Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-24
THE VICTORY IS WON,

In his very able sermon Sunday night, Rev.
Willard A. Guy, of the Christian church, reminded
his audience of the comment of the British general
who, upon being congratulated on the bravery of
his troops who had just great victory, replied
My drawer than the enemy but they
were brave five minutes longer"
Therein lies the essence of victory. The power
to stay" when the fighting is hot tells the story
of who will win. Most fights won, not by the
overpowering force OF assault, but by process
of wearing down." OF breaking the heart of the
opposition.
Those who are fighting the battle of civic de-
cency and a square deal in New Mexico should re-
member this fact. To stay five minutes longer than
the other fellow stand the pace" is the route
to victory
Physical victories are only by humiliation
OF the enemy Nearly every battle is by the
mental and spiritual weakening of the foe AS long
as Germany could maintain her morale she was VIC
torous. Defeat when the peoples hearts
broke at the thought of having to withstand the
military power and economic strength Of America
Germany quit before that power and strength were
brought into full play the battlefield, because
her morale broken by thought.
Right is eternal, The right If the people to
rule is fundamental in America. Usurped power is
stolen property. The power which goes with a
righteous cause is all with the people, They can
not lose, IL they have the heart to persist. ooh
what's the use, we can't win" is the spirit which
will bring defeat. I'VE will fight until do win
in spite of wounds discouragements is the spirit
which spells victory.
There is no longer anything to be discouraged
about in New Mexico. The solidarity of the "sys-
TEN" which has ruled the state is breaking up.
There signs of it on every hand. The morale
of the gang" is gone, All that is necessary
is for public sentiment to persist, Victory is in
the air
Time was when It was suicidal to antagonize the
pretensions of the crowd in control Immediate
humiliation for the offender his fate, A con-
centrated attack endorsed him. But that time has
passed. The last big battle against this system of
annihilaton has been won. There battles yet
ITO be fought, but they win be serious and
uncertain as those which are behind. The gang
with all its power. has proven its inability to destroy
the Journal other friends of the people. The
"mopping up process is all that is left to be done
by public sentiment. Then begin of
reconstruction in New Mexico when those measures
which will give safety, justice, equality of oppor-
tunity and economy in government to the people OF
this state will be inaugurated
If the people will sense the extent of the VIC
tories they have and will relegae fear of failure
to the background, marching on with courage, It
will soon be over.
In four months the control of the city of Albu-
querque will have passed into the hands of the
people. The Journal docs not know just who should
in touch with the aspirations of the Common
geezer" will be found and chosen by the people.
The result is foregone. Glass government by either
capital or labor is undesirable. Fair representa-
tives of all, citizens, must be chosen and
will be chosen.
This fall the state will pass beyond the control
of the gang which has ruined New Mexico. The
journal does not know just the route the people will
decide to take to accomplish this. We are ready to
go in any direction the peoples representatives
clude is best But the public has decided definitely
already that 1t will take the government out of the
hands Of the exploiters.
We will let our readers in on a secret. Individ-
ual leaders of the old crowd admit the impossibty
of their going They admit, privately, that
public sentiment has defeated them already. They
confess that revolution which will swamp them
at the ballot box is certain.
Outspoken courage; militant citizenship; active
participation by the people; these, things all
that is needed to redeem New Mexico.
There is evry reason for encouragement. Justice
is about to come into her own.