Deming graphic., 1921-09-13
Partisanship, Mud and
Money VS.. the Pub
lie Welfare.

famatory and abusive that II should and
no doubt will have the effect OF dis
gusting every fair-m;nded nan and wo-
man with the cause OF the candidate
who permits the use OF such campaign
publicity In his behalf. This article
was alleged 10 be an interview with
an unframed republican. It bore all
the ear-marks Of the matter eminating
from the SelIgman publicity bureau I'm
Santa Fe. But for the fact that IL Is
typical OF the defhmatory and abusive
methods OF the Selirnan-Hann cam
palgns OF the past four state elections
and which are being used again IN the
present campaign. It could be passed
over as ridiculous. Being part OF a
statewide propaganda OF similar ma
ture merits public attention and the
rebuke Of an overwhelming vote against
the man In whose behalf such methods
are employed.
Says the mysterious unnamed re-
publican; "Bursum never reads and
knows only what he sees and hears. He
is morally and mentally unfit TO sit In
the senate OF the United States"
Think OF II, you men and women Of
Luna county who know Senator Bur
sum personally; who know his vide
knowledge Of history and literature and
economies and the deep reading from
which he has CLEANED II. Think OF
his clean life record and Of the mental
capacity and vigor that served 10 ele-
yate him from a switchboard hoy In a
Denver telephone office Of early days
to n seat In the Senate Of the United
States. and judge how desperate must
be the situation Of the opposition TO
resort to such abuse IN wild effort
TO trap a few uniformed voters into
voting against him.
This un-mentioned and unmention-
able alleged republican concludes his
scrccd with this statement:
The crookedest horsetrader that
ever knew was Swede who was called
Honest Ernest The crookedest poll
ticlan In New Mexico Is a Swede who
has palavered the people with his bunk
nm about reform ad Development for
years-and during all those years he
has never had ram fit 10 show at
the state fair, or an acre Of land that
gave evidence OF thrift. nor an aspira-
ton that moved him toward a better
state"
Even those but casually acquainted
with Senator Bursum's position In this
state, with the work he has done and
the progress he has fostered. and who
have only an outline OF what he has
accomplished for the farmers and
stockmen of this state during his brief
service IN the senate, will understand
the rottenness Of this kind Of political
attack Yet II Is typical OF the materi-
al that is being issued to democratic
newspapers all over the state and that
being used by a number OF them.
Some of them, he II said, have had the
,lecency and good sense 30 refuse TO
print IL.
Under the prodding OF the democratic
committee and, no doubt, with
campaign funds furnished FROM that
source, the democratic state OrganlZa-
tlon under Arthur Seligman, has be-
gun bitter last hour effort to head
off the approaching landslide tn Bur
sum. The democratic national commit.
tee * pouring speakers into the state.
NtnHlOI JOut-N ithN Ottil N-ul Out w sup
crvise the Job. They do not expect
to defeat Bursum hut they hope 10 pre-
vent IA repetition of the landslide by
which this state went for Harding and
the whole Republican ticket last No
vember.
To this end the well known SelIg-
man.Hanna campaign methods, with
mud and money as the tools have been
brought into play.
A full page advertisement in Snu-
DAYS Albuquerque Journal printed
some OF the Santa Fe New Mexican'S |
scurrilous broadsides. There was half
II page of questions stating by infer /
cnce that Bursum had accomplished no I,
hing in Washington. The charge was
made that he passed his vote ON the |
adjusted compensation act for the war |
veterans. This like every other re-
Election on Bursum's record, was a de-
liberate falsehood. Bursum did not I
PASS his vote on the adjusted comPens-
alton act He voted for the inter-
nst Of the veterans Of the great war /
MS promptly and openy aud vigorously /
MS he stood and voted and worked for |
every measure that was for tirei rbene-