Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-06-29
WHY GET SORE AT US?
We DIDN'T FIRE HEAD
Light AS OFFICIAL ORGAN

'eUnwarranted and mtrhthful attack
by the Deming Graphic IN the heading :
Of an interesting article In the Head :
light Of last Friday that shows how v
painful an operation IL Is 10 he torn d
rudely from rich political pap. Really, :
our esteemed contemporary makes an /
ordinary news item the means II get |
ting lot OF things "Off his chest that
have been ranking there since the pres
ent editor returned from France, re-
assumed the managerial function. This +,
Is the first time, however, he has come
out into the open and that's Just where
he makes the poorest showing. We wei
come polite exchanges; but admit that
"untruthful' IL "hnrd words" Certain
lily we never even intlma ted that the
Headlight was grating. IL looks as
I though our dear contemporary had
gotten 80 mad" he just busted out
/ into violent inyictive without waiting
/ for those lnte-coming but more soft,
suave and diplomatic sentences that |
turn away wrath A slight sense Of |
lhumOr always helps
one thing is certain: The Headlight |
very literally distributes its bitterness |
of heart among two newspapers and
lot Of prominent citizens of Luna |
county; the Graphic is glad to he the
main target because il has ready
! means of defense and an unbOunded joy
in using 1t.
Evidently the Headlight assumes to
prove everything stated In the
: Gnpric's article Is untrue He must
he childish, indeed who credits even
the best Of liars with creating such
nicely woven tissue of classical false
hood few liars are so consistent,
Our contemporary points out, what
/ might have been more kindly referred
D TO as AN inaccuracy, that "the delin-
d quent tax list never amounted to u
e 81 900 year for printing We could
[ well have accepted the correction. since
;, last years list was cumulative over n
!, period of seven years and brought.
e according to the Headlight, the neat
t little sum of 81 900. II will he more
= this year. we are informed by u county
IA official. But what of that-the fact re-
: mains that the Headlight lost pretty
{ fat piece Of political Jack" and is,
naturally, sore about IT, The Graphic's
y books will show that 1t hasn't done 500
T. worth of county printing In Il year, for
Is which IL has its friends whose dem
p ocracy the Headlight boldly questions,
q to thank The Headlight must be the
z very essence of democracy.
II The Headlight has not always been
y the official organ" neither so states
l. the Graphic. except in the head I'M
II der quotations, that, to an experienced
y, editor, means IAN indefinite period or
l. Il long time" So we haven't lied about
le that now have we?
= From the Headlight we learn-many
10 thanks for the nformation-that some
III time in 1917 and until Japuary 1918
the Graphic was the official organ
H. II memory serves Alright that was the
l. year of mobilization for war Will
lr Germany and if during that period
Is the present editor received directly Ol
is indirectly Il cent from the Graphic''
le revenues. he hasn't discovered IL yet
ty in fnct he didn't even collect rent fol
k his building. Previous to 1912 the
III present editor has neither knowledg,
n Of the Graphic'S policy nor success II
" pOlitical "panhandlng" The policies
Is of the Graphic under present manage
nd mcnt are well calculated to remove tn,
l. temptation Of political "pilfering' |
x. represents the ideas of one man an'
10 his will Ia support them regardless q
he party or church or business interests
ng for the best that Is In Deming. Like
by no one especially and hated by quit
% n few.
rs The foregoing covers all the charge
the Graphic can CLEAN from the Scree'
our virtuOuS contemporary direct
Ist against us as "unwarranted and MI
us truthful" Let the public judge. r.
at gardess of the squallng Of supercedc
lel political favoriteS. All the bunk
about city printing and the trite recitu
tion of other virtuous and worth
Y philanthrophies of our esteemed col
y temporary. don't mean anything in ou
l. young life" Democratic candidates te
MS that they have to pay for ever
thing they get from the Headlight n
\ gardlesS of patronage. Some candidat,
nir have even expressed themselves a
ey doubtful Of the efficacy of the Hca'
fe. lights red-hOt political editorials, mos
,er Ily from the pen of Homer Cumming
,ry and sent PREPAID by freight or expires
,ed II might he news, but fact, M
he known to the Headlight, that IL
nat Columbus Courier is not independeI
EXT in politics, but democratic and 50 ii
pa- clared What in Heavens name coul
led II be with democratic postmaster an
mi Georgian conducting its affairs
are We agree with the Headlight tn
uly the patronage should stay in Demir
of where ninety per cent or better Of q
,all taxes accrue and where the votes al
and will continue TO be. The Hea
get light and Graphic might have mat
lei a very profitable little arrangemel
iel- of the sort before the Headlight u
ON came 50 purSe-proud and haught
10. Pride goeth before fal'' was writt'
ing by a wiser man than any present Lui
lille county editor.
The Graphics advice Is 10 get
, 10 Inexperienced editor on the job, relieve
his ate the old sheet by putting a lit
"jazz' into IL and win back the loi
ned Forget about all the wonderful M
- l.t...r,- IL faEou tnnra than machine