Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-24
NEW MEXICO WANTS SERVICE--Noi
SENIORITY

The question has repeatedly Deei
asked as to what Senator Jones has done
dnrinq his term of office as the represen,,
tative Of New Mexico in the Unlted
states for the benefit, of New Mexico. III
answer to this question, we are tola thaC
Senator Jones secured the establishment
of Camp Cody, that he secured new
federal building in Santa re, that ne
secured the passage OF bill TOT new
post-office at Las Vegas ana tnat ne
Favored" and supported" long iist OIL
measures, besides having attended TO
hundreds of matters connected with New
Mexico's interests :.
Not the least interesting among the
arguments in behalf of Senator Jones, is
the statement that he worked and vet
ed for the Emergency tariff The same
statement does not add that Senator
Jones voted against the present tariff law,
although it affords greater protection TO
the wool grower than the Emergency
measure. This fact does not yet seem to
have been discovered by our senior
Senator, who defends his action III Vot-
ing against the present law, on
the ground that it provides lower duty
on wool when, as matter OF fact the
new law gives the wool grower twice as
much protection as he had under the
old law The only inference to be drawn
is that when Senator Jones had an op-
portunity to vote effectively for the in
terests of New Mexico, instead of doing
so, he voted according to the tradition OF
the Democratic party, against construc-
tive Republican measure and against the
best interests of the people of New Mex
leo.
And we are told further that
"He spoke and voted for the
creation of the War Finance Cor
poration, which functioned
throughout the war with the great
est benefit to the countrys indus
tries, and which President Harding
was compelled to revive"
Compelled to revive! Let us keep the
record straight. The War Finance Cor
poration automatically ceased to function
in 1920 A resolution was drawn and
submitted to the President for the pur-
pose of reviving its activities and on jan
uary 8, 1921 President Wilson, in a mes
sage to the Senate vetoing the Resolution
said
Il am not convinced that the
method proposed is wise, that the
benefits, if any, would offset the
evils which would result, or that
the same or larger advantages can
not be secured without resort to
government intervention. On the
the contrary, / apprehend that the
resumption of the Corporations
activities at this time void exert
no beneficial influence on the sit
uation in which improvement is
sought, would raise false hopes
among the very people who would
expect most, and would be hurtful
to the natural and orderly process
of business and finance"
What action, if any, Senator Jones took
in behalf of the people of New Mexico
when this message, vital to their we'll be-
ing, was read in the Senate, we are not
told. Did he avail himself of his boasted
seniority" as Democratic Senator to
compel Democratic President to af-
ford necessary relief to his constituents?
The people of New Mexico no longer
ask what Senator Jones has done for
them,--they know what he has not done
And for that reason they propose to send
a man to the United States Senate who
makes no claim to seniority, but who
puts service to his state above the de-
nands of any political party. That man
is Stephen B. Davis.