The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-02
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haveS himself is just safe in that country as
he is anywhere else / worked in the mines in
Mexico at times having great many men en-
ployed, and found it the universal rule that
those who had trouble brought it on themselves.
/ have twice traversed the republic alone. from
Eagle Pass to Mazatlan, and j never saw any
thing that threatened danger. The unset
tied Americans, as a class. who live in
Mexico, are drunken, donothing, worthless
set, left there after the completion OF some rail
road work without the means to get home. and
the ignorant Mexican, taking these as types,
naturally has poor opinion of American citi-
zens, and the contempt is heartily reciprocated
by the Americans, who think nothing of mis-
treating the greasers, as they call the Mexicans.
The Americans usually go armed, and have
seen them beat the poems over the head with
their six-shooters on the slightest provocation.
The Mexicans have nothing, as general thing,
with which to defend themselves.
II guess ! was cognizant Of one OF the So
called outrages In Chihuahua, month or so
ago, engineer got into trouble with Mexi-
can and stabbed him, which is very grave
crime. The American was put in Jail and sew
era days afterward his bail was fixed, but his
railroad friends examined the matter thoroughly.
and concluding that he was in fault, refused to
bail him. Yet great deal of howl was made by
Americans down there in this case A great
deal is said about the way railroad men are
treated in of accident. The law is that
when a citizen is run over by a train, the
men in charge of the train shall be
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the accident occurred through their neglect.
If 1t did not, they released if it did, they are
punished. When they go there to work they
know or should know, what the law is, and
ought to be willing to abide by it. This law has
been adopted because of the fact that American
engineers were too careless of Mexican life and
needed something to make them more consider
ate. With the knowledge that they must an
swer for their carelessness, they are not guilty
of so much of it. In regard to the spirit
said to prevade that country, / do not believe
they wantto go to war. OF course there are
many reckless adventures there to whom it
would be godsend. and the poems in such
a terrible condition that they are willing to do
anything. but I believe that the thinking portion
would surrender the state of Chihuahua to the
United States rather than go to war.
II have talked with many of the better class,
and | know they think interruption of the
amicable relations between the two countries
would be ruinous to them, as they are quite de-
pendent upon this country for support What
have said about the peacefuness and quiet of
that country refers to the interior. OF course,
along the border there are many cut-throats and
desperadoes, among whom there is little safety
for anyone, but it is just as bad on this side of
the river; but in the interior of the country an
American citizen is as safe as he is in any State
of the Union Wells, Fargo 81 Co. s Express
have done business there for years. carrying
thousands of dollars across the country by mule
express, and have never been robbed. They
cannot gay that much for any State in the
American Union. No, sir; large portion of
this talk of Mexican outrage is bosh; ,n3eed, the
largest part of it"