Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-16
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Z. Morning Journal.) y
According TO q report sent us By
our Washington correspondent, the
nomination Of Secretary Reynolds
Is to be held up by the senate till
the charges In connection with that
PecOs ranch are thoroughly inves.
tigated. The Associated Press
dispatch In regard to the same mat.
ter confirms the statement Of the
Journal correspondent, and tells US
further than among the charges
referred to Is one to the effect
that the land In question, a large
and very valuable tract, was secur.
ed by the secretary and governor
through unfair means" That's a
very gentle way To put | and the
friends OF the accused will have
reason to be well satisfied with the
outcome X the investigation does
not show the transaction to have
been any worse. a
The Journal has long been In pos
session Of many interesting lacts In
this business. but there we're a few
points, necessary as connecting
links. which our correspondent was
unable to dig out, but which a CON-
mission with power to send for per-
sons and papers, will probably be
able to uncover. and II the senate
committee. or the department OF
justice can bring the whole truth
Of the matter to the surface. II is
not u~nreas onable TO believe that the
limelight u publicity will stimulate
the soil OF the Pecos ranch 10 such
a degree that II will raise some
thing warmer tnan wool.
The above appeared in the Mbu-
qserque Morning Journal as the, lead
ing editorial In ~ Sunday Issue II
il . fair Sample u the sort Of 'tour-
nalisn' into which the Journal has
degenerated.
Th4 Optic wishes 10 brand this ar
ticle Of the Journal as a gross u
contemplate SANDER. It Is In keeping
with the personal aJ&e, outrageous
Misrepresentation and reckless crlmi-
nations which have made the Jour
nal fanssus. In this case, however,
the papsr has gone ton far and has
beyond doubt laid itself ppen to pros.
ecution for Tibet. Secretary Reynolds
will do an act OF publis service II
after he finishes the work Of answer
Ing the st&nder0us charges at Wash
he will turn his attention to
the Journal and teach ii that idle
charges sukf az this can mot he pub
lished abrssd without iminpunlty..
E~x-delegate Rodey, with certain
uher enemats Of Secretary Raynolds.
1 list b. the way OF whom h~ has rea-
ron to be proud, have, In order to
his confirmation. loderd . num-
Der OF charges with the senate COM
which were enumeraTed IN an
. associated Rscss dispatch liz the Op-
nc Saturday evening. The most Sc
rfcus one iv that in colluMon with
Governor Otero. Secretary Rsynolds
trd secured large tracts Of land by
means f0r a sheep raMh.
The facts In the case are that
Governor Otvro and Secretary Raj
,ords " a large sheep ranch. ~verv
'cre - which they bought from pri.
Owperss -
They do not possess and have not
,btained pos srssion VI one acre 1T ter
.feurial or INSTITUTIONAL Lands BY un
sir means or any other means. They
tftetr ranch from private
,wners. a ikrEe rartsM tqe land con
fsined therrsh being 'hSpf3tssd pat
'nts Of 100 acres, soWe aaAiNk@ BACK
the time of President 1tRstr and
bearing htt signature, whictr has
thrv0xh many hands before
. ,ming lutG their possession. The ~
,tract Of tNie to these tracta In hSany
rases iuctsdes IS to ~ documents.
Whatever opportunities they mav
have had 70 secure territorial lands
Or have territorial lands convenient
10 their rsAch made available for pur.
tAey have absolutely avoided
any thing which might oe even the
appearance Of evil. unless p~erchance
they should have 6regone the righs
10 buy or " land while holding
office.
The simple fac4 that the goveroDr
and secretary wi a sheep ranch IN
\ section Of territory removed from
The railroad. awsy from the ordinary
Of travel and enc in a re.
gion little known. has served as suf.
ncient ground for the circulation Of
silly gossip about their having seeWr.
I'd public lands by dishonest means.
Now let the Journal come o nj IN the
open and Frankly admit that upJn
such a basis as his Il has made lie
slanderous statements. or let II pro-
its facts" whatever they are.
1t Is up TO the Journal.