New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-10-07
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FORCED NEW MEXICO FIGHT
ALONG NATIONAL LINES
Special to State Record.

Special to State Record
Washington, Oct. lit would bt
difficult to exaggerate the depres-
sion which exists in Democratic cir
cles as the result of the special elec-
ton in New Mexico. For some rea-
son the Democratic organization
seemed obsessed with the idea they
would win the election and they risk
ed their prestige upon the result. They
sent a corps of speakers into New
Mexico, led by Senator A. A. Jones
and Senator Pat Harrison, leaders in
the Senate. Organizers were sent in
to the state, and the McAdoo influ-
ences openly worked TO line up the
railroad vote. Democratic newspaper
correspondents in Washington were
"fed up" with all kinds of reports to
the effect that the New Mexico Re-
publicans were disorganized. disheart-
ened and engaged in a fatal factional
warfare. The corps of Democratic
speakers sent into New Mexico
and the Democratic press outside
the state insisted the issue was
whether or not the Republican
administration and the Republican
Congress, should be endorsed.
The result-the victory of the Re
publican candidate by a plurality that
will exceed 5000 was a crush blow
out not only to Democratic hopes but
to the prestige of the Democratic or
ganization Now that it is seen never
had the slightest chance to win, De
mocratic politicians" in plentiful num-
bers are saying bitter things regard
ing the political sagacity of the ma
tional organization for taking such an
intensive and open part in the cam
paign. These critics OF their own par
part the Democratic national organ
ization played in the campaign was
the greatest political blunder since
President Wilson wrote his famous let
ter in 1918 appealing for the election
of a Democratic Congress.
lnasmuch as the Democratic party
forced the fight along national lines
and upon national issues, the people
OF New Mexico rendered a verdict
accordingly. Senator Bursum, the sue
cessful candidate, speaking OF his vic
tory, says: Il attribute this victory
to the approval OF the constructive
business policy OF President Harding.
The people have faith that the Hard
ing administration will speed up the
return OF prosperity througout the ma
ton
sTl, .,,,,l,,p,ap, con pfarauca Is in
session. Its first work will be to make
as accurate an inventory as posi-
bic OF the kinds and extent of eX-
isting unemployment. There has been
gross eXaggeration as to the extent
and much sensational exploitation OF
that which does exist. This eXploita-
ton has been made to serve partisan
and class purposes. The exposure of
the fact that the person engaged in
'auctioning" working men in Boston
IS professional "reformer" who per-
mits his wife to toll hours each day
in order to support him and their
has hurt the prospects OF
those who thought and sought to
create class hatreds, fan ignorant pre-
udices and serve base partisan ends
)y promoting such spectacular peri
)rmanccs.
1t must not be expected the en-
oloyment conference will wave some
magic wand and put everybody on
he payroll at once. Its greatest work
yill probably consist in formulating
ONE plan whereby the economic waste
# seasonal employment can be re-
luccd Undoubtedly the conference
viii be flooded with suggestions which
re socialistic and communistic in char
cter and purpose,-suggcstions that
he government owes every one a liy-k
ne and should assume the responsible
V of giving every one job at the
Expense OF the public treasury. In
he opinion OF saner and closer stud
nts OF the problem all the govern /
nent owes is the guarantee that pri-
ate industry OF every kind shall have Z
fair chance to engage in profitable
PRODUCTION. Once that is assured, the !
,roblem OF unemployment except the
casonal variety, will solve itself
Once it is admitted the govern
national. state or loc-
should furnish means OF employ
nent to the idle then the whole prin
iplc of state socialism is admitted
nd the government must provide
ither a job or an unemployment pen
ion,-a vicious economic practice that
costing European nations millions
very year. encouraging idleness ra-
her than eliminating il and is the
lrgest single factor operating today
D stagnate European industry, de-
ress Europe economically and prevent
s return to pre-war normally.
II is very interesting and very con-
Iusive evidence which the reports of
le Treasury Department present to
ne effect that the economy program
{ this administration is actually &C.
nomizing The comparison of the
rtual expenses of the government de-
artments during the months OF July
nd August this year with the. ex-
enses of the same departments dur
lg july and August of last year when
ie Wilson administration was in full
over and control, speaks for itself.