Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-21
DON'T WANT MEXICO.
The Lazy, Connected, Cruel, Vicious
and Arrogant Ruling Glass.
They Regard Work rs Disgracctul--
How Women Arc Looked Upon
In " May.hec-oo ''..The
Young Folks.

[Croffut in St. Panl Pioneer Press
DO we want Mexico! We do not. There
is nothing we do not need more. II VIC
could take Mexico with only its aborigines,
without the Spaniards, or drop of Spanish
blood, it might be worth considering. Poems,
Qndiansl, vino constitute three-quarters OF
the inhabitants, are active, industrious,
modest, peaceful, docile, eIniabie 1t is a
common thing to see two tatterdemaiions
pause ON the street and take Off their ragged
hats TO each other, and embrace as fer
vently as if they were kings. They are said
TO he afflicted with parasites; but that, per-
haps, is because they are attractive and kind
to dumb brutes-anyhow it is mere Incl
dent. L have never met any people so lazy,
conceitod, cruel, vicious and arrogant
as the ruling class in Mexico
They are so conceited and arrogant generally
that they look, oct and speak As if there
We're nobody else on the planet worthy of
consideration. They are so cruel that every
town has its bull fights, dog fights and cock
fights; and while a man usually takes care of
his horses on his own account, kindness to
animals solely for their sake is almost un-
known. They are so vain, and so lazy that
they regard work as disgraceful, and have
never known one to carry a parcel of any
sort through the street. They do serve as
clerks in the city stores; but they are always
apologizing even for this, and reminding
their friends of the coed old days when they
were not compelled to submit TO the humilia-
ton. Ii one of these vanished youths Of
Mexico has book to carry to the next cor
ner, he will hire a servant to carry it for
him. A Yankee here tells me:
When | frs. went into business in Mexico
hired little darby to run of erI,ards for
me. occasionally missed my 'moZo' down
stairs and wondered where he had gone.
One morning, having a horses bit that
needed fixing, gave it to Jim 10 take to the
blacksmith. Pretty soon l started for home.
and pausing on my way, what was my as
constituent to see that little darby come
strolling past, my groom behind him with
the bit. He waited for the groom TO come.
| stopped him and asked him if he was too
proud to carry bit in hand through the
streets Yes, SIR he said, strengthening up.
Very we'll said, IN carry it myself' did
so. In the afternoon had him paid Off and
discharged; but l suppose, he got a servant
to carry his bundle away for him. He had
learned that trick of the white fellows"
They are vicious Tho presidents wife is
i'm Chicago, think-but her place is occu-
pied. This is the first year that ladies, even
Americans, could walk through the
streets Of Mexico alone, in the daytime, with
out being grossly insulted. They LOOK her
straight in the eye and say whatever they
please As TO their own wives, they are
prisoners always They are never permitted
to walk or ride out for moment without
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perative One call from gentleman will COM
promise any married woman in Mexico. 1t is
not believed 10 be possible that woman can
innocently appear alone upon the street with
out her husband, or that she can receive n
gentleman ia her parlor without criminal in
tent. An American lady who boards at the
Hotel Iturbide, tells me of a Spanish Next
can wife there who, though as well as i'm
prisonment win permit, has not been cut Of
her room once in seven weeks except to go to
church confessional doubtlessD once on Sun
days! Her meals arc sent to her. TO see
American ladies out shopping seems to these
tyrants and victims degra ling spectacle.
! wouldn't like TO be a young girl in MAY
hee-co,n as they call this land-or young
fellow, tither. II is indecent for them 30
speak ID each other till they have virtually
become engaged, or to see each other with
out the presence of third parties, till they are
married. To behold the Mexican youth at
his first courtship, gazing lackadaisically up
at brown girl n hundred feet distant on an
upper balcony, whom he has never been per-
United t. speak to- holding his steed inmov-
able, and gazing up, on his head a colossal
hat brave with great ropes and arabeSque OF
gold, on his legs brooches Of some fine stuff
gorgeous with silver buttons or coins down
the legs in double rows, holding his place
with unwinl;ing eye an hour at time, and
coming there day after day, week after week,
rain shine, especially rain, drenched to the
skin, persistent and passionate-well, know
few more edifying spsctacles. In two
months if he is lucky, he win be able TO get
into the house and sit in the "front room
with the old folks Aud in two month more
he viii marry her and lock her up.