Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-06

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afternoon M Romero was appointed.
Now that little piece OF history H.
illustrates the whole matter The presi.
ldent was right The only real criter-
ION rs character and adaptation TO the
lplace. Certain posltiona require TECH
lnical professional knowledge: dis.
Itfict attorney should certainly be a
lawyer q surveyor general or state
lengineer q surveyor. but that comes
under tho head OF adaptation no
one would think OF having q secre-
ltary who could not write nor a treas
lgrer who could not keep accounts.
But the fact chat the man was born
IN one place o. another. or that his
parents spoke some other language
than English. cuts no figure whatever
1T Is the glory Of the American re-
bubble that Il affords TO every citizen
an equal opportunity for prosperity
END SUCCESS; and this without regard
70 hts parentage OF place OF birth. a
mans character and qualifications are
tho sole subjects for inQulry.
Il has often been said that a larger
proportion of Spanish American ofh-
lcials were appointed during my adj
lmlnisiration as governor than in any
other four years; and | believe that
this " true. Bat they we're not se-
.lected because they were Spanish
Americans, but because we thought
them the beat adapted 20 the posi-
items 20 Be aned DOCS anyone sufl.
pose that Anftdo Chaves was selected
10 inaugurate the modern school sys-
tenn. o. territorial superintendent.
simply because he was born In New
Mexicos or that Demetrio Perez was
chosen as auditor for o similar rea-
SOM Not at All. but because after
long consideration. each seemed 20
be the ideal person fog the particular
place 70 be Shed And SO, OF many
others
I II Is NOT 20 be suppose. however.
that anyone wiz arise 10 oppose the
fundamental principle that all Amer
lean citizens stand on an equality and
that the oaly proaer matters Tor con-
sideration In the selection Of officials
are character and ftness II would be
a most unfortunate and dangerous
thing II bad feeling was 20 be stirred
an between the two great component
parts OF the population OF New Mex
ico-the SPANISH American aud the
Anglo American--or ans snch false
issue. Zach has qualltlee Of excel
lence a little different FROM the other
each supplements that In which the
other is deficient and the two work.
ing together viii produce greater and
better results than either would do
by Itself
And now wish 70 add few pEao-
tical words re- "a the particularly for
tunate position In which the Spanish
speaking hall 81 our population rs
placed bY The coming Of statehood
for IL we ere 10 look az this matter
from the standpolnt OF direct political
benefit they have much the advantage
Of tho English-speakin half
As a state. New Mexico viii be en-
titled 20 o. nill proportion Of the vast
number of appointments that exist un-
der the NATIONAL government We
have been e territory so long that
this comes rs novelty, and 81 re-
quires "a careful study OF the Blue
Book % ascertain What We VIII really !
be entitled To- OF course, as 20 what !
we actually get. that VIII depend |
largely on the activity and tact o. our /
members of congress and especially |
our senators Wyoming Is q bright /
and shining example in that respect /
FOR that little state has less thar |
100000 inlalitnuie. through the IN
oessant worL of is two senators. has /
more people holding United states 4
offices than the great state OF New
York.
Rut Al ANY rate New Mexico wili be
entitled 20 rs quota. ana with proper
eXertiOR viii pes o.: and this Viii /
place quite q Number OF capable N /
IA very Comfortable positions M
that distribution all classes ~ p0pu
latiOn win stand an equal chance
hut now we come 30 Che remarkable
advantage cf the Spanish-American,
and J ask special attention TO these
facts.
Theec are forsy-five countries with
which che United states hnH diplo-
matte relations. o. those forty-five
mo- less than twenty-onc are SPANISH
speaking countrieg Dnciudins por7u-
guesF) and an the rest t0geiheF are
hut twenty f0ur The ercat French
Language n only ueed IN two coun-
tries. France and neigium. The Ger-
man ianeuasa 81 only used ln Ger
many Austria and switzerland; and
an other hnRuasoa are confined iol
bat one country Italian D. only in
italy Russian III Nlssln, Japanese in
Japan, etc. But spanish a the lam
guege of twenty-one.
There Owe thirty ministers pleni-
potentiary sent Out by the United