The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-02

ever held in the county was held last
Saturday when the County High School
was put up again and given another
chance for the citizens of Quay county
20 show whether they wanted IT or not.
There is no use to argue the question
now as 10 whether the people make a
mistake or not by turning the propc.
sition down. The city of Tucumcari
did not go solidly for the High School
rs il was thought it should hut stood
about 6i3 for and 81 against. The en-.
tire county went against the proposition
very nearly to the man. There were
many farmers ard some town people
in places whore they could not afford
20 turn this down hut undoubtedly they
misunderstood how things would be if
the election carried in favor of the
high school. We take IL for granted
that about rs many people outside Of
Tucumcnri know what they want as
there are in Tucumcari, but If they had
taken the trouble TO look into this mat.
ter more fully aud not have listened 10
the mumblings of some would bc leader
the result might have been different.
What has been done will probably
never. be undone. There are people in
Tucumeari that were against the addi.
tional levy Of taxes but who were in
duced 10 come out and vote for the
high school thinking they were doing
favor to those outside of Tucumcari,
but il has been proven now that the
county does nOf wart high school and
its IA cinch that Tucumcari citizens will
object 10 donating the whole thing. II
we lived in the country perhaps we
would see things as our country brothc'
. but being reared in college town aud
having the privileges not afforded ev
cry boy we usually hesitate when II
comes 10 voting against any kind Of q
school proposition. Many OF our own
citizens did not vote Saturday because
they did not know what they were ask
cd TO vote upon. The question SHOULD
have been discussed freely by educator'
from outside Of this county who wcul'
have been able 10 explain the meaning
and purposes Of county high schoo
more fully and to n better advantage
than any one from this county. Qua,
county will never build up IL it divide
into factions and fights any certain
question Just because some other par
Of the county will receive more heucd
thcrefrom. Quay county should organ
izc into one big family and let petit,
differences pass and he forgotten, gc
into the booster class.
We have heard that some people VIII
in this county have sent out litcl
ature and letters saying that the aut
road from Tucumcari to- Amarillo is i'm
passable and could never be made
good highway. This is wrong not onl
because IL Is not true but even IT
were true there is no good reason VIII
any person sh"rld knock ON mythin
that is for the benefit and good of th
county in which he lives Tucumcai
has not been bdll by knocking othc
towns and localities and IL Is 10 her az
Vantugcs NCry time anything is pre-
NOTED in the county that will max
that particular part of the cCunty he
ter and Tucumcari has long since foun
out that she needs the assistance Of III
entire county and while some of the ol
time politicians think nothing can
done unless some smooth trick is playc
and the unsuspecting farmer or citizC
is roped into something detrimental
himself and his future posterity III
day of crooked politics will soon
over in New Mexico as well ms in Il
other states and this state will be grea
ly bepeftcd and few good laws W
be- put into the stateutc books whi
will make il possible for an honest ju
or Judge TO deal out justice t. the d
serving criminal. High school educ
tion alone will not solve the proble
but IL takes cooperation and a pull
gether by all the citizcns who belle
in a higher civilization.
The vote from II out of 22 precinC
gives 70s votes against the county hi
school and $50 for it. The other ii
precincts will swell the vote agar
the school.
A number Of ladies deserve gr,
praise for the way In which they hi