The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-30
A BORAHs CHARCEs

Two great parties Large expenditures, where made. have been
~ Hose states having the direct primary. In so far as Senator
horsh's sensational charges in the senate hast week merit attention
the direct primary system Of nominating candidates.
ehare 1o's aa. h@Af aon = likely %od to suffer more from having made his
ing democrats and republicans engaged in nominating campaigns
charges the best possible motive. Borah has beer misled by wild
newspaper statements made by such publications Is the New York
World never to be trusted in connection with political campaign IN.
formation Intelligent men and women will recognize as idle the
the primary campaigns They viii be sure to recall ths. the men
managing these campaigns are among the abIest politicians in both
OF money, they will be too wise 10 attempt such use when discovery
ana exposure would be certain.
Borah has based his charges on unreliable and exaggerated
Idaho senator asSaas This is a typical Borsh error. He has never
has never been : th ps y s'' He ! pp aTnsy q"f is, m;..a ns Info information NATION
uhat rs the reason he has failed to grow into presidential timber
70 command the public confidence.
Unfortunately for senator Borah his charges arc made while he
as@lisl nomination He and Senator johnson stand together in this
them ont Of the presidential nomination race. when ner = sy @rsnne
nms Mho .. Is watching and thinking. recognize that they have BEEN
~ .Issoneiiasie opponents Of any kind Of conpromise On the league
recognize i" the ~r.a PeT assd a e. not e.u want ia = radical for president They
the treaty and %d't tLa, is ! wb want nuE 9;se s.n and early final adjustment Of
y en.s srS''rsry Wilson on the one hand, and from The irreconcnable
50 il Is that Borahs charges have left an impression like The
WORN 81 the well known dog in the historic manager. The charges
such mon as Wood and Io~deni p This m M P or %a y no, G Sa nSeTso,d IN
eG i Il ,n ! r. rex known G.. As for Borah, this outbreak means his
"' motive to corrupt IN every charge he has made
The direct primary. as senator Moses has sad. is really what
Dorah = assading IN The days Of thin populations the direct pri.
cumbersome, and Inefficient even in colonial DAYS, and ass IS heinz
!" pst o Q a true system Of representative government.
The adoption Of the direct primary. in denseIy populated states
was nf{sd BY nj Tho held that organized politicians would not
permit the people to voice their will. They did not See, and a few
ILL., DO MOI zee, that the direct primary closed The doors to great
pqnueai preiernent TO all bHt the few who have the means to reach
great numbers Of people at one time in q brief campaign. The d.l
rect primary offered as a remedy for The ue of money in political
ssampalsnS has simply made its use absolutely essential to success.
because no men, no matter how great be be. can hope to reach a
kns'l Popasailon without the use Of the various means Of publicity
ana advertising. Newspapers should be the first and strongest
.psa" - o. .s direct prInsryi for it makes the use of advertising
give Their space away to political candidates. any more than The
railroads give him tickets or the merchant clothing and shoes.
! - Significant that as they have opportunity to observe the
workings Of the direct primary, more and more newspapers are turn.
such as never were had under the old system Of delegate and rr,
venton trminahons There are a few men who charge that news
corruption But the real reason for newspaper opposition is becanse
segsS ns " ~ esseryers Ereeognize IN the direct primary the most
method under which the public may be most easily tdnked and
"p09ed by money and powerful organization
Here in New Mexico we have a few men in both parties who Yin
influences or "iuiercsis1 or bosses" They believe that If they
parties to confer office and honor upon them. Yet even With onr
thin population. these men would find themselves hopeiessly retired
to finance the costly business Of advertising and transportation and
F" getting out the strangely indifferent voters.
Men Of thf Bora9 and johnson type believe mat newspapers
should carry then individual propaganda free OF charge and as a
favor 20 the public. Il is a supreme egotism under which these men
Always when a great man comes forward with a useful thought,
. praeueal plan or . great movement the newspapers shower their
VIZ" nm ni ne RFea pupNhhmg business 81 Ns MARION now
publicity agent and g such The charge for space is full rate
~ nan. no matter how strong, IAN make a statewide primary
campaign without the aid VI the newspapers, the printing presses
md the bill boards Vocal gentlemen who think otherwise, are al
fooled a. the polls This means heavy expense. l.
On fhe other hand, under the true representative system. a man,
By impreskng himself his ideas aud his sincerity upon his home
community may send The delegates Of that eomagnty 10 a state con
rention detefnined 20 fight for him 20 the last ditch-And these
meeting delegates from other communities who contend for other
ironr men. eventually reach a compromise and agreement Often 0
ne resuf is not The strongest man for the place. Far more often
he result has been 70 give The state and nation the strongest men for
pable work. IN
A gf The direct primary. one has but to study the congresses Of