Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-09-06

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AT the next meeting of the Bar
Association this editor asked
several friends to vote for this
Hanna and keep him in Office.
During the last twelve months
this individual has taken UNI
bragg at political and business
actions of the editor of this pa
per. He has taken occasion to
circulate ISLANDERS, absolutely
baseless and groundless, and to
secure publications in for sale
yellow sheets that were detri-
mental to the personal and po-
litical character of this editor.
He knew that this editor had no
chance to defend himself physi-
cally, and that the columns of
this newspaper would not be
used for that purpose, unless it
became absolutely necessary for
self defense. This point has now
arrived. This fellow, in a lengthy
speech before the Bar Associa-
ton, assailed the writer in a most
cowardly, dirty and venomous
manner. His speech was full
of malicious falsehoods and de-
liberate lies. He was supported
in this by one W. c. Reid, ex-at-
torney general under the late
iimbecile fake reform admins
tration, also man who had only
received up to the time he ac-
cepted Office under that regime,
simply kindness and considera-
ton and benefits from this writ
er. Two other votes were cast
for Hanna in addition to his own
and Reds for reelection as Sec
rotary, so the New Mexican is
informed, and an apology was
made afterward for one of these
votes. The result, however,
shows how the members of the
Bar Association by a practically
unanimous vote looked upon the
question and how they handled
it. The result is very gratifying
to this writer, and he certainly
feels very grateful and is thor
oughly appreciative of the true
spirit Of manliness, fairness and
justice shown by the members
Of the association who voted to
vindicate his character as q
member of the bar and of their
association, as q citizen and as a
man from the foul, cowardly
and cruel aspersions and ISLANDERS
uttered by the defeated candi-
date for the secretaryship who
desired this as a vindication and
as an approval of his cowardly.
malicious and infamous conduct.
Right here it is proper to say
THAT it is not often that the edi-
tor of the New Mexican appears
in the columns of this paper in
personal defense. He has lived
in this territory thirty-one years,
and he cannot change what has
happened. There is no use
denying that he is among the
best known men in the territory,
that he has enemies, to be sure,
but also that he has friends, who
have watched his conduct dur
ing this almost one-third of
a century, every day Of which
he has been more or less in the
public eye. Therefore, and in
order to do justice to his friends
and himself, he publishes this
account of the affair. Nothing
would have been said in these
columns concerning it had this
Hanna not himself made il
public. Now it has become q
legitimate subject Of discussion
in this paper.
1t has come to the knowledge
of this newspaper that this mar
Hanna has been engaged ir
WRITING communications to gov,
eminent officials making grave
charges against federal and ter.
ritorial officials and citizens gen.
orally. To be sure these, so the
New Mexican understands, arc
only general in character, but
they were intended and calculat.
ed to work to the injury and Diet.
riment of the people of this com.
monwealth in general and of the
officials and citizens attacked ir
particular. This matter will be
taken up in due course Of time
and will be thoroughly investi,
gated. There are others in the
same category, some of then
citizens of New Mexico, and one
of them resident of New York,
who is connected with the water
supply company of this city
These matters will be shown
up to the people that they may
know where some of the evi
name and foul reputation sale
to be attached to the people Of
this territory in the east and il