The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-02
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1t is commonly admitted in diplomatic
circles in Mexico City that no country
there represented is as well governed as
is Mexico. But il is not a system of gov
eminent; II is the man, and the great
feature OF this government Is one which
only such man as he, who Will brook
no interference or disobeoience. could
maintain. 1t is the national corps of jefes
politicos. They constitute political va
chine such as exists nowhere else in the
world and puts Tammany Hall 10 shame.
AL individual wire leads straight from
every one to Diaz. and never are those
wires pulled for a dishonest or unworthy
purpose. In that too IL is different from
all other political machines
These men are the Presidents own Sc
lections and il is said he knows every
one of them. though they number ;hous-
ands. They are his personal representa-
tives IN every town and district and are
exact to the ordinary functionaries Of the
government. though il IS true that IL IL
very usual 10 find that 5efe politico"
is also the mayor OF the village or dis
trict There Will be common council Of
elected men called an "Ayuntamiento.'
the president OF which is mayor. and this
man IS often the --Jefe polftico. or. as it
is sometimes termed. the 'prefecto." II
there is both mayor and ''Jefe politico"
they are supposed to share the RESPONSE
bility. but re >ctual case IS that the
-'jefe poIltico- is boss and has the power
OF life and death and many strange things
in his hands Rarely is that pover mis-
used for he has been selected with care
By the President and appointed on rec
ommendatiou by the governor of the state
and 10 him he is directly responsible.
while the governor IS responsible 20 the
President In actual working the system
goes even further than this. The Priest
dent is in personal and frequent touch
with hundreds OF "jefes politics.. and
they are capable and trustworthy corps.
FOR they are picked men given over 20
the administration of the Disz govern
ment
with these men. many % them former
army officers commissioned or ucn-cora-
rnissioned 70 constantly hold TIE situs-
ton az their finger ends and With fuH
power to command Tire military n heir
districts anything like rebellion. extensive
local outraEes. public nz,feaszrcs % 20
Hticsl obstruction Is inpossfbIs. An al
fsvorabi movement 10 crushed 81 is in
fancy The Presidents family hfs =
beautiful His second wife e a handsome
woman. The daughter % foyr7er S~crsts-T
Of Agriculture RGhso. ard considerably
younger than her husband. 70 hsr hs e
most devoted. though sorns q iris c'.s-
toms. heid II COMMON with al the bes;
Mexican families zo1i5 hsrf7y - A.
proved b. American wives
II n. winter months. wren there "a TIE
greatest activity = IRE capital. ihsT -
side IN TIE Sa;sozzl Palace. where th@
administrative Offices % fhs government
are also housed. with rh> exception CT ins
Ofso- q Foreign Resz's--x- Il Is a oszu-
tif1l white store building ffoa;irg or -
PisEa MAYOR
In SUMNER :hsT ress5s az re Palace -
Chzpuitepec than <hich here + 70 more
beautiful ~pos on tie American continent.
although for expensive ard elaborate AZ
ch..Acr--s z.Azx Al Anex.cza millionaire