The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-03

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who want 10 see this strife, because they hate
the Mexican people. They simply want .
war for wars sake; for the excitement, tie
adventure Of war, and they would
just % soon see the conflict with
Mexico as with any other country,
and only mention Mexico because it is near
by and because 1t would be easier to precipi-
tate contest with that country thsn with any
other. This last element IL to b found in
greater or less numbers in every country;
they are the restless, discontinued, schemipg,
ambitions reckless class. They have moth.
ing 10 lose and all to gain by war. For'un-
ately they are powerless TO Go much harm.
Taey may get up allibusiering organizations
and expond their .eifervcscene in forming
companies and rssiments and brigades and
armies of observation, and Of IN
vasions paper" and they
may get up long rosters of generals and col
onels md other field officers and have cap
tsips and lieutsnants sa libitum, and form
brilliant stats, but the rank and file is always
lsmen'ably few in numbers, the comnissary
department woefully scarce of supplies, the
exchequer miserably empty, the field artillery
terribly scattered and the small arms dis
tressingly in the vocative. The trouble 10
thst all these sort of fellows want to be
officers, and officers of high rank. Every ore
of them are military geniuses capable Of
conceiving the most brilliant
campaigns and setting innumerablo
squadrons in the field. The most they can
accomplish is to keep alive the fires Of dis
trust and suspicion ind illwill that may
exist Ia Mexico, by their vsporngs, their
military orders and their ceaseless canards
about invasions. This is government of
the people it is true, but Mexico must know
that this class Of people are not the govern
ment and are powerless TO WELD any inau-
ence toward shaping the policy OF the gov
eminent. Now, in Mexico it is different.
That country 10 republic it IS
true, but it ia not like ours,
government of the people, by the people, for
the people. The richer classes rule there
and direct affairs Up TO u few years ago, it
ia true, that il was no uncommon thing fer
some aspiring army officer or ambitious
politician to issue u pronunc,s m9nto, collect
a few hundred pious and ragged Dslgetiees
about him and start revolution. Some
times state government would be over
thrown and now, and then the central or
federal government would go. by the
board. Always cities and hsci.
endas were robbed and
some blood spilled. Thos, were the times
when hatred for the people of this country
ranked in the hearts of that people, and
tho very name of an American filed their
bosoms with rage. While that feeling hos
to some extent died out, it still exists to a
greater or less degree in the hearts of
the lower classes, and some of the higher
classes, too. Mexico has never forgotten
that Texas was won from her by American
proves, and that American valor won many
victories on her own soil, capturing even
her proud capital, and longing
to blot out those memories by another trial
at arms with the United States has always
existed. 1t was but a little while ago that a
prominent Mexican, man of wealth, posi-
ton and education, said that he yet expected
to see the armies Of this country and his own
facing each other in deadly array. He gave
1t as his opinion based upon tho sentiments
and the feelings of his own people, that there
could never be permsnet and perfect pcsee
between the two countries until they had
again me! in war and settled the
auimosities that had come down
from the past, by the arbitrament Of the
sword and the bayonet. This country wants
nothing but peace. u is striving to cult.
va.e more friendly relations by extending
commercial Intercourse, and TO this end the
capital of this country is being freely OK
pended in building railroads il Mexico, and
in developing its manifold resources, that its
commerce may grow and that lis people may
advance and progress in all material ways.
We are striving to connect the two
countries BY a gigantic system of
railroads that will make US one in interest
lfthe:e efforts do not secure q permanent and
perfect peace, a unity Of friendlness and
good will and mutually Of progressiveness
and advancement, 1t will be tho fault of
Mexico, aud not OF this country. Despite
tho occasional outrsges and wrongs perpe-
tra.ed by the lawless element along the Rio
Grande, If there is ever war between tho two
countries, Mexico will cause II. After the
railroad plans that have been inauguraied in
that country are fully consnm,
mated by those American capitalists
who have invested and are investing their
money in railroads, locomotives and cars, If
any unwsrranted encroachment upon their
rights are made, ifapy Of their interests are
destroyed, IL will be tho duty of our govern.
mon! to protect them and hold Mexico to a
stiict accountability. We arc satisfied that
tho present authorities in power and the
present element that direct matters in that
country are acting in good faith and ssrnes.
tlv desire penuine C0rlinliiv and ....