Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-06-29
GRAPHIC PREDICTED 1T WOULD
BE AWFUL; IT'S MUCH WORSE


The Graphic figures that it Is about
time some newspaper In this neck of
the woods got the habit OF publishing
information. but our esteemed contem-
porary thinks differently. He takes
the Graphic to task in the following
words:
"Under the flare head, ats Awful
Mabel What's to BE DOneg the
Graphic publishes the following as
facts. as Il siirmises they ought TO be,
or has been imposed upon by those
who have little regard for the truth
There has never been time in the
history Of the county that the tax list
cost $1,000 for publication. The fact
Is that the tax lists for the years from
1912 up 10 and including the 1918 tax
list. which was published IL 1Dl0--
covering seven years-cost less than
$1,000. All other county printing has
been given Ia each Of the papers-as
the Officers or county commissioners
saw fit-the Graphic having had a
share OF that printing.
'"rhe Headlight has not always been
the official organ for the county print
ing. III he had taken the pains to
investigate. he would have learned
that the Graphic was appointed the
Official paper by the commissioners In
the year 1917, and held the appoint
ment until January, 1918. Years ago
they were custodian Of the printing
before the year Of 1912 for several
years. The Graphic says the Demo
cratic friends have tried to turn the
lprinting to that paper. Democratic
friends were the ones that did turn
the printing tO the Graphic, and II
is Democratic CD friends OF the
Graphic who made 1t possible to turn
the printing to the Columbus Courier
an independent paper, not even M
? independent Democratic paper. Th'
, county seat IL the place where TN
r paper for the publication of the ON
) cial business should be chosen. No
p particulnrly because IL Is the Tn
= Headlight or Walls paper, but becaus
q there are more people receive tn
n county seat paper and because nine
4 tenth of the people of the county VIII
$ pay taxes are located In Deming q
@ Immediately adjacent to Deming, AN
r should not be compelled to have I
q take two or three county papers !
@ order to keen posted as ia what TN
= county officials are doing. II Is no
!. hurting The Headlight particularly
II because of the loss Of the printing
o from financial standpoint but ther
: is principle involved, and we do no
( believe the taxpayer, whether Dem'
d crat of Republican. will sanction sue
D. action of the county commissioners
r. and their legal adviser the distri'
" attorney.
& THE city printing has been done I
v. both the Graphic and the Headiigh
Al The Graphic says the city printing
n not easy money" because "of the d
O. ficit in the city treasury. We hay
10 never heard of the city repndllill
H. any of its bills, and we are CRATER
H. to think that we can carry the cl'
b. account. if it Is any help to the ell
IF Zens and city government, until SUE
time as it Is financially abe to pa
re- which will not he long In an even
4. We have carried an account with Il
in county as long as nine months u
n. cause IL had no available money
p" pay its bills. But we got II and d
I'll not ask any interest.
ne The Headlight never asked a cane
he date or an officer for the county prll
ing: neither did anyone ever ask Il
bids for the letting of the coun
printing. The county printing w
N given 10 The Headlight because OF u
fact that it was considered the par
or paper. helping to elect the party TIC
tie ct, consistent Democrat through
In the fat and lean years, ana was q
es titled to any patronage that the par
could give 1t. TO the victor belon
the spoils,' and when the state al
\ nation were Republican, The Hea'
light expected nothing. got nothii
We and had too much pride as "A Den
~. crnt to even seek recognition ON l
to grounds of II good fellow and needi
M the money.
hi "m another column the official pl
,ct ceedings of the county commissiOh'
'ty are published"