Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-17
NOT QUITE.

The public Is being told that the governor is
dealing with the appointment OF a new state treas
urer deliberately and without haste" Tell us
something An impatient people all tes-
tity to the irritating truth of the statement So is
he dealing deliberately with every other public
question which reaches him for decision. Deliber-
alton is the governors middle name
The governor refuses to respond to "hysterlcal
demands" DO you get that? Not that he refuses
to respond to demands Oh no! Nice quiet lady
like demands, such Sec. Romero and Ed Otero
whisper in the governors ear granted. But
"hysterica demands" never! No stree! The gov
ernor is too deliberate rlng-traned and otherwise
too well in hand to be affected by the hysteria Of
those who demand deeency
The governors exceptional patience draws the
commentator and codolence of the editor who
sits in the boat with him and therefore has
shivers when anybody rocks it..
Meehem is being extraordinarily discreet de-
lberate and cautious-not to say timid-in the Sc
lection of a successor to Mr. Strong. Almost every
thing he has done far has been mistake But
if lapse of time will serve any purpose, he will
make more this time.
Nobody knows just what is the matter, Per-
haps Ed and Sec and Bill are quarreng about
which shall name the man, while the governor acts
no-decision referee. A finish fight may be
the result
The journal has different guess as to what
open the Santa Fe Bank the state treasurer ac-
cepted something like $4,000 worth of certifi-
Gates of deposit due at various intervals during the
next two years. When successor to Mr.. Strong is
appointed and starts to take the states money
he must accept these certificates as cash and be-
responsible for them. AS soon as he has re
ceiped for them cash he is liable for the money.
Suppose that in the of human events a
democratic state is elected this fall 1t is
fair until hat
treasurer TO turn to him honest to goodness,
bread and butter money-not pieces of paper which
represent illegally deferred payments. These he is
certain to refuse Then the governors appointee
will be in trouble. His personal fortune will be
jeopardized. He will become liable on his bond
and his personal prestige will be impaired.
The Journal suspects that the governor will en-
counter some difficulty in persuading good, re-
sponsibe man to involve himself in all these COM
plications.
This paper very much hopes for the success of
those who were conducting the reorganization of
Santa Fe Bank. The Journal was silent in order
to assist them. We are glad they succeeded But
we warned in advance that the governor was not
justified in doing any illegal thing in order to aid
In its accomplishment.
We do not know just what was done about the
states deposit No has regarded it as the pub
lies business and therefore no one has given the
people the facts Mystery surrounds the question
of just what Mr.. Strong and the governor agreed
TO in this deal.
AS understand it, this money belongs to the
people instead OF to the politicians. The politicians
have not found this out yet, but they will by and
bye One Illegal act does not justify another and
the governor should not have agreed to anything
which was beyond the intent of the law. Perhaps
he did not. Will he please tell the people exactly
what he did do. 1t may be that pubc-be damned
attitude has worked in New Mexico heretofore but
1t will no longer work.
Poor Governor Mechem has far too strenuous
problems for pasied hand to grasp with any
power Our sympathy almost restraints US from
criticism--but not quite