Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-19
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democraces to survive "The voice of the people is
the voice of God" so far as we are concerned Their
decision is always final. The people as whole make
no irretrevable mistakes.
The danger comes from the failure of the people
to speak at ALL Your ballot is your voice in the affairs
of state Vociferous protests against conditions in the
interim between elections, is unavaing You speak
authoritatively only election day.
The man woman who fails to go to the polls on
Tuesday not good citizen unless prevented by un-
avoidable This duty is the imperative OBJ
legation of citizenship.
Regardless of your views to who should be sena-
tor, what disposition should be made of the consti.
tutional amendments it is your duty to solemnly regis
ter those views at the ballot box Do fail the state
today whether you republican, democrat, ndepen-
dent republican socialist But take your conscience
with you into your voting booth The result will leave
us safe, if this is done.
The Journal favors the election of Holm o. Bursum
as senator and upon the people that they vote
eonstrucvely for the present and the future and not
destructively in order to punish dead past Contrc-
tive citizenship is New Mexico's hope
Every minor grievance which ingenuity can concoct
has been placed before you to influence your vote
Bursum is blamed for mixing into educational matters
at the Normal University and procuring the dismissal
of Dr. Roberts president. In the BREATH he is
blamed for not mixing into educational matters and
preventing the adoption of text books in the
The democratic doctrine, far Senator Bursum is
don't" The plain fact is Bursum had nothing what
ever to do with either of these bunders both of which
the Journal condemns AS well blame him for hail
storm early frost Yet you are asked to decide
who shall sit in the senate and cope with great
problems there by passing upon such unfair unreal and
irrelevant questions as these 1t impresses the Journal
as silly Specific instances of grievances in the man.
agement of New Mexico will be a proper charge
against the republican party next year, when asks to
bearing Bursums election have affairs is
whether not his selection will tend to fasten
bad conditions the more tightly upon U.S.
Let look at that question a moment The reac-
tionary insists that the republican party in this
state has done and can do wrong Such position
foolish, because every knows that is untrue.
IN he hauIn faI1o .oko
hands, has oppressed the people of this state. The
growth of the state the education of the people, release
from the domination of the few the many, have
been retarded for 1t will take time to break up
this condition. Much progress has been made in the
past year. More will be made in the next year, the
Journal believes. How unwse for the reactonaries
try to make Senator Bursum carry the accumulated ex
cess baggage of all the reactionares of all the years
by insisting that he and his associates have always
acted wisely and by undertaking to defend group
record upon which he is standing and for which he
is only partially responsible.
All of the democratic activity has been brought
about by the effort of the little reactonares to have it
appear that Bursum stands this reactionary group
record of the past Before they did this there
place for the democrats to begin and until this was
done, they did not begin. Bursu free and upon pro-
gressive platform, the democrats had the courage
to attack Bursu put the defensive for the sins of
from his fool friends!
We believe that Senator Bursum has always been
ahead of ais associates in progressive legislation but
not far enough ahead of them escape criticism He
has gone far he could with political safety. A
sort of progressive expedency has controlled his
duct He has travelled fast the public sentiment
of his party required but has tried take his reuc-
tant, reactionary friends with him.
Last year Bursum forced a reasonably progressive
platform MIR. Fall bitterly condemned him for this.
In the campaign Bursum slowed down in order to line
up the reaconaries for the ticket. In the legislature
he whipped up and used his influence to redeem party
pledges. His wishes ignored in two in
stances He not supreme in power some
would have the public believe. But he acted vigorously
and in good faith
Senator Bursum put more progressive plank
in his platform this year. He has said within a week
that he strongly favors the keeping of all party pledges
His native caution keeps him from saying, in the
paign, much would like for him to say. But
he is pledged by every bond of honor to reuvenated
and progressive party. He entitled to his
his view.
The big ultra.reactonary leaders are not for Bur-
sum any longer. He has gone too far The little
tionaries halfhearted and rritated 1t will be dis
couraging, indeed, if progressves of all parties
fail to step to his support and give him great vote of
confidence. Progress will receive setback from which
it cannot if Bursum not encouraged in
his stand. Such is the situation in the state.
Nationally, Bursum is the only in sight who
help New Mexico recover her prosperity. He is
quaned in the senate; he belongs to the majority par
ty; he is consummate negotiator; he knows needs
Judge Hanna would be useless ornament at time
when need action. We say this without reflection
upon Judge Hanna's ability.
The Harding administration is entitled to a vote OF
confidence from New Mexico to help in interna.
tional armament limitation conference. If the other
nations feel that the American people not supporting