The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-02

The sun comes forth with an array 1
81 figures intended to deceive the voters
and maliciously withholds It's charges
u knew 1t would he too late to
explain them. II had the figures last
week and has had them all the time.
but chose to withhold all charges, think.
ing IL could thereby deceive the voters.
Every item OF expense tabulated by
the Sun can be shown to be perfectly
legitimate and no one knows this bet
ter that the Editor Of the sun. For in
stance, the expense Of W. Y. Buchanan
and Reed Holloman to Washington, ~
the SUI well knows, was for the pur.
pose Of procuring a section Of land Gov
the City Of Tueumcari valued At twelve
Thousand eight hundred dollars. By
their efforts y bill was introduced 10
Congress for that purpose; has passed
the lower house and IL now in the Sen.
ate, being reported on favurably by
the Senate Committee. The Bill ~
House Bin No. 1899. There is no doubt
about the passage Of this bin, unless
those interested In the sun are success
ful in defeating Il. Portalcs was re.
quired to pay one dollar and twenty.
Ave cents an acre for a similar section
but by the provisions Of the bill Tucum.
earl will not have TO pay anything for
this section.
Another items Of expense metioned
are those regarding certain trips in
reference TO the bonds. This
was nseessitated because Of q blunder
on the part Of the Tueumcari Sun in
not publishing the election notice for
the sewer election, the proper number
Of times, as they had been instructed.
BY reason Of that blunder the entire
sewer election came very nearly being
held ~ void. The Sun Printing Com.
pany were required in order to correct
the blunder, TO print an entire issue
Of their paper with the election notice
in Il. Although the matter WAS 4 blum.
der on their part, they fled their claim
against the city for that issue and col.
iocted II. the amount being 900. Had
II not been for that blunder on the
part Of the sun, the expense for the
trip mentioned would moi have been
necessary. 80 10 there is any graft in
connection with II, the graft IL on the
part Of the Tucumeari sun, instead Of
the present City Administration
Their blunder was an affidavit Of pub.
/ LEGATION Of n sewer ordinance that did.
NJ comply with the date Of the issue
Of the paper. To show the entire incon'
sistency Of the SUN and the supporters
Of the independent ticket. II Is only
necessary 10 state that 5. II. Neafus,
:" II member OF the present city council
= c~oncurred In every item Of expense men
I toned by the Sun.
But the Committc that selected the
Independent Ticket chose Mr.. Nca.
I fus as one of their candidntcs and on
" Withdrew him when they ascertain.
ed that but one Councilman would he
elected from each ward. The entire
list ~ expenditures objected 70 by the
sun can he explained and shown TO be
perfectly legitimate, but time and space
will not permit us 10 % f'r'her into
details. Sufficient to say thar the on.
tire charge cminatcs from q source that
Is underhanded and malicious That
: does not have any regard for truth
and will stop to any method of mis-.
representation to further their ends.
: Regarding the item NJ street ,prink
ling, Of which 20 prominent q mention
is made. we beg to call the attention
Of the voters ~ this City that In our
n~eighboring town Of A~lamogordo, New
Mexico. an allowance is made of eight
dollars per day for each street sprink'
Ter. Figure the item for Yourself one
heavy team of horses a driver aud the