The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-04
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4 ENN ~ a fuMuT fresh from the Dawn OF the New Duf+ tNui Is
~ editorial column sunday morning We hnd this statements
There ara rumorsm the mir tda, Senator Fall and
certain Of his associates both in nd ept OF the state. are lay,
ing their plans 60 attempt 10 take over ~ a pfr>ona organ
ofthe senator one Of the largest daily papers % te state
n our Information Is correct, senator Fall and certain Of his
associates IN ed principally out Of the state owned the Morning
Journal At the time the Oklahoma advance upon the New Mexico sem
atofshf9 was launched, less than one brief scar ago s,oo4ste
Can il be that our friend the Prophet his vision Of quick aud
lofty political preiermcnt now but a melancholy memory wcares OF
the precarious perch upon the lonely pinnacle Of editorial aloofness.
and that a dcker IS on to transfer the journal back TO Senator Fall
and certain Of his associates. both in and out Of the satei''
The 'rumor," as quoted, certainly would seem TO indicate the
Of inside information. which is quite interesting, if true.
The Prophet seems 10 be so intimately informed as 70 his rimor
that he follows the paragraph quoted above with this.
"f this is true, it is doubtless a part Of a definite pro-
gram TO eliminate Senator Bursum 10 reduce the state 10 the
subsection Of Fall domination, through the repression Of
tho news
We had supposed that Mr.. Naeee had learhed something con-
eerniag the power Of a newspaper 10 eliminate Senator Bursum -
both by repression 81 the news, and otherwise. Mr.. Magee made a
Bursum. during the summer and autumn Of 1890. II Ne recall the
numerous editorial statements Of The Journal correctly, as we think
BurSum must and would be eliminated and that the journal
would see that il was done. On one occasion we recall distinctly that
fenced him to walk the gloomy vale of humiliation Of defeat" And
thereafter the Prophet undertook to enforce the sentence by repress-
ing the news, dstorting the news, by falsehood, libel and editorial
Mysteries. -4n
Was Senators Bursum eHminatedi
And it may be said for the information of the Prophet, that
other newspapers have tried to eliminate" Senator Birsum by pre-
|elsey the same methOus ne mas employed, ana nave scored failures
quite rs complete.
II will require more than the kind Of newspaper warfare that
has been waged against him TO eliminate" Senator Bursum. II will
require very much more, indeed, than the none too subtle effort to
create a division and start a fight in the republican party in the
'torial columns, with all his well known dizziness of touch.
The effort to eliminate Senator Bursum' has been the favorite
these few men do not understand, because they are so constituted as
70 ee uiisr, lynn unable . to APPRECIATE the characteristic and character
continued to turn 70 him with constantly increasing confidence in his
ability and trust in his integrity; and the ugler the falsehoods di-
rected against HIM. and the meancr the cOnSpiracieS 10 eliminate
him, the stronger has become his following in the republican party
and the greater the public confidence he enjoys.
1t is easily possible to carry a certain kind of attack against a
prominent in public life TO The point where it becomes persecu-
ton, and where the people clearly recognize ii as persecution. That
time arrived in the career of Senator Bursum several years ago. And
from that tune every renewal Of the attacks has resulted in added
strength for its objective.
when Mr.. Magcc arrived in our midst last May he was told that
Il was popular" to attack Mr. Bursum. His effort TO gain popu-
larty by that route was thorough. After the wholly adequate lick
ing be received hast November our Prophet began to trim and hedge
as best he could. lie is now leading out with the def dcicacy 50
peculiarly his own, 10 start a fight between Bursum and Fall, thus
putting ON another of his favorite exhibitions of shadow boxing for
A newspaper manager Of ordinary ability who has been through
what Mr. Msgee has recently experienced would understand what
dertook to eliminate But, as we have so often admitted with
|1nsrpdging admiration ours IS a Prophet of no ordinary ability
ordinary person do not get to him at ALL Doubtless the fact saves
Quoting again from this interesting editorial based MI "rumor -
we are delighted to find one statement by the Prophet with which
"New Mexico hal suffered too much already from per.
s9naiy conducted hewspapers II is pot at all important
is very essential that its news columns be kept open and its
editorial policy sincere, with an eye single to the common
good"
This is a plain, straightforward statement Of fact; one of the
few that we recall having seen in the editorial column of the journal
since Mr. Magee assumed charge Of il eleven months ago. Since that
the journal, as a personally conducted newspaper, has stead.
lily and persstently used both its news and editorial columns to de,
fame the people of New Mexico il has done what it could TO damage
the credit of the state il has permitted no opportunity 10 pass for
attempts to create discussion and distrust; it has been savage in its
attacks upon those industries ON which our people mainly depend for
their livelihood and the inevitable result has been that New Mex
leo has suffered -
No community is well served by a newspaper controlled by a
who does not understand its needs, its Industries, It's people
and whose whole policy is dictated by the demands Of an overwhelm-
ling egOtism and a rayenOus personal ambition that demands rewards
without service, aud that seeks to enforce those demands with the
alternative Of rule or ruin.
II Is a real pleasure to find AN editorial expression in the Journal
with which we can wLOleheartcdly agree New Mexico has sui.
Tered too much already from personally conducted newspapers. -
II Mr. Magee has his 'rumor' dope right and the secretary Of
the department Of the interior of The United States Of America is
oeemnNimg bis time and lhal Of bis a.sncialc. I'M aenring nn lhn nnr.