Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-05
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forces of San Salvador, and ffsAloeha
Barrios IL Euissing and probably dead.
II dad. be Is the victim OF bis ozn
aubltion, and bis profess COMES 70
sudden end. Bar.ios vas man whom
il ia difsoult 10 admire, although II -
audepiabls shat be vas possessed oi .
ssr,aiu dash and boldness thai vas
well calculated 20 attract his insaginA
tive and easily impressed e0unfrynaen'
Ha vas crafty. nnserup1lons' narrow
minded and arrogant, and In p'srsonas
auuasrnscs rather Fepulsiys thsH otaer-
wise. while be uss able BY his WI
mower and intense Exity of pofposs 70
make partiaans of most of those VINO
came within the ssope Of his infinence'
.boas who resisted this power OF " mag
nstism readily fsthomed his shaIioS
ursseuss 70 greatness, and by the natu
raj lay Of attraction and repuision be-
ea,us hia bitter and uneornpromIsine
snsmiss. ID 10 often % With men who
achieve q wide popularity By that qnai-
isy which ~ vaguely termed magnet
ism,v and which has recently been TIE
subIoct OF 90 much discussion. snch
.ssu. while they hive devoted and en-
thusiassio friends. have, on she other
hand, bitter and Incorporating enc
mics.
Charge two pith balls with like cleo
trioity and they viii instantly ny from
each other. They sre repealed. Charge
them with unlike sIectrieities, one ball
With positive and the other With mega
tive, and shey rush together. They are
attracted. So with the person charged
With this quality Of magnetism. Many
Of those with whom be comes In contact
are powerfully attHsotsd BY him. Those
Who are not attracted are Just a. power
fully repeiIea. When you hear OF
MAGNETIC politician, you can invariably
eonelnss that while be has many friends,
be has also many ei1esnies. In the case
of Barrios. the man Who has accom-
pisshsd his eysrthnJw-lhe ball charged
With like electricity, which vas accord
inely repeIIsd-was President zsldivarr
VI f,en Salvador. zaldivar 10 like Bar
rioa In many respects. He Ia cunning,
treacherous and ambitious. He was
enc Of Barrioa' crestures, and vas els
yaled 10 the presidency of San Salvador
for ths purpose Of aiding Barrios when
be should make his attempt 10 uaite the
Repablsss. Xaldiun had very diiier
sns plan. however. and be determined
20 thwast Barrios. while ostersibiy his
friend and active lieutenani.
Barrios' plans we're well laid. He
was himself President Of Guatemala.
Zaldivar. be Supposed, wosld co operate
with him with tbs forces Of San saliva
dor. He could count upon tbs support
Of Henduras, 0Ely Nicaragua and
Costa RioA rersasned, and be hoped that
thsy vsalA efier no serious resistance,
and that he cculd easily crush them if
they did. Zaldivar was his evil Renies.
when Barrios, relying upon his support,
considered the time ripe and issued bis
famous manifesto. EroOlaimlpg the five
republics united and branding AZ trail
tors all who resisted his decree, Zaldiyar
threw of his MASK. Instead Of sop
porting the man whose creature
he vas. he aehsd him, aroused,
rot only San Salvador, but Nicaragua
and Costa Rica 10 resistance, and ap
pealed 10 Mexico and the United States
for aid, securing from both expressions
of hostility 70 the isoheme Of Barrios.
The wonld-bs Dictator was bafilad hS
his own creature. He nov showed the
real ensFey aud vim, which was proba-
bly, one Of the secrets Of his magnet
isni. Nothing daanied by the trernend
Qua opposision whsoh Zaldivar had
mained against him, he put himself at
the head OF his army and invaded San
salvador. The armies met, and tAat Of
9uAsenala was dsfeaied. A goId-hilsed
sword. worn by Barrios when be weni
inte the battle, was f,,and broken ON the
Geld. Nothias morn h known Of his
faaa. and IL II probable that be and bis
hopes have pasishee together on the
nsld Of ohslohaapo. Already the Leg
islssive Assembly Of Guatemala has an
nailsd his decree, and his scheme has
fsllan 70 the ground.
70 ha question uhsihsr or not the
success Of Baxrios' enterprise would
have bssn for the bsss,. The union Of
he repahlics IL oestrai Amsrica, and
che ssstahlishmsnt o. a government able
% aderd pz0ssssian 20 he citizens, and
worthy 70 occupy l,lace in the family
Of iiatiens. are events 70 De earnestly
desired. u 10 dOubsfui. however,
whether Barri,,s wAs the proper man 70
bxira about shis unisn. aud II Ia certain
that the methods he sought 10 employ
werv not the proper ones. such gov.
srnlaent "a IN neetled eoalA not be
established by force Of arms; d must
be By the result Of h cordial union Of
che ave Republics, agreeable ts all. and
gladly aequiesned 10 BY all. Sach .
government never could have been es.
taelisaed vitA Rarrios At ID head. In.
deed u is much mote likely 20 fssnl,
from his overthrow. she arm alliance
between the three Royalties Of NieAra,
qua. Casaa Riea aad San Salvador iosus-
lns . nasisas TOR The establishment Of
goysrnmsnt thaa shAa be alike partiei
psssd II BY ell and agreeable 10 ell.
Ths whole AFFAIR BArrios' ambition.
bic attempt 81 ccuqskss and bis hual
osershrow-.ia nm illustration in minia-.
turs of che diplumaas and ssAtecrafs Of
The great NatAona Berries was the
Iallipasian Nalpeisan Of Liiliputiaa
Earsse.And cAaiehaapo vas bis Water.
leo
There n someilmes vast difference
heteean IN aetson when dune BIZ one
persoe and another assioa. extcsly sasn-
liar 10 Ia mature. has dsns b. differ.