The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
poRFIRIo DIAz.
MS ADDRESS 30 THE MENICAN
PEOPLE.
His Reasons for Attempting to Over
-thrOw the Government.

According 10 our latest advices from
Mexico the revolution seems to be fas
gaining ground, and Don porlirio Dia;
is confident Of success lie has issuot
two addresses TO tho Mexican peopl,
explaining his reasons for taking al
arms against the Government. In thes,
documents, which we reproduce from the
New York Tribune. he says.
That the present Government does
not and has never had the confidence
and support OF tho Mexican people. Is Q
fact too notorious to bc coutradicted. II
has been unanimously and repeatedly
declared failure, owing to the gross
abuses which have boon committed
| hereunder by means OF its Infamous
election laws. Tho Government, which
deprves its citizens Of the right of exer.
csing their choice Mt tho ballot-box
and Is surrounded by small circle ol
ambitious courtesnhs and servants
whose only aim is to plundcr the public
| Treasury, Increase tnxution, mOnopolize
| the most useful branches of our indus
tries, and permit the unlawful importa-
tion Of merchandise within tho terri
tory. Is not. and cannot be said to have
been instituted for the public welfare
The Government. which, bearing tho
name of u Federal republic. eoncen
trates into the hands OF ono person tn &
three powers Of tho federation, and
which also assumes to control those Of
all tho States, through the authority
conferred upon irresponsible officers,
who are themselves subject to the OK
eeitive will, IN not and cannot pretend
TO have been established for the people
and for their good The govern
ment which cndenvors TO pcrpetuate
its terrible omuipotence and its ire
spousiblc authority. whose nets arc no
toriously oppressive and unjust, and has
given riso In the minds vi the people to
the conception Of revolutionary idcas,
which has caused tho suspension of all
financial transactions. tho decrease OF
Jour credit, and tho absolute starvation
among our laboriDg people, and has in
stigated an actual state OF violence
among all classes Of society, neither Is
nor shall longer remain thai OF the Mcx-
lean people. .+.
Referring TO the enterprises in which
American and British capital is in
terested, Glen. Diaz says:
The country has bcon blirdeDed with
u contract entered into with the English
Company, granting TO said company
certain privileges for tho Vera Cruz
Railroad. with cxorbitnnt tariff rates ,
the excessive charges imposed by said
company have completely paralyzed the
agricultural and commercial relations ,
the monopoly granted to said railroad
company prohibits the building Of other
roads. and thereby causes marked de
probation in our interior trade; the
complete material destruction OF all
other ports ofthe Rcpublic.and the great
est misery In every direction. Tho
same Government has conceded TO the
same company, under pretepse OF II
charter authorizing the construction Of
tho Leon Railway, the exclusive ptivi-
legc of carrying on u lottery business.
all Of which IL u violation OF the ConSti-
tuition The President and his friends
have recognized the enormous English
debt, by which $500 900 are distributed
to his different agencies in the States
Such n contract Is not only immoral,
but unjust, because Mexico receives no
indemnity from this extravagant con
tract. Beside that infamy, the parties
unto the United States the debt afore-
said, which would be equivalent to sell
ing our country to the adjoining power.
We would be unworthy of the name OF
Mexican citizens n we should acquicsce
in this Illegal act on the part OF the Ad-
ministrhtion and permit our country 70
be sold TO foreigners. The said Lerdo
de Teiada has destroyed all our hopes
in securing n remedy TO our evils
through pacific means, owing to the
outrageous manner In which our cleo
tions are conducted.