The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-25
What a Merican Paper Has to Say of the
United States.

United States.
Daily Aguardiente of Pololtica, Mexico.l
"We purpose giving to our beloved coun-
try constitution and government founded
upon the great principles of the United
States of the North" So says the party of
Lerdo.
Let us impartially examine the merits Of
this famous government, which the gentle
men of the Lerdist party patronizingly hold
up for the admiration of the descendants Of
Montezuma and the Conquistadores. The
United States of America are Lominally .
republic; practically Plutocracy. qualified
by Mobocracy. There money /, the lever
which moves the vast machinery of politics,
society, religion itself. Is it not 80? 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 regenerat-
ing Mexico by waging war upon their Re-
publican sister, and robbing US of half our
fairest territory. They seized the great
domain of Texas,-larger than all Spain and
Portugal,-an lmmed ately converted it
into land of negro-slavery. They theu
proceeded to fight among themselves about
connecting all the rest of our stolen territory
into slave States; and seventeen wears ago
the self-governing citizens of that self f-vaunt-
ed "Land Of the Free plunged into q civil
war unequaled on this continent in duration,
cost. an bloodshed. Incidental to this reign
of anarchy, our own Mexico was made the
prey of European intrigue, and cursed with
disastrous foleign invasion.
Thirteen years ago, the superiority Of
"Anglo-Saxon self-goverment'' culminated
in the assassination Of the ruling President.
For which they valiantly hanged q woman.
Two years later the Presidents successor
was hnpeached for misdemeanors. Ten
years ago q military chieftain, in whose
character the humanity of Santa Anna was
combined with the abnegation of Pizarro,
of his four years term of Office. he was al
most unanimously reelected. He was very
popular ruler. During his term of Office the
Vice-President of the country, the secretary
Of the interior Tor Hacienda), the secretary
of the treasury, the secretary of war, the
secretary of the navy, the minister to Eng
land. the Presidents private secretary, 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. 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 submits his case to a caucus of his party,
or, in ecclesiastical cases, of his church, and
is always triumphantly vindicated.
Two years ago the quadrenniai election fOr
President occurred. Senior Iilden received
majority of a quarter of million votes;
but, the party in power favoring his op-
ponents, and threatening TO use the army in
favor of the latter, compromise was affect
ed. by which fifteen of the purest men OF
both parties were chosen to decide the uuee-
ton. Those fifteen pure men proved their
superiority by voting in court exactly a. they
had voted at the election. So pure were the
fifteen purest men found in Sodom!
The self-aoverning Anglo-Saxons 1t the
North are now investigating this affair, and
uncovering mass of corrupt bargain and
sale such - never disgraced tho vilest pueblo
OF North or South America.
No, Senior Lsrdo, If you wish to gain the
sufrases Of free Mexicans, you m nst hold
mp loftier exemplar than that Of the cor
rupt, anarehicsi republic despotism Of the
North We are not prepared TO exchanas
our bull-fghts for your 'sprize-ring.'' our
religious liberty foT your Msthodist Sfs1s
church, nor the Legacy Of Bolivar for either
an Austrian sceptre or . mock republic die-
gushing . military Plutocr1cy.