Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-26

state with an iron hand. The hard
ness Of the times has been their
ally. But for that l would have
had no trouble. But if l lose, !
lose. 1 will be but another victim
to their long list.
Now is the time to bring in your
law suits. Let's hunt around and
! pile them UP until independence is
proven Improbable and every edi-
tor rlade afraid to call his soul his
own.
We invite it. 1t helps the people
and myself to classify the interests
which would crush me. by their
works We shall know them Let
them all come now. It's their last
chance. They cannot handle me
singly. Let them try 1t in one
grand assault and see If they can
win by combination"
Because l demand, these and
other things. / am persona non
grata with the gang" / must be
II put out of business. The public
must, somehow, be made to feel
/ am unworthy of support.
l will not surrender. l will go
through with this matter in New
Mexico or perish in the attempt.
I know the way out, but / decline
to take it. 1t is the route OF the be-
trayal of the people"
(e) On July %. 1921, the fol-
lowing:
For eighteen months you
thought you were reading a great
free daily. In fact you read pre-
cisely what these interests wanted
you to read--nothing more. They
kept public opinion quiescent by
concealing the facts from the peo-
pie, This was the imposition WORK.
ed on the public by the gang.
Hy controlling the Journal they
control public opinion. 1t was a
rotten fraud on the reader and a
crime against the state.
Does the public want to risk a
return to this silence of the tomb
about bad conditions in New Mexl-
co? 1t does not matter Whether
YOU altogether agree with my
methods or my proposals. II you
can get the facts you can reach
your own conclusions. But do you
want the facts again suppressed /!
l fear that If ! go out Oh the
Journal, New Mexico Is due for a
relapse into the lethargy to when
the sleeping potion given here had
reduced her. If / am forced out l
probably will be unable to control
who goes in. This Is the situa-
ton"
(f) Again on the same date:
"The man who protests is a men
ace and must go. He is a 'mave-
Lrick' because he refused to belong
TO the gang. We are understand
| ing the facts. Do not oelieve TINS
to be wild and irresponsible taln:
1t is far less than the truth. NOT an
public men or bankers are corrupt
in New Mexico, but those who are
not. do not belong to the gang
which has run New Mexico Tor
MANY years. Those who stay out
Rave a rocky road to travel.
(g) On July 20, 1921. the 1oi-
lowing:
III the public really understood
these things no man who had u
compelling part in this rope u
justice would dare walk the streets
of our New Mexico towns, TheS
mt over all these things by sup.
messing publicity. The people ola
not know what was going on.
So the fellow who Is responsipi
for the publicity must be put ou.
of business. The bard times nave
kent him from paying loans IN.
Cured in buying the journal NO"
| ia the time to silence this danger
ous demagog' who threatens thei.
graft. If the people will PERM,
then, TO do 30 they will succeed
(h) on November 4. 1920 the
following: N
solve to which she must turn t.e.
attention with more seriousness il
we are to progress.
Except fol a few towns locatea IN
tbem the counties Of Valencia So
zorro, San Miguel, Rio Arrlpa anu
perhaps one or two others are III.
habited by people who are smut OIL
from the opportunity 10 I'M Din
themselves upon public questiohs'
which English speaking ana relu-
| ing people enjoy. ~
| Such OF them as can read ~ az,
read the Spanish language anu
know only what few Spanish
" eeklies. largely controlled 20
special purposes. want them "
know.
These people are the descend
ants of those who have lived fol
centuries far removed from our
Ang o-Saxon civilization. Except
In i.e Immediately recent years
they were almost entirely witnou'
any leans of education In Enghsh
ana !e in Spanish.
. ncan!e have been purpose
" in ignorance and superst.
tjo2 ~ those who would exploit
II hey have none of that
l., ~ of the world which even
~, d men have, who have
me ABOUT the world or who
baya ame in contact with people
who have broader vision.
Nc English publication pene-
tra;ca these counties. No avenue TO
enlightcn them upon issues or 70
fairly convince them where their
best interests lie, exists. They are
largely controlled by the mouth
to ear communication OF whose
who do not know whereof they
speak, or who have an Interior
motive in what they tell them.
Literally thousands Of votes at
the recent election were cast un-
der the influence Of the silliest
and most malignant propaganaa,
spread among them by designing
politicians--both men ana women.
Voted en- masse by bosses tney
are at once a damage to them,
selves and menace to the state.
Cd Or July 30th, 1921, there
vas published what purported 70
| be the cast and lines of comic
opera, entitled 1.-THE tanning OF the
crew" the crew being depicted
~ having gotten together for the
purpose of destroying the editor or
the Journal, and the crew are
made to say. speaking Of the edi-
tor:
He claims he fights for the peo-
pies right,
And we are stayin' wake at
night
To frame him's our ambition!
Well rake his past with a fine
tooth comb.
Not only here, but his Tulsa