The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-21
DEMOCRATS WOULD DnLTvBR
STATE TO PoREI0N
LAND oRABBERs

NsAaA@s@N NshNAS aN~Aaeh SNM
pany ................ 2A,46S.32 acres
n. J. Hagsrman-Ths South Springs
aud Cattle Co. ........ 26,406.Al acres
The Public domain held by Hageman.
Mcdonald Foreign interests is.
5o.ses.7s acres
The Honorable W. q. Mcdonald. Dem.
o%-ratic candidate for governor. his com
panions financially controlled by cattle
barons Of Europe. who never nave lived
sided IN New Mexico. Hon. Herbert \.
llagcrmau, aud his South Springs Cat
tie concern. have At present leased from
the Territory Of New Mexico 5O.s6a. ~
acres of the public domain aud they own
aud control IN one way aud another. ry
etv drop Ut water on that land.
They cloak themselves piously be-
hind q charge ~ land.grab on the part
of Republicans especially Mr. u. o
Hur~um, The Republican nominee for
governor. on whom they a.. couceu
tratiug theit light aud u-iug foreign
mUury To 10 II nh. In 40 effort to q''
%conirol Of Ia publ, lnn ain 'hrn.ci,, e..
tor ,hc rgftlc Interest,". NJ Europe aud
| Texas.
Mr.. Bursum has leased froSn New
Mexico state lands hut '.679 acres aud
nearly all ~ II i. incapable ot ]cuiri,o
'iou and devoid of water.
NJ Bur>um. M. Hubb~ll. mud Mt.
| Luna. combined. have leased FROM the
TERRITORY li...oI - acres nf land about
one fourth ~ the amount held by the
foreign cattle baron. and By Hsgrrmau
aud hi Democratic Stockholders
Nor Is this al. \ careful study of
the .Ituatiou shor- that nearly Two
thirds Ut all public lands, leased in New
Mexico, are bcld bv Mr. Mcdonald, his
foreign cattle harons, Mr.. Hagermsn,
,nd nv prominent Democrats.
II nov hccomc plain where the Dem.
%ocratic slush fund originate. Il hc
coues rlnir nov wher" the hghi for
The election ~ Mr. NcD,unld comes
from.
II the Democrats get into p"wcr IN
New Mexico. the Thornton administra.
tion will be- merely q hagatelle ~ what
will happen to the state treasury aud
the public domain. Never wss = more
gigantic >rhrn' originated hy ia" Dem.
%",tatic cattle kinrs than the plot hatch.
Ell 'u gain public control ~ ihe lands 1T
New Mexico by getting control Of the
dr,' state government.
Ta.r .. . sample Ut p-morratir land
management. the hi1iory Of the publ,
land. in the great stat" If T"Nu.-.n
.ratr .oliily Democratic ,iur- n birth
The dr.t thing thar TeEes did was "a
give ava, ~. finest state land i"r I.
mere fraction at u. Nalu" sud TO-DAY
Texas. one of tIs great Democrat state.
of the union -, nd "a q horrible eN
ample of the Democratic policy - land
|. administration
i, T.Nss only TODAY b, beginning 10 cu'
/, az her hig tract, of land. Her state
lands hrvc been absorbed almost 20 ar
/, acre. wher. ihcv were considered Nsiu.
able. To-day Texas realizing when TOO
late that great lsud "wH~rs with moth
iug upor the land but herds NJ rattle
-, cannot aud 10 no, advance d state. btinl
, people into the country. mak" home
-, build ul. assemble wealth nor provide
future c]itilrns. b, doing everything %
her puwrt 20 induce immigration ln'
ru, up the lmmru,, cattle nurhr,.
And the TrNu, c%a'tlrm"u. ,erkini
!, new raug., ere turning toward. The
J.. plaiu. aud mc.a, o. New Mexico. II
, NJ Mcdonald , ,l-r,cd. M" uuhli,
land, e New Mexico vii 10" ra'tl'
. range, they will NOT he farms hllr'
with homes and yaIuahl" improvements
Ia the great state ~ T-Nas, o Demo
. rratir state irai!ou gave thr".
million arr, Of land tor the construction
~ tue state capital. THAT baud 'oda'
b. probably ON au ayrr|gr OF slo" ~
ucr-. but tho p"ori" ui IN" stat" r
T"vs. never GOT he benefit ~ u. tn,
HasFfanIltIf N.tl'Il' liNI VI .hh' NNNA ''NN'
had I, been devoted q" the hom-.tcalc
and ,-ttl-r iu.te9d uf 20 tu" cattle ha
I urus aud ,p"culstUr., would have beet
B worth in taxable wealth enough 90 hay0
4 built several rur,iuI- ir T'Nas. au,
I maintain them FOR wears 70 rome
+ The Democratic r'uudrrhund, whom
go, ,,. .,, at IuuI rr.l, .ttrfr
..ncth.ug that D.. q boomerang. Tor B
- cannot icuy IT, loag rrrnri both boo no
n. state IT T,Nu. and New Mexico. p'
10 .pits the fact thar Texas had NOR" pul
lie lands than probably any o'1er stat
ia the union. II is jWsi now, at'"r wear
~ q irggliug %, the democratic r"li'
ian, ru ths' tate. hv 'hc rat'lcmrn Hu
,prculator.. that the poor man, willtn
81, aud auXiou. ~ tll 'hr soil, can scout
(, few acres uu which ru live aud PR
dure 'te ueces.itir. If life.
The ouly danger NJ q land grab
New Mexico is from the 'yp" n me
y who dominated tue Democratic stat
y coyentiou at santa Re. sud who has
n seen the benefits 10 he ,ecured by m
o few land grabbers who made public Ian
III in Texas q myth.
The election ~ Holm - Bursum
= being opposed because Mr.. McDonal
III and his friends know we'll, there viii !
y no land grab by any Jne. II Mr. Rursul
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