Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-06
STATUTE OF cuAuHTEMoc.

In a glOrleta OF the PaseO de la
l1eforma, (This is the name of the
boulevard which connects Cha
pultepec with the business portion
Of the city there is erected a monu-
ment TO the memory of Cuauhtemoc,
which is feebly shown in the above
picture. On the four sides OF the
base are wrought in bronze, scenes
from the life of the hero, and his
torture by the Spaniards in their
unsuccessful endeavors to make him
divulge the hiding place of the
Aztec treasure. The Indians hold
festivals in his honor on the great
dates in his life.
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICo
is based upon a constitution adopted
in 1857, which made liberal drafts
upon the constitution of the United
States. The terms of Office Of their
president, senators and representa-
lives are the same in length as in
this country, but the chief justice OF
their supreme court is, by virtue Of
his office, vice president. This
change may be an improvement up.
on our constitution. While then
form of government, and the general
nature OF their statutes are much
The same as in this country, | be.
lieve that since Diaz has been presi.
dent there has been better, more
certain administration of the stat.
utes in Mexico than we have had in
the United States. The Sherman
law against trusts could not have
remained dead letter upon ou1
statute books for fourteen years, il
Diaz had been president of this
country during that period of time.
There is no institution, church, OF
public service corporation in Mexi-
co powerful enough to prevent the
enactment OF statutes for their
proper regulation, and when a
statute is enacted Diaz makes it his
business to see that it is enforced
like against millionaires and beg
cars, as well as all others. This
policy, this certainty in the enforce
ment of the laws, has done more for
Mexico during the past quarter of a
century than all other things com
bined. Instead Of keeping capital
out of the country, it has attracted
capital from all quarters of the
earth. The Mexican government
regulates its railways to such an ex-
tent that the makeup of a train
cannot be changed without the per-
mission Of government official, vet
there are hundreds of millions of
American money invested in the
railways Of Mexico.
NO NuDENEss IN MEXlco.
A few years ago | listened to a
lecture on Mexico here in Man.
chester, in which the speaker told
about seeing many nude children
and semi-nude adults while travel
ing through that country. |
naturally expected to see what
others had seen, apd one day | said
to a guide who was showing me
about the capital: where are the
nude children in Mexico? I have
been in more than half the states of
the country and have not seen a
single person big or little that was
not decently clothed" The guide
said, you might search every CITY
and hamlet in the country and not
see nude person, but this was not
the case six or seven years ago.
About that time the government
decreed that all people in Mexico
should wear clothing, and since
then all have either worn clothing or
gone to Jail.
MEyIco's soLDIER-poLIcE.
The Republic Of Mexico is flooded
with police. Not policemen with
sticks in their hands like the police
men in American cities, but SOL
diers armed with guns, bayonets,
revolvers and swords. Diaz takes