The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22
STUFF" AND RESULTS

tleciinus. less than a year annrt. that they are tired nf fwadulc
> and sick Of slime in political campaigns II has been served 10
them = constantly nifty n, increasing sms =. d sSsSM y e x En Samp sr since nSa ,ls'es
number u voters. with each succeeding campaign; aaa Is main re.
suit in more recent elections. including the one on Tuesday. hs been
neye that the people ran be guided with faisehoods and influenced by
Tie 1920 campaign the Cox charges Of republican campaign
fund corruption and the farfamed conspiracy Of silence made the
Rssf' c ;aPiMn. c 3 KNEW NEW s he ss maas untrue + 0n Pers,s, : man ana / II.
ie'Hihed by New Mexieo managers Of the coxlianna campaign, they
s sr,s ,s.a ss,s'i !" as snssr and activity IN behalf Of the cause they
ln,spas 81 The warnings Of 1918 and 1920 tho managers Of Mr.
Hanna campaign resumca the same metAods e attack with The
opening Of the senatorial campaign and maintained them throughout
nounesnent in behalf 81 the democratic candidate was that in the
Santa e New Mexican that New Mexico was a rotten borough. !"
euiars apd political mud. this was drorcd at voters throughout the
campaign which closed with the reluctant admission Yesterday by
accompanied by his charge Dat the use Of money had Influenced the
result and seIigman's statement sent from Santa Fe to the Aso-
than the democrats spent in the state"
falsshoed- Yet he has been willing % spread il broadcast and TO
further spread the persisted contention Of his industrious press
agency that New Mexico is } I rotten borough
rapidly Increasing majorties against its candidates His main re-
lance and that OF has principal heutenants has been upon mud and
Efforts % set up fractional differences in repubhean counties.
SO far as the results obtained at home are concerned, the seig-
man system has been a dismal failure. The advertising il has given
New Mexico outside our borders however, has been injurious. y is
that hopes to make a showing in elections, and in behalf of the wei
fare cfNew Mexico to assert itself and. demand from its leadership
Honest differences Of opinion as to the merits Of men and the
worth q public policies can be asserted IN political contests without
been pspven by the republican party in is successful conduct of
alive statements Of is belief in the wisdom Of its Polires and the
merits OF its candidates.
The persistent assertion by newspapers. however irresponsible
their arrangements may be. that everybody and everything in New
Mexico is rotten, except the candidate they happen to be supporting
az the moment, is bound 10 prove injurious IN the state. If these
charges were true they could be proven and the people could be con
sinced Of their truth. This could be done with dienifed presentation
Of the facts. The people would respond Bad men would be defeated
and driven out not only Of office but Of control of the affairs Of po-
lical parties. The assertions Of this character against individuals,
officials business, industry, during the past few years, and partic-
uiariy during the past few months, have been generally untrue; for
or that individual in public life or political leadership OF course
, vts r fnoF sn. at ~ ,s eSse. outside = 9e9 dS N ss M McKee, 10 ? i bs esI Ssan d 6arm rl ~ ta
business industry and development Of this state
II is worth while for the men and women Of New Mexico to give
some careful consideration to this kind of campaigning and It's real
effect, which is harmful to the state abroad and futile in any worthy
accomplishment at home, II 5 worth while 10 give some thought to
the matter while the events Of the campaign just closed are fresh in
the public mind.
Is a crook must PROVE it or arouse your contempt You recognize
The man who writes you IA anonymous letter insinuating that
your neighbor is dishonest Is an object of disgust when his identity
II is possible for men to carry on this sort Of thing through news
papers Of a certain character without assuming full personal respon-
Brought to the test IN political contests it has been rebuked with in
eFsasnpg severity. II wl wreck e every Z, political cause which relics enc
viii permit itself to be used for this form of political attack.
The republican party in New Mexico has cleaned house in this
respect. II no longer tolerates the newspaper liar, or the newspaper
bully as "a advocate Of lis affairs or al a champion of its candidates.
It's official statements upon political questions and candidates. are
signed by responsible men who are prepared TO assume full respon-
ssioiIy for those statements. Il has found that the people respond, TO
fair, straightforward statements which they can consider and judge
clearly IL has been proven BY the results Of recent campaigns that
the people ire not Influenced or taken in by the reckless, undem-
onstrated assertion % corruption aud "crookedncss'
lii a sound maxim, well established IN the mind Of the average
man and woman that he who constantly charges his neighbor with
wrongdoing viii himself bear watching.
The Herald is moi particularly enthusiastic over safeguarding the
fortunes of the democratic party. We believe in the principles of
the republican party and are sufficiently independent and sufficiently
courageous to say so, without the fmced safeguard Of the kind of
independence which permits a newspaper to jump as it thinks the
political eat is about 10 jump When republican leadership is bad we
will not hesitate 70 say so. and to prove it. IS we have done in the
pat. When il Is necessary 20 Dust a bad leader the republican party
seldom fails to respond quickly to the facts II is equally courageous
in resisting efforts to wreck good leadership by the use Of falsehood.
II has been proven IN three successive campaigns that II ~ easy
10 heat the kind Of campaigning ordered by the present managers Of
The democratic party, or employed in their behalf with their tacit ap
proyal- This kbd Of campaigning, however, is unfair 70 the people