Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-10-27

a Republican Congress granted
statehood to New Mexico.
A Republican President Of the
United States signed tho bill
which made New Mexico a state.
Republican members Of Con-
aress secured for the new state a
double allotment OF federal lands
for the schools Of New Mexico.
A Republican state land depart
ment has carefully sdmlnistrated
those potentially rich lands, deVel-
oplng their riches, developing the
state and making Of the lands q
source Of revenue for the schools
Of today and an endowment for
the schools Of tomorrow.
A Republican constitutional con-
ventlon, framing the constitution
upon which the new state would
stand, carefully provided for the
boyo and girls Of New Mexico by
writing into the constitution free
and proper education from the
state as their lnalienabls 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
err school terms, better teachers,
better method Of instruction, bet
ter school houses-so that your
children, people Of New Mexico,
whether you live on remote ranch
or farm or In the csnters Of popu-
lation, may have the inestlmable
advantages Of the best education
to be obtained. And to the contin-
uation and development Of such a
policy are the Republican party
and It's candidates pledged.
NTEW MEXICO'S great strides In ed
IN ucation has been one of Governo'
w. C. McDonald's chief topics in hi'
speeches in this campaign. Although
he has taken credit to himself and his
administration for this progress, the
fact is that Governor Mcdonald has
been uttering praise of the Republican
party.
The Republican party is responsible
for the great educational advancement
Of New Mexico since statehood, jus'
as 1t led the way to educational en-
lightenment and progress during the
days when New Mexico was a strug
Cling territory, apparently forgotten
by the national government.
Governor Mcdonald and his Demo
cratic politicians are not willing t.
give credit where credit is due, The!
admit the growth of education bu'
would have the voters believe they arr
responsible.
The voters should know the facts:
Official records show that ever!
law looking to an extension of tn
public school system, every move t.
C better teaching, better schoo
buildings, longer school terms, tn.
best approved methods of education
and the dissemination OF the bes
there is in education to the childre.
of the poorest, least-populate 4 section
Of the state as we'll as the yOlIngster
in more favored communities are a
trlbutable directly to Republican legi'
latures.
Do Governor Mcdonald and his pc
lticians have the temerity to deny T.
There is no denying it. The publ
records prove it.
From the first efforts to build mp
public school system in the so-ca2le
county unit law" raising the min
mum school year and enabling III
poorer districts to have the a 1
amount of education as the riche
districts, was written by Republican
and enacted by the 1915 Legislature
a Republican Legislature.
This law, framed and placed IN tn
statute books by Republicans, is r
garded as the best piece of educationi
legislation ever enacted in New Me
leo,
Governor Mcdonald gives It hig
praise in his speeches, and would hay
you believe that the credit Is due hi
and the Democratic purity.
Far from helping the Republca
legislatures in furthertng the adyan'
of education, Governor Mcdonald,
the time he has been in office, has a
tually hindered IT,. file and his Dem
cratic advisers vigo tously opposed n
law enacted by the 1913 Republics
Legislature which makes It possib
for communities to cur bett'
school buildings, where their childr'
may be comfortably and healthful
housed while at taeir lessons,
Do Governor Mcdonald and his Del