Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-11-03

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affirms the territorial platform It
further specially pledges the republic
can legislative delegation to work for
such legislation as will promote the
general prosperity of the territory and
especially such legislation as will pro-
mote the local interests of the coun-
ty of Bernalillo, not inconsistent with
such general interests of the terri
tory" The Mudslinger says Mr. Chill
ders will not carry out these pledges.
1t knows that this assertion is not
true. W. B. Childers has held office
for three years in Albuquerque as
mayor and member of the city coun-
Gil. Let those who knew him then
and know him now say whether he
was an honest, capable and faithful
public servant. For nine years he
filled the important office of United
States attorney for New Mexico. His
record in that office speaks for itself,
He held it as a republican, al but a
few months of his service having
been under the administrations of
Mckinley and Roosevelt. No man
ever accused him of permitting the
office to be used in any way for po-
litical purposes.
Mr.. Childers has decided opinions.
He has the courage to express his
convictions when he thinks 1t is ne
cessary. The Journal says he insult
ed the judiciary. Now, gentle reader.
the course of the Journal for the past
two years has been one of cowardly,
villainous abuse of judges out of Of
flee or dead, by insnuation or muen-
do. Mr.. Childers is a lawyer; he has
a right to accept employment as a
lawyer and defend his clients in ev-
cry professional way. The Mudsling-
er knows he has never done anything
else.
The Journal asks. do you know
that he (Childers) has framed Hub
bell bills for presentation in the legis-
lature for maay years past?' Mr..
Childers authorizes The Citizen to
say that neither the Journal writer
nor anybody else knows this, and that
the Journal writer of this question
suggests a deliberate lie, and he chal-
lenges him TO point to a single law on
the statutes framed bv him in which
either Frank or r. s Hubbell had the
slightest personal interest, or which
was drafted by him at their sugges-
tion or request There are many laws
on the statute books, among them the
code of civil procedure, the jury law,
the corporation act, in the drafting
and securing the passage of which
Mr.. Childers as lawyer and a mem
Der OF the Bar association took active
part. These laws are on the statutes
TO stay and have met with the general
approval of the bar and the people of
New Mexico.
W. b. Childers is under no mans
orders, as everybody who knows him
well knows. He would not take or
ders from Dan Macpherson. Hence
the personal hostility Of the Journal.
1t asks. How will ]. f. Sulzer
stand?" It will make very little diff
ference how he stands uopn any uues
tion, If he should be elected. w. B.
Childers and the republican candi-
dates for the lower house will stand
on the republican platform
and the ability they have will be used
TO secure this legislation. Mr.. Chill
ders has as general personal ac-
luaintance as any man in the terri
tory. His influence with the members
Of the Legislature will be as great as
hat OF any man who can be elected
rom any county or district in the
.erritory. What would Sulzer's be?