St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-03
HOSTILITY TO DIAZ.
Mexican Insurgents Proclaim
Their Hostility to the Pres
ident's Rule.
Two Hundred Prominent Men at
the Head of the Rev
@ t OIutiOn.

lean government, through the efforts OF
Gen. Reyes, governor OF the state of
Nuevo Leon, has secured positive evil
dence duplicating 200 prominent Mexi-
cans OF the state of Tamauipas and the
Texas frontier in the present revolution
airy movement. This evidence is in the
nature of secret revolutionary pro-
nuucamento, distributed among those
believed to he in, sympathy with the
cause.
This document is signed with the
names of 200 men. 1t outlines the plan
of revolution and the policy of the pro-
posed new government. The following
is complete translation OF the pro-
nunclament:
Plan of revolution conceived for the
purpose OF overcoming the tyranny and
despotSm of President DiaZ and return
ing the country to its constitutional
order.
The undersigned Mexican citizens, in
use OF the national laws conceded to us
to govern ourselves, and in search of
the means for procuring happiness. con-
slider:
First-That the people at all times
have the right to revoke the pc wer of
their sovereign when the executive con-
vertS it into tyranny and uses il to his
personal advantage.
Second-That Gen. DiaZ and his cabi
net exercise an arbitrary power for their
private benefit, taking for law their own
voluntary capriceS in order to satisfy
their own illegitimate ambitions and
personal vengeance, exceeding in
cruelty the most terrible beasts. They
exercise ayarice and other inordinate
passions.
Third-In order to arrive at this state
of things they have demoraliZed the ma
ton with their system of terrorism, as
saSsinating some and proStituting
others, making them a company with
themselves to rob and obStruct the ma
tional funds, placing the coumOn peO-
pie under the most terrible yoke, taking
away their principal rights, that is. the
right of personal security. the right of
Individual liberty and the right of prop
erty.
FOurth-That Gen. DiaZ. in his ambi-
ton to accumulate riches, has cOmpro-
missed the future Of the nation by rob-
berries. such as the recognition OF the
English and Spanish debt, the arrange
ment of the domestic debt. the contract
ing of the government German loan,
and others which he is now arranging.
Fifth-That the integrity of the ma
ton is in such imminent danger that our
neighboring country has a deputy APP
pointed by the American congress, with
sufficient funds for the purpose of pur-
chasing Lower California. The same
would make proposition to buy say
age island of the ocean, adducing as a
support OF his proposition that in the
conception of the United States, Mexico
is looked upon as being i'll the hand of
another Santa Ana. ----.--->----
SiXth-That such shameless Situa-
ton has all the probabilities of pro-
longing the political life of this auto
Graf who calls himself president. His
audacity and cynicism have been car
ried to such an extreme as to bring
about his indefinite reelection. At
one time he was pronounced anti-re-
electioniSt.
Seventh civil obedience has it's
limits, because the people, after giving
over i'll part their will and force in or
der to create social powers, are not
obliged to completely sacrifice their
rights; that is not TO say absolutely
abdicate their own will and to secure the
prosperity OF their cO-assOclateS.
For all of the above reasons we have
ItItUN dSlCCu W SuOlulli uhC
plan of revolution to overthrow the
power of Gen. Diaz and to re-establiSh
the constitution of 1857 in the country:
Article Ito disown Gen. Diaz as presi-
dent of the United States OF Mexico, and we
denounce him as a traitor TO his country ana
the constitution he sWore to guard ana 10 the
plan of TuXtepec that elevated him 70 power
Article Equally we denounce the secre-
taries of state and the governors who Will be
tried and punished according to the charges
which may be placed against them.
Article 3-The military chiefs and civil au-
thorities of whatever class, that take up arms
against our plans will be considered as
traitors 10 their country and punished accord
ingly.
Article from the publication and circu-
lation of this plan the Mexican nation is de-
clared in a state of siege, and for the proper
execution of this siege the Mexican people
are called 10 arms.
Article 5-And for Ahe same end the CO.
operation of the entire independent press is
solicited.
Article 6-Ths army is to be called the
constitutional army. and Its motto shall be:
1.-THE constitution of 1857 and national integ-
rity.''
Article 7-Catarina CARA is to be known as
supreme chief. but for the reason of umtiring
prosecutions of the government he will not
appear at the head of the vanguard of the
revolution for some time.
Attic Sat the taking of possession OF
and director of the war, Catarina Cara, will
call general election of the country for
constitutional convention to meet in the
City of Mexico after the end of four months
after Tho capture of the capital:
Article 9-This convention will proceed to
revise the constitution of 1857. making such
reforms and amendments as they may con-
slider proper, always keeping in mind the lib
eral system of federal democracy.
Article 10-In the revision of the constitu
ton the following constitutional principles
will be enacted i'll the country: Ample lib
erty to all political parties and the suppress
sion of an odious political association known
by the name of Ley Fuga;' to remove all
trammels TO commerce and industry: TO give
true sovereignty to the states and independ-
ence to the municipalities; 10 bose all addi-
tional reforms on democratic principles.
Article 1.-THE revolution being triumph
ant and the government established, the wild
lands shall be surveyed and given to Mexi-
cans who may agree TO cultivate them
Article 12-Tbe governors and other aIl-
thorites who Immediately recognize this
plan will be retained in their positions, pro-
Vided they have been honorable supporters
Of the TuXtepec plan, the constitution of
1857 in its integrity, free suffrage and no,
reelection.
On the banks of the Rio Grande, in the
state of T0mGulipas, 10Th day of December,
1892.
[Signed] PRUDENCE GONZALES,
SEvERIANo SANEZ,
JULIAN FLORES,
EUsTIoRGo RAMON.
JOSE PENA.
And 1875 others.