New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-01
WILLIAM BILLY WALTON,
.oOop FELLOW" STAND FORTH

VsSsU"s
"oooD FELLOW" STAND FORTH!
Tho Republicans are offering to th>
voters OF their state as . candidate
for Congress in this time Of crisis fol
the country a man whose patriotism
and whose craftsmanship have been
proved in the person OF Ben c. Her
nandeA.
Mr.. Hernandez was In Congress
from March 4, 1913, to March 4. 1915.
His term expired before the declare
ton Of war was made, but he had an
opportunity 10 vote on four of the
great preparedness measures and on
one question involving the rights Of
American citizens. HE VOTED RIGHT
EVERY TIME.
He voted FOR the Kahn amend.
ment which sought to increase the
strength OF the army just a year be-
fore war was declared. The Demo
Gratis defeated the amendment. but Mr..
Strengthening the army so that we
might be in some measure ready to
aid the democracies of the world
against the Huns.
He voted for the Brandeges amend
ment a few weeks later which sought
to create an army OF 10000 men.
The Democrats defeated that, leaving
the army stripped naked. but Herman
des was statesman enough and pa
tr1ot enough to be ready then to do
his part to make the nation ready.
His Record Clear.
He voted FOR the establishment Of
. volunteer reserve army. He felt
that val was inevitable and wanted
he citizens Of the country to be per
mitted to begin training for the crisis
that was ahead Of tho nation. 1t was
beaten again by the Democrats, but
Assnandez kept his record clear.
He voted FOR the motion to force
Tie Democrats In control Of the naval
affairs committee Of the House to
bring in . bill to strengthen the navy.
The Democrats defeat that, but Mr..
HsrnAndex was on record eleven
mooths before war was declared ~
realizing that war must ONE and
wanting to increase both the army
and navy. When the Cooper rssolu.
tioa to surrender the right Of Amer
lean ships to handle cargoes Of arms
and munitions came before the lower
house Of Congress Hernandez stood
four square on his A~mericanism and
his patriotism and refused to vote to
surrender a single American right 1t
he dictation Of the insolent Huns.
For Preparedness.
Ben Hernandez voted i've times on
PATRIOTIC preparedness and raj meas.
uss in Congress. He voted right
every time. Docs any voter doubt but
that II the voters Of the state of New
MEXICO had reelected him he would
have voted for the war and for the
~sslsctive draft?
Does any voter doubt that when he
goes to Washington next March he
w1l vote for every war measure need
~ w Wu LAC wal 0Aiu t1A AS ~
oppose an inconclusive peace!
That IL the kind Of timber the Re-
publicans offer for congress, q man
who has been there. who has voted
right and who has made good. He
made good conspicuously in n mat
ter Of domestic concern to New Mexi-
% when he went before the good
roads committee, Democratic In the
main. and in a Democratic House. and
obtained a federal appropriation Of
nearly two million dollars to aid in
building good roads in New Mexico.
Long after the al Is over annually
hundreds of thousands Of dollars will
BE- coming to this state to build up q
great road system as q result Of the
energy and influence Of Ben Herman
lsa, q Republican, in his first term in
. Democratic Congress.
Enter "siiIy" Walton.
What kind Of timber did the Demo.
srats replace Hernandez With two
yAn ago? With Billy Walton, whose
chief claim then, as it 10 now, IL that
he IL a good fellow" What has the
good fellow done? Well. one thing he
did NOT do wal to be present and
vote on the prohibition question when
1t was up before Congress in connec-
ton with the agricultural bill. He
DODGED.
The only thing he ever did do Of
national importance was when no
went to New York city to Q . Fourth
of July parade as the guest Of the un-
popular William Randolph Hearst. He
had NO scruples at the fact that
Hearst had been persistently pro-Ger-
man before war was declared. He de-
libefately, when scores Of other Con-
grsssmen were r~epudiating the Hearst
Invitation a. an insult to themselves
and their constituents, advertised this
state a. one with q Congressman who
20 anxious for a junketing trip
that he would make 1t on Hearst
moaey, money which was open to
uaye suspicion as to its whole-heart-
q loyalty to the allies and to the
Unlted States.
What's Ne WORTH
What do his fellow oonGroasm0
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