Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-10-27
WHEREIN JOBS FOR DESERlG DEMOCRATS"
GETS IN ITS F&ECl. ST AND MOST COSTLY Work

Trinidad Cabeza de Baca. nephew Of the Democratic candidate
a favorhe with the Mcdonald administration he aid not get onto the
William, c. Mcdonald became Governor There were several candi
C CoSnty tr some ge T }rom om SUme s mo% ,' p sgros sun fa ARCHAEOLOGICAL ~ Hon Sew Sew.
eal Of these men were real experts in fish ana game preservation and
like Tom p. Gable, the last Republican incumbent of the office, who
did the work for the love of it, and did it thoroughly and well.
Governor Mcdonald. in a recent speech in Roswell, said that he
than any other man knew him, and that if &c Baca were elected, he
been In lew Of SirUonaid. corse Win tre CAM Warden ttsf s
readily belle 6eiey able There is no doubt that p. c. de B og IS Coy
aid set him the example, and the hnaman Of all the other cabeza de
Mcdonald picked Trinidad cabe4a de Bacn from a list of applt
eants some OF whom We're eomre,ent De Boca was late in getting
1t is now about four years since Trinidad {. de Boca became our
Of PUBLIC MONEY, most Of it. collected from the sportsmen Of this
HAS SPENT LESS THAN $500 for the propagation of fish, birds
THE REST OF THE oNEY-Sn,sz57o~h been bmt6eiy spent
travelling and incidental expenses incurred by himself by his more
and relatives, ana IN the running OF his office the cost o which has
What the sportsmen of New Mexico think of this dissipation of
thousands Of dollars which they haze contributed o the Fish and
and hunt, is shown in the earnest protests they have made to Nc
Donald Tor a change in the warden. They have told the Governor
proved it TO him, Tbey have re e"m "5 HIM 5nr with tears s" in t their pre
to To- replace de- Baca WIFI, a J'r iem man we" v "ddS j" or r% ~ Io.st
with an Official who had some concention OF the duties of the job.
tests have proven u9aYahins Mcdonald has stood pat. He has de
make him = &C. quit n travelling, an and supporting tim his h S3 at at the ex
R Ra 0t t aIon sPq n1jnfeT1S of @i' state The Squ'nderlns of the money
Not only sporsmen but all citizens interested in preservation of
n Rm a. an d D %b Hf 9b no be me PrORc' exp. e1pen om6 g OF r pubic MONEY hon. .N WOULD
expenditure of S435f472 which the paid vouchers in the state audit.
The inquiry becomes stnl more pertinent when it is shown that in
for his deputies T has totdcd s GSg and %' their si' ~e oHp TSs 81 the oa sung
The Fish and Game Department has no rent to pay in the state
free spending job totals for the period s7o5o9o. of which only s7sSaa
..,n wa5asn , de n pa al has IS. m 9a9sss It to ,m spend gs, thousands sosa, for % travelling
here IT is aga.n-and "eyrensesr to act RI a sprci2 derrtv. But
a aoni a ' some Tor m s5og5i O lii Ss5iir 9" s ri PaG'F 6e@o and game osl pTGOp 5a,
he has invested into f. Il end came or the benefit If the sDO.tsne
Before de Baca became warden e'87lsl eu',ol to ~o the game
a3d FISH department for . yho'e r. heinz le'1 t.1n r"f tn amount
All salaries and expenses were include in rat total OF the ha
n THE FIgsr YISE MONTHS OF 1879 wA2DrN DE BAcA
USED uP Sie.8s2U F0t EALAaES AEn EZPGESE '-hNo he
CHASE AND pIsTRieUTloN OF FISH hNo oENz, 49, ~
This smTendogs torI o, soar is is LESS THAN ovGrHi7D OF
FAR AZ TH us PEAR YEAR i N WAGES AS IS a ~s9EcGtI, ba fa The war war
9sGo5 Te lat ss,5 has dip Gj9p 3d. n ITO laT fl. aS "a. and !! zane groJ i'nG ,i to the tune ITs Of
Warden de Bacas own per5ona! "ren9e acoo1rtLlrs1el and in
deserving Democrat" has become ore extensive cyary year since
harmony with the Menonaid adm; ration and its staniaTda for the
personal expense account was s.5ssc. In 1914 II was about the same
but in 1915 he had learned his way aaOut in the Mcdonald ocheme Of
From that it was but q step to s2,il5o in the short period Of the
More than ? year oso. De Baoa who is a, careful in looHne after
do mG already ~ allowed lowe him. M o s"i n" SI bpS e5 m poi't ta state TO eg s7 g9' 81
for extra office work" IN the last two years. II almost suggests the
oup G4an5. r r So 10 r"a m5 we G tH nEt snla d relalyes
Democrat" while the fish and game and llrds have been left to shift
The ngh. the game and the birds have the misfortune not TO he
deserving Democrat" or to have a ataudin with the Mcdonald inner
circle OF political Cayortrs.
Ask the fishermen and The n'nt'ra Of this state what they think
Of de Bacas naturalization OF the Fish aud Game Department, and
OF the Governor who win act lt a finger to improve conditions. They
will tell you, In pure. straight language
What do YOU think OF fish and game warden who draws 81 9l 30
for personal ev-enso2' IN nine months. and I'm the same period spends
$203S7 for the real purposes Of hs department.?
What DO YOU think Of am Official OF a STRUGGLING youug state who
In addition 10 hungelf has a chief deputy and an office deputy and
who stll spends more money each wear for extra Office work" than
he spends for the real purposes OF h1 department?
What DO YOU think o a nh and game warden who spends the
funds contributed Icy the srOrtsucr o. this state for the projection
OF fish and game, IN providing sa's9tcs ad "oxpense accounts" for
relatives and friends?
What do you think Of n Governor who win ait quieuy by. ignore
petitions and protests Of the mon 7no have a right to prot ast and
who cuiny permits this waste Of public money to proceed with his
knowledge and taGt approval.
Dc Baca has spent fi3j1i72 in about four years. Ofthls 81 sG1O2
I'M gone into nh and elme. The rat has cnne MO tho nnintennncn