The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
CARCASS RECORD

THE DEMOCRATIC county committee has shown a very thoroughly
Hanna, Chase & Co, in behalf Of the Hanna-HubbcIl county
ticket. That committee has however, signed an advertisement max
ing a very unfair attack upon Judge George X. Craig; an attack that
has no justification in the public records, in fact or in dcceney. We
have shown up the nature Of that attack and the reason for It,
This democratic attack, however, has raised the issue of law en-
foreement in Bcrnallle county and this inevitably centers public at
ocratc ring has nominated 10. the state senate.
There are several reasons why Garcia should not be elected to
is rudimcntary, as he has shown in his utter disregard Of the law
rrelatingto the conduct Of the office he now holds lie was placed ON
the Hanna Hubben ticket not because of any faint showing of ability
to hl the job Of representing this county intellgently in the senate.
but because he Is a machine politician of the old school and will take
orders. His disregard Of law and the duty of his office was glaringly
Illustrated quite recently when he helped Frank Hubbell in the yo-
lent election Of Miss Montoya from her fathers newspaper office
Garcia led no law, no warrant, no legal process OF any kind to justify
him " his participation in that affair Frank H1bbell simply told
hha' 10 be around to help out with the rough stuff and Carols. was
there and hsady when nceded-tO overawe a helpless girl!
The principal reason why Garcia should be overwhelmingly de-
ffcated, however, is his record in the matter of law violation, crime
\ and protected vice in Old Albuquerque. The record is perfectly
There are several dives, alleged "~soft-drink' resorts and free
audsssy hotels in Old Aibuquerque which during the past eighteen
and order and a menace to the youth of Albuquerque. Bootleg
these places. That tRey have been permitted SO to run with the ae.
quieseenee Of Sheriff Garcia, If not under his protection, is too OBJ
Last summer The Herald pointed out the facts regarding these
places. The sheriff made a temporary cleanup: He couldn't help
IL On another occasion when public sentiment in Old Albuquerque
was aroused by a series Of unusually wild orgies in these places, the
couuty commissioners, at the request Of the district attorneys office,
employed a special detective to elean out the brothes The sheriff
had protested that he could get no evidnc.", He had told District
rest. But this detective got enough evidence in a week to send a whole
pack Of parasites TO the woods for a time. 1t was the duty of the
VN11tN eO w."
tions about that. He has never made any effort to get any evidence
that would end the evils. No questions about that.
As his term has nesred its end and as the election has approached,
he has permitted these places to open in full blast, with bootleg
liquor Of 81 a drink; gambling of all varieties and the worse evil
before mentioned.
Learning that The Herald was investigating the conditions in
these places another bluff was made at a few arrests Wednesday. No
effort to get the real offenders was made. None has ever been made.
No question about that.
Following our statement yesterday concerning this matter, we
were told that some OF the proprietors and inmates of these dcns were
republicans aud would vote the republican ticket, IL we didnt stir
them up We are sorry to lose any votes for the republican ticket.
But Il is far more important that the public know the facts about this
Old Town situation. The people of Old Albuquerque know IL and de-
plore Il. They are helpless. The sheriff holds the whole situation in
bis hands and he let's the evils run.
Can the people Of Albuquerque vote to send a man to the state
senate, as our representative and law-maker with such a record OF
mis-government and disregard Of lawf We do not believe they will,
Suppose that the gambling law comes up for amendment in the
next legislature. Where woNd Garcia stand7 He is with the gam
biers now and has been throughout his term. He has countenanced
IL he has not given the protection of his office TO vice in its worst
form. Hera is no case Of what an officer may dot Is what he has
done, as shown by the record. Sheriff Garcia should be overwhelm-
ineiy defeated for the state senate by every defender Of law. order
and morality.
Garcia is running against II. d. Jamison, a clean, competent law.
yer whose record Is stainlessThe choice ought to be very easily and
quickly made.
It'll worth noting, in this connection, that the Morning journal
which last summer condemned Sheriff Garcia for his disregard OF
vice conditions in Old albuquerque, now urges his election. This is
done ID the demand that we vote for every candidate on the demo
cratic ticket"
II elscling q Hubbell county government, and a man with a pub
lie record like Garcas to the state senate, is a sample Of what the
Dawn oftbe New Day is going to bring us, we would fare much