The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-06-22

4 ssNextcau WashanRton.~
AZ the time Of the birth Of Bsnitu
Pablo Juarez. which took place March
81, 1905. there HAS little in the political
conditions In Mexico or In the ideals al
hN people to indicate that at the end
81 q century the United States would
have a republican neighbor on the
south OF her at once peaceful, pre-
hold ir grateful memory a leader who
In some respects was entitled to com.
parison with Washington. A hundred
years ago Mexico was In the plight "
Cuba at her worst. She was y Spanish
colony. ruled from Madrid. Society
consisted Of four classes OF oppcsi.e
temper. tendeneg aud interest. Gov
erninent was exclusively in the hands
Of S~paniards Of European birth. The
indians were lowest In the social scale.
being held In peonage. all but the no
bles. Mexican Spaniards were held IN
contempt by their foreign born rulers.
and the people Of mixed Spanish and
Indian blood were but little better o1
than the mass of Indians.
Napoleon Bonaparte's usurpation OF
the Spanish throne upset the whole
realm OF Spain. and the excitement
which followed the upneaval did not
subside In Mexico until the land of the
Aontezumas too her place In the fam
lly Of nations as q republic. Juarez
sprung from the better class Of In
dams and was given q fair education.
At the age Of thirty he was Of sum.
Client importance TO be thrown into
prison az u rebel against tina govern
nent of Santa Anna. He continued to
6ght Santa Anna and even acted indie.
pendently for the defense of his state,
Osjaca, during the war with the United
Mexico by the dictator, Iuarez liveo In
New Orleans from 1858 10 1855. when
he returned to Mexico and Joined Sants
Annals opponent. Alvarez. After c
stormy career In the cabinet and n .
leader OF parties, now with and 10Y
against the ruling power. sometimes
issuing manifestoes from a prison cell
ais government was recognized by tie
United States In 1853. AM from that
time until his death, In 1877. he was
the head OF the social and political TO
P~prx cno ~ Aovfnn Thn TTnftnA
States saved Juarez, and Jonrez So
Mexico from reaction and chaos.
Juarez's Administrative led to fof
eign interference In the affairs Of the
republic. Driven from the City Of
Mexico By the French In 1863, he war
hunted from place to place by foreign
arms OF the uprisings of his W pei
pie. but In 1857 be recovered his CAPT
tai and was reelected president. In
one crisis he tool refuge on the Unit
ed States frontier. having with him but
twenty-five faithful followers. after
ward known as the ''immaculates."
Notwithstanding the complete FL.
haustion Of the national treasury.
Juarez suppressed by military power
e revolutionary attempts to
overthrow him. He Sied suddenly after
Z short Illness. Judged differently by
admirers and enemies, this extraordi-
nary man had at least the quality OF
honesty Of purpose and perhaps for
tSss alone deserves the name OF the
NexicaE washinytoA." which some OF
Ibis people have bestowed upon him. He
reconciled the Mexican people to tie
rule OF a civilian, and IL not the
founder OF modern Mexico he was al
least the road breaker for uer political
progress.
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