The herald., 1896-09-13
! MISERABLE MEXICO /;
sY "ELn"

1t Is universally conceded that neither
nations nor individuals gain either re.
/ spect or inspire confidence in their ef-
forts to prove their superiority, INTEL
lectually or otherwise. by attacking
other nations or individuals. e-ser
The Los Angeles Times has always
pursued these mean and cowardly tao
tics, resulting in more injury to itself
than any one else, and has lately been
devoting the best intellectual powers 1t
possesses to demonstrate what glorious
success we shall be as a nation under
Mckinley, and what miserable fail
ure is her sister republic of Mexico.
An utter disregard of truth and ignor-
ing of the official statistics of our con-
suls in that republic induces me to place
few facts and figures before the pub
lie, and after perusing and investigating
the same, the true and actual condition
of Mexico will be easily determined, son
A recent correspondent In the Los An
geles Times gravely informed the pub
| lie that the Mexican farm laborer re-
| ceived Is cents day for his work and
| paid Is cents day for his board. This
great financier does not deign to ex-
plain this wonderful feat of eating up
| 8 cents worth Of food above what he
earns, but then that Is trifiing matter,
and as the writer of that communication
displays such woeful ignorance of his
subject, further attention to him is
| quite unnecessary.
It was reserved, however, for the Rev.
Eli Fay to add a larger quota to. the
nonsense being written about Mexico
| today, and which is contained In the lat
ter part Of his recent contribution to the
Times.
"Finally," the reverend gentleman
says, Mexico is in fairly prosperous
condition" 1t is, indeed, surprising for,
him to admit that much, but. as matter
of fact, Mexico is in a very prosperous
condition, and the external attack"
made by him upon the standing of our
sister republic did not threaten her
uuietude." She knows too we'll what
value to place upon the vaporings of
campaign orators and pays no attention
to them. So 1.-The most formidable diff
difficulty in the way Of her progress is
that she has too much money. Moneys Is
there too cheap"
There is something very refreshing in
this extraordinary ebullition of wisdom
Suppose we investigate this statement
and see how much the reverend gentle
man really does know about what he
is writing Eastern financiers ard bank
ers tell us that "the cheapest money in
the world is in the gold countries, such
as England, Germany, ETC., and the
dearest money in the world Is in silver
countries, like China, India and Mexico"
1t is very evident that both eminent au-
thorities cannot be right and it is prob
ably not the only point where they tum-
BILE over themselves and try to prove
their point at the expense of truth. AS
a matter of fact, both authorities are
wrong so far as Mexico is concerned.
Further, the Rev. Eli Fay says: "She
(Mexico) has, continued the free coinage
of silver till it has deprecated so per
cent" In foreign gold countries-out-
side Of Mexico-it is undoubtedly de-
preciated, and, pray. who deprecated
it? Did Mexico? The whole world
knows to the contrary, and that silver
has been deprecated by the same power
that fixes the price of it every day for
our convenience, but especially for her
own, as she cannot produce single
ounce of the precious metal herself, nev-
has and never will. Why don't we leg
islate so that England may daily regu-
late the price for the world of Mr.. Ar
mours meat and Mr.. Rockefeller's oil?
"As sure as fate, there may be too
much of a good thing" What the mys-
terious good thing" g"may be we are left in
profound ignorance of but presume that
the reverend gentleman is referring to
money. We are not ignorant, however,
Of the fact that "the fate" of good
sure, because they cannot get any good
thing" even though they are willing to
work for 1t.
I submit very respectfully that the
reverend gentleman's contribution to
the Times, contrary to his expectations,
will certainly fail "to settle"-"the lead
ing question in our present political
"campaign'-but that IAN appea"
to actual, hard, honest. truthful facts,
more generally understood and far bet
ter understood today than they have
been for the past twenty-three years.
will be "very effectuaT' indeed before
this year passes into history.
will now deal with Mexico as it ac-
tually exists today-as it's president
knows it, and as it is also known by
many Americans in this city who have
lived there for thirty years and more,
and would further direct inquirers after
tributed to the Mexican Herald on Au-
gust 10th last. Let us now investigate
the condition Of this miserable ''free
silver country" with formidable diff
culties in the way of her rprogress''-"with
cheap money"-"depreciated coinage
utterly powerless to maintain the face
value of her coins"-"with the country
flooded with the white trash''-and, "as
sure as fate having too much of good
thing"
Thanks to the wise legislation Of the
United States in 1873, Mexico is having
very good time of it-an exceptionally
good and prosperous time-and earnest
ly hopes that our present condition,
financial and otherwise, may continue
for "just little while"
Let me quote a few lines from Mex
lean paper. viz: the Mexican Herald.