El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

"HE highest honor ever conferred
upon an FL Pasoan is the appoint
n ment of Gen. 81. L. Scott as as
sistant chief of staff, we assume 70 be
followed by his promotion to the chief
ship. And no position ever given an III
Pasoan was better deserved or more
fairly won.
We call him an FL Pasoan because he
has been here ever since being made d
general, and because he has literally
and actually lived with US. A distm-
guished man and a good people never
knew and appreciated each other better
than have Gen. Scott and the people OF
FL Paso.
It is said advisedly that he has won
this honor. From West Point as cadet,
through West Point as its superintend-
ent, from a lieutenant fighting the IN
dams to a general winning them with
out a fight, from difficult executive
tasks in Cuba and the Philippines to
delicate duties on the border, all along
the line-frOm the beginning to the high
est position to be had in the aTmy-the
general has won the way by his judg-
ment, that seems never to make mis-
takes, and by his fidelity, that precious
jewel of human virtue called loyalty.
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Particularly have we been able to OBJ
serve his service while in command here.
Problems that would upset many men
called big have been handled by him with
apparent ease. Once before 1 wrote Of
the great way in which he has taken
care of the foreign army, that crossed
the river after the battle Of Ojinaga,
and which since that time has been his
to care for and entertain. How well AMI
kindly he has performed this duty, we
have seen, and they, his foreign guests,
from generals to privates, viii gladly
testify.
Gen. Scott is a big man. He is a good
man. He is a true soldier. And he is full
Of human virtue.
We hate to lose a neighbor whom we
have grown so to love, but we rejoice
that our loss is our eoUntry's gain.
We all congratulate w. R. Smith, our
Congressman, and II. B. Ferguson, our
neighboring representative from New
Mexico, for their patriotic votes upon
the bill to repeal the Panama tolls ex-
empticn.
The American people endorse the ac-
ton of those members of congress who
vote to aid and uphold the president in
the responsibilities resting upon him.
The announcement from the reserve
bank organization committee, published
yesterday, is great. With the utmost
fairness, with eyes alone for what was
right, secretaries 8IcAdoO and Houston,
and controller Williams, constituting
the organization committee, have per-
formed their difficult duty with the
greatest success.
Nationally, as effects the country as
a whole, those who are informed, who
have Travelled, who know America, agree
that the division of the nation is fair
and Just.
Locally, from the standpoint of our
own people, of southeastern Arizona, of
southern New Mexico, and of western
Texas, the arrangement could not be
fairer OF better.
This southwest, this section having Fl
Paso for its trade center, is kept intact
Natural conditions, and usual trade re
latiOns, have been relgiously observed. !
We are grateful for the fair treatment |
accorded US, and we congratulate the or
ganizatiOn committee upon the success
of their efforts.
Those of US who love Texas, with its |
glorious history, its great people, and its
Importance in the nations |
affairs, aredelighted that Dallas has been
given a reserve bank, and that we are