Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-11-04
Our County Ticket.

The candidates for comfy offices, on
both tickets are this week getting in
their best work, and we shall soon
know the result. They are all good
men, and each and every nominee has
personal friends among both parties;
and by and through this friendship,
rather than by political affiliations, a
candidate often makes "his calling and
election sure" However much the
numerical strength of the contend
ing parties may differ, it is often very
difficult to wage county campaign on
strictly party lines; friendly ties, so
cial relations or superior qualifications
for the office, often decide the contest.
We are acquainted with a democrat
IN a California strong republican county |
who held the Office of Superintendent
of Public Schools for sixteen years.
His qualifications for that Office were
superior to those of any man in the
county and the people knew it; and
after he had begun his work they knew
that any change would be detrimental
to the schools that were so prosperous
under his wise direction.
In another republican county in the
same state democrat was chosen for
sheriff and held his position for twenty
years; his peculiar fitness for the. office
was apparent at once, and the people
of the county would have no one else
until he voluntarily threw UP his job.
The people in the above mentioned
counties acted wisely, and never had
occasion to regret rising above party
considerations in the selection of their
county officials.
AS county, Luna is young, and has
much to learn, and the records made
by and the experiences Of older coun-
ties, suggest many things worthy of
our study ana limitation.
And certainly, ability, past record,
experience and peculiar fitness should
be taken into consideration in the selec-
ton of county officers And briefly, let
us see how some of our recent nominees
will tally with the above requirements:
Prof. U. Francis Duff is the nominee
for county superintendent of public
schools. He has been connected with
the Deming schools for six years. Thi:
> can be said of no other man in the
county. Since the organization of the
county the schools have been under his
u direction, and the Deming schools to-
J. day rank second to none II
e the territory, and the work on exhiOi
ii ton at the Worlds Fair has givel
Is them a national reputation. Witt
these facts before us, we ask tn,
ID people of Luna county who are interest
e ed in the progress and prosperity of on
u schools, is it wisdom to make an.
n change in their management or con
III troll at the present time? Who ca
ne take up Prof. Duff's school work, $
Ell wisely and faithfully performed for 81
&c years, and improve upon it? And
r. there is still room for improvement
CT who knows better just what is needle
and how to improve our public schoC
~ system than Prof u Francis Duff?
IS -
Ut And now as to the nominee for tn
nd Office of county assessor. There
lin scarcely man in the county that
ar not personally acquainted with, an
rd we might almost say, is not personi
friend of B. Y. McKeyes. No MOI
en- obliging, more accommodating man eve
er- held county Office. 1t is commo
,al remark that il man in this county
en- borne down by some weight of trouble
IN has something on his mind" he a
to- ways comes to Mr.. McKeyes. And
ful he comes in vain it is not Mr.. McKeye
as fault, for he never falls to sympathii
with his fellow man and do all in h
a power to aid and comfort him. Such
md man may be antagOnized in many wa,
On. but he is never beaten. This with Il
en- fact that he is in every way compete
ate to fill the position, and will perfor
ln- the duties thereof impartially, to h
are own and the party's credit, makes
election next Tuesday an almost a
ey, solute certainty.
ern
ers And what can we say for Dwig
ant ID ctanhena our nominee for sheriff