The New York herald., 1871-06-27
NO FEARS OF A REVOLUTION.
Leaders Of All Parties AMIGA
bly, Disposed.
JUAREZ'S SUCCESS CERTAIN.
Political Intriguing and Manage
ment of Voters.
The Prejudice Against Foreigners
Dying Out.
CITY OF MExIco. June Is. 1871.

CITY OF MEXICO June Is. 1871.
Although within two weeks OF The decisive election
for the Presidency and members OF Congress there
Is far less excitement the public mind. far less
talk and fear OF tumut and revolution, than there
was In March and April BY common, tacit and ex-
pressed OF the political leaders, in their con-
versations and from their seats III Congress- IL has
been determined that the most successful intrguant
Sor the Presidency shall be protected In peaceful
Inauguration. l the word tntrguant not
disrespeetfuly, for 1t is well known here
that all the movements in the Congress Just ad-
1ourned have been, as In the United States directed
with view to the ensuing election. the friends OF
the two most prominent candidates endeavorlng to
shape legislation IN the interest of the one and the
other The friends OF Mr.. Lerdo have been most
vgant and effective in their efforts to diminish the
influence OF Mr.. JuareZ, increased and feared be.
cause OF his incumbency; while the adherents Of
Juarez have been as untiring in combating the evi.
dent designs OF those Of Mr.. Lerdo. In party man.
agement the friends OF Lerd0 have been the most
successful and have gained tile most ground.
because they mad the cooperation OF the friends of
General Diaz-the latter joining forces merely for
the uncertainty OF the election getting into Congress
and the possibilities there and because OF any
prospects OF the election Of Diaz popular vote or
sympathy with Lerdo.
That your readers can understand the be arings
and Importance OF the wirepulliag and intrigues in
and out OF Congress- Of which your regular CORE
spondent has doubtless kept you advised it is ne
cessary TO understand how the elections here are
conducted. OF course all men OF sense know or
ought TO know, that Mexico has assumed the most
difncult thsk OF modern ancient times in
attempting TO make republic after the
AngloSaxon pattern ous OF materials one
fourth Latin and three fourths Indian and that the
measure OF success has been remarkable-so wonder
ful, indeed, that there Is every prospect now Of a
peaceable termination OF the ensuing election and
hence insured progress in the future. or course
there is no general elecuoneering here. no bun.
combe appeals to "the dear people," no universal
suffrage and no wholesale frauds They 'do 1t up"
on the principle of "primary electlons"-still advo-
Gated by great many in the United States as a
substitute for convention. These primary elec.
tionsn for ''electors; these cast the vote for
members OF Congress, as well as for President.
This year. by laws Of the late Congress, the same
electors serve in both cases. or everything
depends upon the disposition of the officers Of elec-
tion. the Judges toward the respective candidates
and their designation depends upon the disposition
OF the Governors OF the States and in cities OF the
President and members OF the City Councils. The
onlcers OF election are confidently relied upon to
See that majority is surely obtained for the
candidates they appointed to serve And this is
al there Is Of q Mexican republican election,
and will explain the nature OF the contentious in the
late Congress. "On count'' now Juarez has eighteen
States Lerdo SIX, and the six remaining doubtful,
excluding from the doubtful some two or three for
Diaz. LerdO has the most p0pulous states, and as
there Is electOr for every 500 Of population mis-
six States will in electoral votes foot up fully
rs much as dozen OF those sure for Juarez. Strong
efforts are yet being made by Lerdsts for Diaz, in
order to throw the election into Congress, where
the result would be uncertain But as
shrewd a manager as Lerdo Is he has fully his
match in the Indian who is now President, and the
election Of Juarez by popular machinery Is at this
writing almost universally conceded.
Conversing daily with private citizens and with
congressman, in their rooms, the streets, and In
the intimacy OF stage coach travel; with partisans
OF Juarez, Lerdo and Diaz, I find the friends OF
Juarez calmly confident; those Of Lerdo as gam
bers, betting the chances there against them;
those OF Diaz If he continued in the field merely
because he got In it
On the last Sunday OF June the electors elected
and on the first Sunday Of July the electors
seal their votes. SO we are about the very crisis
OF what is to determine the destiny OF Mexico all
intelligent people here concur; that TO say, If this
election passes without revolution repose In
the future Is secured, and with that the
most wonderful progress; and it being so
understood by the leaders OF the parLsans
OF each Presidential aspirant, determination aas
grown, and grown into open and reso!ute express
SION. that peace shall be preserved and the
rul candidate peacefully maugurated. The excite
ment grows less instead Of greater as the day ap-
proaches; all to recognize that the matter has
been 'nxed up" by tactics In the different States,
and those States prepared to abide by the result,
Notwithstanding the recent party movements In
tins capital, where an illegltimate council was
voted by Congress to suppiant that regularly
elected, and the Governor mas, under law
OF 1913. removed the said council and re-
placed the old, even here, and under these
circumstances, everything is quiet, and there is
more talk or fear oil revolution or convusion OF any
Kind tnan such talk IS that OF your own Jen Davis
and 1oOmbs.
single rejection may be INDUCED. An unrhlnk-
ing American may consider as farce the republi-
canism OF Mexico In Its universal suffrage as have
described II. But Americans VIII ind out from
their experience with negro suffrage that the lower
the qualifications or voters are reduced-the nearer
the approach 10 universal, unquestioned unlimited
sufragethe more absolute Is the certainty that the
result OF elections must be under the control OF a
few-tne few intelligent active, Interested poll
ticlana.
Interesting Is the story OF Romero Vargas, Gov.
ernor OF Pueola, and very illustrative Of the election
tactics now prevalent IN Mexico Governor Vargas,
active, decisive and influential adherent OF
Lerdo II was very important to the Juarsts 10 get
rid OF. He had been guilty OF several arbitrary acts
In the teeth 0f the constitution Among other things
he mad removed federal Judge aud appointed his
successor, had appropriated money collected for
the federal treasury for the payment or troops &c.
These were impeachabe offences before Congress-
and Congress referred his case to It's grand
jury,r committee OF nve. for the prefer.
ment OF charges specifications. Enough
Of the adhe.ents or DiaZ were secured 10
make his conviction and removal sure combined
with the Juarists unanimous. But Vargas was
known 10 be "a rebelous cuss' and that diff1cult
revolutionary attempt would be the consequence OF
his conviction IN the most important State OF Pueba.
The report OF "thc Grand Juryn was TO be unanl-
nous, and one OF that commlttee--a Juarist-held
out against presenting the case OF the Governor.
Meantime the session was within ten days OF its
close and action was important 10 secure tne vote
OF PueDla for Mr.. Juarez. Congress ordered, by
enactment, that the jury should report his
case In i've days. Vargas protested that
his papers could not be prepared; but In
vain. Congress was Inexorable. Vargas obtained
an injunction against such proceedings IRON Dis
fIict Iudpe. Tie case carried RAPIDLY pos.