Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-25
MEXICAN MATTERS.
The Coming Struggle Between Ma, . !.
Trevlno for the Presidency. '''
Its hearings on American Interest,".
Possible Future Complication,

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lew persons on the American eido le
he Rio Grande, unless thew he a", VI
those who are interested In ra;,rns
rancnes and mining in tha,
country, who at this lime ros In.
the Importance, both to Mexico a r"i'ns
the United States, of the forthcom;n,o
presidential election in Mexico my
men, prominent in the military a"S
poii'icai history of Mexico, Glen. pnr.
iirlo Diaz and Gen. Geronimo No
vine, VIII undoubtedly be the onnos.
ing candidates. The formeris TOD vol
known to the reading public of this
country to be again reviewed In nrint
He preceded President Gonzales. ths
present incumbent, by defeating Ter.
40 de IeJada at arms, and marching
INTO the Mexican capital surrounded
by the terrOrizing influences of n strong
body of cavalry and u heavy artillerS
support. In this, however, he had
only followed the course of all preced-
ing presidents, for all have had, after
tne election day, to wade through
blood and tread over dead bodies Ia
reach the position. We may remark
that there have been many causes for
revolutions in Mexico. The country
has really never been settled--it has
never enjoyed perfect reign of peace
throughout all its bounds. Its election
system is bnd, and the manner i'm
which the elections are conducted il
far worse. The same rules and laws
scarcely govern two voting pre-
cincts or polling places alike.
Months elapse before the results of
an election are known. 1t is not I'M
usual for the results TO be reported en-.
tirely different from what they really
were. The governor of one state NAV
favor different man from the choice
of the governor OF another state, sn0
it depends almost entirely on which
the governor and his supporters say,
who the vote of the state shall lie
counted for. Absence of railroads and
the telegraph, or quick transit of any
kind, in many instances prevents the
results at isolated points from ever be-
coming known. So after the election
is over, which is only formal com.
pliance with law, mt best, and seldom
has meaning, the contesting candi-
dates, to settle the thing, are really
obliged to go to war about it or for one
10 quietly submit, where there IL no
substantial and positive evidence
that he has been defeated, or even
when the possibilities are that he has
more votes than the other man. II
is almost compulsory on man to fight
under such circumstances. Why, we
have heard of an influential politician
visiting II hacienda two or three weeks
before an election, getting the names
of all the poems and persons on the
ranch, writing them down on severa
t sheets of paper, adding the name o
the person favored for Office, and OF
election day showing the list in ms 50
many votes.
1t Is not likely that Generals Trevint
and Diaz will have a friendly contest
t They are both fighters from the wore
go" and should they be opponents
, under such II system of conducting
elections as that in vogue, trouble i
almost certain TO ensue. 1t will de
pend almost entirely on the mil
itary support promised in ad
vance of the election whethe
these two men will be oppos
ing candidates. Both have beel
friendly disposed toward American
and American enterprises. Under til
Disz government the most favorabl
concessions and privileges were eX
:, tended American railway corporations
Indeed. the general went SO far rs 4
arouse feeling against him among hi
) own countrymen, who held that b
was giving away the country's wealt
to foreign people. He was the warn
: friend and admirer of Gen. Grant
and on his visit TO America was every
/, where received with hopor, and re
l turned to his country highly please
: with this country and the America
: people.
Gen. Trevino, as is well known
! married the eldest daughter of he LAT
! Gen. Ord in this city, where he wa
/ shown every respect and honor, as wa
Il done elsewhere. The recent loss of hi
wife, who died at the home of her pa
ents at Fortress Montoe, Va, was sa
blow to him. He certainly has
warm, friendly feeling toward Amer
!. cans and the interests OF our people.
In respect to II choice American
might make as between the two me
we have nothing to say. Either wonl
l. do all in his power to encourage frient
l. ly relations between the two republic
d and either would favor any just mea
It ures of mutual national benefit. i
l. the event that either of these distit
IS guished gentlemen gets the presider
II Wal Ni1ii, thu Aio iAhttSi W HSN">
IS through peaceful taking or by force
+. arms, questions are apt to come to Ia
g consideration of the Mexican congre'
3 and the officials of that country entlr
s ly different from the common routil
business that has invited legislation ]
3 the past. The construction ofrailroat
II through the country connecting.
s. at three widely separate points VII
e the United States, and the extenslo
T. of Geographic facilities, and the col
It tinued heavy Investments in mimi
It enterprises, in Mexican lands, in stoci
n and ranches by Americans, mu
demand special legislation. Ne
e laws must be mac
r to meet the demands of the new Ell
re that has sprung upon the countr.
l. The millions that Americans ma,
been encouraged to invest must
: fostered and protected, and mao
Il profitable. Many changes mus!
e made in the general system OF law
b governing the country, for these o.
5. laws will no more be adapted 70 "
" government of the new condition +,
T. things than the first reader Is 10 u
II education of an advanced scholar.
l. therefore behooves all intelligent NE.
g leans to ponder seriously over the'
n questions. Mexico can no longer !
main what she has been. Let ~
wise men devise wise and practlc,;
laws that will conform to the como
O. tions of this new era. Let her STATE
% men remember that 1t is no longer "
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