Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-10

public men who figure with proml
hence. in the political arena, have enc.
mics whom they o~yershadow, who de
sire with great earnestness to pull
them down from the position which
they occupy, and to plant themselves
in their place. and In addition 10 the
visible antagonists who now face
them, there are others who remain In
the back ground. melting and animat-
ing these attacks with the purpose 81
freeing themselves from strong rivals
and enemies. So far as the county of
BprnaliIlo Is concerned. those who seek
with the most carnestness the ruin
of the Hubbefls are not republicans,
but those whose aim and ambition IS
to rchabiiitate and realign the demo-
cratic party. no matter by what meth.
ID. and without regard TO the means
The Hublrclls are apparently the prin.
clpal target, but really the shooting has
for Its object the complete elimination
OF the native element from all control
and participation in public Offices and
affairs.
RI Mr.. Salazar has been imposed
upon In being Induced 70 print such
stuff as the above, there are many
thousands of republicans In the terri
tory who have not been deceived.
There Is no getting away from the fart
that Frank Hubbell and Eslavio Vigil
have deliberately appropriated 70 their
own use large sums Of money belong
ing to the school fund, II Is proven
by the books of record In the school
superintendent's Office, The men are
not merely grafters and boodlers srch
as are being furnished In Missouri,
they are downright emhezzlers. To ask
republicans 10 condone such ~rascality
Is to ask the republicans of the terri
tory to turn rascals And let not Mr..
Salazar or any one else delude them.
selves into believing that the move
ment against the HubbelI crowd is d
movement. II doesn't lie
In the mouth of any man to impugn the
republicanism OF Frank w. Clancy.
Neither can any assall the republican
ism of the Albuquerque Journal. the
Santa Fe New Mexican, the Socorro
Chieftain. the San Marcial Hoe. the
Las Cruces Progress, the t.as Vegas
the Silver City Independent. the
Roswell Register md the Carlsbad Ar
gus. These p~apers%object In the nam
OF honesty and deceney to the money
that should 80 70 the education Of our
children Of the children 81 the ma
tive people of New Mexico, being di
yerted into the pockets Of individuals.
That this has been done, there IL not
In the face or the records, a scintllla
OF doubt. II the courts OF Bernalillo
county fail to deal justly with the mat
ter, the fearless. unsnbsidized repub
iican press of New Mexico will pre-.
sent the enormIty OF the offonse Of
these Bcrnalillo county officials In
such d light that the republican party
will no longer be disgraced with such
men. II is for the republicans Of New
Mexico to purge the party OF the ON
cials and leaders who have too long
been a repr0ach II VIC don't 10 Il.
defeat Ii certain Honesty will VII
Ia the end and rascaliiy Will be pt.t
down by the people who have the fran.
chlse.
Such an unworthy appeal TO possible
native prejudice as that In the article
quoted above Is an insult 10 the nativ.
citizens Of the territory. As We sa.d
before. Mr.. Salazar was doubtless mis-
lead into publishing il. The Optic 10
for honesty at all times aud under all
circumstances. and We promise ID SO
thoroughly exploi; any II who darea
raise his voice In hehalf of The dis,
honesty that has been praeticcd IN
Bernalillo county that he will win The
odium ~ ~ decent and honest citt
zens