The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-23
UNSETTLED MEXICO.
Indications Of a Reaction Against Diaz-
The Press on the Situation.
THE MOVEMENTS OF SENIOR LERDo
The President Elect Expects to Return and
Fill the Chair of Juarez.


Mexico which is given below, it will be seen that tho
triumph OF Daz has brough, neither peace nor pros
perity TO that Republic Now that his hands have
graspcd the reins OF government the author OF the
sPlan OF Tuxtepec" finds q formidable opposition
threatening his permanencc In power The press OF
Mexico city and other places throughout the Republic
is loud in its complaints against alleged arbitrary
measures the part OF officials who claim to repre-
sent the new government The Semi-Monthiy Rer'e0
paints the actual situation as being anything but re-
assuring.
Popular opinion outside OF the army commanded by
General Diaz appeared 10 be favorabIy inclined to-
ward Iglesias tho legal President ad interim, until
new elections could DO held In conformity with the
provisions OF the constitution. Daz proclaimed him
self President OF the Republic by virtue Of the tri-
umph which his had achieved, under the
banner Of the ''pan OF Tuxtepec, reformed IN Palo
Blanco.n He named his Cabinet from among
the most prominent liberals in tho country. Don
lgnacio L. Vallarta, President OF the Cabinet and Mn
lister OF Foreign Affairs, is well known lawyer and
politician, sketch OF whose lfe together with that
Of General Don Pedro Ogazon, has already appeared
In the HERALD. Don Justo Benitez Secretary OF the
Treasury, who has been tor long time private
tary General Daz, is radical liberal but Is not per.
yonay popular In Mexico. The Minister OF Justice,
Don Ignacio Ramirez has long been known Us re-
markably able writer, and he was lately ono OF the
Justices of the Supreme Court during the adminis'ra
lion of Senior Lerdo The Secretary Of the Interior,
Don Proaso Tagle, is according to the Monitor Repub
hcano an old adhercnt OF the latc imperalst party
The Minister OF Public Works, General Don Vicente
Rva Palacio, is, perhaps, one OF the ablest men in
Mexico being distinguished alike a soldier, statcs.
and author.
THE FORCES AND LgRDo
When he took possession Of Mexico city, Diaz found
himself in possession OF all the immense amount Of
war material which the Lerdo government mad been
for years accumulating He thus enabled to or
ganizc without delay nm active force OF q, 900 men
well armed and equipped for the campaign against
Is 900 poorly provided troops who sustained the
pretcnsions of Iglesas. The hostility which this
prant had shown toward the regular army caused
number OF prominent officers with their commands to
abandon him, and General Francisco Autillon, the
Governor of found himself alone the
deld ut the head OF only 1000 men. With this small
DIVISION Autlon gave battle 10 the advancing hosts OF
Diaz was OF course, defeated This lett the road
TO Guadalajara the capital OF the west open TO the
successful revolutonsts and their leader speedily took
possession OF it, thus making himself for the time
being master OF the country
DIAz GOVERNMENTS coNTRAsrED.
When Dlaz found himself in possession OF tho CAPT.
tai be asked for $500 oG0 and the merchants bankers
and others agreed to advance him that amount at
interest OF per cent per month"; but as consider
able portion Of the public beloved that the Tuxepsc
party would In the end refuse to enter into any ami
cable settlement with lglcsas, want OF confidence
began to manifest itself, and tho Wanted patriotism
Of the victorious revolutioniss was thought to be
overcast by too prominent desire to monopolize for
themselves all place and power under the regime
and this electually put end any further voun-
tary loans on the part of capitalists
Tho principal charges preferred against Lerdo's
First-Uncial interference in the elections gencr-
ally, State. federal and municipal, thereby nulying
she rights oil free suffrage.
.Seccnd-As resulting from this unconstitutional iu.
reference The reelection oil LerdO through The Inhu
OF Official pressure and Justification OF the popu-
lar vote.
Thvd-Rcpeated extraordinary contributions and
loans upon real and personal properly.
as remedy Tor these alleged evils the plan Of Tux
tepec and Pao Blanco proposed the following three
radical points in Its intended policy.
First-Free suffrage and absolute In
the elections whether State, federal municipal
the part Ut the government or any Of It's subordinate
officers
Second-No reelection Of any public iunctionary or
officer under auy circumstances whatever
Third-No extraordinary contributions or loans 10
the government
SMASHING PLATFORM
The last and most important plank the Tuxtepcc
plat has already been shattered TO pieces; Tor,
fooner the government lind itself securely seated
in the national palace and the banks decline to make
further voluntary loans, than the Secretary OF the
Treasury promulgatcs decree demanding ''ex-
traordnary contribution IN the shape 0! ten per
upon profits, species of lax which is believed To be
moro oppressive than any attempted by the Lcrd0
government
Ut The Monitor Rcputtcano is rignl) certain Minis
cnguged exercising the OF their inliu-
bring about the election OF certain candidates
for the governorships OF states, and also Tor
seats In the national Congress. The Nonitor
Repudiicano need not be followed through all
details OF those grave charges which
IL does hesitate to bring against the provisional
Of Diaz, let II suffice say that that
paper IS OF the most influential journals In Mex
leo Among other things the M0Ditor says that, IN d.
rect contraveDton OF tho ''pan OF Tuxtepcc," some
oil the actual Governors OF states who have been
pchf,rked into power at the point OF the bayonct,
openly working Tor their own election TO the posi-
tons which they now hold Tho Minister OF Foreign
Relations avowcd candidate Tor Tho exalted post
ton lately occupied by gcsins yet, according the
repeated Assurances OF the late revolutionary leaders,
NJ oftcc-holdcr could be n candidate Tor election.
THOSE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AGAIN
In endcavoring TO RAISE the hrst insanicnt OF The
amount awarded To the United States under tho dcc
OF the late Mixed Commssion Minister vallarta
personally visited the leading moncyed men OF Mexico
CITY, inauring OF them upon what terms they would
be willing to advance this sun. In all the CITY 0uy
two parties were ound wiling 10 offer the loan. The
terms OF ono party were inadnssibe, as he wanted to
place the amount In New York by draft at a premium
OF ncen per cent The conditions OF the other party
were then accepted and tnat nfm delivered over 10
the government 500 900 IN hard cash. receiving there
Tor bonus OF sl2000. payable. capital interest,
within the space OF Two months. he Commissioner
and his secretary who were tie custodaps of these
funds 10 the Unitcd States received as reward for
their services the former $4,000 and The latter
$4,000; thus making TO the country all expense OF
charges. Any responsible merchant would have
placed the money IN tho Mexican Minister'S hands at
New York Tor commission o. TWO aud hall per
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
From these disagf eeable facts II may be that
Mexico Is in worse condition than cvor that coni,-
rcgns IN the higher circles OF the government;
that arbitrary acts mark the course passing events
that the same political chcancrv D: which the Lcrdo
government was 30 frequently accused Is being
lated by that OF Dluz that extraordinary taxation IS
now, 1t formerly WAS the order OF the day that the
general want OF confidence, the same stagnaon
bad u not worse, now uuder the "TuxtcpccanU"
veysme than had been formerly under the ''consti-
tuiional" policy. ho inture looks dark, discourage
Ing and tempestuous. just General Diaz
has about 6O.0C0 mcn under arms--a force
which the cannot for any consider
able length OF time support. The revenues
themselves have all been anticipated and spent up
tho month Of May, and an already ovcrburdcncd
mcrcc. which ~ at standst, will be unable afford
ruI,ol 10 thu ExncuIIyn The or Ghnrchl