The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-08-24
so THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW

the Union County contingent of the
so-called democratic administration
Was it too mal-odorous for even the
invisible government" to attempt to
blanket with an endorsement ?" Why
didn't this "invisible government"
"point with pride" to the "great
achievements" of the so-called demo-
cratic administration, Especially of
Union County" in the building of
good roads, prompt and accurate Of
fetal service, economic and honest-to-
God-impartial official action, etc, etc?
Why did the invisible government"
become so engrossed with the dis
franchisement of one whole precinct
of American citizens and qualified |
voters by a legless ballot-box, and !
several other precincts of the same |
kind of citizens by portable polling
places, that it forgot to point with
pride" to the "great achievements" of
the Union County contingent? Why
should the Union county contingent
be left to CONCEAL in the arctic regions
of political oblivion when it would
have been so easy to point with
pride" to the "great achievements" of
this modest contingent with its long
list of prideful exploits. Surely this
contingent deserved some sort of
special mention by the "invisible gov
ernment" of Union County, a very
small portion of which is not sup
posed, under federal statutes, "To at
tempt to manipulate party principles
or conventions" or "To use his posi-
tion to bring about his selection as a
delegate to conventions" Why did
the "invisible government" of Union
4 County reach back, by resolutions, IN
to the arctic of oblivion and drag from
its abysmal recesses the results of it's
own slime, rather than devote few
: lines to the "great achievements" of
Il Union County's administrative contin-
gent whose administrative activities
are still very much alive and living
in the hearts and minds of the peo-
) pIe?" 1t must be that the "Resolu-
tons Committee" after its last per-
erration claiming as a "great demo-
cratic achievement" the really great
? republican achievement which made
) the children of New Mexico "heir ia
l more than twelve million acres OF
land" was suddenly attacked by men.
' tai alteration and aphasia that fore
= stalled any mention of the real lions OF
"great achievements" in civil gov.
4 ernment in Union County. 1t i.
4 too bad that the lions of dem.
J. ocratic failure in Union COUNTY
I, were not pointed to with pride
C but it could hardly be expected a.
h the aftermath of such delivery by
: the Resolutions Committee" How
e easy it was, under pressure of such {
o "brainstorm," for the Resolution,
r Committee" to resolve" great re
: publican achievement into one of tn,
g "great achievements" of the so-calleC
= democratic party! But when the Ions
" range, great achievement" in thi
5, case, fades into a Closeup" it shows
= up as a republican achievement Fad
S out so-called democratic achievements
: fade in true republican achievements
It Anent the publication business Their
# is another little item that may prov
: Of interest to the taxpayer. In the yea
S 1914, the Citizen forced show dow
T on bids for such work. That year th
d English publication, according to tn
: same record got $464.42; 1912, $1162.
13; 1918, $S1S79; 1856, $9O5.zo
v Note the difference and also note tina
" 1916 is only half gone. OF cours
n great achievements" like this easil.
'- escaped the attention of the "Resolu
# tions Committee"