New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-08
BURSUM PRESENTS
JOURNAL EDITOR
IN FINE LIGHT
0KLAHOMAN is ANSWERED,
HIS TAX DODGING RECORD
OF $115,000 WORTH OF
PROPERTY AT $4,000 FOR
TAXATION EXPOSED
Socorro, N NJ, Oct. |, 1920.
Mr. Carl Magee,
Editor Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, N. NJ.

Mr. Carl Magee,
Editor Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, N. NJ.
My Dear Sir:-The republ cans
throughout IN, state have noticed
with more or less humor your re-
cent declaration that you had flop
ped to the democrats in support OF
the state cket Your policies ever
since the convention remind one
very much of the story of the
ostrich who buried his head in the
sand and imagined he had hidden
him elf from the view of the world.
Scarcely moment had elapsed
after your declaration to support
Judge Mechem when you began
caressing h m with one hand and
stabbing him in the back with the
other. You have been pursuing the
same policy with reference to Hard
ing and we will be greatly disap-
pointed If your wings are not be ng
spread TO make another flop straight
into the Cox camp within the next
week or two.
Before b dding you godspeed
permit me to call your attention to
certain slush contained in your
columns connecting my name with
bossism; with the nomination OF
Judge Mechem with alleged com
b'nation to enact legislation TO en-
able, as you put it, them to escape
Just taxation"
First; My construction of a po-
teal boss, when given in an Of
fensive way, which is your evident
desire, is person who secures sup
port for his cause by coercion,
threats, barter promise of reward
in some manner, or by promise Of
political preierment. Any person
who states that ! have secured sup
port for any public cause wh ch
may have advocated by any Of the
aforesaid means, is a deliberate
liar.
Second: You mention my name
as being a part OF a combination
TO enact legislation which would en-
able them 20 escape Just taxation"
That statement is false. I have no
combination with any person, cor
porat on or set of corporations.
a,sume the RIGHT TO exercise NV
American privilege of citizenship to
EXPRESS nv views and oninions ON
public questions. 10 favor or obiec,
to any pending leg station; 10 ad-
yocate the carrying out of any pledge
made TO the people by the political
party to which claim allegiance.
You state that "vou did no, ash
Bursum 10 ride herd on the con-
vcrtion and round M the delegate,
necessary 10 defeat Larrazolo and
Trdre Ncchem thereby
opening tie way 10 a charge Of
bossisn" did NOT "r'de hrrd"
The convention was not comnosed
OF catfl. or swine. The conven-
zion was comoosed Of ll8o repre-
scutativ.s ciuzers. duly accredited
delcgatc, or one delcrate for each
twenty rrrr5,Ir-n voters in the
state which DELEGATES were from
every couns and most OF the pre-
cinct, in me state. Such DELEGATES
were respect'vcN selected bv Off
riailv and regularly called conver-
ficns and o-imari throughout n.
state.
81 as one Of the dulv rrre.ii,-
a delegates. propoS,d Tudpc Mscbem
for governor. What I said IN his
her-ff yyac sa;1 in ,t,bf;r ~, ~.
platform OF the convention witbopt
consulting auy pcrsor not even Carl
Mage. In do ne 50 | acted within
my authority a. deIegate and as
a citizen. Six hundred twelve dele.
gates voted for Judpe Mechem. after
which several counties changed their
votes in his favor and thereafter a
motion TO make the nomina,ion
unanimous was carried Do Won deny
a citizen who Is a dulv accredited
delegate 10 a convent on the right
in open convention 70 publiclv pro.
pose for nomination such person az
10 him may seem nroper. and to
state his reasons why such
nropos I'd nomination should he rat.
In ed bv such conyer,ion7 II Won
10 YOU had better ioin the soyiets:
II vo- dc not vou had better ep-h
your sianIe~ous accusations
You make lot Of noise abou,
The mine tax law Don't Won know
hat the candidate whose candidacy
you wer- srnno~fioo N- T.a~-azoIo
received fo-.- vote f-o.-, Cof-