Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-20
4 LAME ADVOCATE

The Las Vegas Daily optic has been
pcrsistentiy advocating the candidacy
81 charles a. sniess for the presidency
81 the constitutional convention with
sueh logio as II could command. The
editorials 81 The optic are usually very
elear and convincing. But so far as II
has had 10 SAY regarding Mr. spiess'
candidacy. II has been extremely larne
and has %pruhbhiy injured. rather
than helped AIR Spless IL nnder-
takers 10 defend him against the
ch0rgss that ne il q corporation law
ser. and IN the effort admits that he
charges are true The optic says in "A
recent editorial.
we admit that our candidate for
president Of the constitutional eonven-
ton. Mr. Charles A. spiess, Is what
II commonly known hs "a corporation
attorney. That statement means that
the corporations employ Mr. Spiess be-
cause 81 his ability as q lawyer. Does
his fact. coupled with the Fac mat
Mr.. spiess nsplres 10 "a high position
ia the constitutional convention. mean
that IL ne is elected "a the presidency
he will make the constitution a pro-
corporation Instrument We think
not"
Ii them goes on TO argue that Mr.
sniess would not maize the constitu-
lion a pro-eorporation instrument Tor
the reason that he would not do any
thing so preposterous Mir. Spices
whole training has been with the cor-
porationH, and not with the people.
and habit Is second nature. He looks
through the same glasses as do the
corporations and sees as they do. His
cumming may be traced TO numerous
legislative enactments "a subject hat
We hope Il viii not be necessary 10
take np In order To ward off the dan
gers that Mr.. Spisss' selection viii
pr~ecipitate.
The Optic also puts forward Mr..
spiess' ability in q iieht as if DE was
the only member Of the constitutional
convention capable 81 presiding over
its deliberations and should. there
fore. be- selected as It's presiding offl-
Ger and that Notwithstanding IL indi-
reoily admits that Mr., Spiess' selcc-
lion would De hurtml 10 the adoption
OF tho constitution ~ the people and
injurious 60 the republican party The
optic il evidently subject 20 the same
eeoilsm and vanity that possesses Mr.
spiess and we viii say for the bene-
nt 81 both the optic and Mr. Spices
that there arc dozens at members OF
the convention who ero capable of
prcsidlng over its sessions in ana able
and satisfactory manner. ana none
Of these would be subject 10 the criii-
oisms and objections that are made
AGAINST Mr Spicss. They come MP
from the people. looking solely Co the
Interests cot the people. and have mo-
special interests 10 serve for the radl-
roads. santa Fc nondroldcrs. on oth-
ers They are not the attorneys of the
SANTA Fc county hondholdcrs and have
uo contract completed or u%ncompiet-
ed. with them and are 60 receive no
sums of money. inrs or small. from
thr Santa Fe county houdholders. ou
any contingency Whtteyer Further
more. we believe Thar every member
of the convention. except Mr. spirss
feels that Dis efforts 10 De- both judge
and counse are most unfortunate aud
diHmetricalIt opposed to prouristN
Take. Tor instance. his course off ACE
lion in behalf OF Dis rieuts. the Santa
he county b~ondholaers. before the
senate committee in the last session Of
congress as commented cora In these
columns lu YESTERDAY Isa1e The
chairman OF the committee asked Mr.
spless &c ne would b. satisfied If that
provision lthe provision suggested ht
Mr.. Spiess) were pus in tho pfn re-
Eardless of the appropriation 81 three
million acres OF land. Mr Spices re-
Piled that Dee would rather have o. that
wus. That Is. that De wouid rather
have his suggestion in the oHH than
have the three million acres of land
Tor the payment OF ail territorial and
county indebtedness Then the chair
man asked him And leave cat the
appropriation OF three million acres
of landf Mr. Spices replied thar he
would rather eet Dr.. "but DO We DO not
get 90. then . think the people Of New
Mexico would De slusned The sem
ate committee WAS QUICK in accepting
the suggestion. and the three million
acres were lost 90 the people OF thc
territory. and in feu thereof one mill
H.
Tor rho payment OF che santa Re
county bonded indehtedness After
the payment OF this indchtednes tho
surplus r ang arising from the sale
of fhIs million acres Of land IS not
available Tor the patmcnf Of aus other
county ~ territorial ln-aehtednts in
short Tho state must .ssume end nay
I'D ~ rsHar Iaa-hleine ln-
c.ld.ns ihs santa - coluiy r%aliroal