Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-23

OOfthe most important elections
in the world are soon to be held
I One is our Presidential election and
I the other is that of Mexico. On the
I result of these two elections depends
/ the good or bad government of 40, ! ,O00--
/ 600 people east ol the Rio Grande and
/ 1900, 600 west of the same stream,
/ In the case of the latter such a thing
I as good government is a myth, and
indeed there must in our case, too, be
/ two opinions as two good government,
I for the party out of power, in its chill
/ ly, carping state will always find fault
with the administration and declare
I the country is going to ruin! Such
/ is now the case with us and strong
rabid effort is being made to Overturn
one of the best administrations that
has ruled our country. The good
| sense OF the people will, however
sustain that administration and re
elect the President for another term,
despite the cries of ''stupendOus
frauds, " ''nepOtism," and the like.
On the west side of the Rio Grande
an election is to be held in order to
till the vacancy caused by the death
OF Benito JuareZ. Mexico has always
been a field of contention for ambi
tiOus and grasping leaders. To-day
we find fewer in the field than of
yOre, and they are both respectable;
that is, they have standing and
wealth, and have not lately, at least
committed any crimes. These two
men are Santa Anna and Lerdo de
Trejaua. Many are under the i'm
preston that Santa Anna is dead,
but he is not, though in the seventy
fourth year of his age. During the
administration of Senior JuareZ a
large party looked up to this ambi-
tiOus old man as their chief and fu-
ture ruler, and he has never given up
his design Ofagain ruling the Mexi-
can people. In 1864 he returned to
his native land from Havana, where
he had been living like a prince, and
signed an act of adhesion to the Mex
lean empire The very next day this
changeable man issued a prOclama
ton 10 the people in which lie referred
to the time he governed them as the
golden age of their history" For
this he was ordered back to Havana
and 1t Is only recently that he again
set. foot upon Mexican soil. Having
wealth at his command, he i causing
two new journals to be started to ad-
vOcate his candidacy to the Presiden-
tial chair, and his cause appears to be
gaining ground, for the Mexicans
like contention. 1t causes money TO
be expended and stiTs up trade in
small way.
On the other hand, Senor Lerdo is
also possessed of wealth, and is, de
jitre, President. He has the govern
ment and all its patronage, and it
viii be hard to oust him. Besides,
he has made friends with Diaz, pow
erful rival, and has the advantage of
youth over Santa Anna, who by age
is ilcapacitated from active exeI ton
in q Presidential contest. All things
considered, then, Senior LerdO will
defeat his famous rival, should the
latter go to the polls.
There is some similarity between
the positions of SenOr LeIdO and
Gen. Grant. Both are exercising the
functions of President, and an election
is to be held to continue them in Of
flee or to send them back to private
life.
There is no analogy between the
positions of Santa Anna and Greeley,
however, the former being a bold
usurping man, and the latter a weak
politician, vain aud visionary.