The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
PROGRESS OF MEXICO.

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pect as ..sOugh magician's wand
had touched it and imbued it
with, new life. Where formerly i'll
Jared and malodOroUs streets eXhaled ty-
hus breeding vapors. there may now be
seen asphslted streets and b0ulsxaris
lined with magnificent stores and kept
scrupuIously clean: cleaner by far than
the far famed Fifth avenue in New YORK
city Where formerly dimly lighted oil
lamp strew their Pickering beams barely
across the street making obscUrity more
obscure and hiding in its dark recesses
the nocturnal human birds Of prey, ever
ready 10 assaa- the helated passer-py. cleo
trio lights now make the streets as bright
by night as the rays OF the sun in day
time. Along both sides OF the Paseo,
where mslarial breeding swamps former
" existed, paiatial residences rear their
proud heads heavenward. a great change
indeed. wonderful TO behold. Electric
tramways cross and recross the city af-
fordng ample communication for the
multitudes. and extending their branches
for many miles into the outlying villages.
The water supply. formerly bad and Who'll
" Inadequate is now good and ample.
Magnificent buildings and factories greet
one on every hand and. mirabiie dictG.
the same great changes are observable
through the principal cities OF the re-
improvements the mortality OF the city
has been reduced fully sixty per cent
Activity prevails in branches OF trade
and the people are prosperous and con-
tented.
Degenerate sons of the evil headed band
of robbers roamed through the land muir
dering and piliaging It's citizens. until
Mexico lay bleeding and trembling in her
death throes.
Il tl,ar t,ssr
unlike the star OF Bethlehem ii arose in
the extreme north. Slowly il assembled
heavenward being furiOusly assailed in
its course by dark rain clouds which in
stead of dropping water, shed blood. Its
ascent was temporarily checked. but only
temporarily, for il continued on it's course
being again assailed by hail storms,
which. instead of shedding hail shed bull
lets. destructive alike to life and proper
", but still the star advanced until it
reached the zenith. there il stopped. From
thence it shed it's rays in brilliant flashes
through the heavenly vault flaming into
flame the latent embers of patriotism in
the breast of her disheartened sons, and
lighting up the country from he Rio
Grande 10 the Pacific.
Then, from out OF that star there came
voice, strong and clear as from a thous-
and trumpets, il cried. arouse We ye sons
of Mexico, asunder the bonds OF Incidence
ignorance and superstition which have
kept you grovelling in the dust for past
centuries. Arouse We, and stand erect
with your faces towards the sun, claiming
your Inheritance of liberty of thought and
action. This voice, carried upon the
storm clouds reverberated upon the storm
clouds throughout the length and breadth
of the land. The vaquero upon the great
llanos heard ii. as did the herder upon
the mountain slopes and in the green val
leys OF the sierras. Ii penetrated into the
depth of the mines from which the poor
peon carried the precious ores to the sur
face upon his back, caught the ear of
the plowman while YEARLY turning the
sod and was heard by the artisan in his
shop by the merchant in his counting
room and by the scientist in his labora-
tory Men looked at one another in
amazement and cried: what is this?
whence comes this voice. A new Christ
has arisen. let us hasten TO his support.
The star was the genius OF Por;irio
Diaz. The voice was his voice. Then il
was that he gathered together with his
strong fingers the tangled skeins of a
wool already begun by Benito Juarez of
blessed memory in the hearts of his coun-
trymen, which. however, scarcely begun.
had dropped from his nerveless hands
when death laid him low. He gathered
the skeins and finished the wOof which
was the flag of his country emblazoned
with liberty and law in letters of gold
upon it. He planted the staff firmly into
the evil and threw the flag proudly 10
the breeze there TO remain forever the en-
blem of what it's fiery letters bespoke,
Liberty and Law"
He looked down upon PROSTATE Mexico.
his Mexico. the land of his nativity and
OF his love, and swOre to devote his life
TO its regeneration. lie found the treas
ury depleted, her commerce destroyed.
her credit low in the markets of the world
and her revenues absorbed by dishonest
servants. He at once called TO his aid
men of known honesty and character.
He reorganized the customs service. dis
charging dishonest and incapable offic-
ials filling their places with honest men.
whom at the same time he held personal
" responsible for the true performance
of their duties. He reOrganized the army
and incidentally thereto established a
corps OF gendarmes known as rurales a
superb body of men, who swept the c0un-
try like a whirlwind. killing and utterly
destroying the bands OF rowing bandits.
He established n military school OF a high
order where the youths Of Mexico at
tanned a thorough military training. fit
ting them 70 assume the duties Of military
commanders in me future. he establish
ed a comprehensive school system
throughout the republic and proclaimed
civil and religious liberty throughout the
land. He distributed with lavish hand
franchises TO build railroads. telegraph
lines electric plants. tramways and fac
tories. he subsidized steamship lines. en-
internal and external trade. and
by sending abroad the most intelligent %
the sons Of her soil. established friendly
relations with foreign governments and
especially with his nearest neighbor the Z
great American republic Of the north. !
He reorganized the judiciary and siGlpss- !
fed the codes Of commercial and criminal I
laws. so that today the humbiesr citizen I
Of the land can seek and obtain speedy /
justice. He established scho)-s OF fn'u- /
ing and metallurgy and BY careful fos- /
tering OF the trade OF the country has 4
brought Mexico upon high the pinacie Of 4
fame and success upon which she stands 1
s0lldlv rooted today. By calling 20 his .
aid such well known and capable men /
as Mr.. Jose Ives Linaut0ur as secretary 7
of the treasury. who ~ his great financial 4
ability and genius has brought the huano- f
- OF this county 10 their present health I
fui state. and has caused the bonds u i
Mexico 10 be- looked uDoa as one ~ the 4
safest investments o. the great fnsuciers 4
Of the world PIE placed General Der
uardo Reyes ar the end of the department i
a. war. Tho BIZ bis military skill and su-
perb energy has created an army equal 4
10 that q auv country in existence Wei
veil armed ard equipped they
stsnd ready today, commended b. eilc-
Ie1t officers @ defend their country
against internal and external foes. WITH
the addition % such eminent ard capable
men a. TEuaci0 Marizcsi. minister ~ for
,lgu relations Justine Fernandez. minis
ter Of justice. General Franclsc1 Nrna-
rnirtster 81 commerce general Genzafes
Ccslo. m5nlsfcr Of interior and Seaor