The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-29
Hernandez's
Own Showing
A DEFENSE.

Tho New Mexican has made no a..
tack on MIR. Hernandez. when he was
accused by others this paper declared
that Il would reserve judgment until
he had had a chance 10 defend him
self. Bat after carefully reading Mr..
Ely's socalled yindicatlon OF hts can
didate's record as Treasurer OF Rio
Arriba County. published In yester-
DAVIS Albuquerque Journal. we are
forced 60 The inevitable conclusion
that Mr.. Hernandez Il utterly unfit to
held any public office, here or else.
where.
Probably no more extraordinary doc.
ument has been issued as cam
paign material ia the history Of Amer.
lean politics.
We have not space to quote the
statement IN fun. hut one passage -
typical OF the whole. II Is from MIR.
~liernsRdez's letter to Mir. Ely. and
purports to be an explanation OF his
act in marking as Paid" unpaid taxes
due from his relations. and from
a company In which he was inter
ested.
"The Items marked PAID on the
general tax roll were axes assessed
against good, reliable people IN our
COMMUNICATED personal friends Of
mine. I didn't want them 20 appear
as delinquent on the roll and 20 have
to pay a penalty"
No words could give q better pic
ture Of the mental caliber Of Mr.. Her
nandoz or OF mis- conception OF the OBJ
legations OF "a public office. Mr. Ely
must be- aware OF what would happen
TO the cashier OF a bank or the audit
or Of a railroad who held views SINH
lar 10 the above OF his duty 20 his
] employer. Il is doubtful whether air.
Ely would engage such n maa 60 man
aga his own private affairs. Does he
consider the people OF New Mexico
less exacting employers than the aver.
age merchant OF banker? Or IS Il pos
sible that he regards public business
as of less importance lhan priyate2
Mir. Ely's comments on the whole
| transaction are nothing less than
amazing. Ills theory seems 90 be- that
Mr.. Hernandez meant 20 deduct tho
amount from his own commissions,
but that by q mysterious lapse az
memory. lasting three years. ha for
\ got TO carry cut his laudablo amhi-
ticns. lie protests that the man"
! could surely not have intended TO be
a thief" This from a campaign man.
! ager. In behalf Of his candidate FOR
Congress,
Unless further evidence he pro
! ducrd the New Mexican viii gladly nc
cept Mr.. Ely's version 81 the facts. No
one who knows AR. Hernandez would
willingly believe hat be intended
60 b. a thief. Nor can anyone who
reads his letter 70 sir. Ely and Mr..
Ely attempt "a apology believe thai
ha Is a 90 mau q represent the PEG.
Pile Of New Mexico iu any capacity
whatever n every word In MI Ely's
statement be true. 50 forms FAR and
away the most damaging arraignmeut
" Mr.. Hernandez candidacy that has
! yct been published On this campaign.
Personally we have nothing against
. Mr.. Hernandez. We like BIN. We
I think that the last word on his quail.
ucations was uttered by his rInuin.
mate. the Honorable Hugh u. Wi
liams. who pronounced him % mighty
nice little fellow But "a nice littla
fellow with such exceptionally vague
ideas OF his duty TO the public IS an
impossible candidate for the Congress
Of the United States From Santa r.
New Mexican OF Sept e5th.