The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-15
OLD MEXICO.
A LETTER FROM MONTEREY TO THE
NEW YORK SUN.
And the Correspondent, as Usual, Tells
What He Does Not Know.


be called catechiical He would ask his adj
versay question upon question until he had
convinced him ou, of his own mouth that his
opinions were wrong. Not so the case, how
ever, with some newspaper correspondents;
all that is necessary is to give them a sheet Of
paper and a pencil, with the Republic Of
Mexico for their subject, and they will soon
convince an intelligent public that they are
ignorant asses. But, when | consider the
false impressions which are received by the
generality Of the world, through the medium
OF these wandering bohemians, men who
like MartiaPs description Of certain lawyers.
"lras ct Nerba Locant." / consider it no
improperly to enter my protest, as an OBJ.
server, and business man, in this section
OF Mexico for the past seven years
The above reflections are based
upon letter written from this city to
the New York Sun by person who closes the
communication by saying the conclusions
reached therein are only after "recent months
of patient observations, after two journeys
through the Republic at periods widely apart,
combined with years Of study"
The above was added no doubt To give
weight 10 some Of the writer's marvellous
statements, as when he speaks Of Saliillo
being the capital Of this State Of Nuevo Leon"
when every schoolboy must know tina, Saltillo
IS tie capital Of the State OF Coahuila. In
speaking Of the "sirained relations between
Mesicaos and Anne leans, which have greatly
relaxed OF late" the writer attributes this
''relaNed" state to the completion of the
Mexican National railway to Saltillo, carrying
along in its train a body of roughs of both
na,ionalities. But now comes the part that
wish particularly to dwell upon. The article
reads "Scmehow the Mexican National
people have not been so fortunate as the
Mexican Central in the composition and man
agement OF their working forces. In the con-
struction of this road Mexican National) the
working forces have excited hostility among
the natives by their conduct. In my travels
through the States OF Chihuahua and Durango
do not find the same thing to be true Of the
Mexican Central force. Very much
OF the luminosity that is felt, whether expressed
or restrained, against Americans had its inn
mediate inception in the rough character an d
acts Of railroad men,
There are three points to be considered
alter reading the above paragraph. First is,
the great New York Sun: subsidized by the
Mexican Central Railroad company; second,
is this inaccurate correspondent, the hireling
OF the Mexican Central Railroad company
or third, does he wish to show his base
ungenerous spirit by seeking to secretly stab a
mans reputation, for know that since Cen
eral Manager G. Clinton Gardner assumed
personal management, work was pushed for
ward very tremendously, in fact with less dis
turbances than are usually witnessed on many
Of the Western roads in the United States; be-
sides, since General Gardner took personal
charge, the road was built almost entirely by
Mexican labor. That animosity felt by the
good people Of Monterey and the State of
Nuevo Leon, is shown openly and above board
in the following communication sent TO Cen
eral Gardner, signed by the Governor, Mayor
President Chamber Of Commerce, Judge of
Supreme court, Spanish Consul and represen-
tatives OF the legal and medical bodies
The Executive Committee Charged with the
Reception of DR.. Gonzales:
tits very satisfactory to US in the name of
the people Of Monterey to give most hearty
thanks TO the Mexican National Railway
company, of which you are worthily General
company was pleased to extend to the well
deserving of the State of Nuevo Leon, DIR.
Jose Eluterio Gonzalez, on his return from the
United States, placing athis disposal special
train for the purpose OF conducting him from
Laredo to the Capitol.
Be pleased to accept for the railway com.
pany and for yourself, individually, this mani
festation Of gratitude.
Cannto Garcia, Governor;M. Villareal, Judge
Supreme court; X. Supulveda, Mayor; V.
Rvero, Spanish Consul; +. Hernandez, Presi-
dent Chamber Of Commerce; X. Berardi, Ital-
ian Consul; r. Trevino, representing College
OF Attorneys, Dr. MARTINEZ, representing
Medical Board.
MONTEREY, November 20, 1883.
To Mr.. G. Clinton Gardner, General Man.
ager Mexican National Railroad, Laredo,
Texas.
The policy OF the Mexican National COM
pany has been, since its inception, to employ
Mexicans to the greatest practical extent, and
there is no truth in the assertion that the
above company, nor their employees, were
the cause of these strained relations.
This same writer, who would have people
believe that he has delved so deeply into the
ethnic conditions of these people, which he
copied literally from the census abstracts that
can be found IN every village, essays to in
form the intelligent readers OF the Sun that it
is now the popular opinion in Mexico that
President Gonzales will be his own successor,
when probably seven-eiRhths Of the reading
people OF the United States know the fact
that the constitution OF Mexico prohibits re-
election for a successive term, and also that
the key note of the popular revolution of 1875,
which overthrow the hated administration OF
Lerdo de Tejada was "Free Suffrage and no
Reelection" He also prevaricates when he
says that the editor of La Revista is a Ger
man. The editor OF La Revista is a Mexican,
and patriot; he loves his country. He is
honest in his opinions and writes those
opinions fearlessly. "GIFF."
Intemperance.
Editor San Antonio Light.