El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-18
NATURE AND CITIZENSHIP BOTH
TO NEIGHBOR STATES

,-uEpE are m to states anywhere more favored by
+rs than New Mexico and Arizona; no two states any
era more favored BY population than these two states
II fe nsouIe are gven chance Arizona IS favored IN
population way by having as Its citizens men ana women
IRON all sections Of the country They are new 10 the Ws
IN many instances but they are homogeneous pIOsss
LOT Of peope They believe in building, In constructive Ell
fort and they only need the help and encouragement OF
their officials There many radicals II the state out
- a. s1v as generally believed The large majority Of
people are progressive, but not radical Ihey are naIe
rorug people and they viii support and applaud hard
working honest officials Honesty In politics appeals to
them They are tired Of demagogs and grandstanders
such men have mistaken the temper Of the majority OF
Arizona peoples they doubtless learned N their aeIa
at the last election Arzonans are good people, law ana
ing people people who want to progress nightly Win
no special privileges but ample opportunity for all
In Mexico while the population IS not so new there
IN. an comDsrativelv new people within the territorial
limits Of the very wonderful state and Ike the Arzonan
they too are progressive and fair minded. The major
v CT the New Mexico people of long residence IN the
stats many Of them the sOcaed native" element IN
other words descendants from the Spaniards and Mex
cans who originally inhabited the state While many OF
these nay be said to be less progressive tnan he DIO
Tiers and sisters Of Arizona the native New Mecans have
progressed wonderful extent and have developed some
splendid leaders men Of large ability.
Many Of these natives have been unfortunate IN that
thew have been proved upon and influenced by the Aer
cans who came into their midst after New Mexico was
taken from the mother country The influence OF many
Of these Americans not been for the best Many Of
them came from the political hotbeds Of the east and
found easy to ply their trade in their new hed Ihey
taught the native to place party feay before stare 10y
atty Both Democrats and Republicans offended alike IN
this
II tbs native New Mexican Of the past has been
rupted he is not as much blame the who came
into his state and corrupted him The native New Me-
can Is good If left alone Nowhere do you find more
home loving loyal people than among the people Of Span
isl blood Nowhere has the sentiment Of patriotism been
more pronounced than in people Of this type The native
New Mexican is American As he has been educated, he
has become good citizen any AmeHcan-better than
those Of the other nationality who came into ms state and
taught him the devious ways Of rotten politics.
New Mexicos native element is the backbone Of the
state; all It needs is little education Gov. Lara
Eoo himself native Of old Mexico self-made Aneri-
tan realizes the necessity for education in the state and
going be found fighting for it His legislature should
support h and do the right thing, the fair thing by the
people Of the state II takes education to fit any nation
atty for the ballot Bosses Of Mexico have kept edu
cation purpoey from the native people Of the state that
they might be the easily ruled Octaviano IaTrazoo
Is looked upon BY many the prophet who is pointing
the way If he stands firm he be the Moses who viii
lead them Of darkness into light Already they have
progressed and the light is shining
FL Paso fortunate in its location In being close to
two such great states with such bright prospects, As the