Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-10-31
WHAT HISTORY SHOWS.

One of the strongest efforts of the damagogic leaders of Tucson democracy, put forth in the present campaign, has been to poison the minds of our Mexican
 residents by repeated attempts to show
 that the republ party, as 8 party,
 has always been bitter enemy of their
 "a ,e and their religion. That they have
 succeeded in come measure may be true;
 but their falsehoods and misststements
 have met with the contempt they deserve
 at the hands of the great majority of
 the intelligent Msxicans, who are too
 we'll informed and too loyal to
 their proveL friends to to lea
 astrsy by the vicious theories of un.
 principled men.
 A few facts relative to the positions
 assumed st different periods in our
 history, by repu blicsns and democrats,
 throws light upon this subject which
 gives it au entirely different face. All
 know thht the war with MexIco, for the
 requirement of territory which she held
 in the United Statee. was precipitated
 oy the democrats, who were wholly ID power at that time. James K. Polk was SO eager for the consummstlon of this
 conquest that be even overstepped the
 limit of his authority in the premises, and his action was ratified by dem ocrstic congress. Here is an example of democratic friendship for Mexico and
 Mexicans!
 In 1860 the office of President of Mex leo hso devolved upon Benito Juarez, as chief judge in the supreme court. He had triumphed over the clerical party after a struggle of three years duration. The French were induced to interfere, perhaps in the belief that the whole population was opposed to the liberal government. The French genera, with the heads of the Mexican church and army, when the City of Mexico had been
 taken, called together what they des- cribe5 ss SD Assembly of Notsbles; and this body, in July, 1863, decided that monarchy, not republic, was the form of government best suited to the inter- ests and character of the people of Mexico. MaximiIisn was pointed out as ths European prince, who by hls birth and character would most worthi- ly wear the crown, and 8 deputatiou was appointed to offer it to him. On April g. 1864, he renounLed his rights as sn Austrian prince, and on the follow ing day accepted the crown of Mexico. Early tte following month h entered Mexico end assumed the thr ns. There were stormy scenes enacted almost constantly from this time forward. Napoleon III was behind this attempt to establish & monarchy in Mexico. At this time the United States wss ID the midst of her own rebellion, and had all she could attend to at home However, upon the cessation of the war within her own borders, under a REPUB. ILCAN administration, Napoleon was notified that he must withdraw his | troops from Mexico, and that the | evacuation must take place within three | months. Six months were pleaded for, but the extension was denied, and St the instance of Uncle Sam, the French troops left Mexican soil. Maximilian was betrayed and executed and the republic of Mexico lives today, built upon the ruins of would be monarchy. If the Mexican people realize anything of the circumstances, they are certainly aware that the firm stand taken by the people of the United States played an important part in the evacuation of the French from Mexico. Here. then, is an example of tbe friendship of the rep 2 blican party for Mexico and Mexi- cans.
 The Cutting case is still fresh in the minds of our people, and it would be nsrd, very hard for any Mexican to de- nonstrste to his own satisfaction, or hat of any one else, that the democratic party made any very conspicuous over ures of friendship to the Mexicsns in his instance. On the other hand, every me is aware that Grover Cleveland, hen the god of the democrats, exerted himself to the utmost to precipitsts a