The Arizona sentinel., 1893-09-23
|" Viva Ea EEepsEbEica.''

eminent Mexican patriot anc
 scholar, Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo
 in the little village of Los Dolores
 in the state of Guanaju ato, Mexico
 cried out to his followers, "Viva Ia
 IndependenciaP Midnight of the
 10th of September, 1910, saw the
 birth of the Mexican Republic
 There and then Hidalgo proclaimed
 the independence of that down
 trodden people from the rule ol
 Spain. The day following, Hidalgo
 called his people together and told
 them of their duties, trials, con- ficts and victories in the future. Strange, but true, that in that out of the way, insignificant Indian town, the Republic, now a great nation, should be born. With their little band of followers, which in after years might have num- bered 5000, did Hidalgo carry on the fight until after a struggle of Il years, Spanish domination was overthrown. Seven years after, the Spanish tried to stir up trouble between the Mexicans, but failed to do so. Constant changes took place, so that in the next half a century Mexico had more than 60 different men at the head of it's government, For the past IS years she has had but two, Porfirio Diaz and Manuel Gonzales.
 Never in the history ofany nation, hampered as she has been by all most insurmountable obstacles, has the progress been more marked than since President Diaz was first elected president. Conservative and yet thorough-going; energetic and progressive; kind and yet firm, with the best interests of the whole people deeply imbedded in his every day life; keen and careful observer, thoroughly posted on every principle that goes to make a nation strong and wealthy; he has developed trade, caused rail- roads and manufactories to be built; raised the nations financial standing, from the point where her bonds were offered for 124 cents on the dollar, and which no one wanted, to 92 cents, with a de- mand that took them up before they could be printed. Under the successful guidance of President Diaz, Mexico today is a marvel of progress, reform and success, with prospects for the future, which brings her up to a point where her sister republics may we'll be proud of her; and putting to blush the empires and monarchies of the old world, which she is leaving far be- hind in the management of her people, and in the development of her latent and natural resources.
 Whatever faults her people may otherwise have, they are all, to a man, loyal to the Republic. In this lies the nations future se- curity. No matter where they live, when the 16th of September rolls around, each year, no man so high, no Indian so low, that he does not hail it as the birthday of the Republic that gave him his birth, and if in no other way, he will celebrate it by crying aloud, "Viva Mexico" "Viva la Re publica"
 The citizens of Mexican descent in Yuma, those who are still Mex ican citizens, our native sons and and our American citi- zens, did themselves great credit last Saturday in the manner in which they celebrated the anni- versary of the birthday of the In of Mexico, our sister 
 The fine upper room in Gandolfo & Sanguinetti's new store was beautifully decorated, and lighted with electric lights. The attend ance was very large. Old, young, rich and poor mingled and enjoyed the pleasant scene, vieing with each other to make everyone happy. The singing by the young ladies was excellent and the music by the string band very fine. The speeches were up to the require ments of the occasion and a credit to the speakers. Everything went off merrily, leaving no regrets be-