El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-21
The Challenge Has Been Accepted by
A Woman

A Woman
Mrs Aiee Mathews living county the HON
Governor ranch having
zen near lands by McDonaIds live stool
teres Mrs Mathews county. live
childhood Her father and Governor Mcdonald neghbors
This Is a statement signed by efOr
obtain selections the her eatt
sness which selections would
interests Mcdonald Mathews SUPPORTS
public reeor New Mexico and OF the department OF the nteO
Washington follows:
As carly as 1911 1 selected by the
territory agreeing lease from the territory
soon as the ready could make application Tor them
soon after the admission Of statehood
gan insisting land office that the lease the lands
forthcoming Through correspondents and
sonal interviews with learned that
entered objection to the issuance OF
this objection based the claim that the
would shut of his cattle from patented lands ne owned
Governor Mcdonald agreed that protest
against if would build my fence in the
gested by built the suggested by Governor
Mcdonald would have cut my my patented land
in vicinity In other words would
have prevented me from using my own land and would nave thrown
my land open Governor McDonads stock
a fence such suggested would also have
NV stock we're grazing and had been years
paying pasturags charges
The state land commissioner endeavored to have Governor
differences feeling that question
and therefore might better be adjusted between
Governor proposal this: Ii bought his
land holdings there from him. he would withdraw objection to my
right away other words he would withdraw his protest
the land commissioner But Governor Mcdonald asked
it. He wanted 5000 for land without permanent water
After three years controversy during which Governor
Mcdonald would withdraw his against the Issuance OF
state leases finally agreement by which
part OF the land which had been selected for Upon
lease the land from the
in the meantime applied land
land off in January 1872 Another Application was made in
January These lands all lay within and lands
had been using for many years
acting on the assurances OF the state
applied for would be selected for me fenced quite large part
thought the lands had been selected by the state and that had
right fence them
a short time after the fence completed special agent
B. Barker called upon and said he making official in
He said that acting under orders he had
part government
be his duty to make report OF the fence to the district atto
ny which lawsuit looking the removal of the fence could
said he was sent out especially IRON the Department of the Interior
n Washington.
selection Of I up
Governor Mcdonald His official approval necessary before
made INV fence IeI ,sf thar he GOT the Interior Depart
en to investigate the fence but he didn't insist that the l.
district attorney take action about IT, That would show
Governor Mcdonald light of preventing from getting lease
OF this land So far as know suit ever filed
During the time federal authorities complaining about
,y the tAPeI ny 5 +b gay had 1 been fd with the II
land office thus permitting my lease and sans my fence With
land. leased to
The state Land COMMISSIONS and the Attorney General both
they the selection OF the land and that
before Mcdonald his signature That
March, 1913. For all know still there, for Governor Mcdonald
approved and has thereby
Mcdonald by his refusal to sign my selection list
well nigh my cattle business This has shown
all clearly Mcdonald used the office OF Governor
of his English cattle synd
by riding OugshOd the rights of his small competitors
and his neighbors. What the the
syndicate he holds the office OF Governor
prevent fellow cattle raneheTs getting justice
under the law He did those selections to be made for
by Withholding could keep land open his
cattle (Signed-Airs. Adilee Mathews.
COMPARE THE STATEMENT OF MRS MATHEWS WITH THE
IALLENGE OF GOVERNOR WILLIAM C. MCDONALD AND DRAW
DUR OWN CONCLUSION.
GOVERNOR MCDONALD IS SEEKING TO PERPETUATE HIS CON
2OL OF STATE ADMINISTRATION. ASSERTS THAT If
LECTED, E. c DE BACA BE THE SAME KIND OF GOV
RNOR HE (McDONALD) HAS BEEN.
10 You Want Two Years More Of
That Kind of Government?