The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

preparation for the prosecution Of the
cases to be tried.
Larceny Of Live Stock
STREET RECORDS, 1908 to 1908
inclusive:
Bills returned, 76; convictions or
pleas of guilty, 2.
WARDS RECORDS, 1909 to 1915,
inclusive:
Bills returned II; convictions or
pleas Of guilty, 10.
Original abstracts of these records
may be seen on application 10 Sheriff
Ward.
We cannot see wherein the Street
administration made any better show.
ing than did the Ward administration.
nor can we see where the attack on
Ward has anything to do with f. +.
Winter. Winters job has been to keep
the Jail and keep the office records.
This he has done in the most careful
and painstaking manner.
Ballots are party instruments for
use Of individual voters to express
personal conviction on affairs of state;
hence the use of any party's ballot
which stands for license for revenue
cannot express the conviction Of n man
who believes in prohibition of the big
liquor traffic. Both old parties and
their ballots stand for license for rev.
enue. Vote your conviction on prohi-
bition, the greatest Of all questions
today.
| Both the Democratic and Republic
can Parties have the following pledge
in their Platforms:
"The Constitution of New Mexico
reposes the source Of all political pow
er in the people of this state. Rec
ognizing this fact, the Democratic par
ty (the Republican party declares in
favor Of the submission Of the ques-
ton Of statewide prohibition to a vote
Of its electorate, by the state legisla-
ture in 1917"
See that you vote for a mar who
will carry out the party pledge.
In nominating j. Frank Hanley.
former Governor of Indiana, for pres
ideBt, the Prohibitionists have chosen
a man of broad political experience,
who hav served in the Indiana Senate
in the House Of Representatives at
Washington, and as governor Of Indi-
ana, while, as a Progressive he was
named in this yea0's primary as IAN
didate for Governor, but declined the
nomination because the National Pro-
gressives provided no prohibition
plank in their platform.
The Prohibition Party has brought
the prohibition question to the point
Of decision.
In Tucumcari's local option cam
paign last fall the town was divided
into two factions, wet and dry. That
line up will last as long as the Prohi-
bition question exists. 1t is the para
mount issue and the people have sense
enough to recognize that fact. In the
spring when the election for mayor
came along, the "drys" put out a good
government ticket, strictly non-parti-
san What did the "wets" do? They
used the Democratic party to cloak
their wet ticket because this is a DEM
ocratic town. They always use the
party in the majority. In Tucumcari
they are now Democrats; in Santa Fe,
where the Republicans have a major
ity, the saloons are Republicans. The
. Democrats refused to be used by the
vets, and refused to stand for the wet
lineup under the name Of Democratic
Ticket, and the "Drys" elected their
mayor by one vote. The same ques-
ton has arisen in the County election
this fall. The "wets" lined up against
5 the "drys" in the primary and with
two or three exceptions, nominated
"wets.' Are the Democrats going TO
;. stand for this? Will you allow II
saloon ring to name your candidates
and then tell you to vote 'er straight?
Black Slavery is settled, but Liquor
Slavery and White Slavery are live,
burning issues. We can paint you pic
lures more horrible. more pitiful, and
iblacker, more shocking and offensive,
and more appalling, in the modern
slavery, than fiction or history gives
us of the days of Black Slavery. We
believe in giving the dollar" a square
deal, but we believe in manhood and
womanhood first.
1t cost nearly two billion dollars 10
run the last congress, about a quarter
Of "A billion less than the cost of the
liquor traffic for a single year. When
we spend that amount of money to
run the government we have something
TO show for it. When n man takes a
drink he has absolutely nothing left
to show for it!
November 9TH is nearly here! The
: next round will be the fight for State
y wide submission. We will be on the
n job.