Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-02

Fort Sumner, N. NJ, July 81, 1920
Editor Morning Journal:
refer to your comment, con-
tained in your issue of July 26, up
on Mr.. Larrazolo's announcement
as a candidate for reelection to
the office of governor of New
Mexico at the fall election.
Your remarks, apparently, are
| directed to certain prominent re-
publicans, who you claim are op-
posing Mr.. Larrazolo, but ] be-
lieve it is your desire to have an.
expression from any citizen of New
Mexico who does not favor Mr.,
Larrazolo's candidacy for governors
of this state, and who may wish to
express his views. / am writing,
not as republican leader, or
would-be leader, nor as a repre-
sentative of the democratic party,
or any party whatsoever, nor as an
office-seeker, bht as a plain Span
ish-American citizen of New Mex
|fco-a direct descendant of Fer
nando de Chavez, who came to New
Mexico with de Vargas in 1892,
and one who is in favor of anything
that will bring prosperity and hap
piness to the inhabitants of New
Mexico and the world.
take exceptions to your re-
marks, contained in the second
paragraph of your editorial above
referred to as follows.
"Mr. Larrazolo has added new
factor to his cause. His defeat for
denomination means body blow
to the program which he proposes
to carry through"
From your standpoint of view
1t would appear that Senior LARA
zolo is an indispensable acquisition,
and to use the story expression is
"the only pebble on the beach
he Is the only man in New Mexico
that stands for reforms, such as
Senior Larra2olo outlines in his
propaganda write-up, and the only
man in New Mexico who could sue
cessfully bring forth results along
the lines referred to by him.
/ am not particularly fighting
Mr.. L4arrazolo. Personally, l am
not acquainted with the gentleman,
but as he has been a. politician in
New Mexico for many years know
of him. II my memory serves me
right, I listened to one of his
talks" at Roswell some twenty
odd years ago when he was can
wasting the country as a candidate
for some office, possibly delegate
to eongress--those being territorial
days. Mr.. Larrazolo was then q
democrat; I understand he Is now
a republican. Some say that he
sought an office with the demo-
cratic party for many years, and
that seeing he could not get any,
thing there, joined the republicans
with which party he hoped to be
more successful. / do not know
whether this Is true or not, but the
fact remains that he was then TN
avowed democrat and he is now
governor of New Mexico, elected on
a republican ticket
In q way, Mr., Larrazolo, I be-
lieye, is competent; he has master |
ed the command OF the English
language well; he can also express
himself very well in the Spanish, |
l understand he is a very good |
lawyer, and that he has been a |
successful lawyer AS a politician, |
MIR. Larrazolo can put up nice |
line of talk, but how sincere he is,
when he so talks, no one but him |
self CAM tell. You know that in |
such cases, as when a person says
one thing but follows a line of |
conduct entirely at variance there
with, one must Judge of the real |
~ hu tel
tangible and concrete: that is, By |
his actions.
No one who knows Senior Lar |
raZolo can deny that, as a politi- |
clan, as stated above, he is very
but the question arises |
is he competent and a proper per-
son TO be governor of New Mexico?
Not dealing with Mr.. LarraZolo's |
nor his capabilities 20 |
fill the executive office of the state, |
from my point of view one feature,
in this connection, is Objectionable |
to Senior Larrazolo occupying a
public office in New Mexico, and it
this: / understand he was born |!
in Mexico, claims that republic as |
his native country, and came here |
when a boy, and has since become !
a citizen of the United States. AS !
such no one can deny him the legal |
right to participate in politics, but |
is he the proper person. in view of |
in Mexico, to occupy the |
governors chair of New Mexico?
Since Mr.. Larrazolo has been |
governor, I have noticed that DUR
ing his visits to Ell Paso, Texas.
and Juarez, Mexico, the Mexican |
papers refer to him as the .'son of
Mexico" etc. Mr.. LarraZolo does |
not resent such comments. Going |
On the hypothesis that Senior Lar
.azolo is q ''son of Mexico" and the
people of New Mexico select him
o occupy high official position
herein, does not this open the
loors to Pancho Villa, Jose Inez
Emiliano Zapata, or any |
lther citizen of Mexico, who are
'honored' as "sons Of Mexico" to
,ome to this country, become a
citizen of the United States and oc-
,upy the office of governor of New
Mexico?
Now, have been told that Senior
larraZolo has secured the support |
Americans on the ground that he is
me of them. If such is the case
Mr.. Larrazolo has misrepresented
matters, as he cannot truthfully
,ount himself with the real Span
sh-Amerieans, descendants of the
irst Spaniards that came from
spain to occupy and settle up New
dexico..
Thanking you for giving the peo-
lie the opportunity of expressing
heir views on subjects, pro and
on, and wishing the Morning
'ournal the best of good luck, l
emain. Most kindly,