The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-05
political ADVERTISEMENT
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL


The peoples right TO CHOOSE
shsir own government 10 the
feundation Of the Republic.
II this foundation is blown up
By Political Dynamiters what Will
Become Of Popular Goverument1
Will you vote to put into power
men who have used Political Dyn-
amite in the pastf
In 1912 the Republican state
Senate, acting under tho orders OK
che Republican Bosses, unseated
Abelino Romero, who had been
duly elected State Senator by the
people of Socorro county. He was
given 1893 votes, Al against l,6os
votes cast for A. c. Abeytia, his
Republican opponent, a majority
for Romero Of n hundred and
twenty four votes.
Abelino Romero was thrown out
without the shadow Of an excuse
and without a hearing.
Why
Because the Republican Bosses
wanted q two-thirds Republican
majority in the Senate.
Why did they want this two
thirds majority Did they want
II In order to be able 10 pass good
and just lawsi
They did not. They wanted II
because they knew the Democratic
governor would veto Bad and Un.
Just laws. They wanted II TO en-.
able them TO pass Bad and Unjust
laws over the Democratic Cover
nor veto.
But their INSCRIPTIONS scheme
was frustrated by the fact that
they lacked sufficient Republican
strength in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. They were forced TO
wait until the Second State Lsgis-
lsture, in 1915
At that session they went the
limit.
Multiplying the will OF the people
a. expressed at the polls and VIC
lating all right and justice they
threw out four duly and honestly
elected Democratic representa-.
tdves.
They did this for the sole pur.
pose of establishing a two-thirds
Republican majority in the House
"A majority to match that stab.
hshed in the Senate in 1912. This
Senate in 1915 was the same as in
1912.
Rafael Garcia, Democrat, was
elected from Bernalillo county
TIE election judges gave him hh
certificate.
But the Republican Bosses
meered at the election judges. II
effect they tore up the certificat,
Of election. They threw out Gar
ola md seated NJ c. Ortiz, the Re
publican the people OF Bernalillo
county had repudiated
q. c. Smith, Democrat. wa
elected from Union county III
had a majority Of s4 over his near
est opponent. But the Republican
Bosses said, The people b,
damned We need o. 7. Toombs.
SO they kicked Smith out an,
seated Toombs.
Toonbs is the man who pubhcl.
ANNOUNCED, when he reached San
"a Fe, that although ne didn'
have an election certificate, h
had 4 Jimmy"
A jimmy is a piece Of stee
used by burglars to break int
houses in the night time.
Serspio Miera, Democrat, wa
elected from Union county. II
had 9s4 votes, while Candelari
Vigil, his Republican opponent
received but 800. But the Reput
lican Bosses said: We deere
that 800 is more than 9S4. S
they elected Miera and seate
Vigil.
And the people Of Union couI
" were disfranchised
All this was rank enough to dl
gust every decent citizen. Br
the worst is yet(to be told.
=. NJ. BoJorquez, Democrs
was elected from Sierra count,
He received 500 votes as again,
1e7 EAST for Antonio r. Chaye
the Republican who opposed hin
His majority was nearly 3 to l..
At the direction Of the RepubI
can Bosses, Chsves brought a col
test against B~ojorquez. The sea
ing of three repudiated cAnd
dates in place Of three duI
elected candidates was not enous
to give the Republican gang
~two-thirdS majority. They needt
a fourth puppet.
But the Republican Boss