Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-06-22
Columbus Is Made Official County
Newspaper and Gets 10 Publish
Delinquent Tax List
SWEET BIT OF POLITICAL PAP
Deming Headlight Always Has Had"
the Patronage, But Postmaster
Burkhead BuffalOes En-

The board Of county commissioners
met Friday at the court house and
voted TO make the Columbus Courier
the official county newspaper. The
! Dcming Headlight has been the official
county organ for years and what could
have separated IL from the rich p0llti
cal pap is one Of the secrets of the
democratic organization of Luna cOun-
lty. The publication of the delinquent
tax list alone is worth well over
Thousand dollars year. besides the
printing Of forms aud other matter that
made it easy pickings." The Head
light can console itsel thatf it is still
the official city newspaper aud carry
this important fact at the head of its
editorial column. The patronage how
lever. of the city Is not such easy
money and Is hard 10 collect, because
of the deficit in the city treasury. No
doubt there will be big "holler" in
. some quarters when the terrible truth
sOnks in.
The taking of the county patronage
, to Columbus is evidence of the fact that
, there is another strong democratic
, paper In the county Of which postmas-
ter L. L. Burkhead, delegate to the
, state and national democratic c0nyen-
tiun, is the guardian angel He pur-
p chased a half interest In the publication
from Wilson Kilgore, late arrival from
Georgia, who has been editing the
sheet They changed from weekly
, to daily publication and IN other
ways showed that they were alive To
the possibilities and privileges of
democratic sheet with "A little pep to
7 it, With the legitimate business origi-
mating In Columbus the help of the
= democratic state organization and the
j county printing they should have no
7 trouble IN making "A go of it, To date
they have made democratic newspaper
publishing in the county seat much less
attractive than of yore
g The firm Of Kilgorc and Burkhead so
l. impressed the democratic county can
! didateS with the growing Importance
. Of Columbus as a place 10 get or lose
votes this fall that the county organi-
zation is making every effort possible
10 Sooth tho powers that be In the bOr
\ der community. Deming, as democ-
ratio stronghold, is taken for granted.
% At the present time nothing is too good
g for the citizens of Columbus.
n, The Graphic's democratic friends
a have tried for years to turn the county
81 printing over t. the Graphic and the
ID presiding genius when there isn't Il war
D. on. of the sheet has always remained in
~ n receptive mood. To date we haven {
III qualified. Just about the time we
IL think we are going to land it the state
N organiza tion gets wise and comes to
III the rescue of the local standard bearer
" of the party of jefferson. To what
nj source of help the aforesaid standard
~ bearer will turn now, is n matter OF
ls humorous conjecture on the part of the
Graphic While we don't like to see
Columbus built M at the expense Of
the taxpayers Ot Deming, still poetic
~ Justice as reward for selfishness and
avericc, has its appeal The local dem
to ocratic organ would neither divide the
30 "Swag' nor consent To let the county
a. printing to the lowest bidder. Hence
cu the taxpayers Of Luna county have paid
bv and paid well and are still paying fOI
ms democratic publicity which IL really
ns doesn't need, The thousands of dollar.
OF that could have been saved could have
nj been better invested in rural schools oI
ug roads. Anyway, the democratic nation
rs al committee sees that its loyal support
lil ors are paid for running the plate mac
1f ter which is sent out preceding every
cd national convention. IL is great stuff
,cS and well calculated to warm the hearts
zee Of all the democrats In Luna county
re and there are plenty Of them.
he II is case Of sour grapes with tho
lht Graphic. The patronage has made tw,
tai democratic papers thrive where onll
he one throve before and there Is som'
llr compensation in viewing the mae
,ct scramble for pap. The taxpayers ough
sta to enjoy il, too, for they are paying 10
nd the show Somebody Is gong TO nav
To 60 TO work II a few more democrati
, newspapers begin publication in Luni
county.