The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-23

Foster and his vito. 1t was only social In
PRODUCTION, but was the starting point OF SIN
cere friendship, during which Diaz and the
beautiful daughter of Rubio saw much OF each
other and q marriage resulted. Thus was &C
complished the rapprochement i'll politics OF
two men who were traditional foes and also the
connection OF their families through natrl-
rnouy Nine. Diaz is remarkable alike for her
beauty and her sweetness of disposition.
Around her cluster all the humanlZlng lA1u-
cnCeS OF Mexican society.
She is devoted to religion and bestows fire.
quent and costly gifts upon tho church. 1t IS
needless to add that she is looked upon with
extreme favor by the clercaS. Her husband
and his ministers, whose families are also ID
touch with the church, tacitly assent to the
course taken by their relatives III the matter
of religion. These men are themselves en-
trenChed within permanent barrier OF lndll-
ference to the church. While they remain
Catholic in name, they refrain from observ-
anco Of the ordinary regulations governing the
faithful, and are to all lntents and purposes
without the fold.
Nine. Diaz receives the archbishop occasion
ally at Chapultepec, and whether her frendli-
ness 70 the church does or does not affect the
position of tho latter toward her husband and
his fulloWing--thc liberal party-iS only mat
ter OF conjecture. This so-called liberal party
is liberal in name only. 1t is a question
whether its despotic policy is not less endura-
bic than the old-time aScendancy OF the clerc-
ais. In a choice of evils, the country at large
may be nearing the time when it will be pre-
pared to declare for the lesser OF the twain.
Meantime the liberals continue to hold their
tenure of place and power, and their position
in this regard certainly must give them in the
abstract the general advantage over their op-
ponents in the event of forthcoming popular
upheaval
Is Cara the apostle Of the creed OF emanci-
patton from one-man power? He may De,
for, as has been stated here, DiaZ, against
whom Cara declares himself to be arrayed,
once endeavored to make political capital and
Roadway through the aid of one who was adj
mttedly brigand, the hero of q hundred out
RACES and crimes, and compared to whom Ca
tarino Cara, taking into consideration all that
is known Of his past record. is fairly entitled
to the benefit of the doubt which distinguishes
him and his probable purpose from that ami
mating mere highwayman or robber intent
upon the sordid acquisition of gain for the OBJ
ject of pclf alone. History repeats itself, and
the now despised filibusterer of tho Rio
Grande may prove in the finale to have been
the potent instrument OF real revolution ana
reform.
Tho most formidable rival Diaz possesses ia
the land of the Aztecs is Gonzalez. an e1-
president and minister of war under Daz,
and it seems quite within the bounds of posi-
bility, that Gonzalez is the secret force direct
ing tho operations of Cara. Ambition springs
eternal in tho breast of Spanish American
politicians and it is quite reasonable to sup
pose that it has not died in the heart OF Con
zalez, man who has already tasted the
sweets of power and been under the spell Of
its mannetism V. GRIBAYEDOFF.
The state democratic executive committee OF
Florida has named June 1st az the day and Tampa
as the place for holding the state convention.