains that bind them body and soul to in
terests that are too well known to need enum-
Grafton. Few of them earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow and it wouldn't take
the Graphic long to point out the easy sources
of their best revenues Regardless of party
affiliations they stand for things they are
At least they ought to have the good grace to
keep still.
Under the old management the Abuquer-
que Morning journal was at the service OF
those who could pay for publicity and aside
from the false political doctrines that were
voiced the editorial column loaded with
academic discussions that would have put
village "uplift" society to sleep. Yet the
dope" passed for good stuff with a lot of
editors over the state, and the journal was
applauded as safe and sane. 1t was all of
that in spite of the fact that its editorial
ton of a new idea into the editorial sanctum.
The present management of the journal
makes some errors due to lack of orlenta-
ton. 1t would be more polite to keep silence
until the new editor could better estimate the
situation; but it is a relief, anyway, to read
an independent opinion however mistaken it
may be. 1t is a dead certainty that those en-
gagged in knocking" the Journal will make
no mistake either as to facts or interpreta-
ton. The gang knows what is wanted and
the puerile editors they hire are not making
any errors that will separate them from their
weekly pay envelopes If the Journal had sold
-. out to the "innterests" it would have the
advantage of better information"
-Demng Graphic.
We thank the Graphic for its compliment upo
ur freedom of action That is our only boast. W
ever have claimed any nfallibility of judgmen
We leave that claim to those for whom the road
,e travelled is marked plainly by their master
hat it can be travelled without installing the wa.
s In exploring the jungle toward the better da
pen sometimes lose the route and are compelled
beat it back little way, to get on the rigf
rack again. We will try not to get entirely lost i
ceiling our way, although that is risk we prefe
o striking an equilibrium with our environment
nd accepting what is, as the best that can be hope
or.
We hope we lack "orientaton' now and in tn
rture in the sense in which some of our contem
cranes have it. They wise guys and kno
on which side their bread is buttered.' We ar
lad to note that the Graphic is not of that class.
We are eager to learn and, perhaps, will. We al
OF prepared however to admit that the sanctums c
ewspaper offices in New Mexico have had a me
opoy of all worldly wisdom during the past fit
ears For the information of our critics we wi
late that we have found many men and women out
de of New Mexico who can read and write and VIII
now that the day of domination by the few
early over Isn't the assumption of superior wis
nm nv the "anvil chorus "A trfle disingenuous an