The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-09
NEW MExIco"Is GOOD ENoUGHFoR US.

XXTTTH0UT the slightest desire to offend any of the gentlemen
wv who advocated changing the name of New Mexico at a recent
against this agitation and to register our hope that it will he stopped
and stopped for good. There are 81 reasons why this agitation to
change the name of New Mexico should cease. One reason is that
the change cannot be made. The other SO are therefore unnecessary
until some one can show some reasonable prospect of getting some
where with a name changing movement.
The favorte argument for changing The name of New Mexico is
that it leads to confusing us with the Mexican republic and thus
damages us 1t is true that there are a few persons in Boston, Mass,
Hoboken, and Green Switch, South Carolina, who think New Mex
leo is south of the southern boundary of the United States; but that
is our fault, not theirs. We have neglected TO educate these people.
The only trouble with the name of our state is that the name
and what it stands for are not sufficiently well known throughout
our own country-and for that no one is to blame but the people of
New Mexico. Had men like Ralph Emerson Twitchell, the late W. $.
Hopewdl, and a dozen others who might he named been given broad
gagged support in their efforts to carry out thoroughgomg develop
ment and advertising campaigns for this state, its name would be
nave gone a knowledge OF geography, history and resources that
would have capitalized the name New Mexico and made it what il
eventually will become, an asset of great worth. and not the liability
1t is alleged to be by those who would change the name.
As matters stand the name "New Mexico is intimately associ-
ated with the whole stirring history of the far southwest. That asso-
citation is far too valuable to this state TO risk in an effort for change
merely because there is an imaginary reflection or burden to be car
ried because of the wreck of Old Mexico. What we need to do is to
capitalize our state name, support il proudly and Loyalty and vigOr-
ously and stop beefng about it.
Let those who would change the name of New Mexico try this
prescription as a remedy for the troubles they see, real or imaginary
Let these advocates of change figure out the cost in printing
alone which would follow changing the name of this state, with all
of the vast and complicated mass of records which must be changed.
To figure out this cost is not q difficult matter. 1t runs into real
money.
2-Let these advocates, having figured out this single item of
cost involved in a change of name, proceed to subscribe or aid in
raising a sum of money equal to this single item of cost.
3-Let this sum of money be turned over, without a string upon
il, to Ralph E. Twitchen, II. b. Watkins, Paul A. +. Walter, n some
equally competent and enthusiastic man, to be spent in advertising
the geography history and resources of New Mexico.
4ZLet these advocates of a change of name organize in the
larger communities and business centers like Albuquerque, Roswell,
Clovis, Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Silver City, a cooperating associa-
ton of willing workers TO direct and assist i'm placing the people and
the money this advertising will bring into New Mexico.
One year of this prescription, well mixed and taken regularly,
will stop the talk of a change of the name "New Mexico" for good
and all.