Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-21
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''e'N"n OF NJ least one Spanish
American citizen TO The United state
senate and sueeesting that spanish
American members OF the legislator
which u 20 meet in January refua
10 20 into any caucus for the noml
nation Of candidates for the senate
banding together. AZ u we're. IN m
demand for representation In tn
upper house OF the national Ioglsia
turc.
The attitude Of tho Herald ANA o
the Republican party In New Mexlc,
towards the native citizens OF In,
state Is too well known to reanir.
comment The ticket nominated b,
the Republican convention at La,
Vegas contained the MINES OF no les,
than five spanish American citIscrs
Including Mr.. Baca himsclf--ali OF
them representative Of that race
Every one ~ these gentlemen. we be-
lieve. should have been elected. not
because they we're spanish Ameri-
cans, but because they were fitted 10
rii the offices for which they we're
nominated and because they were
American citizens All Of them re-
ceived the loyal ana enthusiastic
support of the Herald IN the cam.
paiEn which ensued
We do not believe. as Mr.. Baca
seems 10 think. that the nativity OF
the spHnirh-American citizens who
were Scfeated an tho two tickets An
THIS state election had anything 10 do
with the result. The election was by
far the closest and most holly con-
tested ever held IN Now Mexico. the
Democratic candidate for governor
being the only nominee Of that
party who received anything like o
substantial majority OF the votes east.
Neither party wns able 10 elect Its en-
tire ticket. the result ne ,o the minor
state offices bcins an almost even
break and severed OF the races being
yet In doubt The majoritIes OF those
candidates ON both tickets known To-
have been elected were exceedingly
small.
In view OF these facts the Herald
does not believe that the fact that
spanish-Amorican citizens on both
tickets were defcated can be taken as
legitimate argument that prejudice
against the native citizens played any
part In the result 81 the election. al
must also be remembered that So
called Americans on both tickets
were likewise defeated. The fact that
the Republican party stood Loyalty by
the spanish-Amerscan nominees on
iia ticket Ia fviIy atiesied by the fact
that ON the face OF she returns now
Ia every one Of those nominees re-
eeived vote substantially In excess
OF the vote Tor the Republican noml- |
nee for governor. who IN not q span |
ish-Amorlcan.
As 20 the race for United states
tenator, the Herald does not hesitate
TO say that Il would be delighted 20
see spanish-Amerlcnn citizen elect |
"a TO one OF those important offices,
provided Of course that he stood for
the policies In which this paper be-
heSeH and measured up 10 the re-
aulremen,s for 40 responsible pS-
rislon We can not. however. see
how the fact OF his being spanlah-
American would render him anyI
more or any less III Tor high office !
than he would otherwise be. ana we
can not refrain fran expressing thal
opinion that Mr. Baca's suggestion Of
a Ron-poIItlcai alliance among incl
hpanish-AmeTican members Of thel
legislature for tho purpose OF forcing
the election 10 the United states SEN
ate Of member % that race regard
leas Of any consideration except that
Of nativity and ancestry " unfortu-
rate and unlineiy. II raises an issue
which has no proper place In sbs se- |
lection ~ thcso Officers and tend 70 |
draw a distinction which. 10 the glory |
Of Nav Mexico. has never been al
lowed 90 play any part IN the decl. |
sion u political contests IN the state. |
me Hafivo citizen n entitled 10
representation IN the counneis OF the
state and nation. lie has received u
Ilbernlly In the past and viii doubt
iess receive u no less literally 10 the
future. Ne has always been first OF
AL an American, ana we do not be-
lievs that he viii ~ ihls late day
adopt she wholly un-American poll
icy a. drawing dlsslnc,ions between
classes Of American citizens based
entirely on race and nativity.
GO no TnE cONGnIGss.
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