The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
THE PROMISE AND THE FULFlLLMENT~

Tile above is the title Of n full page advertisement ~ the ,oVS
Journal Of August ~, in support Of the candidacy of X, II Hanna
] for senator. Il i an effort 70 show that all the hard times Of
the past eighteen months have been due TO the advent OF the Hard
ing Administrations that the election Of Hanna q democrat to
a seat in IA Overwhelmingly republican senate, would serve to cor
rrt an the ills Inherited by the Harding administration and winch
this advertisement seeks 10 blame upon the Harding administration
and the present congress.
Of the brain Of a certain type of politician. still existent and active
in nearly every community, who holds to the belief mat y y possible Rssna.e
falsehoods during a political campaign, and WIN ON that bass rake
this statement from this particular advertisement for instance
'.wthin ten days after November 2, 1920, and the eee-
ton Of Harding was confirmed the conditions in Curry
county began to change. The best men IN Curry county
were refused loans, moi that they were not good or did not
have the security, but because something was wrong
is TO tell the people of Curry county that the credit shut down Of
last year was due to the election of President Harding months before
Every stocEman and farmer in Curry county knows that the
conditions precedent 10 the closing of credits by the federal reserve
banks were created by the policies of the Wilson administration in
dealing with internal questions. Every one knows mat the
created under the Wilson administration. by a democratic congress,
and hailed by democrats as the great, outstanding enactment OF the
board was chosen by President Wilson. The cattlenen and gram
growers Of eastern New Mexico voted for Harding last year IN utter
disregard Of politics, because they knew the bad conditions com
planned Of in this advertisement, and which reached their crisis IN
November. had to be changed aud that Cox, with his complete
adoption Of Wilson policies, could never correct them.
But what this advertisement neglects 10 state, and what it hopes
the heat Of a partisan appeal, is that within six months the Harding
administration has so changed conditions as "a. make ample credit
available for both grain growers and livestock men that gram Is
knowing out Of the farming districts this year as it never moved
under the Wilson administration of railroads and credits that mil
lions OF wheat money are being released for livestock credits that
the $50OOO.00O livestock loan pool has stemmed the tide OF hquhda'
ltiOn in the livestock industry and saved mat industry iron breeding
to death restoring confidence of banker and stockman alike uniil
such time Ms the greatest financial relief bill in the world $ history
the two and onehalf billion dollar credit act Of this congress, can
begin to function under the war finance corporation; that the emer-
eencv tariff has stemmed the flood Of foreign woods and put wool
back n the marketable basis that lambs are being contracted at
- and s6. that last year at this time were worthless that the rail
roads are again on an earning basis and on a buying basis that the
whole contraction of credits and markets which occurred under
the Wilson administration and for the relief of which absolutely
nothing was attempted, furnished the first great problem for the
Harding administration; and that it. has been worked out.
And this particular advertisement concludes with the exhor
tation TO the voters TO elect R. H. Hanna TO the senate IS a remedy
for conditions that were created by the policies r. H. Hanna advo
voeates now, in so far as he has the capacity to discuss a national
policy.
This advertisement says that 'Bursum is of the old line o
republicans and will carry out regular old line republican ideas
We can stand a whole lot Of odd line repubheanism IL II ~ OF
the type that Bursum furnishes in his work. He has been in the
for the producing industries Of this state than has ever been done il
congress by all the other representatives this state has had, consid
cring their work collectively
Bursum introduced a bill during his first month in congress
which demanded relief for livestock growers through the war in
dnstries board. That bill was the action which brought about th
livestock loan pool. II was Bursnm who led the fight TO ineludi
livestock in the agricultural credits bill, and got livestock included
II was Bursum who led the fight 10 postpone the payment of nationa
forest grazing fees, and got the postponement 70 December ].
When the voters Of Curry county anayzc the "hard times q
which this advertisement complains they will know what polcie
and whose administration caused them; and they will know wha
has been done to relieve them. When they analyzc the chaTacte
and extent Of Mr.. Hanna public scrvice-what he has actual.
done; not what he has said-and when they compare that sryic
with what Bursum has done and with what he is able 10 do as
member OF the majority party in the senate. they will vote as thei
i intelligence dictates, and not in response 10 a blind partisan appea
based on 80 per cent falsehood and 10 per cent prejudice.
Let MS act for the welfare Of New Mexico in this election. he
MS elect Bursum, the maj we KNOW can and will do the work 70
| this state that most needs tO be done