The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-09-29

In these statements Senator Smith
explained how he had tried to pass q
bill through the Senate providing for
the investment of our permanent funds
to the betterment of the state, in that
they might be used for the purchase of
Federal Farm Loan bonds or in the
creation oil a State Farm Loan for the
benefit Of the farmers and stockmen
who are the residents and taxpayers
OF the state He told of the attempts
he had made to get a bill through the
same body asking for an audit of the
state Land office. that the people of
the state might get some details as to
how the office is being run, and to get
an itemlzed statement from said OF
flee telling who leased or purchased |
all tracts of land dispose Of. how
much was received from each par !
t!cular lease, or sale, to what funds |
| the money was placed and in fact to |
! give q full statement Of all transac-
tions Of the office itemized as do all !
other states where state Land now eS
lists. These arguments cBsed smiths !
| first speech and Mr. ETrett took the /
floor in defe. q of the isl rasea by |
Smith.
Errett Makes St4sd For &. q. 2.
Mr. Errett attacked the proposition
with a vim that lasted all through his
allotted fifty-five m inutes but his
speech being prepared before hand
licked a recital o. The issues brought
! out by Smith He took up first The
escrow funds Of the State Land office
and tried to show. where Smith ha /
said that hrse funds should be used
for the making of Farm Loan etc
when the latter had referred to Il bill
he had tried to put through to usa
the PERMAENT ENDOWMENT funds
for that purpose, and had never re-
ferred to the escrow funds in that
manner in any way except TO have
them placed in State Banks, designated
by the state, and get from them some
kind Of interest on the deposits. Mr..
Errett held, as all members of the
state-wid family of Uncle Bob" do
hold, that it was "a very inconsiderate
at for some insignificant, wind jam
min Democrat, who was always aspir
IN to do somethia great to even
design to ask for an audit or com
mon detailed statement of the inner
workings of the Holiest of Holes. the
Sacred State Land office, when it had
been run for ten long years by 'as good
, a man as Uncle Bob, and so far never
been bothered. He also went so far
as TO display a wonderful collection.
, from that institution, of newspaper
clippings taken from papers all over
the country. tand some of the Dem
, ocratic) proclaiminE the glory of the
New Mexico state Land office. We
don't think that exactly conclusive
proof for the reason that newspapers
do not always tell the truth when they
are looking for a feature story; and
it Is so easy TO feature Mr.. Ervein
f Attacks Democratic Officials In
General
After the old Party arguments
which had been so confused, were all
used up, the new line of argument
drifted to personal attacks intermit-
: tently on Senator Smith and other
: democrats such as the late Goyeruor
Il G. de Baca, Secretary OF state
. Antonio Lucero. and former Game and
Z Fitch War'.o Trinidad G.. de Baca.
These U.u .o flayed for different
reasons, prDc. pally though, for being
democrats and in office. OF course
! this had no bearing on the questions
at issue but there had to bo something
to fill up after the machine made pro-
gram was read and commented on. He
E ended the fifty-five minute speech in
loul PRAISES lot lnt boSS VINO carry
d the c. o. T. banner at Santa Fe and
for his Uncle Bob who is placing the
escrow funds in such a careful and
: friendly manner with the picked in
u sititutions Of the state.
Last ReI'Httals Brief
y smith took The floor sor his fifteen
a minute rebuttal and asked that the
n questions he had raised before be
o answered, and made a re-statement of
I the facts. that his opponent might
e better understand themS Then citing
e the audiene TO a few OF the careful
n land selections of the Aforesaid land
s commissioner. among them the Rabbit
4 Ear and Mt Dora mountains he gave
4 way for the last speech, the final re-
g buttal of Mr.. Errett Since all had
4 been said that there was intended
e to be said the last speaker had nothing
e to do but show the audience the
o wonderful portfolio of newspaper
o clippings from the curlo shop CT the
e State Capitol and bid the crowd good
4 night.
d \ 1t seems TO be the opinion Or the
Q people who heard the debate that II
IS sho aid happen again, and that the two
4 debaters sould have more time for the
y hnnt haino hfoekIw Ia Al