The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21

will stand Tor and fight for high ideals of.cizen-
ship.
Mr. Magcc is thoroughly familiar with the Hub
bell record and the disastrous effect upon this
county of IIubbcll rule lie knows that the Hub.
bell methods, the llubbell standards OF govern
mcnt and politics, the lIubbc ideals of citizen.
ship, are the same ideals as IN the days when Hub
bell ruled this county. lie knows that those meth
DDS and standards and ideals are bad that their
influence upon citizenship is bad that their effect
when applied to government is disastrous, He
knows that the lIubbe methods aud standards
are directly and publicly and dangerously antag.
onistc to the methods aud standards for which
his newspaper has stood in years past and for
which he says il now stands
Yet Mr. Magce remains silent upon AN issue that
to the taxpayers and the citizenship of this county
is far more important than any other issue in the
elections because il relates directly TO our own,
immediate government the welfare of our schools
and our homes.
Because Mr. Hanna has disappointed his ad.
mircrs, has refused to rcpudiatc this HanDo. Hub
bell deal and has refused TO help the people OF
Bcrnao county fight the llubhrll mcnacc is it
necessary that Mr.. Magcc take the same position9
We understand that the obligations MIR. Hanna
is under to Chairman Seligman, Ed Chase and
others who made this deal with llubbc may make
it impossible for Hanna to rcpudiate il even
though he might wish to do so.
But is Mr.. Magec also tied and bound to uphold
the political trafhciug Of these democratic bosses
is he 50 involved in his support of their political
plans that he must remain silent in the face Of
movement that constitutes dangerous menace to
his home community
Mr. Magec knows that this menace exists and
he knows that the people of Albuquerque are
alarmed by its nearncss and its strength. lie
knows just how bad this Ilanna-llubbcll deal ac.
tually is. Otherwise, with his ardent although re-
cent cspouSal Of Hanna S cause, he would have
come forward at once in support of the transac-
tiOn.
But nine days have now passed and tho most
important morning newspaper between Denver
and I'll Paso, and between Topeka, Kansas and
Los Angeles has not said one word about danger
Immediately threatening that good government,
that popular freedom, that purity in politics,
those high ideals of citizenship for which Mr.. Ma.
gees newspaper is asserted to stand.
Has the Seigman machine got its grip on you,
Mr. MagccY
Are you in position where you can I fight for
what you know is rightY
You know this deal is a rotten deal. that it
threatens the public welfare and that decent cit
izcnshp cannot stomach IT,
Why don you step out and fight iY
II is no use to try to hide behind Hanna to say
that you swallow bad deal at home because you
are fighting political leaders that You and llama
hold TO he bad leaders These latter have not
beer proven bad; under them New Mexico has
had better schools better roads, better laws, bet
ter government.
But this IIubbc rule that threatens has been
proven bads Il has meant worse schools, roads
defiance of law and order rotten, disgraccful
travesty of governmcnt-and it threatens your
own immediate home community
You know that this is true. Men in your own
organization have told will tell YOU So The
files Of your own newspaper will tell you so. Amy
citizen who you happen to meet on the street aud
who has been here ten years will tell you 50.
Yet you remain silent
Are your hands tied Has Seligman or som,
other boss got his grip on yOuf II not, roll NJ
your sleeves and make good on your promises Il
this community whose moral sentiment and civi,
ideals you have undertaken to mould and guide