Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-04-18

sought counsel from anti-republican
sources. He was supported in a rabid,
! hysterical sort of way by the Albu-
querque morning paper which Is any
thing but republican, and by several
smaller out and out democratic
sheets. Even the democratic leaders
feared to come out too strongly for
him, knowing that they could not
trust in the sagacity of his leader
ship. They gloried, however, at the
open rebellion i'm the republican ranks
and fostered the feeling as far as
they dared.
1t was a nasty condition of affairs
and 1t made the leaders of the repub-
lican party. who had its future at
heart, tremble for its safety. The
governor was cZaTlike in his demands
and rash in his use of the powers en-
trusted to him by reason of his office.
At first it was believed that he was
sincere in his policy of so-called re-
form and the party leaders We're dis
posed to treat his views with charity.
Then the young governor, to carry
out his political projects, sought and
used the very means he condemned
in others. He bought the votes Of
certain legislators with public offices:
he removed from office good men and
appointed men who had absolutely no
claims upon the peopie or upon the
party he should have protected.
Hon. solomon Luna, national COM
mitteeman and prominent in territor-
ial politics, as well as other strong
party men, remained silent. They
knew that they had first and fore
most the republican organization, ma
tional as well as territorial to pro-
tect, and they did all in their power
to prevent an open rupture i'm repub-
lican ranks. The governor disre-
garded their advice and counsels and
carried on his high-handed campaign
for personal advancement with SEEM
ing disregard for consequences.
The older and the wiser heads. the
men whose voices have been heard in
the republican councils of this terri
tory for years, were forced into the
background. The years of faithful
service they gave to their party in or
der to place it upon the footing it now
has In New Mexico. were not con-
sidered. These men saw, and plain
ly, too, that II something were not
done, and done quickly, the work of
the better part of their lives in the
political world would be destroyed in
a few brief months. and the non-pro-
gressive minority party would be re-
stored TO power. All this they told
harmony. II was a disgraceful state
of affairs, but il is over now and the
public should know the facts as
welcome substitute for the SANDER
Gus, anti-republican falsehoods which
have been fed them for the past year
and which the republican press and
the republican leaders ignored just
as far as possible in order that they
might save the party for which they
have so long stood.
There is today no disposition to be-
little or besmirch the reputation Of
Herbert j. Hagerman. As a re-
former, he found an empty field and
made capital out Of nothing in an ef-
fort TO obtain certain results, what
ever they might have been. AS a
governor he lacked in judgment, JUS
tice, knowledge Of men, character,
and, in fact. in every requirement
As a republican, he betrayed his
party and its leaders-whether ma
liciously or not. The Citizen does not
care 10 say at this time. His retire