Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-02
A SUSPENSION OF POSSIBILITIES.

Systematic propaganda is being circulated by the
First National crowd that the between them and
the Journal is hurting Albuquerque. The Journal
knows that it is unwholesome. viii kind
friend please tell what do about it?
Were wrong wnen criticized the deposit of
public monies in the banks without interest? II we
were please tell US
Were we wrong when opened columns to
contribution from critic OF the Tijeras paving
tract? We following, merely, policy of
giving people a chance to be heard. 1t is policy
which will follow as long the present manage
ment controls the Journal. Yet these things led j,
NJ Reynolds, president of the First National and
member Of the city commission to say last spring,
that our editor was "a menace and would be run out
of the state"
Were wrong when privately told A. B Nc
MILAN that 1t would be unConscionable for him to
collect ten per cent attorney fee amounting to $4,
600. from r. f. Putney. merely because $40 900
'in the hands of attorney for collection
by merely being sent upstairs to Mr.. McMen? The
note had been called" because Putney objected to
losing $1,000 at Holbrook We saved Mr. Putney
$4,000 by the fear OF publicity, but later brought
down series of rabid suits head for
trouble
Were wrong when fought to live through
those days in July when every conceivable kind of
a law suit was filed to drive us out Of business?
Were wrong for defending ourselves against
libel suits which were brought by Mr. McMilIen and
Mr. Reynolds TO harass and destroy us?
Were wrong for refusing to be silent under 4
threat by these OF contempt Of court proceed
ings, when acquiescence would have resulted in the
permanent curtailment OF freedom of speech in New
Mexico?
When this stage Of affairs reached we were
approached by informal committee from the
Chamber of Commerce which rendered its good Of
fices to bring about We accepted the offered
services agreeing to do anything consistent with our
fare off foil ed
through fault OF ours
We had suits for libel pending One of the causes
of action was based upon an allegation that j. NJ,
Reynolds had dealt unfairly in the affairs the
funct Holbrook State Bank Mr.. Reynolds refused
to dismiss this suit
Were we wrong when sat by in silence and per-
mitted without criticism the calling OF grand jury
at Holbrook to deve into the actual conditions
listing in that defunct bank? Would you have act
ed differently gentle reader?
The journal knew of the first of the five ndict-
rnents against Mr.. Reynolds and Mr. Rogers for sew
eral days but said nothing. We opened attack on
them and intended not to do so. We planned to
carry nothing more than modest news story, when
the matter became public property.
One week ago last Friday night, the editor Of the
Journal reached the conclusion that the welfare of
the bank and it's deposors, made it wise that these
gentlemen have notice OF their indictment in advance
of their He requested Mr.. D. A. Macpherson.
Reynolds and Rogers, to carry the word to them
confidentiay. The assault upon Mr. Puney and
Mr. Magee the next day in the Herald what
Mr. Magee received for his pains.
The Journal did not reopen this controversy. 1t
does not seek a newspaper row 1t desires that
Messrs. Reynolds Rogers and Cox go to Arizona and
fight the matter out in the courts. In that
will carry only legitimate it develops. II
they attempt to political pulp to stay safely
here while Arizona wants them, We will comment
upon their conduct occasion arises
The First National crowd knows nothing but the
"big stick" After their indictment they promptly
called another note which Mr. Putney was an
endorser, in order to get" Putney. They employed
the Evening Herald to get Magee The policy
calls for bitter campaign of publicity. 1t has only
begun. The machine" in New Mexico is to be set
in motion Private emissaries interviewing
everybody who might be induced to cause trouble.
They are proceeding to prove all that we have as
serted about their being after u.s."
We realize the seriousness of this fight Yet we
refuse to surrender. Annhilation is preferable to
cowardice. But we are far from believing that the
public be mised into Withdrawing its support
from the Journal. II the people will stick break
ing up of the politics-fnancal ice in New Mexico is
about to Strong-arm methods will go into
the discard and justice and equality Of opportunity
in New Mexico will be restored.
The public should not allow the propaganda about
the people being tired OF the fight" to weaken their
decision to win Germany tried these tactics
by putting agents in France and at time, nearly
the war by making tired OF the fight" the pre-
vailing sentiment in France.
The journal is ready to stop when its safety
and the public welfare will permit. The man who
spreads the propaganda of the people being tired
is friend to free government in New Mexico. LIB
erty came because our forefathers never got toe
tired to fight regardless of sacrifices hardshps
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