The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15
MEXICO ZORRO MILLIONS.
NEE NEW DsBT NEW RASLROADs AND
UNIQUE STA TksMAHsHIn.

and act like childrsnr This spigram. unlike
that OF old Senator Benton. which was famous
at its timo. has the merit Of truth. senator
BAnton spoks Of Mexico a. land Of flowers
without sconA birds without song. men with.
out honor. Rnd women without virtue" All Of
which was false In every particular. but Hike
many other lies. It ran around tho world. and
probably. to many persons. the truth has not
ret caught VI with II.
but svcry one Of experience In Msxico will
bear witness 10 the truth Of the remarks OF the
rancherO. The Angio-Saxon mind speedily
loses patience with the feminine tono OF tho
Press It's reitorntod assertion without proof
tts dependence upon sentiment and prejudico.
and its lack VI logic. No children could have
made worse mess Of tho finances than the
people ut the head Of affairs have done during
this administration. Tho nickel business. II Is
estimated. cost the Govcrnmont something
like 100000. First tllore WINS forced issue
Of the coinage In enormous quantities. dcrro-
eiated from tho start by the Government selling
4 at = lnrge discount TO- certain parties TO get
4 Into c,Tcanti9n. while its unlimited legal ten
ss SSops ros ss X he when re-.
sicn sflofains asSt6cr Inc chsses 3" 70 O spec
q small ch1ssnEe; The stamp Y. 70 snSSths,
snd 10 s9ns next 20
the TREASURY. It has rulned commerce for tho
time being probably for the ros, Of the ycar,
u BE- a. considerable source Of revenue. was
proposed rs y substitute. but the Government
s s.. yns or es e III Sa KIP
public has developed . surprising amount Of
thls tax. For instance. a case Of beer IL sold.
snd the stamp r. aiiixed to tin plate on the
PERHAPS is stopped on tho way by the polics-
eroperly stamped. allow the man TO proceed.
with the stamp In carefully removed and re.
turned TO its seller. so that few stamps and
Ss Of tin Dc v wSSdorfn amount OF service In
brighter. and all danger 81 disturbance OF the
since Mexicans have heretofore not been
Known to 6ea. up patiently And ;ss pSaSsiI NH,
~ ruIinS poWsrs1appears to have pss SOD
Tho Government is now assured Of loan Of
e3.O00O0O to meet it, temporary needs, which
abettor telnper may prevail and more reason
able measures In favor Of commerce 10 enacted.
IT, FsRs 81 a.2y
matter and. in fact, In all matters concerning
ton OF loans and the reputation of its debt.
The bank has secured for the Goyernmen what
ssa e Sc sor that Is
Win spe.ify. Nearly everybody, is wondering
most bitter feeling against Mexico at present
prevailing In England. and the money cer-
r Su S n NIT S%ss S Iam hsr rs There s
Agency. being the Franco Egyptian Bank Of q
bank OF Mexico. the loan being secured in re.
turn Tor the eXtraordinarY privileges given to
Ss sS x
d 900 900 Is TO Be divided into two series"
The second. Of the same amount. TO be reserved
ss 81 IL. 9, gs loan p 9 T sS
% receive the Arst years Issue OF the new loan
Tho Pre:identisl election is pretty ne.r a.
hand. being. only . few weeks off, There Is no
"a dop6t a to tho Of Cen
COUNT out Con. Diss in favor Of Somebody slse E.
L q known. that far from anything like good
Psssse. sn ss sls so sa o sas
ysaSuEs to oa Ds ThG Is toe
q 10 done with safety. The feeling Is universal
that Diaz 70 the man for the hour. The
soTnssS H. With sss rseourss e The iorma
ties of bsllotinR. But one OF the most eminent
q sn nHT Eryas
b. the people: with everybody voting and every
Das 70 the Prssdensy would this time rspre.
ssnt A. overwhslmlng popular voice. Another
or Ssn a Wien s Ss is.
But when saw what he did for the country,
psacs and prosperity 70 the land how The r H%o
enues incrsased. and how tho expenditures
vsTs hspt down became ms
most liberal institutions and the freost domoc-
r.cy provided for on paper, the real methods
81 any European country outside Of Russia.
6ometimes 1t seems like u grand burlosque OF
Eepublcanlsm, and yet almost every Mexican
monarchy could never be tolerated hero. But
many Amcriesns here seems inspired by 2 wild
up. tho whole business. and institute better
order OF things as II the American Government
we're missionary concern for tho propagation
much worse are political methods in Mexico
Is tho
political conditions VI Mexico steadily mani
the :" T. step; tho
p.rod q peace than before 1s sse
ssse dsD L
cent events would have provoked an outbreak.
Elections were formerly carried entirely BY
bayonots. The present peaceful method Is un-
QuSstionably an advance, and from that to the
ballot IL only q question OF time. School
houses are TO be found In hundreds OF Indian
VILLAGES. nesting. In remote mountain valleys
" over The lane, and with The better wages
tivity Of nstional no which win Inevitably 30
impaired b. contact with the outer world from
which Mexico until now has been shut out.
1900, 900 ignorant peasants and 900, 900 OF an
Indifferent middle and upper class will eventu-
ellv DO educated Into q self-GoverlnH people,
Amid the seeming chaos there IL ans material
which 10 gradually taking shape under the slow
processes OF political evolution. aud crystalllz-
tnR Into true republic.
4 Wild Tumor to tho effect that the editor OF
the Me1ican Hnancier had bsen imprisoned By
the Government for Rome remarks limiting at
The adoption Of q spirited foreign policy BY the
United States. threw the American colony Into
considerable excitement tho other day. 1t
epome that . soldier WAS seen ct tho window Of
the ofiloe In the morning. and that was enough
TO start the report that the place had been
esi1ed by the military. The soldier Was. un-
deretand. the body servant OF military friend
Of the editors. and had been sent with q mes-
eage. This 10 rsmarkable city for the spread
Jag Of rumors. Thoy 20 over town like wild
come 70 start them to ses how fast they Will fiy.
Real news does not travel 90 fast, Il IL often q
Xsek or two IN eetting the round Of tAs press.
Ihers p An astonishing samsness IN the con-