Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-27

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United states signed tho oil.
which made New Mexico strse.
Republican members Of Con.
poss secured for the new sts.e
double allotment Of federal iand4
tor the schools Of New Mexico.
A Republican state land depart
ment has carefully administered
those potentially rich lands, devel-
epsno their rlches. developing the
state and making Of the lands
source Of revenue for the schooIr
Of today and On endowment for
the schools Of tomorrow.
A Republican constitutional con
vention, framing the constitution
upon which the new state would
stand, carefully provided for the
boys and girls Of New Mexico BY
writing into the eonssstution free
and proper education from the
state a. their inaiisnable right.
Three successive Republican
state legislatures. building upon
the foundation laid by the makers
Of the constitution, have enacted
laws to secure more schools. long
er schooi terms, better teachers,
better method Of instruction. bet
ter school housss--so that your
children. people Of New Mexico,
whether you live on remote ranch
or farm or IN the eenters Of popu-
iation, may have the inestimable
advantages Of the best education
to be obtained. And to the contin-
uatlon and development Of such
policy are the Republican party
and Its candidates pledged.
AJgW MEXICO's great strides in ell
~ ccaiion has been one OF Governor
A.. e McDonald's chief topics In hi
speerheA in this campaign. Although
Ae has taken credit to himself and his
administraiion for this progress, the
fact Is thai Governor Mcdonald has
boon altering praise OF the Republican
party
The Republican party Is responsible
ior the great educational advancement
% New Mexico since statehood. just
as II 'ied the way to educational en-
lightenmert and progress during the
lays when New Mexico was strug-
sling territory. apparently forgotten
by the national government.
Governor Mcdonald and his Demo
cratic politicians are not willing TO
fise credit where credit IL due. They
admit the growth OF education but
auId have the voters believe they are
responsible,
The voters should know the facts:
official records show that every
law looking 10 an extension OF the
public school system, every move to
secure better teaching, better school
buildings. longer school terms, the
best approved methods OF education
and the dissemination Of the best
there Is In education to the children
OF the poorest, least-populated sections
of the state a. well as the youngsters
In more favored communities are at
,ributable directly to Republican legis.
latures.
DO Governor Mcdonald and his pol.
iticians have the temerity to deny It?
There Is no denying IT, The public
records prove II.
From the first efforts to build up
public school system In the so-called
county unit law" raising the mini
mum school year and enabling the
poorer districts to have the same
amount of education as the richest
was written by Republicans
and enacted by the 1915 Legislature
4 Republican Legislature.
This law. framed and placed on the
statute books by Republicans. Is re.
EArded as the best piece OF educational
|egislation ever enacted in New Mex.
leo.
Governor Mcdonald gives II high
Dvaise in his speeches, and would have
lou believe that the credit Is due him
sad the Democratic party.
Far from helping the Republican
legislatures In fIrthering the advance
II education. Governor Mcdonald. in
he time he has beea IN office, has ac-
ually hindered H. He and hIs Demo
ratio advisers vigorously opposed the
l.w enacted by the 1918 Republican
legislature which mskes It possible
'or communities b secure better
hool buildings. where their children
nay be comfortably and BEAUTIFULLY
loused while Al their lessons.
DO Governor Mcdonald and his Dem
,crntic politicians attempt to deny ~
A review Of the educational develop
nent q the state shows that II al
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