The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-02
REFLECTIONS ON EMPIRE BUILDING
AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

AMI IL lEOMAINO[
g oMETHING serious seems to be disturbing the peace of mind of
, the excellent gentleman who recently burst into on quiet com
munty from Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the purpose of putting us upon
the map by associating us with his yiTle and impressive personality.
After quite thoroughly introducing himself as the owner and editor
Of The Morning journal, Mr.. Magee launched into a commendable cam
paign as an empire builder. It was great business and everybody
was pleased.
One of his earliest steps as al empire builder was to introduce to
MS Hon. Frank A. Hubbell as the boss empire builder of these parts.
This was something Of a surprise. The community had known the
Hon. Frank for some time and had never suspected that he was a boss
empire builder. OF course the man of vision and broad, constructive
tendencies often can ~ these things when ordinary mortals miss
them. The only empire we had ever seen Mr.. Hubbel building was
the empire of Bernalno county politics, on which empire we got quite
fully fed mp.
Somehow after introducing Mr.. Hubbel to u as our leading en-
pirc builder, Mr.. Mapee seems to have lost interest in empire building
and to have switched his interests wholly to managing New Mexico
politics. We have noted that course also with interest and approval
because managing New Mexico is a considerable job and it would be
q poor soul who wouldnt wish any ambitious gentleman luck with it.
In the journal this morning, in an editorial of interminable
length Mr., Magee tells us that some cuss is writing letters around to
folks charging that Frank Hubbel has bought for a cash price the
support Of the journal flor Larrazolo for governor. We hadnt heard
that version in the mess of political rumor that is floating around.
The way we heard it was that in arranging the recent conference in
Sonia Fe at which Larrazolo adopted Magees program of policies in
exchange for the Journals support for Larrazoo for governor. Mr.
Hubbell and the governors close Political advisers and managers
promised Mr. Magee that if he would help them put Larrazolo over
again for governor, they would help Mr.. Magee get elected TO the
United States senate when Senator Joness term runs out. The story
came to us as a runor and we didn't intend to mention it. But it
seems to us a much more reasonable rumor than that IIubbel had
bought the Journals support for Iarrazolo for cash. Paying cash for
that sort of thing has been regarded hereabouts as about as foreign to
Mr. Eubbell IS empire building.
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In the aforesaid editorial of interminable length Mr.. Magce ap-
pears irritated because The Herald published a letter of Larrazolo's
in which the governor, now for the direct primary, was then against
It in very definite terms. This irritation takes the form of charging
Tom Hughes with being a "sub-rosa candidate for governor. We
object to this "sub-rosa'' stuff. There is nothing more of the "sub-
rosa about the talk of Tom Hughes rs a candidate for governor than
there is about the talk Of Magees alliance in politics with Larrazolo,
Hnbbell,E lfego Baca and others of the Larrazolo machine. The talk
about Hughes for governor has been quite general. This is proven by
the fact that the journal has heard about il. No doubt this talk
which has been favorable, has pleased Mr.. Hughes. He has said moth.
IN ahorrf II m nnnf If ha were aefiva1v seeking fhe manhattan for
governor he certainly would say so. Not being in that position, and
having no lifetime record TO overcome, he has said nothing about the
pleasant advocacy his friends have put forward. Why should he'
OF course Mr. Magee's gentle Judgment that Mr.. Hughes is a
politician and not a statesman would kill his chances for the COVER
norship anyway, even if he had ambitions in that direction so why
worry about Tom Highest People always know where to find him
and he is about the least "sub-rosa'' person in Bcrnalno county.
Please note that this editorial is broken thus . . . . so it
will not be Of intcrminahle length.
Let us revert for an instant TO IarrazoIo. who as Mr.. Magee tells
us is the only avowed candidate for governor in the field, having
broken the policy of a lifetime to get into the field.
The story we got Of the conference at which Larrazoo smashed
his lifetime policy and hooked up in an alliance with the Morning
Journal was 10 the general effect that the governor and Mr. HubbelI
enee at the executive mansion in Santa Fe was called lat the urgent
instance Of the governors friends)s Mr.. Hubbell was not at the
conference. II was announced in the Journal with painstaking care
that he had gone to his ranch. Mr.. Hubbell's personal representa-
Mr.. Masee also was there. The governor, after just the proper
a1egres. Of reluctance, adopted Mr. MAgee,,s panacea for reforming
way we eotit. There n no heart eurnines on our part because Mr..
political fortunes. We wish him luck.
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In his editorial Of intermnahle length Mr.. Magee gives this sage
Bit Of advice to New Mexico republicans:
we advise republicans who believe in reform to stand
by Governor Lnrrazol0 until we see whether he is going to
really fight their battles. II he is not going 10 do that the
people must center upon some one who will But the future
will safely determine that" -
Now The Herald is not undertaking to stage manage New Mex
leo republicans; but It has been our idea, and we have vcntured to
suggest II 8 modest way, that IL might be well to decide whether Lar
rnzolo IS really going TO fight the battles Of reform In politics in his
party aad ID our state, before the gentleman hes been .enO@inatsd
aeqtisaioa Of a reform platform and policy leaves some question as