The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
MOkfGAeED TO YANKEE GREED.

and Mexico, it appears that growing
feeling of bitterness against and of
hostility to Yankeeism is growing up
in the sister republic. Gen. Grant has
been the agent in this country of
many of the railway schemes, by
which large subventions to Ameri-
can syndicates have been secured
from the Mexican government, while
ex-President DiaZ has been the active
manipulation in behalf of these same
schemes in his own country, and be-
fore his own governments. The Next
cans have not looked with favor upon
these enormous public gifts, and they
have come, in measure, to look upon
DiaZ and Grant as instruments by
which they have been victimized. 1t
is growing, in fact, to be popular
belief that Diaz is traitor to his own
people, and that he has en-
tered into a contract, out of
which he grows enormously rich, to
sell out Mexico and its people to the
Yankees. Lately, when the story
went abroad that Gen. Grant was dead,
the Mexicans, in joy, thanked God,
and it is reasonable to suppose they
would hail with as great joy the end
of Diaz's earthly career. La Revista,
the ablest of the anti-Diaz organs, has
been as bitter in its denunciations as
it is bold in its charges. The views
OF it's editor, Senior Muris, are referred
to by contemporary as follows:
The scheme of Diaz, Grant and their
accomplices is "to make the people Or
ganiZe a revolution and rebel, and
then the American railroad magnates
will call on the government at Wash
ington for armies to defend their in
terests. The armies will be sent here
and will be resisted. The United
States has more men and money, and
will eventually succeed. and the alb
Sorption of Mexico will fol-
low. This is the plan
of Grant and DiaZ, and that is the
reason we hate both. 1t is almost
death to us on either hand. If we al
low Diaz to assume the presidency he.
with the aid of u subservient con-
gress, elected" according to his
wishes, will grant everything of val
lie in the country to the railroad mo-
nOpolists in four years, and if we re-
SiSt him we will have an American
army of invasion here in a month"
Senior Muris refused to accept the
theory that the United States have al
ready about all the territory they care
for. II the treaty went into force
every town and hamlet would soon
be full OF American traders. break
ing down Mexican trade, fomenting
Instruction and scheming for annex
alton. 1.-THE Yankees are hypocrites,
Senior Muris says, land seek to have
some kind of an excuse for declaring
war. Besides, the yankee greed is in
Satiable, and if you gave them the
whole continent of America for Il
farm, they would want the West In
dia isle for flower garden.
There is more of truth than fiction
about the views of Senior Muris. His
estimate of the Yankee character is
accurately formed, and we would not
be surprised if he has brought the
purposes of Grant and Diaz down to
a point that is accurately fine. Not
very long ago Gen. Grant was very
poor man. Poverty was plead in his
behalf up to the time he visited Mex
leo, couple of years ago, as an agent
in connection with these railway
schemes. Since then he has grown
very rich, and the impression is, that
he has drawn a handsome per cent. on
contracts involving scores of mil
lions of dollars. OF course, Gen. Grant
did not do all the work He was SIM
ply the envoy, with accredited powers,
to negotiate, the negotiations being
left with Gen. Diaz, who has engi-
neered the Mexican donations
with master instruments and ap-
pliances. Gen. D1az's gains, reasonably
must be much greater than those of
Gen. Grant, and therefore they must
be enormous. But the schemes OF
these two men, as Senior Muris asserts
mean more than personal gain. Mex.
leo has, beyond much of doubt, by
adopting the personally ambitious
schemes of those two schemers put
her hands in the lions mouth. The
financial resources of this Mexican
republic are mortgaged to Yankee syn.
dictates, and it is known that the Yam.
kee is an adept, not only in possessing
himself of money due him, but OF
that really not due him. Hecomes and
he sees and he takes all in sight, and
so it will be in his contemplation
of Mexico. The personal aggradise'
ment of Messrs. Grant and DiaZ is q
matter of secondary consideration tc
the developments of the future. II
matters not whether the United States
needs more territory now, or whether
it does not. Need is not the relation
to be considered; it is manifest desti
ny, and these venal men simply pro.
duce the incentives to future accom-
plishment. This is great and grow,
ing Union Sixteen years hence il
will contain 1OO,O00,OOO OF people. The
East and North are already crowded
and the tide of human population
flows steadily southwark and
westward. Texas is receiving
their tens of thousands, and after
awhile the capacity of the Lone Stal
State will be tested. Populations
crowding upon each other, up to the
very banks of the Rio Grande, will
spread over and beyond, and the land
of the ancient Aztecs will become the
dwelling place of millions of Anglo.
Saxons. This is the inevitable; even
now the movement is begun. Thou.
sands of people from the United
States are preparing the way for re.
ceiving millions. This spirit of en-.
nifty, which Senior Muris exhibits
will but hasten the day when the ma.
tive races of Mexico must
bow before the advancing hosts
from this side the Rio Grande
Outrages. committed upon those who
are n,,w there, will arouse the spirit
of adventure in others, who win soon
go to the aid and defense of theiI
brethren. Order and peace will be
demanded, while force will see that
both prevail. A. D. 1900 is yet a long
way off. To look forward to it, in this
fast age, seems like long lifetime
Great developments in this day do not
brook delay. Events crowd the circle
of time, and before the twentieth cen.
fury begins the tale which is here
begun NAV he ended. Whom the