The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-29

90 Ect'tfiN That he hHF nH
.hHrgod with unciing somebody an.
hat the pluiut ls with reference O,
Doe subsequent proceedings be- ,nu
Connection Here is the plant.
"a large portion OF the popu
laton OF Eos and vicinity VIII
boo Obliged 90 attend court cd
Mora next week.. 90 viii require
two DAYS travel each way and
tn expense ~ something like $50
per head tu make the trip. Bl'.
uudOr present conditions which
tau hardly De called 'cDuuoml
% must ue done Tho editor o.
che s. 8 viii bo among tN1ss
who 1r, obliged to mako this pr
griWaEs The ,uusc uf our guins
b. su vou known and ut su.h zen.
cral interest here that BE- s o.;
necessary tp dwell upon 70 g o.
hardly bolic,ablc that We ,al Zoe
brought Co trial Co defend our
selves against such AN uhsuri
charge SIN. stranger things
have happened.
'lt .s O. source of satisfaction i1
ur iu know that Wo hat. not
committed % crime and that
host ~ friends have flockcd to
our aid with material assistance
us well as moral support. Alone
and uupidcd we would certainly
be- driven to the wall. into sup-
mission tu arrogance thlt would
deprive an American citizen of
the RICH To- protest against tyran-
ny ana oppression.
As the mnttcr stands. we feel
confident Of vindication In our
stand FOR the rights of the pco-
pie of u community. We are
not playing for notoricty nor re-
ward Of any kind We are simply
doing our plain duty as We see
IT, II n is u crime to demand 70
square deal then We Will cheer
fully take the punishment when
the last appeal has been denied
but not before. We are glad al
least. that Il we are "a be hui
Initiated for doing oar plain duty
as Il citizen. there are none bound
10 as by family ties to suffer hu-
initiation ana financial loss with
us. Jntil We cturn the : \. will
be in the hands of the office
Kids who. with the help OF
friends viii keep the paper going
is usual"
To repeat Ne dc not know wha
sSact form Of libel this parucula
'ditor II charged with. and we hay
'nough troubles Of our own not 4
We're 4 not for the fact that
guilty or not guilty, a. hc may %
may not be-, amy one Of us are likol
.o be found m the same cmbarrias
Ing and expensive position at an
lime Of the day or night This par
icular editor may have committed
silful ana harmful libel on an .uuu
public official It 80 hc shoul
punished Tor q. lie says ho didu.
60 d. and iu the light 81 past case
if the kind VIC are Inclined to tax
lts word Tor d.
The point Co you men who uvu %
responsible for newspapers O.
his state to consider is this
You have CA the statute books
aw passed 40 the hchest of politician
Rho needed H. protection. whio
lays YOU open nt n time 20 Boz ul
by every grand jury - ever
county in thts state drag-cd Gus Il
our own home into any oturr DoLu
~ IN the state ana there tried, con
'ictcd ana puuishod--for telling IA
ruth about d public official
This libel law nf ours is he mos
Effective uluzzlc ever attached a. IN
freedom 81 the press iu this flo: g..
of irr, speech II goa don
about a. ga have your lbw''
interpret hes terms to SOU %, us
ct your newspaper start son,ulu
against o. political highhiud. slmo
Where and see what happens 50 ''u
Furthermore you may bee puuisrc
90 the human limit for o. uiatlE' 4.
cmployc. an uuintcntionti nIctk
o. the news ever though you as
Every effort ut your ,ommuUo q zee
Ir 49,
We do not know the iayta iu rh
.:oy mans case But We Lu,., ga
.,0t- about the existing hbe' irw
for the protection of criminals
Nhat BE- should Doe named ana what
really sand wn make the deHnit
statement that il the newspaper own
.rs ~ his state let that law renal
lu the statute books after the sessio
'f the next state legislature the, a,
serve Co ne muzzlod or suppressed.
Ask tho man 100 your district ab0u
d before yuU support him for the hes
stature. n he's for that hw as
stands he not ht Co hold an office