The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-18

The one outstanding thiug about
the NewherrN casc-and the samsl
thing applies TO his opponent. iIeur,I
Ford-is that TOO much MONEY WI
spent la his behalf. n rightly au
senator Newberry doubti.ss hn
suffered from mann unjust mats III
h. TO be- hoped that the mental
anguish he haA had will NOT D., I'D
vain. and that uthors IN tie mtural
will profit hy the mistake that ma
madc In behalf OF himself nad hi
opponent alike.
CHICAGO THiRuNfE tu|
Ncwbcrry retaius hts scat in the
United States senate. but 10 "iu ues,
be q comfortable one IL H, ~
himself a poor politician 10 na u
ctsr but h" dtf not set 10 fo titi
public. Even when hr mado M state
meut 10 the senate he did not pre- rnt
his casr and consequence people MI
Judge him toy what Ia eHeunic- sid
uf him II not by the facts
Whom he wac elected &c wi- iuI
spite OF ~ powerful somblnItiIr.
uH ever operated Ia q sla.e To- riort'
a United States senator l. was =
combination Of Ford'- wealth hi.
great organization aud his advertising
and ot b WILSON adm. riHtrttinu
Ford. an internatlouuli-t. Wn= wanted
iu the United states senut- hN influ-
"ncea which desired Ia impair Nmet
lean -uvrreiEuty ana wrukcn Amer
lean nationulism. They nsrdcl "a vote
ana 30 might have been tire decisive
one Ford would have been q willing
agent against American Sovereignty
aud would have delivered IA. country
over To intcrnationalirm.
Every Ford agent In the state wa
"a paid political agent lie had to be-
and the TACT that his nay wts not fnr
political work does not change en-.
situation. ford's bay roll was avail
able for political purposes. Ford alsu.
had the use Of federal p~atronRc Tie
federal pan roll wis available and
. was used prodigally and vicipusly
Ford had the free use of the new
papers. No man ever knew bottc'
how To use newspapers.
That wa a staggering combination
10 90 up against aud In making New.
hcriy's campaign sia5 coo was usud
\ campaign cannot be conducted "a
'htcgtgn FOR that amount aEainst pu
oftlce Ted organization or oven by one
.oiers are solicited through organ
izations ~ job holders. through new
papers and by such methods az cir
%cuinrizins public meetings and can
wasting The latter method cost nod
oy. stamps halls. he~ndanartcrs. -
Eanixers. ~canyansera. etc. cost money
and a runs into big money aud NOT
necessarily INTO bad money
Frequently the hack OF funds mea
lat Patronage will win rogardlcss or
the public Interest," Involved. Ford
had every card Ia his hand llis own
a. "A nNInNNL 80 -.
political machine. Tho federal agents
were paid by public none;
Tho United states senate was not
entirely moved By public morality iu
seeking to liniii the AMOUNT which
might he spent, but 10y personal inner.
est. A renator of tho dominant party
has ia" patronage ana IL IA. can
Keep an opponent from
against him, which requifcs money.
be can maintain himself tnroegh a..
federal Job holders. tho frcr use 1f
the malls and hy the con.
troll ne obtains by patronage
People believe that the direct ,iro
ct monoy IN "a popular campaign b.
immordl heeauae they do act stop in
consider how n campaign h brought
70 TIER attention Frequently ID
lh"ir ~ ihtnfests which are served
ny IN" us" "t IN adequate campaign
iuhd Senators ara perfectly wiuiur
70 keep outsiders from helms dnu
Errous to them,
Newherry won Ion q %critieat limo
against powerful aud danEcrans np
non"nts who had the hanofli nf mu,b.
greater wealth than cnnld h+ Used fnr
him. II II nat charged against him
mai the Michigan electorate was de
hauched and n voters corrupted hnd
bought, but merely that too murh
money was required to put his cas-.
before the state when the nnancini
and political power against MIN was
staggering.
MAGELLAN discovered the pmip.
pines in 1891.