New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-03
New Governors Address
tows Cit;zens.

=, New Governors Address
Fellows Citizens:
The oath that l have Just take,
before the worthy Chief Justice o
our Supreme Court, is the solemn
pledge that you, under the Constitu
ton, demand OF me for the faithful
performance Of the duties of tn,
high office to which your generou!
partiality has elected me.
For the distinguished honor thai
you have thus so graciously confer
red, | beg to assure you that / fee
deeply indebted to you. and for my.
self and voicing the sentiments o.
all the members of my family.
thank you all. and assure you that
this proof of your esteem and conf
dence will be treasured as a sacred
and respected heirloom by all those
who bear my name.
Yet, while deeply impressed and
cmotioned by this spontaneous testi-
monial Of popular friendship. l am
not unmindful Of the heavy and most
serious responsibilities of the duties
imposed; the fact that under our
form of Government a public office
is a public trust, that the officer, be
/ his position ever so high and exalt-
ed, is but the servant of the public
charged and commissioned by it with
the duty of administering public af-
fairs in the interest of the common
wealth, are all circumstances ever
present in my mind, coupled with the
certainty that disgrace and public
condemnation will certainly be visit
ed upon the faithless servant who
betrays his trust.
Confidently hoping, however, that
in your kindness of heart you will
pass judgment on my official con-
duct, viewing it in the light of its
honesty of purpose and good will.
rather than from the standpoint OF
its failure of salutary accomplish
ments, approach my task in an
untried field, with the confidence
born Of a set purpose and firm de-
termination to do my whole duty
honestly, for the welfare of our
State, and without fear or favor, as
God gives me that duty to under
stand. In this my solemn undertake
ing, I find further encouragement
in the belief which my intimate
knowledge of you sanctions and
which your conduct here to-day
further justifies, that in my admin.
istration of the affairs of State, l
will have the good wishes and the
cheerful and whole-hearted cooper
alton not only of my political friends,
but of you, honest Democrats, who
after having loyalty stood by your
political conviction 5, and given un.
divided support to the distinguished
son of Rio Arriba, will also rally to
the support of your Chief Executive
in his earnest efforts to serve the
State. because patriots as you all are.
you know that our country should
be foremost in all Our acts and
thoughts and our party should come
next.
With these assurances. and hum
bly, invoking the Divine assistance
and guidance of Him who rules the
universe, I now assume the duties
and responsibilities entrusted to my
keeping, with a serene confidence in
the judgment of posterity, and of
you, my fellow c tizens.
To the incoming State administra-
tion will fall the duty of making
proper provision. in harmonious 'co-
operation with the Federal Govern
ment, for the reception and proper
of that army of young
heroes who, with manly courage and
patriotic devotion, upheld the honor
and the dignity of our flag in foreign
lands; they, who in cooperation with
our Allies beyond the seas, brought
the arrogant Hun to his knees and
made him bow humbly before this
noble emblem of Liberty, deserve
we'll of their country, and we should
be solicitous for their future hap
piness and welfare. |
Provision should also be made. in
such manner as may appear feasible,
TO render material assistance to the
farmers and live stock men, who
have suffered so much by reason of
The drought, to the end that those
yreat sources of revenue in the eco
nomic life of our State may not be
and irreparably injur-
ID and set back.
Public education must be not only
but compelled. If we
would have this magnificent Gov
of ours to survive, and
'oare the nation the horrible and
bloody scenes that have converted
Russia into a land of crime and
,arbari;m. To that end, our insti-
utions of learning. penal institutions
md other establishments kept and
by the State, must be
made to serve and answer the pur-
,ose of their creation, and not used
S a political asset.
Good roads are a positive neces-
ity in the State; they serve the de-
pands not only of the travelling pub
ic. but are of incalculabIe value and
dvantage to the farmer; besides,
hey invite the tourist and sight
eer and thus become efficient ad-
'ertising mediums of the varied re-
ources of our soil. and will event.
ally bring immigration and capital
o our State.
Our State forms part of the So
allied dry belt of the United States.
nd while our exceptionally rich soil
ften yields abundant crops under
he modern system Of dry farming