The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-28
mExICANIzED.

were common. Is the American republic 10
be Mexicanized2 Are the American people so
degenerate that they are incapable of hold
ing elections and of settling their govern
mental difficulties without revolutions and
civil wars? While these questions were
being propounded by conspirators and
their organs and commented upon by
the people generally, the very parties
who professed such holy horror for Next
can methods of government were Terfecting
| frauds in the interest of Hayes, such as the
most depraved aspirant for the Mexican
presidency never dreamed of. Admitting
that Mexico has been badly governed, it is
susceptible of proof strong as holy writ that
the lowest depths of degradation to which it
was ever pressed down are sublime elevations
compared with the degradation heaped upon
the American republic by Grantism No
! such rottenness was ever discovered in Mex
lean affairs as was disclosed by the demo-
cratic investigating committees. Nor is it
on record than the Mexican army was ever
subjected to the infamous business Of stand
| ing guard while thieves conspirators and per-
iured villains were perfecting their plans to
| reverse the will of the people. In this
| regard the United Safes under Grant out
mexicoed Mexico. In the light of events
that hsye transpired during the past ninety
days, it is not difficult to discover IN what
regards the United States lead Mexico in ev-
l cry element of infamy relating to republican
/ government 1t is staid that in Mexico
| elections of presidents are a sham. We
| point 10 Hayes, and challenging the
record, declare that his election was not
| only sham, but a crime. If it
is said that in Mexico the party in
power uses its power and patronage to per-
pet1ate it. power, we point to the radical
thief party under Grant, and again challenge
the record to show that it has prostituted
every department of the government for pur-
poses the most vile that ever blackened the
pages OF authentic history; the army de-
graded, the treasury robbed, thieves in Office,
| with corruption and Generalization flooding
the country from Washington TO the remot-
est outposts of civilization If 1t is clEimed
that in Mexico presidents are elected by a
| disregarding the voice oil the people,
world to exsaline the record 1y which r. B.
Hayes to-day exercises the prerogatiyes OF
president Of the United SIXTIES. -Four vii
lains from the slums of New Orleans, men
without character or stand;ng-black, white
and tan-oreatures rs vile and as loathsome
as ever polluted the air OF heaven or expi
ated their crimes upon the gallcws, reverse
| a. a.
but of the republic, and make e man presi
dent who has no title - the office exceFt
such as the most snfamols crimes can confer
Mexico, in all of her revolutions, kai
no page of history so lnefface&h y
stained with freud and perjury. The radical
thief party hes not only Mexicanized tho
United States, but It has more than Next
canized it. In Mexico if usuper obtains
power it is usually by the sword, in which
say what we will, there is something that
commands respect and admiration In the
United States the radical thief party sue
ceeded by the potentially Of perjury-it lies
and steals itself into power; it plays the
paltroo atevery stage of the game; it never
rises above a sneaksthief in its plans. With
the cunning of fox for its craftsmanship
and the greed of q wolf for its policy, il does
not hesitate to use perjury and fraud for its
weapons, and feeds upon its triumphs with
theeOmplacency Of a buzTE-d in devouring
its ,carrion. Mexico never reached such
degEedation; the shame was reserved for the
model republic 81 under the whitening
blight OF radicalism.
i nsrS 9th hat he
United States have not yetTeached the utter
most limitof degradation, and that as COM
pared with Mexico deeper shame and hui
milla;iOn ia to be imposed.
When indS64 Napoleon concluded to place
Macmillan on the throne of Mexico the
people Of that country resolved that they
1 would not acknowledge his right to rule.
Those who were the recipients of royal Ia
\ yor svbmitted-an6 there ere such verfnin
ia all countries-but the people generally
stood 'Gloof from the Austrian forced upon
them against their will, aud very soon after
he was put to death. The liexicans would
not tolerate fraud as ruler, and it should
sbe remembered TO their everlasting credit
The people who detEroned Aaximilian are
laid TO be interior 10 Americans. They are
wincipatly Indians, about 100000 white
tales chiefly descended from the Spanish
n sgroes and mestizos; but their inferiority
do e. not appear in the matter of tOlerating
Ilrand FOR a ruler-in this regard the
Uni;ted States stands considerably in advance
of ny country, nation or tribe, from hoten-
tot the most advanced nation on earth
The sub5eet is worthy of reflection. The
United States has a fraod for president
placed. there by crimes the most Infamous,
and wlviIe he remains in Office thiG country
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