The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-28
AUDITING WINCH AuDITs.

lhNi Mttk WIN Ms NAhutNhAtNH
n. G.. Hernandez, the staudpat can
didatc for congress, the Herald ven
turcd to suggcs, that the reply to the
eharges against Mt Hernandez LETT
much TO be desired and that the Re
publican chairman and his candidate
probably would find Il necessary 20
60 right on making further cXplana-
lions un:il SECTION day.
Indications are that this will Prove
10 be the case. Indeed. the necessity
for further explanations now seems
to be considerably more urgent thar
when Mr.. Ely framed his %'vindica-
ton" In reply to the revival Of the
charges by the Morning Journal OF
this city. what was looked upon at
the tima as no more than the drag
ging out of an unfortunate bit OF
record. a natural product OF a po-
litical campaign, has nov developed
into a matter OF lively speculation In
many Of lie phases. First there is
the phase Of alleged threatened libel
suits against the Journal. calling
wildly TO the attention OF the people
tho political uses to which this polit-
zeal libel gas Law OF ours may easily
be turned when politicians are hard
pressed for better means # %'yindicn-
ton This m OF threatened H.
bel action has appeared not only on
the first page OF the New Mexican
at Santa Re: but a northern New
Mexico newspaper has come forward
with the startling announcement that
suits against the Journal E~ggresating
$1,000 had actually bee filed in
santa Fe. naming the counsel re-
talned aud giving further interesting
details This newspaper. ~ may be
said. is printed In Colfax county.
Again, II has been officially de-
MED that MIR. Hernandez ever asked
for an Investigation of his Rio Ar
riba county accounts by the travel
ing auditors office; a request alleged
TO have been made by one Of the am
davlts made part OF MIR. Ely's win
dication.'
Further. the statement OF Mr.. Her
nandcz over his own signature and
actually made part OF the Ely state
ment. that
THE items marked paid on the
general tax roll were taxes as
sesscd against good reliable peo-
pie In our community and per-
sonal friends OF min I didn't
want them TO appear as delin-
quent on the roll and 10 have to
pay a penalty
has brought expressions OF amaze
mcnt from al sides; since this seems
20 be chiefly what Mr.. Hernandez
had been charged with doing.
Much interest has been show In
the press and elsewhere ~ to what
became OF the s3O0 ~peddier's license
issued 10 one Koury. and for which
Mr. Hernandez did not receive the
money. The question naturally Is
asked - 10 Who got the money, u
II ever was paid by the said Koury;
and II not paid by this same Koury.
why he was 20 exempted from a
definite legal requirement
These and other phases Of the RIO
Arriba county incident, tie charges
la connection with h n the Ely
'Vindicatlon" WIN demand further
and more definite explanation before
the mindH Of the people are at ali at
rest ora the matter.
But the paint in this whole thine
which should be Of greatest interest
&c the people of the state h that Ne
hsec a goNernor in santa Pc under
whose offensive pernlcious ad-
mi%nistraton, methods In county OF
nee that are careless, slipshod, ir-
regular or worse are not permitted
and that Governor Mcdonald, no
matter how offensive end perni'
cioas" his course may be 10 thos'
most intimately concerned. has from
h b%esinuing Of his term Of Office
required d kind Of auditing from
the travelling auditors ofnce which
audiis and Which takes no account
Of incompetency. careiessness. per-
i, uonai friendships. political ~relatonl
and contingencies or any other ele.
ment but the cold. hard. nnancia.
facts.
We have been needing that kline
Of auditing Of county books Tor mani
a Ions year in New Mexico and W
had needed "a miehiy had. Their
Was . time when a little favorlng @
cues frieads In the matter ~ iax ~
ceipis and penalties was the ml
rather than the sxeeption5 whsl