The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

In the Victory of Uncle Sam Over
A1fonsO's Nation, Although the
Southern Republic Took His Trf-
umph us Foregone Conclu-
sion.
II don't think that there is quite that
accord between the people Of the Unit
ed States and those Of the Latin Amer
lean countries that some enthusiasts
profess to believe exists said Theo-
dore s.. Abrams, of Sonora, Mex, last
night at the Ryan. Mr.. Abrams is a
mining expert, and has lived in the
mountains of Mexico for many years.
He has been to Alaska to investigate
reported finds Of gold quartz for the
German syndicate that he has repre-
sented In Mexico, and is on his way to
europe. Mr.. Abrams Is an American,
but mas been so Ion in the semi tropical
countries that he has the dark skin Of
the Mexican. He would not talk about
his Investigations in Alaska. but talked
freely of the Mexicans and their lean
1ngs toward Spain in the Spanish
American war;
THE dominant classes in Mexico are
essentially Spanish. They feel just the
same towards Spain as the average
American does to Great Britain. 1t is
the mother country. In the capital the
feeling is divided to some extent, and
the official classes are distinctly pro-
American, not, perhaps, because they
really feel that way, but because it is
good policy. Then, too, the govern
mental people are not to any great eX-
tent OF pure Spanish blood. President
D12z is OF mixed blood and he has sur
rounded himself to a great extent with
people OF his own kind. In the interior,
Where all public sentiment is formed
by the educated classes, the feeling is
altogether for Spain, and doubt if the
people Of the peninsular themselves
were any more enthusiastic for the war
than were the people of the interior of
Mexico. They knew nothing whatever
about the issues, and did not care.
They remembered only that the United
States whipped Mexico once, and they
fully expected that the mother country
would avenge that.
Il live In silver mining country It
the mines are now worked with all of
the appliances devised by modern
scierce. The same mines that we are
now working were worked hundreds of
years ago in a primitive sort of way,
and even in my time we have again
gone through the refuse Of the mines,
from which the Mexicans could get no
more silver, and got big returns. 1 am
not sure but that the feeling against
the United States among the common
people is in some measure due to the
refusal of this country to adopt the
free coinage of silver. The people gen.
orally are lacking in education of any
sort, and indulge only their prejudices
applied to the leanings they get from
the educated classes. They have made
tremendous advances in the course Of
few years, but the interior of the
country Is still practically undeveloped.
1t is fact that the richest silver mines
In the World-those from which the IA
nous Boss" Shepherd, Of Washington,
got his wealth-are still so remote and
In such ragged country that the
product Of the mines can only be
brought out to the world on the backs
Of bCrros.'
Nils P. Haugen, Of River Falls, Wis.
formerly congressman from the Tenth
Wisconsin district, was at the Windsor
yesterday. Mr.. Haugen does not think
that the trouble between La Toilette
and Schofield will make any material
dlfference in the guberna torial election.
La Toilette has had aspirations for
the governorship for years. said Mr.
Haugen. HE was at one time a rep
resentative in congress-, and he is
brilliant politician and am eloquent
man. He is still young, and his time
will come. The fight he put up for the
nomir alton against the present COVER
nor shows his strength, and he will be
governor yet"