The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-16
Thursday, April ie. 1914

A little politics now and thea is good
for all kinds Of men. This year things
are going to bc quite lively. Two rep
~regcntativcs are to be elected from
Quay county. In choosing men to rep.
resent our county in the next state
legislature we must use tht utmost care
II is not 50 much the men We choose
hut the principles they represent. For
instance there would be no usc to vote
for one Republican and one Democrat
~ the power Of each wOuld he offset
10y the other.
\ good governor cannot accomplish
much with a legislature dominated by
the opposite party aud a legislature
will not do much when the governor
is with the minority.
New Mexico has a governor that has
plenty Of money aud his principles are
Of the highest quality, therefore a lit.
he briber's offer has no effect upon
him The last Legislature was strong.
lv Republican and the governor could
not work in harmony with the legisla.
tors. II YOU wish 10 elect a Democrat
NJ Republican as governor u is Just rs
essential 90 vote for tho party nomi.
ncos Of the same faith rs that Of the
Legislators. Attend your party con
III. ..as. - Al. ,-su,.tn. aud
help your party select the best men and
then support the party which repre-
scn,s the principles in which you be.
lieve are right. You cannot afford 20
vote fo- your neighbor just because he
10 Your neighbor. II YOU believe in
tariff or free trade; trusts or no trusts.
municipal or private ownership, high or
low salaries, good roads, schools, and
many other principles supported by
some certain party, YOU canno, afford
10 vote for yOur best friend unless he
represents your point Of view in re.
rnri to government, or more nearly
than his opponent.
Sometimes your party leaders make
r. mistake and put in men who really
have 300 principle other than self gain.
These men are no, what New Mexico
needs q, this time. We need men who
have the tate welfare at heart; men
who will vote for that which is right;
mon whose convictions are worth far
more than gold or silver. rho,e are
no party lines when your candidate
wouli sell his birthright for y pOttage
of gold, but 1t is your duty 10 help Sc.
lcct the men aud when YOU know they
are true 10 the cause in which YOU be.
licve, get ont and help to clc't them.
The state senate is strongly Repub.
lican and ever if the house Of repre-.
s"utativcs is changed 10 tho Democrat
column il is hardly liable 10 overcome
the majority Of the senate, and the leg
i%.lature viii not accomplish much in
She next two wears, on account OF the
governor being on the opposite side Of
tac majority in joint ballot, and on the
other hand if the Republicans cleo,
enough 20 have a %two.thirds majority,
then the governor : power will he lost.
II is plain 10 see how much better i,
would be Ia have the governor with
the majority in his favor.
In the county aud city elections we
can be more independent, keeping on,
ui politics 10 a certain extent aud vot.
ing for the man we believe the most
capable. but for tht love of Mike, do
not vote for one Democrat and one Re.
publican for the state legislature, hut
vote 'er straight
Tho Democrats have launched their
county campaign and we would suggest
% the Republicans and Progressiyes;
eco thou and de- likewise.