Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-08-29
DouBLE-cRossrNG BURsUM.

DOUBLE-CRoSsING BURSUM.
Doubt grows in the minds of thinking people
as to whether or not the Evening Herald is really
sincere its support of Senator Bursum The Herald
is there with the lipseryce, but its subterranean
policy would indicate that its heart is not right.
Let it be remembered that the Herald typifies all
that belongs to reaction specianterests and profess
sional politics in New Mexico. 1t plays the game
regular 1t stays with the gang" and shares the
swag Note for instance the printing graft in the
last legislature. handed to the Herald without a
competitive bid and at its price.
All this worked nicely until the gang began to
breakup under progressive ashngs. The Fall
Hawkins combine fell out with Bursum. There were
a good many causes contributing to this break but
that "Bursum d-n fool enough to write a lot
of id reforms" into last years republican plat
form, had much to do with the trouble. The Herald
was with the FalI-Hawkins crowd then on the ques-
tion of reforms in New Mexico and is with them
Recall II you can. gentle reader, a single reform
pressed upon the republican convention the legs-
lature by the Journal which the Herald did not OPP
pose both to promise and performance. Yet Bur-
put them in the platform and insisted upon the
keeping of the promises. The Herald was not with
Bursum in his program
John NJ. Suy, of Chino Copper, and few large
cattle interests which receive special favors from the
land office are the principal of the Herald.
1t is working for them.
Suly was against the mine tax law compromise
wheih required appraisal of mining properties.
Therefore the Herald opposed it in spite of the fact
that Bursum was putting it through
The few special privilege stockmen were opposed
to the bipartisan amendment board of three in
the land office Bursum put the plank in the platform
and the amendment through the Legislature. The
Herald opposed it then and is openly opposing it's
adoption now. Fall wants it defeated. The old ar
rangement Is the chief basis for the Fall-machne.
Without it. the machine could not hold few big
democratic cattle men in the south part of the state
in line.
The special interest group of big taxpayers wants
the $2,000000 road bond issue defeated hold
their taxes down Therefore the Herald opposes it, in
spite Of the fact that Bursum was the sponsor Of the
good-road law and of the law passed by the egsla-
ture pledging the faith Of the state to meet federal
aid. which pledge not be kept without the bond
issue.
The Herald processes to be for Bursum but is
against everything for which Bursum has stood
and is for everything which will help the crowd with
whom Bursum is fighting for control of the party
They are for every old political method which tends
to dscredit Bursum.
Bursum welcomed the support of the Journal and
made concessions in the public interest which would
make such support possible. The Herald is against
every concession to the people which Bursum made
in order to get support
few radical democratic papers disappointed
at our support of Bursum. criticized our course in
sisting that decent people not support Bursum
The Herald plasters these criticisms on the front
page thereby giving added publicity to anti Bursum
propaganda.
Instead of accepting the Journal as an ally
in the Bursum fight, the Herald is doing all in its
to dscredt the Journal support and drive the
Journal influence away from Bursum 1t is attempt
Ing in every way possible, to weaken US In our in
fluence for Bursum
We might go on indefinitely The Herald is only
fer Bursum surface. It is not for the things
for which Bursum stands. 1t is owned by influ-
ences which are antagonstic to Bursum. Because his
nomination was foregone conclusion 1t supported
him. Because he is the regular nominee L osten-
sbly supports him now. But it does everything
candestinely, which will weaken him.
The Herald belongs to the old specal-nterest re-
dictionary group which regards political control as
graft for the few at the expense Of the many It's
animosity to the journal is undying because we
champion everything which will help the people
break the hold of these grating, special few.
Its Sunday morning assault on the Journal bonds
positively deviish in its insinuations and in the
detailed skill used to put out its murderous innu-
endo. and yet stay inside the libel law. 1t is a cool.
calculated attempt to hurt our effort by leading our
readers to lack of confidence in us at time when
the assault will do Senator Bursum the most harm.
The proof sheets on our bonds are in our hands
for correction and will he issued and delivered in
a few days. They positively first lien on all
Journal assets The Herald not say they are not
but 1t fiendishly intimates it.
A few weeks ago. before the connvance began
between the First Natioralspeclal interests Herald
crowd, to destroy us, bond issue was all right
with them. The First Savings Bank and Trust Ccm-
pany was to act as trustee and certify the bonds
Guy Rogers. vice president of the First National
pronounced the Journal solvent and capable of safely
carrying $150000 bond issue Now comes the we'll
defined propaganda of the First National Occide1 tai
Herald bunch that something is wrong; all at time
when 1t will hurt Senator Bursum the worst
We wonder If Bursum knows when he is being
double-crossed?
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