The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-08
AuGREAsEas,s,, VIEWS.
what q Mexican Paper lAas 10 say
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A"GREAsER,s,, VIEWS.
what q Mexican Paper laas 10 say
OF the United states.
Daily Aguardiente Of Pololtica. Mexicx.
We purpose giving to our beloved
country constitution and govern
ment founded upon the great priuci-
Piles of the United States Of the North
So says the party of Lerdo.
Let US impartially examine the mer-
it's of this famous government, which
the gentlemen Of the Lerdist party
patronizingly hold up for the admira.
ton of the descendants of MOntezums
and the conquistadores. The United
States of America are nOminally re-
public practically . Plutocracy, quail
,fied by Mobocracy. There money is
the lever which moves the vast machin-
cry of politics, society. religion itself.
Is il not SO? Let us take glance at
their history for the past thirty years.
Thirty years ago the 'GringOs' Of
the model republic began the work Of
regenerating Mexico by waging war
upon their Republican sister, and rob-
bing us of half our fairest territory.
They seized the great domain Of Texas
larger than all Spain and Portugal
and Immediately converted it into q
land of negro slavery. They then
proceeded to fight among themselves
about connecting all the rest of our
stolen territory into slave States and
seventeen years ago the self-governing
citizens of that self.vaunted Land of
the Free plunged into q civil war un-
equaled on this continent in duration,
cost, and bloodshed. Incidental to
this reign of anarchy, our own Mexico
was made the prey of European in.
trigue, and cursed with . disastrous
foreign invasion.
Thirteen years ago, the superiority
of 'Anglo-Ssxon self-government' cul.
minated in assassination Of the ruling
President. For which they valiantly
hanged q woman.
Two years later the Presidents sue.
cessor was impeached for misdemean-
ors. Ten years ago military chief.
tain, in whose character the humanity
of Santa Anna was combined with the
abnegation Of Pizarro, was chosen to
the Presidency. AT the end of his
four years. term of Office, he was al
most unanimously reelected. He was
y very popular ruler, During his term
of Office the Vice. President of this
country, the secretary of the interior,
Cor Hacienda), the secretary of the
treasury, the secretary of war, the Sec
retary of the navy, the minister to
England, the Presldents private Sec
retary, the speaker of the House of
Representatives, and an army of MINOR
dignitaries, were all found guilty Of
public and private robbery! Some
were imprisoned, but the popular
President Immediately pardoned them
A public man in the United States is
rarely brought to trial for crime. He
either valves . trial by pleading his
privilege as it is called, or else sub
mits his case to caucus of his party,
or, in ecclesiastical cases, Of his church,
and is always triumphantly indicated
Two years ago the quadrennial elec-
ton for President occurred. Senior
Tilden received a majority of quar-
ter of = million votes but, the party
In power favoriDg his opponent, and
threatening to use the army in favor
of the latter, compromise was effect.
ed by which fifteen Of the purest
men of both parties were chosen to
decide the question. Those fifteen
pure men proved their superiority by
voting in court exactly rs they had
voted at election. So pure were the
fifteen purest men in SOdom!
The self-governing AnglO-Sa at
the North are now investigating this
affair, and uncoveriDg mass of corr
rupt bargain and sale such as never
disgracsd the vilest pueblo of North
or South America.
No. Senior LerdO, If you wish to gain
the suffrages of free Mexicans, you
must hold up . lOftier exemplsr than
that of the corrupt, anarchical repub.
lie despotism of the North. We are
not prepared to exchange our bull.
fights for your 'prize.ring.' our reli-
gious liberty for your Methodist State
church, nor the legacy of Bolivar for
either an Austrian sceptre or mock
republic dlsguising . military Plutoc.
racy.
DRINKING ICE WATER.