The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-05
CHAPTER XVIII
TYRANr AND TOOL


General Don Jose Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna.
such the nams and title Of him
who at this time welded the dssti-
MES 81 Mexico. For more than n
quarter 81 e century this man had
been the curse Of the young repub
lie-ita dircat. deadiiest bnne Fot
although his ruls WAS not c0utinu-
Gus. itA evil effects were Uufortu-
nntely, the Generalization brought
about by dvHpotinu extends beyond
the rulEn or LIE Of the deHpot. and
Santa Anna had 30 dabaasd the Mex
team people. both socially and pollt-
iesily. az 20 render them untitled for
almost any form q constitutional
government They had become tn
capable Of distinguishing between
the friends Of freedom and To- foes.
and ia the intervals Of Liberal ad-
ministrmtion. because tho miileu-
lam did not Immediately show tt
self and make all rich. prosperous
aud happy they lehpad 20 the con
eiusson that tie failure was due 20
The existing regime. making no ar-
count or allowance for the Wounds
~ tho body polite the work OF sts
wicked predecessors.
81 tho earlier days Of the Mexican
republic the hausfll weed nourishad
With unusual ViEaf and ranlgnens
20 the heuefit II Santa Anna and tho
blight - hts country nrrnHrd and
haninhcd % many times that their
number Ia not easily remembered.
he was ever brought back asain--to
the wonder 81 the people then and
the purria Of historians now. The
explanation. however. Is simple
enough. lie roi9nsd through cor
guption that he had himself been
Instrumental IN creating through
miiitarinm and an hhaminhbio Chau-
vtutsfn this last a. effective m In
Httutnent 40 the onprrssnr can wisid
Divide ana rule IL maxim Of
fearotic rtnfeeraft. old as d~spot-
tara Itself. "fatter aud rule" f. a
method equally SURE. and such Santa
Anna practiced 70 lfs full. he let
PASS no. opportunity % nattoring the
national vanity. witch hrou wht the
Neriean nation % shame. with mach
humiliation. az u must every pcoplaI
that aims az no higher standard Of
honor than what may be derived
from COLLABORATION.
AZ the time ( am writing %. tis
chief % the Mexican republic was
aiming az imperial pov.er--eagsriy
atraininK FOR Il. ftn substance he
already had. but the title ne had not
acquired. lie yeHrhed Go Wear the
purple. and be styled "impcra1or.-
aud IN order 10 prepare his subjects
for the change already kept sort
81 Imperial court surrounding ~
uith grand feremauiaia. A. mat
tor q course. these partook ~ a
military character being himself not
only political head Of the state but
comma nd der On hlaf 81 it, armies
A. . consequence hIa official rest
deucs was beaet with soldier guards
officers in gorgeous uniforms ioiter-
inR about the gaten. or going ont
and in. and Ga the grand plaza. At
ali times exhibiting the spectacle 81
a vcriiablc Champ De Mars. 80 one
passing through the Mexican me-
tropoiin al this period would have
supposed 70 the chief city OF n re-
public.
ON that aams day in which Carlos
sauiauder had shown himself az the
Aeardada. only at an early hour
the would be emperor wnH seated inI
his apartment Of the palace In which
he was wont 10 give audience 20 or
binary visitors He had got through
the business affairs ~ the morning
dismissed Isis ministers and was
alone. " hon ono Of the hlds- de- camp
In attendance entered with card
and respectfully miuffnW him. laid
Il on the table before him,
Yes. say | can see him. Tell
him 20 come in he directed. soon
as reading the name on the card.
In the door. on It's second open
Ing. appeared Carlos SButandcr In
the uniform ~ Colonel of Huasara
gold bodizouad and laced from coli
lar 20 cuffs.
All Senior Don CarloB!" OK
claimed the dictator In "a Joyous.
Iocular way. what's your affair
Coming TO tell mo OF some fresh
conquest you've made among the
AHHHfH NNtN HHH# tfit+Hf hNN fNNAAE@
nance I should say its that
Txceilontiasimut=
oh sou needn't deny OF look 20
demure about It. Wei. you're a.
lucky fellow 10 be the lady killer
I've heard say sou are
Your oycelleneY, that's only ru-
NOR. I ought rhther To call 81 SLAM
der. I've no ambition to be- thought
such character. Quite the reverse
/ assure you
II you could assure mo. but you
can't Two had you long enough un-
der my eve 10 know better. Haven't
| observed your little diriatlons with
quite hair "a score of our HcuoritaH
among them very charming sounR
lady you met In Louisiana, ~ / mis-
take n0t2'
Saying this he fixed hts eyes on