Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-24
FLAT AS \ PANCAKE.
The Clovis Journal says:

The Clovis Journal says:
is the Albuquerque Morning Jour
nal endeavoring to give birth to the
racial question in New Mexico, or is
their editorial on nationality" in their
issue of April 3, an effort to justify
the governors prepOnderance of Span
ish-American appointments, We are
inclined to believe it is the latter, and
il might be remarked that such a jus
tification is evidently a matter that
the republican regime must seriously
consider. New Mexico is holding the
republican party responsible for the
Spanish American predominance in
state affairs"
The systematic campaign started by
the democrats on the charge that
Governor Larrazolo was "Mexicaniz-
ing" the state has fallen flat--flat as
pancake.
a few facts before the public have
done the work, and the attempt to
create race prejudice in New Mexico
has reacted upon the heads of those
who sought political advantage by
most despicable method,
1t is usually estimated that more
than one-half of New MeXicO's popu-
lation is Spanish American. They
We're in. this country when the Pill
grim Fathers landed at Plymouth
Rock. They came here as the ma
tionals of a great and progressive en-
pire. They established schools and
churches for their own people and
for the Indians, ..... -
The Spanish merican people es-
tablshed friendly relations with the
people of the United States, and the
Santa Fe Trail is an everlasting testi-
monial to the welcome the American
trader found when he came to New
Mexico. pr
Although of Spanish descent, the
natives of New Mexico. when our war
with Mexico came, joined with the
United States and welcomed the
American soldiers as friends. not as
conquerors New Mexico became
part of the United States. and Is now
one of the sovereign states of the
union.
The Spanish-Americans, with their
majority of votes, have been generous
to the Anglo Americans-so generous
that they have elected a large ma
jority of Anglo-Americans to office
and have given the Angles nearly all
the positions of honor.
Here is summary of conditions in
the whole state at the present time:
"Of 1900 persons on the payroll of
New Mexico, either state or school,
less than 1000 are Spanish Americans
and that they draw about $650,000
annually, while over 5000 are Angles
and they draw about $2.250,000 an
nually" Il
AS a result of the first state elec-'i
ton, the salaries of the Anglo Ameri
cans elected to office aggregated $751;
600 against $4,000 received by Span
ish- Americans elected This and the
showing made at subsequent elections
outraged the sense of justice of the
Spanish Americans, and Governor
Larrazolo announced policy of divd- |
ing the patronage of his. office fifty
fifty Here is the showing he made
"Of $50 appointments, dictated, !
made or controlled by Governor Lar
razolo to date. 60 are Spanish-Am
cans and 80 are Angles giving only
1880 representation to his own de-
scent"
But the salaries paid the Anglo
Americans aggregate a much higher
percentage than the number of APP
pointees.
But even such recognition as Gov
ernor Iarrazolo has given to the peo-
pie of his own race has been seized
upon by the democrats of the state
as excuse for attacking him and
charging him with trying to "MeM-
canize' New Mexico.
If the appointees of the governor
should prove themselves inefficient,
then there would be room for criticism
whether the appointees We're Span
sh-Americans or Anglo. But to con-
denim merely on racial grounds, as has
been done is ineXcusable.