Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-12
An EnerqetiC Governor.

For several months the American
public have been paying compliments to
General Leonard S. Wood, military gov
ernor of the province of Santiago de
Cuba, to his unusual executive ability
in administering the complicated affairs
of that d~isordered country, restoring or
der out of chaos, and readjusting the To-
cal conditions from a Spanish to an
American basis. The compliments be-
slowed have been richly deserved, and
an appreciative administration only re-
Gently authorized General Wood to add
a second t. to each one of his shoulder
straps.
But this most excellent officer is not
alone as an exemplary military admin
istrator. Major General Guy V. Henry,
recently colonel of the 10th cavalry, is
making a shining reputation for him
self in Puerto Rico as the new military
governor of thai department, having
taken hold with a vigor and a patriotic
purpose hat calls for commendation of
all good citizens. He is preparing to
hold elections in all of the municipali-
ties for mayor and councilmen. and to
secure fairness, the elections will be
held under military supervision. More
over, General Henry is appointing a
commission, which will compel the
courts of the island to try and punish
persons now in Jail on charge of incen-
X =, ~; .,,, , ,,.3 son,,1t nd p,pr;aa, No
icemen are to be installed in every
town. In addition to all this, Captain
.Lemly, of the 18th artillery, has been de-
tailed to visit the schools of Puerto Rico
view to placing the American school
ma'am in charge of the idea factories
of the new possession, and thus the
quicker instilling within the local mind
more correct conceptions of civil and
religious liberty, freedom of conscience
and a republican form of government.
Then, the new military governor is pro-
viding for a thorough patrol of the ISL
and for the maintenance of order and
to bring offenders against the public
peace to quick and effective trial.
The dispatches state that Puerto Ri
ms are duly impressed with Governor
Henry's activity in the directions above
enumerated. They have every reason
to be. The islands government is being
rapidly changed from a regime of Span
ish misrule, corruption and eXtortion to
the best form of government on earth,
and with a soldier like General Henry
to direct the transformation, it will not
be long before the people of Puerto Rico
will rise up and fervently thank the
kindly hand of an all wise Providence
that drove the cruel, crafty, bloodthirsty
.Spaniard from the island and planted
the stars and stripes above their heads.
General Henry has long been known as
one of the ablest and most patriotic SOL
diers in the American army. He gradu-
ated from the military academy in 1861,
and at nee was sent into the civil war
as a second lieutenant of the list artil-
lery, only to be made a first lieutenant
four days afterwards. The members of
lilo NluSS llht lllc last CLASS dl Tie dCdu-.
envy, We're given their diplomas and sent
into the field n month before the regu-
lar time of graduation, owing to the eX-
igencies of the day. Lieutenant Henry
was made colonel of the 4Oth Massachu-
sets volunteers in 1868, was made bre-
vet brigadier general a year later, and
after being h%onorably mustered out in
was appointed captain in the regu-
lar army, and then successfully, major
of the 9th cavalry, lieutenant colonel of
the 18th, 9Th and Sd cavalry regiments,
and was made colonel of the 10th cav
airy in June, 1867. For gallantry before
Santiago, Colonel Henry was appointed
a brigadier general of volunteers, only
later to be made a brigadier in the reg
ular army to succeed General Graham.
retired. and at the same time with Gen.
eral Wood, General Henry was made
major general of volunteers.
He has long been a great %favorite with
the New York national guard, to whose
encampments he has been often detailed
by the government. His relations with
the New York 7th, especially, have been
cordial, and he has been generally con-
a model officer. General Henry
is shown to be the right man in the
right place in command at Puerto Rico,
and the administration is to be congrat-
on his selection.