The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-08
PETTY jealousy.

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WHEN Ex.PREsIDESr DIAz, Of Mexico,
was making his tour through the United
States a short while since, he indicated by
his many public utterances on the occasion
Of receptions and dinners rendered him, an
admiration for this country and its prog
ress and institutions, and exhibited broad
view and Keen perception OF public affairs,
that won general respect for. and conf
dence IN him, as a man and statesman,
wherever he went. Coupled with the fact
so extensively reported at the time that he
vas the leading and probably successful
candidate for the presidency OF his own re-
public next year, these expressions Of es-
TEEN and indications of ability on his part,
we're especially encouraging and satisfactory
to Americans. in view OF our growing rela-
tons with and interest in Mexico. Since
the return of the DIAz party home, and
Just recently in fact several OF the journals
in various sections of Mexico have INDUCED
in many unkind criticisms upon their dis
tinguished ex-president, and among other
things are charging that he is in league
with GRANT and other American magnates
in scheme to vote away Mexican funds
aud lands to American railway corporations
of one kind and another and impoverish
the Mexican republic, and further cripple
it in its already distressed financial condi-
ton. The first and important step, these
Mexican journals say, 10 carrying this
movement to success is to re-elect DIAz to
the presidency. They are, therefore, seek
ing to prejudice their countrymen against
the ex.presdent and his candidacy. Such
a policy is an extremely unwise one, and as
the better informed declare, a very
uljust one. DAz himself, and all those
WHO are intimate with him, intel
ligent and responsible Mexicans and Amer
leans have positively declared that while
they are of the party of new ideas and pro
gress in Mexico, they are entirely alooi
from any personal connection whatever
with any private schemes for development.
in our sister republic. All the facts sur
rounding the former administration and
subsequent conduct of DIAz, corroborate
these declarations. The trouble with these
Mexican journalists seems to be that they
cannot distinguish between progress and
jobbery, public enterprise and private
profit. Having slept the sleep of Ignorance
nd retrogression so long when they awake
and see American enterprise creating activ
| ity and development on oil sides and prom
inent Mexcans joining in the new order OF
things they are dumbiounded and rush
into charges of iobbers and want
Of patriotism against their progressive
men. Such action is to be deplOred, ard
what Americans and the American press
can do to counterfeit It's injurious tendency
should be done. Mexico needs such a man
as DIAz or ROMERO, at the head of its affairs,
1t wants, above everything else just now,
intelligence and liberality OF view in its
executive, and especially man who is IA
miliar with the United States, who knows
our greatness and resources, is acquainted
with our manners customs and intentions,
and who is familiar with our public men
and public policy. Such man is DIAz
backed too by character and record full OF
patriotism and usefulness. This is identi-
cally what the United States want in Mex.
co, and not to see it is to postpone for years
yet, that free and extended social and
commercial Intercourse between the two
republics from which we have begun TO
anticipate so much. The success of such a
man as DIAz in his candidacy for
the presidency of that republic is worth ut
this iuncture and for the next four or six
years to the United States millions of dol
lars, and to Mexico, expansion, power and Il
higher civilization. 1t is for this reason
that Americans are directly interested in
the standing and influence of such men as
ROMERO and DIAz at home. 1t is for this
reason that Americans and the American
press should strive to hold ur their hands
and counteraCt such narrow minded attacks
as those to which we have referred. 1t is Il
petty jealousy of the attentions bestowed
| by Americans upon these conspicuous and
progressive MeXicans and by them in re.
turn upon those who have gone into Their
country to develop it, that is both UNIV Use,
costly and contemplate.