The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-06
CONSIDERED JUDGMENT

THE DENfNG .HEADLIGHT. . which appears to be the official
newspaper spokesman in southern New Mexico for the organiza-
this stace, has been casting about for an explanation of the overwhelm-
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an explanation difficult. In its issue Of September &c, however, this
champion of the seliemap oreapizahon hiss hit upon an explanation
which Il says Is satisfactory, in "the considered Judgment Of the
Headlight
This explanation, III effect is that in the "considered Judgment Of
the Headlight" Senator Bursnm was elected by the "ilerate'
citizenship cf the state. II says that ''the republican candidate car
red without exception the most iliterate counties in the state"
In view Of the election returns, which show that Senator Bursnm
carried twenty Of the states thirtyon counties. and reduced normal
democratic najorilies in all but one Of the remaining eleven counties
this "a a frife rough ON the entire electorate Of New Mexico. IL is es
Pecisiy rough. on the voters Of the strongly democratic county Of
Luna, home Of the Headlight from which county Mr.. Hanna
emerged with d plurality Of precisely 73 votes.
SIN other words, declares the Headlight, . "Hardings vindi
cation and Bursum's triumph come from the most backward counties
in New Mexico where the paueity of schools, good roads, disinterested
political leadership and the primitive conditions generally obtaining
are q crying disgrace to the American tradition of popular govern
ment In the more progressive counties where newspapers are read
and where there is some disposition at least, to weigh the issues and
70 understand them, Judge Hanna swept the boards with record
The above, understand, is "the considered Judgment OF the Head
light, the official spokesman in southern New Mexico Of those in
conclusion Of their other official spokesman, the Santa Fe New Mex.
lean, that New Mexico is "a rotten borough
In an effort 20 strsddle its considered Judgment" the Head
light concludes with this statement:
"Unselfshly led and adequately informed, there are no
finer citizens than the Spanish-Amerieans of New Mexico.
Give them schools, good roads and the accoutrements of
progress and they win quickly desert the Romeros, the Bur
sums the Falls and the Hardings"
Mr.. Scligmsn and his associates have certainly done their best .to
load the spansh-Americans of New Mexico; how unselfshly is an
Headlight asserts, is due to 'initeracy.'' But that isn't quite cor
rect The refusal has been due to a thorough understanding Of the
motives Of the expert fusion fxcrs" aud independent leaders, and
an equally thorough understanding of what is for the welfare of New
Mexico as a whole.
niterate Counties Approve Harding"
That is the heading Of this interesting explanation of why Mr.
seligman's organization was licked considerably worse in 1921 than
One cannot help wondering what the 1000 voters who east
their ballots for Senator Bursum think of ''the considered judgment
considerable number of the 10000 who voted for Judge Hanna re-
gard this considered judgment" as good Judgment or bad.