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

suit and refused TO make the sub
scriptlon.
The Republican state land comm,s.
%sioner. n member OF the State Hish.
way Commission. attempted TO pre-.
vent the commission from transferring
the road funds TO tho banks.
The Republican state auditor re.
fused TO make the transfer Of the road
funds from the state treasury 10 the
banks n II vas necessary for the
state Highway Commission TO bring
mandamus TO force him to do so.
That was the way the Republicans
sought to help the cause of good roads
Ia New Mexico.
The injunction suit and the proceed.
ings in mandar1us went to the Su.
prone Court, and both were decided
In favor OF the Democratic officials.
Through Democratic business man
apemcnt and determination "A Rppub.
llcan measure deliberately intended 10
be Observation-Disclosures solely as O
sop for those eager for good roads in
New Mexico, was made effective and
s50O.0 OO thereby made available for
highway construction In the state.
and this without "A dollar OF extra ex.
pens" To the taxpayers.
That was the Democratic way OF
working Tor good roads in New Mex
leo.
The Vetoed Road Bill.
h road bill vetoed by Governor
Mcdonald at the last session ui the
state legislature was moi tho bill in
troduccd at that session, bearing the
approval of many of the good roads
enthusiasts of the state.
After the bill was introduced the
Republican bosses attrrurtCd another
deception. They attempted TO ro.estab
fish the oil system OF abruiutc con
troll OF county road work by the
county commissioners. This was the
ayttcm under which road work Ian.
guishcd. and under which in counties
controlled by the Republican ring
graft flourlshed for many years.
The bill as introduced. while II
abolished the road boards. provided
for the appointment, by the county
commissioners, with the approval OF
the state engineer, OF road commits
sioners. 1t provided further that in
the event of the services OF an eX.
perienccd highway engineer being 70
quired, ''such engineer shall be de.
tailed and furnished by the State
Highway Commission"
Tho bill as passed left the APPOINT.
ment OF road commi. Sioncrs cI,iic,.
with the county commissioners, III,
words with the approval of the stat"
engineer" having been stricken out,
and the word may having been sub
stituted for shall" In that section
relative TO the State Highway Com.
mission furnishing highway engineer
VIXEN needed.
The effect was 10 make the county
commissioners again supreme, with
out restrictions. and without expert
supervision. In county road work. In
disappearing the bill Governor Me-
Donald said, For q good many years
the county road business was entirely
In the hands OF tho county commits,
sioners. The results OF such manage.
mont speak for themselves"
The bill, as passed. meant retro
gression in road work. The Republi
n bosses who passed II knew this
That Is what they wanted.
Yet II. o. Bursum. Republican can.
didate for governor, builder OF the
Bursum.store. Mogollon road, IL going
about the state declaring that a
bcneficcnt road bill. endorsed by tho
road boosters OF the state. was vetoed
by the Degenerate executive. This
statement Is IN line with Mr.. Bar
SUMS other gross misrepresentation
II Is q campaign lie. pure and simple