The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-22
Judge Reynolds
-TIE STATEMENT by Judge Herbert +. Ray
nolds, in an interview IN Yesterday Herald

that he will make no active campaign in his
candidacy for Justice of the State Supreme Court,
i exactly the position which he might have been
expected to take. II l. The right position. II /, the
duty of a judicial officer to keep cat of politics and
political activity. Under our constitution the Judge,
must be elected by tn people; and that is as il
should be. But the people may well be left TO make
their own selection of judicial officers after the
qualifications of candidates have been fully made
known.
Under the old Territorial days in New Mexico
we had some political Judges; quite a number OF
them. Their memory IL with is yet and that
memory leaves Us with a warm regard and a high
respect for the Judge who keeps himself aloof from
political activity, from partisan bias, and from al
other influences which are likely to affect him.
consciously or unconsclously, in the pcrformanec
of his duty.
Judge Reynolds has made a splendid record As
judge of the second judicial district. the busiest
district in the state. He has demonstrated not only
his knowledge of law but his ability to dispatch
business. He found dockets that were congcSted
with old cases. He cleaned them up with a rapidity
that still made no sacrifice To fairness and thorough
ness and the cause of justice. lie has since kept
them clear having performed a hurculcan volume
Of work in doing it.
But more important than that, Judge Reynolds
has demonstrated that he has the judicial tcmpera-
mcnt, He has abstaincd wholly from political activ.
ity and kept himself free of partisan or other bias.
lie has won the profound respect of the bar and of
HH S'bVidltN III l.c bthcn, anu ne mas won me
respect and complete confidence of the people Ills
work on the second judicial district bench entities
HIM to the unanimous vote of the people of the
three counties of the district, Bernalillo, Mckinley
and Sandoval. His character. his record and his
recognized ability should commend him 10 the
voters of the entire state and should, and We nave
no doubt they will insure his election.
That portion of the democratic county plat
form which roasts the State Tax commission for
raising Bcrnalillo county merchandise levieS, would
have been more effective with local merchants at
fected but for the fact that the certain field rep.
rcsentativc referred 10, recently sat in n local
democratic county convention and was prominent,
~ mentioned as the parts ; candidate for sheriff.
The republicans will find it necessary 10 nom
mate a strong, active and competent man for as.
SCISSOR, in order 10 defeat Steve Roehl. lie has been
u conscientious and efficient officer.
To defeat Sheriff Garcia, whose official record
the democrats ~culogizc, the republicans have merely
10 nominate a stronger man than sheriff Garcia
That ought 10 b" quite possible.
Ernest l.. Garcia, the democratic nominee for
probate Judge, offered the Herald u few DAYS ago a
two page article stating the reasons why he was
leaving the republican, party. He regarded il as
news. We did not regard il as news then and do
not so regard IL now. Ii may have contained Mr..
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