Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-15
THE FRANKENSTEINs

Mrs Shelley in her novel named for the title
character Frankenstein pictures Frankenstein, a
student of psychology, discovering how to create
life. Frankenstein creates life in monster of
his own creation, which turns upon its maker de-
stroys all his property and pursues him from land
to land in an effort to kill him. Thus the word
Frankensten has become classic the name for
who destroys lis own work by his mistakes
in his creative work.
Franksein Fall, Frankstein Hawkins, Franken-
stein Sully. and Frankensten Bursum helped to
give life to a monster which is destroying the re-
publican party, temporarily, in New Mexico and is
jeopardizng its creators.
These gentlemen profess TO believe that the
journal is the author of all their political troubles,
but this is untrue. The monster these created
has been gnawing at the vitals of the party for
several years. rendering it helpless until it is
more than useless. The Journal has merely called
attention to the facts they exist. This monster
is menace to the people OF New Mexico well
to its creators 1t must be destroyed for the sake
of everyone.
The Journal has felt for year that Senator
Bursum the menace OF the monster he helped
to create. but he is helpless Frankensein.
to cope with his creation.
Secretary Fall said the other day to visitor that
there is republican party in New Mexico that
the leaders had destroyed It. We fear Mr.. Fall
seeks to evade his share of responsibility for the
existence of the monster.
We allude to no man when we refer to this
monster We refer to System" habit" a
condition" Systems get beyond the control of
their creators. Habits become almost unbreakabie.
Conditions often come to control men.
Frankensein Bull Andrews (now deceased)
the evil genius who conceived the idea. The
other Frankenstens helped him model his concep-
ton and give it life and vigor.
New Mexico has large per cent OF people who
cannot read, write or speak the English lam
guage These people not ambitious but they
are home loving honest and industrious. They are
law-abiding and loyal as other people. Until
the time OF "Bulr' Andrews their political concep-
ton, while very narrow, TO do what they
thought to be right. Many Of them are so today.
in spite of corrupt political influences
Andrews renegade machine politician
from Pennsylvania, of great ability but utterly
constituencies He conceived the idea of putting
the big business interests together to contribute a
dsgracefully large campaign fund. In return they
were TO take charge Of the state and parcel out to
each the particular special advantage which 1t de-
sired: to big business tax exemptions to the
banks public funds without interest, favorable col
lection laws etc. to another group, control Of the
courts in order that grants might be stolen. The
taste Of the peoples blood which these privileges
gave them have made them feroclous to continue
the gorge.
This campaign money was taken and used to
corrupt such corruptible among the voters
The corruption OF American voters presents no diff
ferent problem than in other states. In one cam
paign some were corrupted In another campaign
others Rarely did the same briber do the work
twice. 1t is an individual crime
But the campaign corruptionists did not at
tempt to bride directly, those voters who did not
speak English. They sought out political leaders
among their own people; gave them the campaign
fund for their county In lump sum and held them
accountable for results.
These simple and uneducated people were de-
pendent upon leadership to a greater degree tina
a people made Independent by education They
were accustomed for centuries to don" system
Conditions lent themselves readily to the new cor
y supt device. These leaders with large sums O.
money. easily gained ascendancy over their
counties and brought in huge majorties
For time these county leaders made no un.
reasonable demands. Today, like Sec. Romero
Ed Otero and George Armijo stand as a menace
over their party, demanding money but far worse
debating nominations and controlling state legisla
ton and state policy.
This combination of big business and corrup
and dctatorial native leadership is the monster
which the Frankenstens created and which is now
beyond their control and is debating to them. Il
has ruined their party.
The decent and capable native leadership recog
nizcs all this but cannot cope with it. They neet
aid in destroying it.. The welfare OF native ano
Americana alike demand its destruction.
II there is any way to kill the monster without
defeating the party. will point it out;
We can not see 1t.