El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
IS GOVERNOR LARRAZOLA JUST
ANOTHER NEW MEXICO POLITICIAN?

0ARTY bosses spDear to have won In New Mexico. It
1 Is not merely question Of whether Ted" Rouault
should be appointed OF whether Tom Gable viii make
good warden as R0uautit is much bigger. Unless the
governor knows things that the public does not know he
merely played politics foT party advantage Iney nave
been discussing the game vardenp around Santa Re tor
many days and the DID, old expression at better for the
party" heard most frequently
After what has happened 10 Rouaut We may next ex-
m to hear that lanes A. French has been sdded out Of
TIE position Of state engineerfor the party They
Frsnch-who is Of the best engineers in the west
has been partisan; that he has worked Democrats on the
roads and OF thing French says he has worked
the best he could get for the job, and all the state
knows he has given the state good service But so did
be rewarded-not service to the state
Il has been the style IN New Mexico in the past to put
the sds under any man who could not deliver Just what
he party" expected and It this sort Of thing that
lost the Republicans control Of the state for so long When
O. A Lzrrazoio IN governor there were those who
thought going to be above these things and that
merit vas going to count But merit did count in the
case OF Ted" Rouault Even granting that Tom Gable
vii make as good game warden Rouault the latter
efficient and vas entitled under common usage IN
politics 10 second term But he didn't get It; spprecia
ton foI faithful service and efficiency not shown
Here some Of the things that were against Rouaut
soma Of the Republican leaders said the Game Protective
association Of the state, which endorsed him. was Demo
cratic; that II consisted Of Democrats than Repub-
leans This is hard TO believe for Il Is representative
body Of sposmen interested in protecting the Wild LIE
the state and Is generally supposed to be about equally
divided along political lines It endorsed Ted Rou1ut
Wat II they we're al DemOcIatsF They are New Me1i-
cans and they represent the element most interested IN
the work Of the game warden Larrazoio Is governor Of
Rev Mezioo-not merely the Republicans Of New Mex
co; he promised TO be that when he naugurated In
the speech he made the day he took the oath Of office he
said he going be governor Of all the people and he
asked the Democrats to help him make good one.
Again, TED Rouault was opposed BY one man, At
least Of mighty influence whose employees were arrested
and convicted BY Rouau and his deputies for killing deer
out Of sezson-and eating it IN place Of their employers
Again It vas frequently said in Santa Re: "Gaba VIII
Be able to DO more for the party One Republican leader
ssid: no use going to Doua Ana county to appoint
zane warden Judge Parker (of the supreme COURT is
Doas Ana county and Maj Lleweyn (floor leader OF
the house) also from there They take care OF Dona
ont Of politics but the words quoted from the lips Of
one Of the leading politicians IN the Republican party Of
Mexco-a Who has been Tepudiated by the vote
Of the people q the state however. And New Meeans
are prepared 70 rpudste others bossism and party IA
VoTtsu continue in the state The Republicans are
not snrenced forever and New Mexico is growing tired
Of bosses as other states
asbs Is from Collar" said one Of the leaders EHe
ought get the job he DO the party lot Of good
up there" Was this the governor didn't sp
point Rousult-becauss he didn't want many from
Dona Ana cou1ty7 But he didn't draw the line much on
appointments from San Miguel his Owl home county.
Anyhow Colfax has its Tepresenativebut viii the
Colaz people consider the former saloon keeper Tepre
Eentative1g
Many pepole looked for better things from Gov Lara
zoln The Herald looked for better things The Herald
locked for him 70 consider the state rather than politics.
and The Herald ike many people Of New Mexico, had
hcued for a and better IN New Mexico. It
clear up be refused to Ieappoint @Ted" Rouault for
any that the public does not know Of should
make Il known II Ted" Rouault 1T for the
Place Gov IErraToo II 70 himself and those who
have had faith in him say he follows the other
road the public must believe that the LarTaZoo admins
tratioH Is Just another spzry' administration with
Gee