The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-05-07
JUDGE CUTL|P LINING
Up THE DEMOCRATS
Get Eloquent As He Begins
to Warm Up and Gives
Advice to Voters
Tucumcari News,
Mr.. Editor:

As the time Of election draws near, IL
is very essential that the Democrats of
Quay county begin to give some thought
TO matters which should properly be con-
sidered by the next legislature. Hence,
In view Of the approach Of the time of
selecting candidates for two places in
the legislature from Quay county, be-
lieve all Democrats, and the people of
the county regardless Of political afili-
ations will see the necessities Of eleeting
capable men 60 represent MS at Santa Fe
in the next legislature, as in this session
Of the Legislature measures Of vast i'm.
portance to the new state will be
brought up for consideration, and no
doubt crystalized into law.
There are a number of splendid Dem
ocrats in this county who would repre-
sent the people of Quay county in the
legislature with dignity, reflecting n
credit upon themselves and their con-
stituents, and ! would like at this time
to urge upon the people to see to II that
just such men are nominated and placed
upon the ticket. Men who have inter.
ests here and are identified with the
business and social welfare of the state,
who have lived here and whom WE know
not those who have nothing TO recon-
mend them TO the people except an in.
ordinate ambition to gain prestige in
flnence by which they seek to further
their own selfish interest without regard
to the present or future needs of the
state.
That New Mexico needs n rigid
change in her present tax laws and the
method of placing all taxable property
on the tax roll 10 the end that the bur
den OF taxation shall he equitably and
judiciously borne by all, and that no ia
voritism be shown or unjust tax assess
ed, is fact known and realized by all
who have taxes TO pay. just how this
proposition win be reached is a matter
for discussion and study for every man
in the county, aud the man who asks
for your support as candidate for the
legislature should be sufficiently versed
on the question of taxation that he will
be able to give or suggest remedy to
the present conditions.
The present needs fthis county are
such, along the line of law enforcement,
as to require that now, in Quay county,
the same rs in the county back east,
south or north or west, where you for
merly lived, that every man, woman and
child who had grievance against any
person for the violation of law, for the
stealing of cattle or horses, for the get.
ting away with your savings by wreck
ing a bank, that IL should be possible
for you TO go 10 the county seat and con
suit with county prosecutor, whose
business ii should be TO prosecute all
criminal offenses. A man who lives on
the ground, who is here in the county
all the time, who will have time TO at.
tend to the prosecution OF criminals and
have them ready for trial. To this end,
/ would suggest that a bill should he
prepared and presented TO the neyt leg
islature allowing Quay county TO elect
her own prosecuting attorney, a county
attorney, and then when your horse or
COW Is stolen You viii not have "a come
ecute the thief in the preliminary hear
ing, but you could go Ia your county AT
torney without cost and obtain your
remedy. In this manner the county at
torney appearing at the preliminary
hearing, seeing the witnesses and hear
ing their testimony, would have the ad-
vantage of knowing just whom he wants
for witnesses, and here make a saving
in witness fees and mileage sufficient TO
almost pay his salary.
BY extending the jurisdiction Of the
Probate Court 20 matters in civil cases
up to One Thousand Dollars, and juris-
diction over all misdcmeanors, a great
saving would be made to the people, and
the business of the district court would
be relieved TO the extent that people
would be able 90 get their cases tried,
and the great reduction in the costs Of
the district court would be made.
There Is another matter that needs
attention and that Is what Is now known
as the deficiency Judgment law. Under
the present conditions, IL you borrow