Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-02-23
At the Territorial Capital.
Where All But the Lone
some Minority Are
GRAFTERS, HORSE THIEVES
AND SIMILAR OUTLAWS
According to Morning Paper OF
This City Which Is Doing Town
and Territory Damage.

Santa Fe, N. M, Feb 23.--"Havs
you been Journalized YETI" is becom-
ing a familiar query about the capi-
tol. Nearly every member, with the
exception of the lonesome seven" IN
the house, has come in for his share
Here In Santa Fe the matter is re-
garded in the light of a Joke. and tho
daily grist of verbosity received In the
Albuquerque morning paper is looked
upon as one of the diversions of the
session.
The exclusion of the Journals rep
| resentative from the house was not
instituted because of the papers anti
republican attitude. as the Journal
would like to have the public be-
| lieve, but because the correspondent
! in question had taken the liberty OF
| willfully and knowingly misrepre-
senting several members, and making
his correspondence personal and
libelous to a degree which the par
ties assailed could not but resent.
The resolution ejecting the cores
pondent was so framed as to refer
only to the present reporter, and only
because he had repeatedly violated
/
ognized by self-respecting newspaper
| men.
| The course pursued by the Albu-
querque Morning Journal in reporting
the doings of the legislature and of
its MEMBERS" said well known
member of the house today, 'is arous-
ing not only the enmity of those at
tackled, but the disgust and amuse-
ment of the entire body. The Jour
nal, posing as the advocate of the
i governors interests, sent its repre-
\ sentative here with the evident pur-
pose of stirring up things Before
the legislature was fairly organized
its correspondent was sending out
wild stories, couched in such a man.
ner as to suggest gubernatorial ap-
proval, and 1t is recognized among
the governors closest friends thar
these stories put him in a false light
in many quarters. and have handi-
capped him in efforts for harmony in
the work of the session. With anna
teurish loquacity the correspondent
of the Journal proceeded to lambaste
everybody and everything good, bad
and Indifferent that did not line up
with the prescribed program of the
governor. For a legislator to ex-
press any sentiment at variance with
the lines laid down by the governors
message was at once hailed as a trait
of anarchy treason and graft, and
the unfortunate individual who had
dared lift his voice to speak his own
humble opinion was heralded as a
black sheep unfit for the ken of the
elect"
1t is a matter of considerable mirth
among the capital gossipers here that
thus far but seven members of the
house have been found worthy of the
Journals appreciation, and there are
hints that there are dangerous symp-
toms of the immortal Littlefield
Ruppe being excluded from the fold
of the select into outer darkness and
annihilation If he dosn't quit enter
tanning a few practical sentiments
with regard to getting action on some
, OF his constituents bills.
The Journal is apparently little
concerned as to results. The worse
things go for Bernalillo county the
better will its purpose be suited. so
II can take up the cry after the ses-
sion. "the gang, the gang. the gang
, did it," There is a belief here that
IL things should go well for Berna-
lilo county during the present ses-
sion the Journal would have its most
explosive powder dampened and that
1t is striving to instill enough stifr-
ness into the vertebrae OF Bernalillo
, county's representatives to induce
them to stand out against every
measure, good or bad, proposed by
anybody, with the idea OF Showing"
the people OF Bernalillo county what
! the gang did to them.
: During the last week II has been
, hinted around that the governor is
becoming tired of the Journals con-
, tinual propensity for stirring up
things" that he recognizes the fact
, that for the Journal to pose as his
a mouthpiece is not only making a
> mess OF any efforts being made to
. | "get together" but is making him
, enemies in both houses and weaken
a ing support throughout the territory.
!, For a paper posing as the governors 5
: organ to wind up maligning editor
| ial with some such remark as I'VE
, are forced to admit that such view
OF the case is not complimentary to
a majority of the council" does not
tend to promote harmony with body
a. of men who have been chosen from
among the leaders in their various
o communities and who have every rea-
= son to be regarded as OF equal abil-
: ity, and equal and moral and pollti-
cal fibre with the governor or any
l other man on the face OF the earth.
, The fact that the Journal chooses
to defame practically the whole leg
islature because II sees that its own
puny efforts at organizing a political
following have met with ignominious
Z defeat, and that its influence in the
\ halls OF the legislature is nil, together
4 with the fact that It's aspersions are