Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-16
WHO is PERSONAL?

The Herald persistently but falsely charges US
with being personal. We have never discussed Mr..
Hening its editor, at all. We have discussed Mr..
Hughes only in relation to his candidacy for gov
ernor We did that only because the people were
entitled to know that the man who sought that Of
flee owned, body and soul, by the great tax
lodging corporations.
Certainly when aspires to office his quail
ificatons are a proper subject for discussion. We
would be derelct in duty if did not let the
people know. Such discussion concerns the public
welfare and is not personal.
The mendacity and uncomfortable perverseness
of the editor of the Herald in knowingly and will
fully msrepresentng the editor of this paper per-
sonay and by name, day in and day out for the
purpose of serving masters. might well have jusi-
fled personal attack from US. How long we will
feel justified in restraining ourselves do not
know.
The charge of personalities cannot, to this hour,
be laid at door with the slightest degree of
truth Yet daily the Herald has for three weeks,
lied about by name viii the public approve
such methods?
We have attacked the Herald as the kept mis-
tress of the great taX-dodging mining interests We
did 1t because the public is entitled to know that 1t
is Mr.. Sully, of the Chino Copper company and his
associates seeking TO continue to defraud the public,
who maligning The poor little editor is only
their hired man. The public is entitled to know
'''N''N"'iS
Governor Larrazoo. When the Herald speaks it is
+ this group which speaks.
When we charged that the Herald was dominated
by these influences and offered If the Herald would
sue us for libel in Bernalilo county, and would agree
to try the prior to the republican convention
we would within two days. our challenge
was ignored We wanted to bare the whole rotten
mess to the public. They did not dare accept our
proposal.
When we said that if the Herald would release
US from the obligations of business condolences by
asking us how we knew Mr.. suy owned $50 600 Of
the bonds and $4,000 of the stock of the Herald
and endorser upon $4,000 note, would
tell, he would not allow the Herald to ask the
question.
He dared not ask us to tell.
This controversy has been the occasion for pain
and heart-burnings. 1t is not a pleasant pasime.
keen of duty to the public is only
for it. We felt that the public welfare demanded
that when the reader saw thing in the Herald he
might know it the great enemy corporations
who spoke.
They always seek to destroy those who dare to
their paths. The route they have adopted to
destroy is by columns of personal ridicule and
abuse. They believe that they make it so dis
tasteful to that we will lie down and allow them
to have their way in continuing to rob the people of
millions of dollars. At whatever cost. they will fail
If they persist they will the day in which they
viii the public, whose battle fighting the
best we can, be so blind as to regard this as mere
newspaper fight? Will they see no difference in
methods and purposes? VIII they lend aid and
comfort to their enemy in it's effort to drive from
the defense of the public interest?
The issue is not IIubbelsm That is an absurd
The most Frank Hubbe get out Of this
fight is a patry seat in the state convention We
Indifferent to whether he gets even that poor
boot
Our presence in his office to obtain the inter
view which published is distorted into "a secret
conference" The public is led to believe that
conniving with Hubbell in the interest of Gov.
ernor Larrazoo. 1t is all a lle All doing
for Larrazolo We are doing in these columns and
the gang knows it but they deliberately plot by
reteration to make the public believe the contrary.
We assert again that have had only bare
Introduction to Elfego Baca and have never dis
cussed any subject earth with him. We have no
alliance understanding with him Of a manner
kline.
We have connection with the I4arrazolo cam
paign except what appears in these columns.
The public should understand that the issue is
not Hubbellism in this campaign. 1t is Sullysm,
Sprngerism and other kinds of bossisms.
Let us keep the records straight
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