The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-12
BY Geo. G. Cowing.J

NoSNell y NJ, OCl. IL iuele ~ no
genuine enthusiasm tor the Demo
cratic state ticket IN the pccu. yall-y,
and y careful inquiry has dcyrlOped the
fact that the recent visit 81 Caudi
dates T.. e de Baca. Governor W g..
Mcdonald and VI \ Ot"ro was a pe'
coptible frost.
The Democratic candidates had seui
out glowing reports OF their visit 10
Roswell. alleging that they were ~
Csiyed by great Gro ia and With much
enthusiasm and recOuuting the faior
able sentiment their coming had 81
gendered for the Democratic ticket.
nv way OF ascertnining how far M.
Democratic candidates had stretched
the facts and 10 got n reliable survey
of the political sentiment along the
peoos, an invcptigation Was msde her"
in the wake Of the de- Bsca Mcdonald
ptero troups.
Az was To ma expected the reports
sent out by tho Democratic candidate
we're the %ycriest fiction They either
deliberately misrcprcsentod the qua
~ OF their reception or they were
Kidding thcmsely ga Kidding, T.
might be remarked that amounted 10
n broad hoax.
Thu fact. are these Ne Bacs, Nc.
Donald and Otero spoke here in Ros'
well 20 q small and indifferent audi
cnce Most OF the %populaCe sought the
attractions of q local festival then In
progross, rather than listen to Candi
dates for whom they had no then, and
still have not, any enthusiasm and III
to interest.
"a. 49,. .aI tNf-.f.u1 nNNaAH1
made nv the Democrats on the Rppub
lican candidates disCust"d their hear
ors I'm Roswell This Is far too intelli
gent a community 10 be fayorably i'm
pressed by candidates who have nc
better arguments for election than
blatant shouts that all Republican can
didatss are liars. thieves and cut
threats. II Mas as II the candidates
were striving, somewhat maudlinlv, &c
drown their " imperf"ctions In the
noise of wholesale Misrepresentation
md libel of the opposition candidates
II there was no enthusiasm for tn'
Democratic state ticket before the d.
Raca. Mcdonald Otero party got here
here was less after they had gone
The Mcdonald Brand OF Governor.
Governor Mcdonald told the people
lCre that de- PHCn would make IN,
anne kind OF q governor he lMcDon
ID, hrd been. This statement hal
revoked shifts. whore n has not In
Dir.d nor" emphatic indications o
llsappro,al up and down the valley,
The POGO, Ndllcy II normally Demo
ratio. ~ everyone knows, but tina
'oes NOT mean that the people her
,rn clat.d over W. G. McDonald's ad
uIniatrat,pu NJ IN" high office ~ gov
'rnor. There are many citizens
lmong them lifelong and prominsn
Democrats. who are frank to say ths
Mcdonald NJ n governor has been IA
from satisfactory.
Therefore McDOnald's fatuous as
,uranCe aye. confossion-tha A" Ra
ca would make the same Kind Of
governor he has made did not hoos
10 Paca's stock one hit, II might hav,
lone de RaCa more good " Mcdonald
had said that Dc Baca would he tn
kind OF a governor Mcdonald Was not
De Bsea's Amazing Craftsmanship.
Il In doubtful. though, II this RI
ysrsal OF the statement would havu
helped de Baca any. for de Baca hin
self did not strike the people here wit
any favor Voters, Democrats an,
otherwise, who attended the meeting
will tell you that de Baca, looking p
seedy as TO be almost unkempt al.
coursed for three quarters OF an hou
on how he prevented the nrt stat
legislature from performing the an
sdsnt privilege OF stopping the CLOCK
IN order TO complete necessary bus
ness before time for adjournment. n
seems to regard this feat as a stLrtlin
hit of stAtecratt. Either that, or b
thought that the people here woul
not know that stopping the clock va
n tima-honored expedient practiced b
legislatures the country over.
otsre's %BliInsssate oissusts People
What most Disguised the peopl
here, however, were the ~vulgarities c
the Democratic candidates in their az
nunciation OF their opponents. the ~
pubiicans, AS liars, b~lackguards an
criminals merely because they wei
Republicans To the naturally ch'Na
rous Pecos Valley II did not sour
good, for instance, to hear n pol,ticr
turncoHi like Miguel 4. Otero, Dem'
cratic candidate for state auditor, u
tempt thus 10 brand all hepubllcah'
including the present Republican cal
Gldute for auditor, who OtcrO himse
appointed to office three times,
Otero carried his %vulsarity 80 far, !
fact. that he was publicly rebukcd b
one OF the most popular and inflne'
tial citizens OF Roswell.
Oily and His Morals.
otsro was defamIng the moral cha
ecters OF Republican candidates In
large group OF citizens on the stree
here when tho influential citizen r
serred to interrupted him.
III we're YOU, CITY" said this no
well a Il would not bring up N
moral question. | have known you
long while, and YOU know thai d
ali about you and the candidates IN
are with you on the Democratic sSa'
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