Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-29
sHUN POLITICS
BURSUM' s PLEA
TO THE LEGION
Condemns Efforts to Capt.
taIize Patriotism for Po-
IiticaI Purposes in Soldier
Bonus Matter.

cal purposes, and recounted the
achievements of the republican
party during the Harding admin
istration, chief among which he
said were the passage of fair tar
iff law, the extension OF flnancia
aid to the farmers and livestock
men, restriction of Immigration
for the protection of American Ia
Dor provision of the best possible
assistance for disabled eX-service
men, reduction of annual govern
mental expenses by IA billions OF
dollars between 1919 and 1922,
creating of commission for the
apportionment of the waters of the
Colorado river in the interests OF
reclamation and legislation for the
protection of the agricultural ana
livestock producers from the ma
limitations of gamblers and spec
ulators.
Nou-Political Measure.
Senator Bursum said that the
soldiers bonus bill is a non-pollu-
cal measure and condemned Sena-
for Tones and his friends for en-
deavoring to make political capltal
of the senior senator's vote for the
measure.
~ too, voted for the bonus
measure both before and after the
presidential veto" said Senator
Bursum. "but I do not believe that
anyone is justified in attempting 10
canitalize for political purposes
what he has done on a question OF
this kind. l would not do IT, ano
say shame on the man who would
attempt to do so.
"Keep politics out Of your or
ranization," he said, speaking 10
fine American legion men. The eX-
service man is not an isolated ele-
ment in our citizenship. but is first
and foremost an American citizen.
We must not Judge of the general
nolicies of our country from the
standpoint Of the whole citizen
ship.
Senator Bursum said the vote on
the bonus question showed that the
representatives of both parties in
congress were divided in their
opinion in this measure practl-
callv in proportion to their repre-
sentation in the membership OF
the two houses.
Question of Seniority.
The question of seniority in the
senate has had a too exaggerated
ironortance placed upon it, the
eenator said. He declared that a
member of the minority party. no
matter how long his senate SER
vice, has little or no prestige or
influence, particularly in commit
tee reports. 1t is performance
that counts, he said, and for TINS
reason the senator who is In accord
with the administration is most
valuable to his state.
Discusses the Tariff
In discussing the tariff, Senator
Bursum declared that Senator
ZONES. as a democrat. would have
voted for the Underwood tariff
hill. which gave no protection TO
wool. sheep, farm products. ana
beef and cattle He declared
that the new tariff law, which
Mr.. Jones declined to vote for,
affords better protection to the
wool growers of New Mexico than
the emergency tariff or any other
tariff the country has ever had,
because it is the only one that
permits only the importation OF
secured wool The present tarlft
of 81 cents for secured wool Is
greater means of protection, ne
said, than the old tariff OF 10
cents on wool in the grease, ana
quoted figures to show the truth
of his contention. In addition,
the new tariff bill gives protection
to the meat grower, through
duty of three cents on beef and
two cents on live beef.
The tariff bill which Senator
Jones disapproved met the APP
proyal of the Southern Tariff as
ISOLATION, Senator Bursum said,
which is made up of republican
and democratic producers and
merchants of the southern states
and which thanked PRECEDENT
Harding for signing the present
tariff bill.
War Saved n Panic.
Protection is matter of prln-
ciple," said Senator Bursum. III
it is good for New Mexico, it
should be good for other states"
He showed that under the Under
wood tariff, the country was suf-
fering from business depression,
and only the European war saved
the United States from panic.
yet" he said, that is the meas
ure that Senator Jones, as dem
ocrat, would have supported. And
it carried no protection on wool.
Senator Jones now refuses to vote
for a tariff bill because he says
it does not afford sufficient pro-
lection for the wool grower, al
though his party is opposed to a
protective tariff as a matter of
principle. 1t appears to be an
excuse-a subterfuge."
In his discussion of the Colo
RADIO river commission, Senator
Buraum said that it's purpose is
10 bring about an adjudication of
he waters of the Colorado river
among the claimant states. pre-
iminary to extensive reclamation
activities. If New Mexico Is to
become a great and prosperous
state, he said, reclamation will
bring about that happy result. He
said that S. B. Davis, Jr., repub-
tican candidate for United States
senator and member of the
Colorado river commission, Is an
authority on reclamation. In the
United States senate, the speaker
said, Mr.. Davis can be of inestim-
able worth to New Mexico In |
bringing about the passage of the |
Smith, cNary reclamation bill, |
under which it is hoped to bring |
about the reclamation of hun
1reds of thousands of acres of |
and on the Rio Grande river be-
;ween White Rock canyon and
San Marcial. This is a project,
ne said. in which Albuquerque |
md the entire state are vitality in
crested. If New Mexico is in
crested in the development of |
he irrigable lands in the Rio |
5rande valley and in the San
Juan basin, the best way to bring |
t about is to send Mr.. Davis to
the senate, Senator Bursum de-
clared.
Predicts Hard Fight.
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