Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-10-08
Chairman EIy 7eHS WHy ne
Prefers to Vote for Hernandez

Editor Of the Journal
Your editorial. entitled "Mr III.
Analyzed,' IN your issue of septem
Der 20, attracts my attention Their
are two different lines Of hrpunen
sugEeNled to me by this editorial and
want 10 take them up az differcn
times.
The first one is what you describe
las The almost impossible task Of show
INK why We should discard Mr. Fer
guHson and send Mr. Hernandez g
congress IN his stead. You refer q
AIT FERGUSON as "a tried. true and
efficient representative" when Mr
FERGUSON campaigncd our state i've
years ago, he repeatedly announced
that he was democratic believer IN
the doctrine Of tariff for revenue
only. he nevertheless believed that
New Mexico's chief Industry. the
sheep and wool Industry, should be-
protected. ana that he would use his
influence and vote for u tariff on
wool This position cost him the sup
port OF few free trade democrats
II Undoubtedly secured the support of
good many hnlf and half, and some
real republicans. who preferred him
because Of his personal qualities. As
J remember II, he Advocated pro-
tective tariff on wool in ihc finance
committee Of the house or In the dem
ocrattr caucus, but WAS speedily
whipped into line and announced IN
the public press that II was necessary
for him 10 vote for the Underwood
bill. IN order To control patronage In
this state. In other words this tried
true and efficient public servant"
voted contrary 10 his prediction
pledges so that he might have the
privilege of appointing the postmaster
az Clovis and Taos. pcfchancc.
Under the Influence Of this Under
wood tariff bill. more than two hun
drfd ana fifty million pounds Of wool
has been Imported into the United
States: and while 1t s true that
frunths IN other parts of the world, us
well a. IN America. have curtaiiod
the world'A supply and raised the Lon
don price to point equal to our own
under the Payne Aldrich tariff law.
II is likewise true. that there are
5000 600 Less sheep in the United
states today than there were -four
years ago and that the industry is on
az uncertain basis throughout the
country The European war has
lessoned Englands demand for wool
and today The Boston market is prac-
tlcnlly the snme as the New Mexico
price was sixty days ago We viii
feel the fun measure of the destruct.
I've Influence of this Legislation Just
NJ soon az the industry begins Ia feel
the fun force Of the normal world
wide competition. In any event, our
tried, true an1 efficient public ser
want was recroant Of his declared
trust
Mr. Ferguson ~ n democrat He
voted according to the dictates Of the
democratic caucus He dared not to
10 otherwise. The weakest Of men
could have done that much There ~
not the slightest evidence of his in
fluencc upon the national legislation
anywhere to be found He voted for
free butter. when the dairy COW was
becoming a factor In New Mexico de-
gelopment lie voted for free corn. !
free wheat. and free eggs, when the
Iarms Of Now Mexico were Just com !
ng into being He voted for the de- |
itructlon of the mines Of this state !
when the mines furnish the market /
or our farm products and employ |
nent for our people. In my own /
'ounty Of Luna, there is a deposit Of |
'luorspar AZ my suggestion Mr.. An
irews. when the Payne-Aldrich bill |
vas being drafted secured duty of /
" per ton upon this product. which Is .
ised as a flux In the reduction Of iron !
re. ana which is imported into this /