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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
PASSING THE BUCK

Governor Hyde finds himself in
very embarrassing position with the
legislature out of hand and his lcgis-
lative program all shot to pieces and
a special session Of the legislature
running at loose ends. It is perfect
ly natural that he should attempt to
pass the blame and offer an alibi This
he does in lis special message. One
paragraph reads
"That the referendum Of these bills
is due to prejudice, partisanship, will
full and studied Misrepresentation, ad-
mits no doubt; that it was" intended
solely to save the jobs of certain poll
eicians is only scantly camoufaged."
If the Governor can put this over
and make the people forget how so
many bills originated and their pur-
pose, he has done pretty well. He is
probably relying on the political axiom
that the memory Of the voter is very
short. The Democrats might well re-
tort by saying:
1.-THE conception and passage of
these bills was due to prejudice, parti-
sanship, willful and studied misrepre-
sentation and intended solely to make
jobs for certain politicians.
This paper has maintained that the
referendum should not be used for po-
litical and partisan purposes. 1t main
tanned that the Democratic State
Committee plays mighty poor politics
in taking Charge of referendum petit
tons and including the Hyde pro-
gram. The gerrymander of the Ju-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

Commissioner of Education but also
his predecessor, refuted the false
charge which was first made by the
Russell Sage Foundation, and thea
taken up and reiterated by Gov.
Hyde. Hon. Sam Baker, State Super
intendent of Schools, as well as others
whose statements should be regarded
as authoritative, some time ago show
cd the falacy of the Governors OBJ
servations, but it seems he paid no
heed to the gentlemen who sought to
inform him and at the same time rem
der service to the state. In a re-
cent letter to the county superintend-
ents, our State Superintendent takes
occasion to quote the above statement
of the United States Commissioner of
Education, and then Mr.. Baker says:
with me it is not a matter of Mis-
souri's standing. As your State Su-
perintendent of Schools, l do not in
tend that she shall stand still at all,
but that she keep moving along the
lines that will make for right citizen
ship and that viii give to our boys
and girls on the farm and in the
towns and cities advantages to all
alike" That statement has both
sense and spirit. and is worthy of the
man who makes it.
Governor Gardner loved to throw
bouquets at his state, and to animate
the people with desire for achieve
ment in every worthy pursuit, wheth-
er educational. industrial or CONNER
cial. Our present governor has the
unhappy faculty of putting a damper
on everything he advocates or touch
es. Is it any wonder that a Republi-
can magazine published in st. Louis
asks the party to repudiate him p
Missouri Stat
Missouri State Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
HYDE'S LIBEL ON MISSOURI


As rule, men, and even animals,
learn wisdom from experience. But
this rule, like others, has its eXcep-
tions. The most conspicuous eXcep-
ton to this familiar rule is Arthur
Mastick Hyde, the unhappy Governor
of Missouri. When Governor Hyde
makes a bad blunder. he seems to
think that the one way to retrieve it
is to commit still worse one. If he
misstates fact, his way of repairing
the damage is to stand pat on the
miSstatement. If he iibels the state
which has honorcd him far beyond his
deserts, he makes amends by giving
the libel wider publicity.
In making his campaign for Gov
crnor, Mr.. Hyde ground out misGtate-
ments with astonishing facility. 1t
mattered little to him whether he rob-
bed the party in power of honors we'll
earned or created fractional bitterness
within his own party, so long as he
thought that his method of conduct
ing a political campaign had the eff
feet of forwarding his own political
interests and making his stock rise on
the market. He consulted no wise
heads in his own party then, nor does
he do so now Advice to him is onl y
goad that makes him kick the harder.
Like bull in a china shop, he smashes
the party queensware without mercy,
and leaves it to others to gather up
and put the pieces together His one
idus Achates, guide. philosopher and
friend is the redoubtable Hiram, who
hopes at some time, when the people
lose their reason, to perch upon the
gubernatorial chair. But our execu-
tive Humpty- Dumpty is nearing a fall
and his end will parallel that of the
hero of the nursery rhyme.
What evil genius suggested to Gov.
Hyde, while addressing the City Club
at Kansas City, some two weeks ago,
to repeat the old SANDER that the
State of Missouri ais so far down the
scale in education as to rank thirty
fourth? This deliberate SANDER,
which has often been disproved, was
seemingly uttered for the edification
of Governor McKelvie of Nebraska,
who was present. 1t is questionable if
the latter appreciated the propriety
Of the remark, or admired the Govern
or of Missouri the more for defaming
his state.
The statement of Gov Hyde about
our educational status was completely
refuted and derided by no less an au-
thority than Hon. J. ]. Tigert, United
States Commissioner of Education, or
June 9th, at Warrensburg. The Com
missioner said:
~ have been surprised in coming
into Missouri to find that there are
some people who take the report of the
Russell Sage Foundation seriously
This report ranks Missouri thirty
fourth in education. In the first place
no state can be ranked educationally
as there are certain elements that &c
to make up education that cannot BIZ
measured. If all the things that make
for development in education were t.
be taken into consideration in an at
tempt to rank the states of this nation
Missouri would stand fifth or sixth
from the -op."
Not only the present United State!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
Farmers Branded as PrOfteers."

The last member of the Harding adj
ministration to get into hot water by
making speeches is comptroller OF the
Currency Crissinger, the personal APP
pointee of President Harding, whose
recent speech is arousing the ire OF
the farmers. The speech. made on
June "a at the Convention of the New
York State Bankers Association at
Atlantic City, has not been widely re-
ported. The following extracts will
be of peculiar interest in agricultural
communities:
American farmers are caught in
the wreck of their own r-prosper-
ity which is the direct result of their
profiteering during the war. Cuba is
in great distress because its good for
tune tempted it to extravaganza, spec
ulation, initiation of money, credit and
prices during the war.
"Yet, if you smile the smile of su-
perior sophistication at little Cuba,
caught in the wreck of its super-pros-
perity, will retort that Cuba and our
own mid-western farming country are
in precisely the same pickle. The
farmers made money so fast as the
high prices that everybody did exactly
what everybody did in Cuba; went to
specializing in farms, forcing the
prices higher and higher, selling ano
leselling on small payments, and dis
counting the notes which represented
deferred payments. When ;hc price
of cotton and wheat and corr arc
hogs started downward on tae same
path that Cuba's sugar was following
! and our farmers and agriculture
spectators found themselves in full
fellowship with Cuba's planters.
$50, we see that the rofits of the
profiteer, whether in Cuba or here
have disappeared. He cannot meet his
notes, the banks cannot afford to car
ry him, and both he and the banks are
being squeezed.
As in the case of Ambassador Har.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

vey, who has not been recalled and so
far as anyone knows has not been re-
buked for his Pilgrims Society speech,
Comptroller Crissinger has neither
been rebuked nor dismissed. 1t is
pointed out, however, that Comptroll-
er Crissinger had as good grounds as
Ambassador Harvey could have had
for believing his utterances in har-
mony with the views of President
Harding, for on Feb. 26, 1917, discuss
ing the revenue bill and arguing
against further corporation taxes, Mr..
Harding, then a senator, said:
81 venture to say that if the corpor-
ations of this country were holding
back food products for advanced pric-
es, as does the American farmer, there
would be an cutlery from one end of
this country to another"
He may have found justification in
speech by Senator Harding in The
Congressional Record of Aug. 81, 1917
containing this statement:
81 said that raising 81 wheat was a
profitable occupation in times OF
peace; and l say to the Senator from
North Dakota that the knowing farm.
ers of the country are buying land If
Ohio at $3.50 an acre for the very pur.
pose of going into a commercial pro
position of raising wheat proftably al
one dollar per bushel."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
German Americans "Disgusted and
Disseminated"

Whatever any one else may think of
the peace resolution it has not made a
hit with George Sylvester Viereck,
who claims to speak for German
Americans. Mr.. Viereck says:
"The peace resolution does not make
peace. The Knox-Porter resolution is
futile in that it binds neither us nor
the Germans. 1t will not change a
whit the commercial or diplomatic re-
lations between the two republics.
Coming, as it does, without grace or
generosity, after infinite pickering
among picayune politicians, intended
to disguise more sinister motives for
the breach of promise of the Republi-
can party to make an immediate peace
with Central Europe, it leaves US dis
gusted and disenchanted."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

fore the horse by declaring peace be-
fore treaty is made, has been passed
and signed, the next move is to nego-
tate a treaty. But what kind Of a
treaty?
According to Senator Brandagee
(Rep., Conn., it will not be a peace
treaty, but treaty of amity and COM
merce. According to Representative
Twner (Rep., Iowa. it will be peace
treaty with Germany. You go right
on paying your taxes and taking your
choice between these high Republicans
authorities.
There is, however, another surmise
which finds utterance both in political
and press circles that President Hard
ing is getting ready to resubmit the
treaty of Versailles and that Secretary
of State Hughes, who aided by Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover, is the dom
inant influence in foreign affairs, has
almost completed the draft Of the trea-
ty the administration will favor.
But with all these surmises, no one
seems to take into account what Ger
many will do. Having formally de-
clared peace with Germany, owever I'M
constitutional the method, many Dem
ocratic leaders hold that we can no
longer dictate peace as victor; that
our hands aretied; that Germany now
holds the whip hand and she being
now a friendly power" that we can
not insist upon anything she is not
willing to grant.
1t is also held that the peace resolu-
ton violates the terms of the armis-
tice, which we made jointly with the
allies and that it is a surrender Of our
vital interests and rights, as well as
our honor.
One of the serious complications is
with respect to the alien property held
by the United States. Under the terms
of the peace resolution this property
must be held until satisfaction is had
of all the claims of the respective gov
ernments, thus closing the doors Of our
own courts to American citizens with
claims against Germany. On the 9TH
er hand it is reported that attorneys
for the original owners Of the seized
property will bring suit for its recov-
ery under the declaration Of peace.
Democrats are generally agreed that
the peace resolution settles nothing,
but on the contrary has greatly compli-
Gated the situation. They point out
that President Harding, failing to ex-
ercise his own pterogative to negotiate
a peace treaty "passed the buck" to
Congress which passed the peace reso-
luton and has now "passed the buck"
back to the President.
The more critical among them as
sert shat it is only another illustration
of the inability of the present Republi-
can administration to understand or to
solve any of the great problems with
which it is confronted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
What's the Constitution to the G. o. p.


Whether the Republican legislature
of Illinois was Influenced to disregard
the constitution of the United States
by the example set by Congress in
passing the peace resolution or wheth-
err its act was a manifestation of the
fact that we are in the midsummer sill
ly season is a matter of opinion, but
it has passed a resolution empowering
the governor to fill the vacancy Great
ed by the death of Representative
William E. Mason of that state, the
main purpose of the resolution being
to enable the Governor to name Mr..
Mason's daughter.
With due acknowledgment of the
propriety and excellence of such an
appointment, attention is nevertheless
called to paragraph A, Section 2, Ar
ticle l, of the constitution of the Unit
ed States which says:
"When vacancies happen in repre-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15
Disarmament "Wiggle and Wabble"

Whel the House adopted the Borah
Disarmament resolution as an amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill,
which at this writing is still in state
of suspended animation, Representa-
tive Byrnes of South Carolina, made
mastery review of the history Of the
disarmament legislation, showing that
the Republicans in both houses had
been opposed to legislation. recon-
mending a disarmament conference;
that the Borah resolution passed the
Senate only after it was understood
that the administration had withdrawn
its opposition, which led the people to
believe that it was satisfactory to the
President and would be agreed to by
the House.
He pointed out that Chairman Por-
ter after a visit to the White House,
offered his substitute which was also
said to have the approval of the Pres
ident. He called attention to the
statement of Floor Leader Mondell
that on Monday, June 20, the Porter
Disarmament Resolution would be
called up and passed under the sus-
pension of the rule, and it was not un-
til the President had written letter
declaring that the wording of the res
olution was immaterial that the Borah
resolution was adopted by the House.
The history of this disarmament
legislation is important by reason of
the fact that it was passed as result
of the pressure of public opinion ere
ated by the Democratic and Republi-
can Progressives and against the real
wishes of the reactionary Republicans.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

sentation from any state, the Execu-
tive authority thereof shall issue writs
of election to fill such vacancies"
However, if the constitution is to
be abandoned to it's fate. it is pointed
out that Republican state legisla-
ture has as much right in the matter
as Republican Congress.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

Princess Fatima, Sultana OF Ka-
bull. may not be a beauty accord
ing to American standards, but she
has a style all her own. 1t is the
mounted diamond which she wears
in her nose. She arrived in San
Francisco this week-bound for
London, with her three sons she is
going to put in school there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-15

Treaty Must Follow Peace Resolution
Now that the Porter-Knox peace
resolution" which puts the cart be-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19
Text of Platform Adopted
By Republican Convention

SANTA ~. Aus 10 The toNt of
th" republican platform adopted by
tut state convention follows.
w rcaffrm our llirEiau,' tr the
grcat constructive princtpl,a or the
republican party
Wr stand fug true Amcriuunism as
Taught aud cNomulifrd hy Washing
ton. Lincoln Roosevelt and Harding
"" be- irvc IN the establishment OF
Hu ASSOC tatipn ct nations and an In
International court OF Justice lur ouu-
torpucc upon and settlement OF qu"s-
lions which might affect the pcao"
of the world upon basis which
might mot involve amy Surrender N
the United States of its sovereignty
uuJ any abandonment ut th. Monroe
duutIiuv ana which win preserve and
safeguard American Institutions aud
th" constitution uf the United states.
W. heartily endorse the action ut
President Harding iu calling con-
ference uf nations fuu the reduction
uud limitation ot armtmcuts.
$50 pullucn party ,tU lax behind
iu, aspirations ut tur people and
long survive. w commit tho rrpuh-
uUu party lo % policy ut progress
W. heartily approx, tho message ui
Governor Mcchrm 90 tNr last lrgisla
rurr us cmbodNiug the highest ideals
ul government
W. demand of AN officials elected
under The republican banner the
greatest efficiency and integrity and
Will n'yrr cuuu'yuanU' iurffiricn'N
end corruption iu oitir' App"int'o'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19
STATE COMMITTEE PLANS
A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN TO
ELECT bURSUM TO SENATE

make the nomination by reclamation.
Chairman Renenan restrained them
with difficulty.
when the roll OF the counties be-
gun and Neator Montoya. for Ber-
nalillo county yielded to Socorro
county. everyone knew how the vote
would stand and that only Dona Ana
and Otcro counties would Withhold
their flrst-ballot vote fyom Bursum.
Matt Fowler. OF SOcorro. who made
the pominntion speech spoke elo-
qucntl,. but he had difficulty In FIN
shing. The delegates wanted to vote.
The convention listened. however,
with close attention to another elo-
qucnt speech In which W. q. Suth-
orland nominated Herbert u. Hol,
The halloting finished the record OF
a convention campaign IN which
the successful candidate took no part.
yet which won min unanimous vic
tory. FOR when Torrance county WIS
reached. MIR. sutherland moved 10
make It unanimous. and the conven-
tion responded with cheer.
Bursum aud Holt Speak
Senator Bursum and MIR. Holt both
were asked to address the convention.
Both were received with enthusiasm.
Senator Bursums speech was an
outline Of the Harding administration
up to this time: an address which
must be read In fun for proper appre.
citation Of IT, text. and which VIII be
given To- Herald readers tomorrow
The senator told briefly of the work
he has accomplished and undertaken
and at more length as 10 the plans
he has made for future effort. He
dealt 80 most length ON the aEricul-
tural credits bill which he dcscrib-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19
Democrats Pan Carl c. Magee in Their Convention
Sellers Suggests Nelu Title for Box, money Talks"
II =
Condolences Offered to Buyers of Journal Bonds

can show quality which measures M
To the standards of a United states
senator Lot us GO into that cam
palgn to present the man 10 the peo-
pie on platform of principles JUS
ticc for the little fellow as vel as
the big fellow.
Let ne show 10 the people OF New
Mexico that we want Justice Tor the
men who have worn the uniform
their country I am sure that the
scryicc men and women of New Mex
ico are done with promises. They
have had enough of statements we
favor sp and no. aud then with the
spectacle berforo them, right about
face overnight.
This election" ~" said "wiii have
its bearing upun IN" next election. II
We stay Ht home ucglcriiur our du-
ties and leave r to our ucighhor. W.
can expect 90 have the kind or n
United States senator that that kind
of negligence viii bring tn a people,
Then when the man is elected YOU
w"r" not iu favor of d" is IN much
your senator as II YOU had voted FOR
him"
keynote speech.
Following the keynote address of
Mr. nixon yesterday afternoon. com
nttttrvs wen" appointed and the CON
vcnuon adjourned unit. o'clock this
morning.
we point with pride 20 the federal
reserve act" said Mrs NiNon. which
made our nation pHnic- proof: the
rhud labor act. the extension OF tho
uIrnl free delivery and many other
measures of lnCalCulahle benefit e
agriculture. We are proud Of ths
record uf achievements which vii
|H.
I passed "
She charged the republicans will
l failing tp endorse the Wilson admin
iHtratioU. yet with following In ~
/ footsteps when compelled Ia dca
with foreign affairs
Sh" giid that friendship and pa
[ ucucv had been the policy of th'
| democrats in regard 10 Mexico an,
/ that the republican party had hceI
/ .tDllgrr,ut arrogant and contradic
] tory and added that the wisdom %
/ the democratic policy had been ~
4 kuowlodg,d.
"Our party stands ready 10 sup
. port the president when it believes IN,
best interests Of the country are II
Jeopardy The world is being cdu
Gated that international profile m
should be- thought out and no
. fought OUT she said
Mrs Nixon charged that the pres
cnt tariff bill was the worst eve
passed hy fuo house aud that Il woul'
MAX, tho cost of living higher. stran
g.c commerce and prevent the FOR
oirr countries from paving thoi
debts She said the people Of Nr'
Mexico after the last election ha
. GOT fup kind of government they de-
served hut mot tine Kind Of govern
mcut chat the c0izons would wish {
sec continued 600 power
The spoaErr ahsrEcd that senate
HurWm Was making uso ~ his OF
ncc fpr .hobp political advertise
p mcnt and so f.lsudsfI0u. ''rhe tax r.
+ reipt" she added. "is testimonial {
Bursumism in New Mexico
Let us point 10 the service ref
- dered by our first statesman. Senate
? Continued on page two)
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19
HARMONY MARKS
THE CONVENTION
Ch hairma an Has Hard
Time Preventing Del
egates Preventing Nom
ination Before Regular
Time Under Rules.

SANTA ~. y NJ. AuF io-Thc
republican state committee went into
AN an day SESSION this morning at
> o'clock, 90 complete plans Tor the
campaign to elect Holm .. Bursum.
who yesterday was unanimously nom-
mated by the republican state CON
vcution.
Inspired hy the most enthusiasts
and most harmonious convention IN
IN" history uf the party in Ncw McA-
leo. the state committee b. going TO
mnk" thorough campaign iu every
county u is confident ut the .loc-
tion uf senator Bursum but 1t pro-
poses TO take no chances with pos
tible indifference Of by-cicctluu;
and ia principal effort will be- cou-
tentratod upon getting out the vote.
The committee probably will be- IN
session here fur several days The
campaign headquarters II rs expect
ID, viii he opened early ncNt week
In Albuquerque
\ I unanimous Convention
Senator Bursum's nomination hate
yesterday afternoon was remark
able demonstration uf popular de-
nnnd FOR the candidate. while wait
Ing foi the resolutions committee the
convention frequently uicd 60 break
through the order of business and