The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22

~ r. HANNA. as We understand the news reports is the democratic
ft candidate for United States senator. conditioned upon the pro-
y ducuon by his party of from $4,000 TO $4,000 of campaign
funds during the present week. This is a very large sum of money to
be required as an essential condition to keep a candidate upon a ticket.
II is a very large sum Of money to be required for a campaign Of less
than four weeks in which there is only one major issue
What docs Mr.. Hanna propose to do with all that money! Wll
IL require $4,000 so pay the expenses of his transportation into every
county in the state SO that the candidate can speak to the peopiefr
As we recall il, Mr.. Putney personally conducted Mr., Hanna
throughout the length and breadth Of New Mexico last fall, the en-.
tourage including a large automobile and Q cargo Of purd prunes.
The party was on the road for considerably more than 60 days and
the total expense to Mr. Hanna, as we understood il, was nothing.
II IL true that Mr. Hanna referred to a wholly fictitious republic
can campaign fund in making his demand for money upon his party
but what would such a campaign fund have TO do with Mr. Hanna 5
candidacy, even if n republican campaign fund existedi
Mr.. Hanna, be il remembered, is a reformer. He doesnt bleeve
financing attempted fusion movements and paying large sums to po-
litcai mcreenaries. lie believes in going to the people and telling
them awful things about the other fellow; and that is the cheapest
kind OF political campaigning.
What in time is Mr.. Hauns going to do, then, with $4,000 or
$4,000 which he has asserted to be necessary to his continuance as
his party's ~candidatei
One may have some reasonable doubt as TO Mr. Hannas deterni-
nation to quit the ticket if he doesn't get the money he has demanded
for his campaign He has been a candidate often enough to make it
n habit But as TO the earnestness OF his demand for the huge cam.
paign fund there can be no doubt The condition made by the can
didate is to say the least, unique.
What Mr.. Hanna will be required 10 demonstrate to the people
of New Mexico in the senatorial campaign. in order TO be successful,
senate, sn untried man who has never evidenced any particular capae-
iy for efficient public service, he will be able to render more service
10 his state and his county than Senator Bursnm, who has behind him
areeord Of nearly a quarter Of a century Of useful service to his state
and who. in less than six months of service IN the United States sen
ate, has fully demonstrated his capacity for broader service in that
body. II Mr. Hanna has evidence Of this superior capacity it should
not require $4,000 10 permit him to get it before the people
As n matter of fact Mr.. Hanna s entire public record has evil
deneed just one outstanding ability. That ability lies in his gift of
incorporate and not always reliable public speech. 1t is extremely
difficult TO SCI just what value that gift would have for the people of
New Mexico, il employed by Mr.. Hanna in the United States senate,
or why the democratic citizens of the state should care TO pay $4,000
in an effort TO put him there. '