Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-22

the executive Office which was turne
over to him by his predecessor, many
came to extend their congratulations
and also to speak warm words Of com.
mendation to the retiring executive.
voicing the hope and expressing The
wish that the Territory would prosper
under Governor Hagerman as it has
under Governor Otero. No less cordial
were the greetings extended to Mr. and
and Mrs. j. j. Hagerman.
The following is the address made
by Governor Hagerman, and from it3
tenor, it naturally attracted more than
ordinary attention and was one Of
the main topics OF conversation this
afternoon:
Governor Haeerman's Forcefui Address.
Fellow Citizens: To say that | am
pleased with the reception which you
have accorded me here would but lily
express my sentiments. To you | am
new and untried man, who must
seem very young to undertake the
serious duties upon which | am about
to enter.
'T have not the presumption to as
sumo that the welcome you have ac-
corded me here Is any further per.
sonal one than such as in the natural
kindness Of your hearts you would ex-
tend to anyone about to become Gov
ernor of New Mexico.
"You welcome me as you do because
every one of you, of whatever party.
whatever creed or Of whatever birth
or ancestry, has confidence in the wis
dom of that great man who now guards
the destinies Of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt (applause) and
his trusted and courageous lieutenant
Secretary Hitchcock, to whom, as
you we'll know, owe in { great de.
gree my appointment. And. my fei.
low citizens, 1t would be strange, in.
deed, If the hopes you have built up.
on, the wisdom of these two men were
not high. They have the welfare Of
New Mexico very near their hearts.
"In the great multitude Of affairs
connected with their high offices
they have time to inquire into and to
investigate even in detail the admin.
istration of affairs in this Territory.
The measures they adopt in regard to
New Mexico are only determined up.
oFt thnro,,rb IN ticn ttnr ond
great care. If I have ventured to
speak to you on this occasion Of these
two men, it is because I wish thor.
oughly to impress upon you the great
responsibility which feel is involved
in the position with which the Presi-
dent has honored me.
No Political Ambitions.
ut Is a triple responsibility; the
personal responsibility to the Presi.
dent and to the Secretary Of the In
terror, the responsibility to the Fed.
eral Government and, above all, the
responsibility to you, the people of the
great Territory Of New Mexico. 1t Is
a position which, in itself, Is highly
honorable one. No man can fill it In
the way it ought to be filled or In the
way in which he himself desires to fill
1t If he cherishes, even In his inmost
soul, any personal hopes for future
political preferment of any kind what.
! ever. If he does so, should he be the
most honest man, some of his acts
will inevitably be tinged by motives
which are not for the best interests Of
the people whose welfare he Is In
honor bound to promote. Let 1t be
thoroughly understood that this Is said
in no spirit of criticism, but as an at.
tempt to define an ideal which is not
beyond the power Of any man to re.
J alize.
Fellow citizens, the Government
of the United States and of its compo-
nent parts is based upon the theory
Of universal suffrage. Upon this the.
ory the United States have, in the
face of the doubts and often sneers,
Of the monarchies Of Europe, grown
and prospered until they now have be.
come one Of the greatest nations in
the world Our forefathers made no
mistake when they built upon the
great truth that the voice Of the peo
pie Is in it's broadest and truest sense
the voice of God. They believed, and
events have justified their belief, that
the only sovereign under whom any
nation could permanently prosper Is
the people themselves. This Is the
foundation principle of our republic and
Is still the keystone Of the arch of our
governmental system. The moment
we swerve or deviate from this great
principle We are endangering the
whole structure Of the republic. This
Is Just as true now as 1t was a hun.
1 dred years ago. and as 1t will be Z
:, hundred years hence.
i A Government BY the People Not BY
Bosses.
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