Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-25
EX-sERv|CE MAN
OPPOSES BONUS;
SUPPORTS DAVIS
{. C. Brechtel of San An.
tonic, N. NJ, Answers
HeaIy'S Appeal to Vote
for Jones for Senator.


received n circular letter dated at
Santa Fe, bearing tho printed
signature of E. b. Healy, urging
former soldiers to vote for Senator
Jones, IL. a. Delgado, candidate
for state auditor and NJ. u. Hell
mick, candidate for attorney gem
eral, all on the democratic ticket.
Among other things, the letter
states that Senator Jones was
first in the senate to come out for
adjusted compensation to make up
to some extent tho difference be-
tween what the fellows got in the
service and what those so. who
stayed at home
Mr.. BreehtCl has ansY arad Mr.,
Healy opposing a bonus, and stat
ing that Il am going to vote for
Judge Davis for United States sem
ator and / am going to work tOI
him as hard as | know now"
The Healy circular letter follows:
"To the E,x-Service Men and Wo-
men OF New Mexico:
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct. ., 1922.
Every one of us knows the fuss
that was made over us i'll 1917,
the bands, the flags and the cheer
ing, and ] don't believe there's one
of YOU but remembers the great
PROMISES that were made about
all that was going to be done for
US when we returned from making
The world safe for democracy" and
all that stuff. Well, here we are,
those OF US who were lucky enough
TO return, and what have we got?
\ lot of Misunderstanding, and-more
promises. They're still promising,
our dear boys--the SOLDIER
BOYS--must be looked after.
Nothing is too good for them
'Undying gratitude is the need of
every one who served said Presi-
dent Harding i'll vetoing the ad-
justed compensation bill. Believe
me, they are q grateful bunch
when it comes to talk.
But there are few who have
not forgotten us and have never
stopped working for us. What do
they deserve from us, comrades?
Are we going to be like the hand
shaking bunch and give them al
few kind words? When they've
worked for three years for our
disqualification and vocational and
adjusted compensation bills and
all the rest, are we going 10 forget
them and hand them out & little
ef this 'undying gratitude stuff?
Or are we going to get out and
fight for the men who have fought
for us and can be counted on 10
do ii again?
II am writing you this because
the very best friend we soldiers
have in the L. 5. Senate is y. a.
Jones and he is up for reelection.
No, this is not political b'nlz got
out by u campaign committee or
a jones club but an honest~to-
goodness statement Of fact from
group of service-men who want to
see us stick together in peace as
we did in war and, foe our own
sakes, stand up for those who
stood and always will stand up for
us. Now dop't mistake me, COM
rades. ! have not word to say
against Senator Jones competitor, |
Judge Davis. He is good man
and has always worked for the
SuCCfSS VI THO ltpuDittu'l lietl ~ olib |
its nominees, whoever they might
be, and incidentally l have always
been a republican myself. SO don't
put this down as an attack on
Davis. Not at all. He has prom
ised If elected to support q 'protcc- |
tive tariff and development Of |
resources and to oppose |
light wines, entangling foreign al
and beer. But what about |
the eXservice men, comrades
Where do they come IN?
we know about the bands and !
flags and parades and speeches
and promises. But action is what
counts, There has never been a
single occasion yet where the vel
fare OF our comrades was con-
cerned, or where legislation backed !
by the soldiers organizations has |
come up, but what Jones was with
US. lie has used his splendid
brain and energy fos us all The
time. He led in the passage Of the
bills for
MORE HOSPITALS;
IMPROVEMENTS in THE
WE'VE GOT;
BETTER TRAINING FACIL-
TILES FOR THE DISABLED;
"CUTTING OUT AT LEAST
PART OF THE RED TAPE IN
COMPENSATION
CLAIMS.
HE was first in the Senate to
come out for ADJUSTED COM
10 make up to some
extent the difference between what
he fellows got in the service and
what those got who stayed at homo.
He voted AGAINST the delaying
Of this bill in 1921. AGAINST its
postponement till after the tariff
ast summer, ana was palreI for
It's passage over the Presidents
veto. He also has mado the chief
for the passage of the
bill, arguments which nave con-
1inced thousands all over The coun-
.ry of the justice OF the bal and
nave been quoted in every soldiers
paper in the United States.
Individually speaking, what
lave we to gain by replacing Il
REAL soldiers friend with anyone
Else, however good a man he may
DC? There's only one possible an
iwer. comrades. Think is over and
zee if you can logically and hpn-
,stiy do anything but stick TO the
friends we have. God knows they
ire few enough, especially in the
J. S. Senate.
.'Vote for A. A. Jones, comrades.
We don't give hoot waether he
to be Democrat or a
EX-service mea and
women are not interested in party
abels, because there's really no diff
erence in principle between the
wo. The MAN is what we care
tbout not what party he belongs to
at so happens that Senator
Tones is running on the DEMO
CRATIC ticket.
III. A. Delgado, an ex-service man
Who was wounded in action and
las q ten years record as an ex-
,ert public accountant, is running
or State Auditor on the REPUB-
4ICAN ticket.
"M. i. Helmick. another ex-ser-