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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
5
The paper from Santa Fe New Mexico appears under State Publishing Company with editor Frank Staplin. It notes publication as a weekly Friday issue and lists subscription at 1.50 per year. The issue is entered as second class at the Santa Fe post office under act of March 3 1879.
A lengthy critique traces Democratic maneuvers and factional battles in New Mexico. It cites Wilson, Cox, Hanna, Kutting, Armijo, and Magee amid accusations of influence peddling, fusion plans, and tariff debates. Names, places, and recurring political tensions highlight a turbulent state political scene.
A political column blasts the Democratic Fusion ticket, mocking campaign rhetoric and naming figures like Carl Magee and Don Juan Shoemaker. It charges mixed messaging on taxes, assessors, and coal interests, and critiques a Washington aeroplane stunt linked to Hanna Cox and county tickets. The piece relays local political feuding, party bosses, and shifting loyalties across the state.
William J. Bryan criticizes Governor Cox and the Democratic bid, arguing Cox cannot win and would betray party principles. He notes wet forces align with Cox, calls Edwards a joke, and suggests prohibition as the central issue shaping support.
In a letter published in the Morning Journal Santa Fe, Holm O. Bursum rebuts editorials on the China Copper Company tax and argues for fair, value based taxation. He cites 1917–1919 net profits, wartime production, Liberty Bond subscriptions, and the need to avoid class warfare in New Mexico mining policy. He urges publication of his defense to counter demagogic attacks on industry.
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