The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-20

Under q form 81 government il il NOT al.
~ WAYS possible 20 keep out Of places Of public
trust aud responsibility persons Of pear
shaped PERSONALITY from the shoulders up likewise
those having contracted crapia c~nvities Neverihe.
less Il IL the duiN Of all citizens 10 guard against
tAese unfortunate political accidents in so far As ~
possible.
We prefer 70 believe that the election Of a. I.
Smith ~ the STATE senate from Union county. was
an accident. rather than a matter Of prcmeditafed
dcsiRu upon the part ~ the people o. that county
20 impose him upon the official organization cf
New Mexico Cor q period Of four years. Any other
conclusion would be a reflection upon the people Of
Union county, since Smith. during his term IN the
senate has accomplished absolutely nothing for
Union county or the state. while his whole course
has tended 10 reiard the growth and prosperity Of
both. lie has been a constant embarrassment 10
his associates ON the democratic side Of the senate
chamber. the rattle IN ihe Smith seat having been a
source OF irritation.
The entire Smith incident. unfortunate a. II has
been for Union county, would have been passed un.
noticed but for . vile, utterly snwarranted aud
wholly vicious SANDER which the man has recently
committed. through his paper, the Clayton News,
upon an honorable, outstanding. useful citizen Of
New Mexico, who wears with honor 10 himself and
his state the Uniform Of the United States Navy.
For the Information of the lO0.pcrccnt American Of
Union county. where Smith : paper has its principal
circulation, il is necessary that the facts be stated.
Ia the recent Chrisnan-Barth contest case in
the state scnate members ca the minority party used
their constitutional privilege to make certain biting
comment upon the action Of the majority IN unscat-
ing Bnrih upon the showing made Of election frauds
In Sandoval county ~ the 1916 election.
State senator J. r.. Reinburg. Of Dona Ana
county. a captain in the United States navy. absent
ON leave from aetive service TO attend 10 his senator
ial dutirs. veniured 20 reply in a sarcastic vein. IL
was n mild and friendly comment upon the vche-
mence Of the minority attack and was accepted as
good hundred sarcasm by all members Of the minor
rs party in the senatc-except q. G. Smith.
That readers Of Smith paper in Union county
may know what Capt. Reinburg said, and how com
pleiely Smith has distorted that statement IN his
Clayton News, a verbatim copy Of the Reinburg
statement u printed in another column Of this page.
Smith has chosen TO make this brief statement
by senator Reinburg the basis for AN attack ia the
last issue Of his Clayton News which is a gross slan-
der Of the character. integrity, loyalty and the mill
sarv service Of q man grown gray IN honorable.
active service under his %country's flag. No such
rratuitons and futile libel has been uttered before
by any New Mexico newspaper 81 which We have
knouicdge. ~ merits not only action in the courts
under the laws OF this state, but II calls for the
expulsion Of smith from the state senate.
Details Of the Chrisman-B arih contest are II
insignificant Importance a. compared TO this assault
upon a useful eitizcn Of New Mexico. AN honorable
man and an outstanding, fighting soldier who for
the past two years has abandoned his pcrsonal az
fairs aud interests 10 return voluntarily TO the serv-
ice OF hs country at war.
In the last issue Of his Clayton News Smith in
PRODUCES a distorted version Of the Chrisman-Barth
contest cast with the following
Considering the whole there are not many
people Ia New Mexico who know that j. 4.
Reinlmrg il a member 81 the state senate. But
such Is the lamentable fact BY SOME UNkx-
planned HOOK oR-oTHEhWIsE he y al
80 an officer Of the United States navy. ard in
stead Of being n state senator IN New Mexico.
should HE himself 20 Michigan and essay a
debauchcry Of the electorate OF that state for
a.. 4. senator via The golden bucket route. This
Reinhura : latest exhibition of either ignorance
or damn foolishness il an indulgence ia a nOrid
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