El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-14

which fettered the people OF Mexico
but not only will Hidalgo, the w asI
ington of Mexico" be honored; behIto
Juarez. 1.-The Lincoln of Mexico wiz
receive equal praise and, as many mn"
uments and statues will De uh'elieU
to the one as the other
while Hidalgo led the first move
ment and threw off the Spanish yohT
Juarez led another just as important
half a century later, and drove OIL lIe
foreign usurper. who had once more
locked the shackles of oppression ABOUT
the wrists of Mexican liberty
From dawn to dusk, the people VI
Mexico will celebrate on FRIDAY: Ut
eanizations of men, bands OF chlldreh'
and files of soldiers will parade, hags
win wave. cannon will roar through
ont the republic and bands Will play
the national anthem until the echo Will
roll out from the mountains ana acrosS
over the ocean to tell 10 the Woitu
that Mexico appreciates her hDeIt|
and is proud of her rank among Cne
republican institutions or the Worlu'
Orators will unveil tablets and monu-
ments. officials will turn the keys that
,,DIocl- doors 70 new municipal build
inps new markets, new schools ana
even new prisons; while others Will
tear aside the cords that temporarily
obstruct the entrance TO some new
street or some recently completed
bandstand and officially declare them
the property of the public and open
to general use; all this in commemora-
ton Of the hundredth anniversary OF
the doings of a priest and a mere
handful of Unframed men.
Great Patriotic Display.
The tricolor Of Mexico will wave
proudlv on the consulates in every civ
ilized country in the world and
throughout Mexico it Will greet the
eve at every turn; children will wave
it: buildings will be decorated in II,
soldiers will carry 1t at their head
and public structures will all display
the red. white and green and the eagle
triumphant over the serpent
Soldiers will march from plaza TO
bull ring. from bull ring to monu-
ment, from monument to school, and
back again until their tired feet will
ache, their glistening bayonets will
cease to glisten under the sheath Of
dust, and their perspiration soaked
uniforms are wet; but it viii be a show
that the Mexican people will remem-
Der. The people on the sidewalks VIII
cheer; those in the houses will ap-
plaud; it will be inspiring to the young
and interesting TO the old; 1t will make
them forget soma things, and feel less
harshly those they do not forget. All
will be gay, happy in their own par
ticular way, and it will be a great day
for Mexico.
Big Day I'm Juarez.
In Juarez it will not be as great
day as Sunday. for the big monument
a nations tribute to a hero, will not
be unveiled until Sunday. The statue
to Benito Juarez, soldier, statesman
and patriot, is completed and ready
for the dedication, but the governor
must dedicate other public and patri-
otto enterprises on Friday; he must be
in the state capital on the national in
dependence anniversary, SO Juarez
waits. but he will be here Sunday and
then the monument will be officially
dedicated. Erected by popular sub
scriptions headed by president Por-
frio Diaz, president of the nation,
with $4,000, the fund Of 100000
which the monument cost, was raised
from the dollars and dimes of the gen
eral populace and is a free will offer
ing; a nations tribute of gratitude
It is builded at the very entrance TO
the country that all liberty lovers may
see as they enter that Mexico does not
forget her heroes; that Mexico is
! liberty loving country and pays tribute
to a son who led ii out of the wilder
ness of despair into the highway of
hope and liberty; from out the grasp
of the monarch into the clear light of
republicanism-
Mexico's Two Great Heroes.
And Mexico has in her two greatest
heroes. two of the most picturesque
characters the world has ever known.
Juarez. the man of humble origin, ele-
waited to the presidency, then driven
! from office by the royalists and into
poverty and want. proved himself in
many respects a soldier as great as
Grant, a leader as gentle as Lincoln
! and a man Of the courage Of Washing
/ ton. Broken and alone, without funds
and surrounded only by a few faithful
| as he fingered in the little town of
Paso del Norte, opposite FL Paso, he
never despaired; he planned and hoped
always to drive the enemy from the
country and finally, after appealing
| several times to the United States for
| aid and making several unsuccessful
| efforts to start back to Mexico City
with his army, he finally succeeded and
| had the satisfaction of seeing the re-
public reestablished, although the
presidency was soon wrested from him
| by soldiers younger and holder, in
Guiding the present venerable presi-
dent, then a young republican.
HidaIgO, the Priest.
|
| the Spanish yoke at the cost of his own
| life, like Juarez, who came later, did
not live to taste the fruits of success.
| But today Mexico reveres and all the
| world honors Cura D. Miguel Hidalgo
Y Castillo, priest and revolutionist
He was born at Corralegas, studied
at Valladolid, Mexico, and was given
charge of the parish of Dolores, in the
state of Guanajuato. Dissatisfied with
the government, he cOnspired with Ne
| indians to raise a general insurrec-
ton on November l, 1910. Fear of dis
| coverey led him to hasten his plans and
the revolt began in September in the
town of Dolores. His elOquence had
powerful effect on the people. and to
| heighten the enthusiasm he carried
aloft the banner of Our Lady of Quad
alupe, patron saint of Mexico and gave
to his instruction the character of a
crusade. He took the towns of Guam
ajuato and Guadalaj lara, and with an
army of $4,000 men marched on Mex
leo, defeating the way a small
force of soldiers sent to oppose him.
But the pope's decree Of excommuni
cation launched against him, and the
discard prevailing among his lieuten-
ants, caused his forces to melt away