Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-14
PRESS COMMENT.
A.. T.. Il >. II. solicitOrship.

The Optic of the 10th instant has a lead
er on the subject of the solicitorship of
the Santa Fe, which bears the unm1stak-
able earmarks of certain Republican pol
iticians of the Chaser sort" The source
of its inspiration is plain, if not its exact
authorship. 1t unblushingly claims the
solicitorship for the Santa Fe road as
part of the "spoils" in New Mexico, to be
distributed among the faithful followers
of the Republican bosses.
1t is evident, as suggested by the New
MEXICAN, that the sole purpose of the art
icle is to throw mud at w. B. Childers. It
charges tn at gentleman with being act
lively at work scheming for the place
which Judge Fl. l.. Waldo now fills, and
that he relies on the friendship of D. B.
Robinson. For mere blind it Tugs in
Judge Sterry and several other prominent
attorneys in New Mexico. We quote the
following from the Optic:
"There is said to be mighty and we'll
grounded opposition developing itself to
Childers, and vaulting ambition may
overleap ltselfin his case. His opponents
and enemies, and they are increasing
daily, say that his course politically, is,
and has been, of such a nature as would
make bitter enemies for the road, were he
to be selected, and the first Re publican
legislature would so show the road. That
the next legislature will be Republican is
pretty we'll conceded by the politicians of
the territory and how such body would
give it to the road, were Childers to be
general solictor But the man thinks he
ought to have the place, in case Judge
Waldo steps down and out, and he is pull
ing every string possible with d. B. Rob
inson."
All this is the veriest rot. Childers and
Judge Sterry do not belong to that class
of lawyers who resort to the methods of
small fry politicians to secure profes.
sional employment. They wait for clients
to come to them; they do not seek their
clients. Any man who does is not worthy
to be trusted with the large and delicate
interests of big railroad corporation or
anybody else.
tt is not true that Childers has recently
made any more enemies in New Mexico
than he has always had. The fearless and
honest discharge of disagreeable duty
imposed upon him in the Catron and
Spiess case has set some of the ours to
barking at his heels who never at any
time lacked the disposition to do 80. Mr..
Childers never discharged duty in his
life half-heartedly. When the supreme
court appointed him member Of the
In the matter of the Catron
and Sp1ess case, the court, As we'll as the
public, knew he would DO his whole duty
fearlessly and without regard to conse-
UuenCes II can NOT he truthfnllv cold
that he did more. Such man can be
safely trusted with the most important J
and delicate interest of any client.
The threat that the next Republican
legislature, in the language of the Optic,
Would give it to the road we're Childcrs
to be its general solicitor" is the most /
aiscreditable thing we have ever seen
published in leading paper about its
own party. The Republican legislature
% be elected next fall, according to the
Optic, will not enact such railroad legisla-
hon as the interests of the people of New
Mexico and Justice to the railroads de-
nand; but it's policy will be dictated by
he question as to whether this or that
nan is selected as solicitor for corpora
ion. This 10 certainly placing public
policy on low plane. We do not yet be-
ieve the Intelligent people of New Mexi-
70 have sunk so low
But assume that the road selects for
olicitor lawyer of whom the Optic
writer approves, it would seem to follow
hat the road would secure such legisla-
ion as it desires--not what sound public
'olicy and Justice Observation-Disclosures.
ne Democrat.