The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-21
SENATOR BURsUM's VICTORY

: cflratey as 'u>rrwheiminE. While complete final re-
turns win not be aysiiab,c Tor another twenty four hours,
enough Is in hand 70 show the sweeping charaeier of the re-
suit, and at the same time 10 show that the vote through.
on. The state was q light one. Out Of such a vote q is evident
that the majority given 90 senator Bursum. in It's relation to
the vote cas-, last Novenbsr, is as great proportionally as
The majority given 10 President Harding.
The result IS a great personal victory for senator Bur.
sum. He needed no sindicaiion and his supporters sought
no vindication for him. lie ran FOR the office upon his rec
on - ssahlie service in New Meyico and in the United States
senate. fhoSe IN charge OF his campaign ronduetedif through
cut npon ae< basis. The outcome cannot be misintcr-
preied. Il Il a convincing expression. not only of the conf
dcnce Of his party IN Senator Burum. hut also that he is
held in such confidence By an overwhelming majority OF the
people Of the state.
The election 81 Sennior Bursum. BY this decisive majority
is also a definite suppression Of the confidence Of the people
81 New Mexico in the administration Of President Harding
ana in che national policies being worked out by the repub-
Ican congress. II viii be so interpreted by the nation. Yes
serday's election is The first expression from one Of the ma
tionsl units since the great landslide which swept the Hard
ing administration into power last November. 1t shows the
consistency Of the people Of New Mexico and their sound
Judgment. The Harding administration has not been in
charge Of the government long enough TO work out fully any
Of the broad national policies ordered by the people last
year, although the working out of a majority of those pol
icies is well under way. Upon the basis of work just begun
a serious effort was made by the minority party, directed by
lis national leaders, TO influence the voters of this state
through an unwnrranted and unjust criticism Of the ma
tional administration and it's accomplishments. The effort
failed SO signalIy that it may properly be said to have been
~repndiated. The people simply refused 20 be fooled or to
be led into injustice. Having ordered the Harding admin
istration to carry out certain national policies, they ordered
yesterday that in 50 far as this state is concerned, the adj
ministration and the republican congress shall have ample
time TO complete the job, with a fair trial thereafter Of the
results.
State Senator o. L. Phillips Of Colfax county, chair
man in charge Of Senator Bursum's campaign, and the men
and women associated with him in the active conduct of
the campaign, are TO be congratulated with Senator Bursum
upon the result Of the election. They have conducted the
campaign upon the basis of a plain, conservative presenta-
ton Of Senator Bursum's record in the public service, as a
republican party leader for many years, and as a United
States senator. They have confined their campaign TO such
a presentation. have refrained from partisan attack or crit
icism Of the opposing candidates, and in so guiding the
campaign have not only Influenced a great victory for the
best interests of the state, but have also demonstrated the
wisdom Of clean campaigning, as conirasted with the Of
fcnsiye personal attack. Misrepresentation Of the record and
personal abuse INDUCED in during this and several immedi-
ately preceding campaigns by those in charge Of the ma
chinery OF the democTatie party. This policy of bitter per
sonal attack has become so pronounced as TO offend and even
disgust many stalwart democratic partisans. Practically
since statehood, Senator BursIrm, as one Of the recognized
leaders Of the republican party, has been made the target for
this form Of attack. How the people regard it can hardly
be more eonyincingly illustrated than by the vote. given at
the end Of ten years Of such attack, and in a campaign in
which this kind of campaigning reached its climax in Of
fensive personality. which Yesterday elected Senator Bur
sum to the highest office in the gift Of the people Of New
Mexeo, by an overwhelming majority.
Senator Bursum goes back to the senate with the hearty,
convincing endorsement Of New Mexico behind him, This
result will be for the welfare Of the state. 1t opens to Sen
aior Bursum a wider field and wider opportunity Of useful
ness OF which he will not fail 10 take advantage.
Two features Of the election result will he especially
gratifying 10 republicans throughout the state. One Of
these is the return of Bernalillo county to the republican
ranks. The county is normally republican Through con
tinued fractional differences. stirred mp mainly by the oppo-
sition partisan interests. the county has been giving demo
cratic and fusion pluralifies for ten years. Last November
Mr. Hanna, running for governor carried the county by
800 or more. Yesterday he lost il by upwards Of 400. This
IN spite Of the fact that the bitteresi fight made by the dem
ocratie organization was conducted here, in which all the
batteries Of personal abuse were numbered supplemented
by an insiduons form Of propaganda conducted through the
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