Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-07-10
UNHAPPY MEXICO.
The Sister Republic Groaning Under Corrupt
Rule and Ripe Revolution.

The Sister Republic GroaniDg Under Corrupt
Rule and Ripe Revolution.
The people of Mexico groan under
the stamp law, fear forced loan and
count the weeks until President Con
zalez' official term shall expire, says u
letter to The DcnUer Tribune. They
have learned the effects of revolution
and dread it, as the burned child does
the fire, but they have been severely
tempted in that direction during the
past four months. First came the
nickels, then the stamp law, then the
raid on the Monte de Piedad. Then
they asked, with blanched face:
"What neXtp With the party in power
the constant cry Isl Money TO pay the
ARMY This is their one protection,
and when payday comes and finds an
empty treasury they are lost. Any
thing to raise the wind. president Con
zalez has tried TO dispose of the Al
media" so the people say, and one is
prepared to believe him capable of any
outrage. He entered his Office little
less than four years ago poor man, II
soldier of fortune who had risen from
obscurity TO the rank of general of di-
vision. He will 90 cut avery rich man,
leaving Mexico without credit and u
treasury containing nothing, except u
quantity of nickel. which even the beg
garS politely y refuse to accept. learn
from the best authority that he owns
to-day in the state Of Tamaulipas alone
seven large haciendas. ranging in
value from $4,000 to 100000 each.
Public opinion names his gains high up
in the millions, and he substantatcs
gossip by Il recent offer TO loan his
impoverished government few mill
lions in this hour of her great need.
The stamp act compelled the mer-
chants to go among the dust and cob
webs of his old stock and stick astamp
on every article, and the enforcement
of this law involves about million of
spies. In some Large establishments
the first outlay for necessary stamps
ranged from $4,000 to $50, 900. result
ing in complete business paralysis. At
first all but two or three shops (Subsi-
/ diycdD in thr city wore rlnsnd Tho
poor were unable to buy corn for tor-
| mas, or thc CJjoi,s. Lnar tn thair NIoy-
ican stomncbs: tbcv rathrrcJ in Lc
streets, glOwcrrd, and threatened TO
revolt. The women said: "lf they
were only men they'd burst the doors
in. - but ihr military n,tr,I w,s m,nd-
runlcd tbc uolirn dGuhlrJ and ,,mi~Lt
was riobt.' Ono Inv ono tho ,h9ns
oprucd, fine merchants rc.cinJinr
orders for new Goods and thcir
minds made up to nvoJr ,t
ever possiblc uoiut houost-
| w or dishonesty. thr laws of 4,
Government so entirely l,rliny in dig
nity rs to be unable 10 rommord rc-
spcct. The u cent ink -boltIr fran
which | write is decorated hya .t,mm
was amused tbo other L,y ,n 600 :,
oreat dork-c,cd Ncyic,n L,iv nInyi,y
With a dime doll unoblc tn .nIyc thGo hG
problem of IFS wooden lcrs bcing tight-
iy STAMPED togcthrr. her nrrnlrIcji III
tie face at last settled intn hcIirf tLrt
il was freak Of doll n,turc This
state of affairs must Ln JiscussnJ
.Trll il NOT in Gotb'' Whi.no, II mot
TO the swallows, If This lcitrr linJs
lis way bork to NIryirn az / L,mn Il,
will. my hest friends win nIvi.c nn tn
hide my men. throw AWAY NV rnn,r
and steal forth out If tGis IL dnd d If
God and Liberty" hv tbr frs, north.
ware. hound train nm Tho Ncyic,n M Gom-
trnl rood oyor which / fnr,,,not,i,
have = mass Tn. mas, ,r NIa,iaa =.
muzzled and rurocJ hv frnr and ,nh
sidics and darrS mn, !,, ..h""" T." :,
coosc There orn I'm, ,w:o ,nWor, Lor" "
| In Che capital unsubsidizrd hy thr %cn-
cral Government md nrn nf ,Tnso
rcstlEs undnr thr rrntcc,inn of ,I,af,J ,Io1'
cral "powcrs that Inc " If an hr,n,i
cam /, bravo nrn,,pI, f., v,r;t, L,n,a a.,
trutb. if !. thc noTt If visJnr, fnr L;n, ',
or her to bcrunr tbr Ln,rnr ~ ,i,air
own DISPATCHES ar rnr thg ,;s. ar ,n,' n,,.
inc the prnnIly of rhot rI,nsn W mr P,S H.
Mexican law rol1tin~ to tL" ..lnr;sb
mcpt of prrnirious fTrn;rnor, =,
Even tbc grcpt CLarlrs Ian, hin,
self might have brcn wbistoJ oarns-
the frontirr hntwr,r trn Jn.I.,. s,anJ
soldiers if wn ,rc tn iu,I,,o s I'. H. i''t .an
rifle howl some Of his '''I StaicmSnts ny ,' h"ro
caused in thc poncrs oG this n,or,,in,, in
There i, but on, man in Moiicn "nr, H.
darrs tn stand nm f,na ,ha ~" ''i,,,,';n'' Tio
and tell the truthP LANES SuIIiran iy,'''T mf
thc renowned PoIwrr snIIi,o, IT,", ',' ,.oii VI
| .-. W., - i'ii-
| way system. lie seems to delight in