Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09
WHERE DO YOU sTANDs

the SIuSS IL luihiiiS EiSNhi ''N ~e'A-s
flowers are in bloom; peach, apricot
mulberry and other fruit trees have
cut the golden tassel OF their silken
purse and scattered the sweet odor OF
their blossoms on the balmy Zephyrs
(and we do have some zephyrs at
timcs). The buds are starting out ON
the cottonwoods, but, take II from me,
they will have TO go some TO reach the
status OF leaves before the many dem
ocratic candidates have reached the
fulness of fruition. Nature has been
indeed lavish with us in the respect
10 sprouting politicians. Every demo-
crat in Luna county Is either out Tor
an office or secretly awaiting good
opportunity to "horn in" Also some
former republicans-wolves in Sleeps
clothing-are not adverse TO climbing
into the fold via the democratic pri-
maries.
Candidly, folks why do you suppose
all these people are sacrificing their
private business, if they have any, and
offering their services TO the migrate
full public! For the good Of the deer
pe-pulT Don't make us laugh-the
sand blows down our windpipe.
Wei, you ask in establishment, why
are they contesting for the pitiful sal
aries of county offices? You said it
small salaries, but welcome in these
times OF the ii. G. of L. Don't mis-
take me, 1 don't say that few-a
very few-are honestly trying TO get
ON The payroll TO serve the taxpayers
to save the public monies. All me,
life Is so uncertain. And shoes, my
dear-men's shoes, mind you-are fif-
teen bucks the pair and, will you be-
lieve il? there Is more leather in the
country today than ever before. Fact.
Bat say, aren't you glad that you are
a democrat? You could have been a
general of division in France, mind
you. during the war, or have gotten the
distinguished service cross for making
the rotten, shabby, sh0ddy garments
that American soldiers had to wear
and which 10000 OF them died in. It's
the honest 10 goodness truth, old
thing; one private and thirty-six
civilians got the award, not to speak
Of all the generals that in one way or
another managed to command the one
hero that really got shot at That
private must have been some boy.
More than likely he routed whole
German field army, otherwise the old
lady that believes in peace, but who
had TO run a war for another pacifist
never would have slipped him anything
like that. Bet your life, buddy, old
kid.
Now, you can tell yourself, /
haven't n thing against the admins
tration nor democrats Least Of all /
haven't thing against the politicians
who are every day almost, announc-
ing in the Graphic at ten simoleons
the announcement. We like the coin
ourselves.
Being democrat is one Of the most
popular sports in Luna county, espe-
cially Just before election. Some day
the voters OF Luna county will wake up
and find that voting the straight dem
ocratic ticket is costing them good
round iron men every year in slack
administration, in waste. Understand
we don't charge graft" but where
there is never change OF admins
tration that too, is possible. And they
will find also that many a patriotic
republican gets on the rolls who be-
came n democrat when he found how
the land lay in this subdivision Of the
Sunshine State.
II would do lot Of good to put some
old black republican in some o. these
offices around here-that Is II would
do the taxpayers good, not the politi-
clans who have the jobs nailed down.
Not that we believe It is possible, for
Luna county democrats are far too
loyal to the party and its eternal prin-
cipies. Only think what might happen
IL the vandal hands OF a barbarous Ie-
publican should fasten on the records
or the funds of Luna county. The ark
Of the covenant would be overturned
and the sand storms more than likely
would visit us no more.
But there Is never a chance for any
body but a democrat 1t would seem,
therefore, that it would be the part OF
wisdom 10 choose between those who
offer themselves as candidates. Ger
tain Of them have served before; these
can be judged on their records, which
are, we must admit, very good. But
the democratic voters should demand
somethingin the way Of declaration
pledges 10 perform certain services
pertaining TO the offices which they
seek. We all know they win draw
their pay with regularity. But what
do they proposes to do to earn it,
The Graphic has n notion that 1t
can furnish n medium through which
the candidates can set before the peo-
pie some good reason why anybody
should vote for them. 1t offers its
columns for the purposes At the
present time Il is necessary for the
candidates to go around and personal
IL slip the information to each voter.
This .akes time and costs lot OF
money. How much easier TO set II forth
in cold type so that 1t Is a perpetual
record by which the voters can judge
later on me performance over against
the promise.
To the democratic politicians OF
Luna county and to the democratic
voters the Graphic win say that this