Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-06
CAMPAIGN LIES.

The public has become accustomed to campaign
lies 1t prdes itself that it not be fooled
Thereby it fools itself.
Not to believe anybody or any newspaper in
formation shows precisely the same lack of dis
elimination as to believe everybody and every
thing one sees in the paper. Before men can
get on in business they must learn to discriminate
as to who may be and who may not be trusted.
highly developed discrimination along this line
is a man or woman's greatest protection
Newspapers edited by men, The result IS
that the newspaper will have just as much char
acter as the who make it and no more. A
man who is really scrupuous of his word in pri-
vate life will be eXactng with himself IN what
he permits to be said in his newspaper
This campaign has emphasized this distinction
as to the reliability of newspapers. contro-
versy has gone which has seemingly bewildered
the public, although the outcome OF the election
in Bernalllo county has not left much room Tor
doubt as to which source of information was be-
lieved by the rank and file of the people at
home.
With the election over, the journal reiterates
that it took position in the best of faith and
gave the people reliable information direct from
the records in this state. We challenge the world
with the statement that we received not one nickel
of money or promise of any character from
anybody except regular rates for such adVer-
Using as any one saw fit give May add
Using except that we attempted to edit it against
libel.
There was no great difference in the platforms
of the two parties in this state. That led very
many good republicans to feel that there was
no reason why they should leave their party. Had
not both promised to pay?
Our position was based upon experience
that two promises to pay the same amount are not
always equally good one person may pay and the
other AS we investigated 1 record past
platforms found that the republican party, UNI
der the management as now, had not paid
to the people in the past in accordance with its
promises. We therefore doubted to the future.
However, succeeded in arousing public in
terest which will be alert to see whether promises
are kept in good faith in the immediate future We
have created a condition of the public mind in
this campaign which may make it politically neces-
sary to carry out the platform pledges. We hope
We will be very active in informing the pub
lie of any tendency toward the evasion of these
promises,
May we turn aside to say a word to those
who criticize conduct in this campaign. Surely
you are not for kept press such the Journal
was when the present management took it over!
Surely you do not believe that it is wholesome for
a state to have its newspapers run in the interest
of the few! Surely you do not approve of public
opinion being kept dormant by such methods
Then accord the privilege of freedom of action
whether you with us or not
In vigorous exposure of the bad faith of the
party in the past lies the only hope of its refOrma
ton in the future if it would stay in power Our
charges of bad faith were based upon the official
records. We told the public not one single cam
paign lie.
Time will prove the entire reliability Of the
Journal in this campaign. SO very convincing will
be the proofs in the course of a short while that
few douters will be left
The Special Revenue Commission will report
by the fifteenth of November 1t is bipartisan but
predomnantly republican It's report will, doubt,
be courteously worded but it will prove most that
we have said taxation conditions in this state to
be true.
Those who love the republican party should
be gratifed that we have driven leadership into
the open with program of progress and ire
trievaby committed that leadership to carrying
on" in the public interest. To win it had to con-
vince the public of its good faith, Otherwise 1t
would have lost the election. We have helped the
republican party in New Mexico to become party
of progress. which it has not been in the past
twenty years. We had to do it with a whip but
the prospects of reform would not be so
flatterng but for the way in which the Journal
forced the party leaders to go record.
We hope they the necessity for catering
to the public demand for reforms instead of cater
ing to the special interests" If they do, our
quarrel with them is ended If they do have
won our. entire contention. Judge Hanna will
have loaned his services in forcing great public
benefits.