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now believed that this will be the course
pursued by their chief.
Two Candidates in the Cabinet.

| now believed that this VIII De the course
| pursued by their chief.
Two Candidates I'm the Cabinet.
An interesting situation presents itself.
even though this plan be carried out. j.
| Y. Limanteur, minister of finance, and
| General Bernardo Reyes, minister of war,
are both undoubtedly candidates for the
position Both of these men possess strong
claims for consideration and both of them
are deficient in one or more particulars in
| completely fulfilling the requirements
| President Diaz is both soldier and states
| man, a necessary combination OF quanlles
for successful ruler of a Spanish meri-
can people Limanteur is a statesman and
financier but not soldier. Polished, high
| " educated and man of the world, he Is
| deliberate in thought and action, conserra-
| tive in ideas and thoroughly "Safe In all
| respects General Reyes is soldier pre-
| erninentIy and does not possess to marked
degree those qualities OF statesmanshlp
and commercial sagacity which mark the
| character of his rival. He has the army
behind him, however, and ii might almost
be said that in such a case there is but
one conclusion as to the outcome.
There is some reason to believe that Cen
eral Reyes is the choice of President Diaz
as the successor of the latter. The sons of
the two men are partners in business. The
president and his minister of war are very
Intimate personally, and the assertion has
been made upon very good authority that
President Diaz made the remark ten or
twelve years ago that he intended to make
General Reyes the next president of Mex
ico He made him governor of the state OF
Nueva Leon. and then brought him to
the City of Mexico, where he placed him
in a most important position in the cabf-
net circle
official group which is sheltered by the ma
tional palace believe that the solution of
the problem will be found in the appoint
ment of Limanteur as provisional president
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bition and that when the present term of
the Office expires that General Reyes Will
be made president, in fact, to succeed him.
Such an outcome as this would be the best
thing that could happen for all interests
concerned, for while neither of these men
Is as strong in character or as well rounded
in attachments as the present president,
they are both friendly to foreigners and
foreign investment and both fully alive to
the necessity of a peaceful and prosperous
rule and of the closest and most amicable
relations with the United States.
Interference by This Country.
Should the political situation in Mexico
lead to any serious disturbance. interfer-
ence by the United States could hardly be
avoided No other foreign power would be
allowed to interfere by the United States,
and the responsibility of the latter would
necessitate prompt and effective protection
of all the vast domestic and foreign inter-
ests in Mexico.
There is even today small fraction OF
the Mexican people In favor of anneXa-
ton to the United States, but this feeling
is far from being general among any one
class Some of the Spanish Catholic priests
are friendly to the idea, as they still cher
ish considerable luminosity toward the Mex
lean republic for it's confscation of church
property, and these priests believe that
under American rule they would regain
much Of what they lost.
It Is certainly incumbent upon the gov
eminent Of the United States to keep a
sharp eye upon the progress of events il
Mexico There have been many unofficial
complaints from that country that the
United States has moderated the import
ance of its embassy IN the Mexican capital
Anything which is printed In Mexico for
the perusai Of the general public whether
In Spanish or English, Is carefully consid- |
cred before II Is allowed to circulate. 1t is
therefore significant ana corroborative of