Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-09-01
experience.
NEGLIGENT DEMOCRATS

IN the supervision of our state
institutions and in some
cases they have not failed TO see
that the law was observed but
have actually aided in an attempt
to bolster up unworthy institu-
tons at the expense of the de-
positors. In Las Cruces the
citizens of Dona Ana county were
told by Democratic officials that
the First State bank was solvent.
They were told this in the face of
the fact that the governors |
travelling auditors force well !
knew that the bank was hopeless
ly insolvent and the treasurer of
the Agricultural college was
pouring in state money with one
hand and drawing overdrafts
with the other. Up to the pres
ent time there is still $78, 600
property of the Agricultural col
lege, which as yet has not been
recovered and we await with
patience, and hope, pardon
able degree of interest for some
defense of these methods persued
by the Democratic administration
of this state,
The time for political banks
has long passed and even though
such banks may be substantial
contributors to the campaign
funds of a political party no party
can continue to command the
confidence of its people who
will pay political debts with the
p CATTLE AND SHEEP
! Under the Republican admins
/ ration for the past 20 years the
administration Of the cattle and
sheep sanitary boards were alb
solutely non-partisan. They were
regarded as dealing with indust-
ries vital TO the prosperity of the
state, and officials on these boards
were selected only with reference
to their fitness, capacity and
knowledge of the industries af-
fected. For years, under Repub-
lican administration William C.
Mcdonald was at the head Of
the cattle sanitary board of this
state. He was placed there be-
cause he was considered to be a
practical man, well versed in the
business of cattle raising. The
leading sheep raisers of the state
were selected as members of the
sheep sanitary beard, to admins
ter the affairs relating to the
sheep industry and the Hon.
Solomon Luna, who was the
leading sheep raiser of New
Mexico on account of his peculiar
fitness and knowledge of that
industry was the chairman of the
sheep sanitary board. Under
the Democratic administration
Governor Mcdonald has seen fit
to retain for all practical purposes
for the supervisory authority of
the sheep industry of this state a
man wholly unframed in the
sheep industry. There can be no
defense of this action except the
payment of o political debt at the
expense of The sheep raisers of
New Mexico, and one of the first
acts that Governor Mcdonald did,
after assuming the office of
governor, was to request the re-
signation of Hon. Solomon Luna
as the head of that sheep sani-
tary board. AS to the cattle san
itary board we have no criticism
to make. We may assume, how
ever, that Governor Mcdonald
is a practical cattle raiser and
that in maintaining the high
standard of efficiency with re-
ference to the cattle sanitary
board, he did not forget his own
personal welfare.
AGAINST PERSONALITIES
4 We are advised that Governor
Mcdonald is a great friend of
Mr.. Mcdonald. That in the Sc
lection of public lands which
come TO his office for his sigma
ture and approval that Mr.. Nc
donald always commands imme-
diate and prompt action. while