The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-11

the fneech made By senator Barth,
foliowine che speech OF senator Holt,
which was printed Tuesday ~ these
paees)
II IL with Considerable feeling Of
qualification that I rise for the FIRST
time In this senate 20 address the
president OF the ~senate-when there
was a aood-iookIng president.
1 am addressing the senate this
time. not particularly because | think
that the state Is anxious TO hear
what / have 60 say. nor the senate,
hut 1 ~apprehend the PROCEEDINGS
would not be quite complete were I
not 20 burst forth In song on this
occasion.
Mr.. President. he gentleman from
Dona Ana rccited coldiy and fully
and deliberately the facts. and I have
no reason 20 dispute that they are
facts. relating 20 the anairs OF the
agricultural college In a manner
which bespeaxs "a thorough familiar
ity with tho AFFAIRS OF the institu-
tion. l apprehend that IL this res0-
lution was n proper one, Il would
have been directed TO the gentleman
from Donc Ana because " Il was
merely information that We wanted.
! npprehend that that Is where we
would have gotten our information.
| The gentlemen seems To be fuller OF
information than the ordinary ency-
| ~cl0pedia, and he Speciaiizes on the
matters OF the financial AFFAIRS OF
the agricultural college at Las Cruces.
The knowledge possessed hy the gem
tieman himself IL the most convinc-
Ing argument Of the fact that Il will
not be necessary to pass this rcsolu-
ton because he seems 10 be possessed
Of all the facts. apprehend that
the gentleman would willingly ana
gladly have made the sacrifice ana
given this Information to his asso-
cintes. I use the word associates,
because that In the parliamentary
term-I should have said followers. 20
Mr.. President. what Ia the purpose
OF this resolution? obviously II was
not presented for the purpose Of al
lowing us an opportunity 20 express
our views upon hat question. 10
wasn't introduced for the purpose OF
regulating the Affairs Of he First
State bank OF Las Cruces, nor 90 as
sisting the depositors OF that bank
because that Is. as the gentleman
from curry has said, In the hands of
the court at the present time. II
the majority Is really anxious to ind
narrowing tales about depositors ana
| political banks; stories of orphans
| and widows robbed, they might have
| gone down to the National bank az
| Tucumcari. or Tor the story Of a
| political bank 10 :he Bank ~ Com
| merce at Albuquerque. Why that
| would have been a story which II
the eloquent gentleman had recited
here would nave wrung tears from
the very pillars. There would have
been Hlustrious anne upon notes IN
that bank. names which are standing
high now upon the honor rolls Of
the Republican party; names which
but a short time before stood high
on the honor rolls Of the Democratic
| party, because. Mr.. President, 10 ~ a
remarkable thing in New Mexico
that the very best blood and brains
| OF the Republican party has come
from the Democratic party. II II were
not for ms recruits Mr.. President,
| WV AN'INAAAAHAAA NhNAA ~ ~ 49,
icO would be merely a name. And
In those banks, In all banks, there
are pieces 81 paper upon which are
written some OF the best names assoc
| ciated with the political history oi
New Mexico. The object Of this res
olution Is not 20 better the condition
Of the agricultural college because II
that had been the object, the memoir
iai that the gentleman from Donn
Ana county just spoke 50 well about
| and which he read in part might
have answered the purpose. II u had
not accomplished the result ot OBJ
| tanning the necessary finances 20 re-
lieve the school, Il might have re-
suited in the ascertainment Of the
fact that the constitution prohibited
helm from the state funds.
But, Mr.. President. hat Is not the
purpose OF 4. The sole and only
| purpose Of this resolution Is the mix
l ing OF political medicine. II Is an
other blooming bludkeon from Blood
| why ~ Blood the author OF these res
| olutions? I apprchend that Blood
himself, the gentleman from san
| Miguel, Is not the author Of them. he
merely il the sponsor for them. And
| they are not for tho purpose OF tn'ea'
tlgating the auditors office, because
| thc auditor AHA not DO something, MI
President. hut II Is because the
author did do something. Because
the gentleman from san Miguel ant
other gentlemen associated with him
4 am going 10 use the words OF th'
| distinguished gentleman from Don't
| Ana. His immediate political assoc
clates' don't like the way the auditor
went at things. lie was, IN the Ian
guage OF the Republican platform
| "pernlciously active" In san Mlsue
county: he was 'pcrniciously active
an over this state and he Drought u
! ught corruption and dishonesty ah'
n, brought Il forth 20 the light of da
ana he found o. wherever IL va al
far as the limited means ana re
sources that this Republican legisla
ture would give him permitted. h'
| found 10 among Democrats and amo1
| observation-disclosures you VIII hh'
| dishonesty amoug Republicans dn'
| Democrats, as you have always ionn'
Il. There is no political party ina
has any corner on honesty. Thct'
II no one man that has an the hon
esty in the world cornered. The tray
cling auditor vent out and he wa
| active and when he found corruption
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