The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-04-08
He Also Advocates Electoral, Judicial
and Landed Estate Reforms for
Mexico.

| ion on various questions of govern
| mental policy have attracted genera
attention, and for this reason the ex
ecutive deems fit to make known the
measures which he believes ought tt
be adopted and the views by which
he will be guided in his endeavors te
warrant the confidence which the
country has reposed in him.
"The change of ministry just effect
ed aims, for example, at satisfying In
practice one very general aspiration
which is that the political personnel
be renovated from time to time If
have not hesitated to part with the
services of capable, loyal and honest
advisers who for a greater or less
length of time had given me their
valued cooperation, my single aim has
been to set the precedent of not car
rying on the government indefinitely
with the same cabinet, however high
may be the merits of the persons com
posing it, and to show that room
should be made from time to time fol-
new energies in the direction of pub
lie affairs.
Furthermore, measures will be
taken that will demonstrate a firm
purpose to give heed to reasonable
complaints that are made against
some of the authorities, especially
those who are in closest touch with
the people.
1t is to be hoped that in this policy
the federal government will be second
ed by the governors of the states
which, by reason of the administrative
instrumentalities depending on them
are better able to remedy the evil In
question.
No Second Term.
THE principle of no reelection for
executive functionaries, elected by
popular suffrage, had not of late been
broached in any of the legislative as
semblies of the republic, and for that
reason the federal executive had not
thought proper to express an opinion
as to a question which, by its nature,
falls within the province of those as
semblies, but seeing that the issue has
recently been brought up in some of
the state legislatures and discussed
in the press, the executive takes this
occasion to manifest his hearty assent
to the principle In question and to de-
clare that if a bill is brought before
congress providing for the periodical
renovation of the functionaries re-
ferred to, the administration will give
such measure it's earnest support.
Electoral Law Reform.
Intimately bound up with the adop-
ton of the principle of no reelection
is the question of the reform of the
electoral laws, for inasmuch as long
continuance in power of certain fune.
tionaries is believed to be in part at.
tributable to the defects of those laws
ii is indispensable, without delay, to
amend them, in order to insure the
electoral activity of those citizens who
are considered capable of voting with
a full consciousness of what they are
doing.
In view of the not very satisfac-
tory results of the measures hitherto
taken to bring about the division OF
large rival estates on terms that would
be fair to all concerned, SO as to rem.
der these estates available for tillage,
the executive is determined to find
for carrying out this import
ant project in the most effective man
ner possible.
"At different times endeavors have
been made to introduce reforms in
the administration of justice in the
federal courts and in the local courts
of the federal district and territories
and these endeavors alone suffice to
demonstrate the Importance which the
executive attaches to the improve
ment of this vital function. At the
same time the executive is not una.
ware that much remains to be done
to complete the work and to correct
the defects which observation brings
to light aid public opinion points out.
Reform of the Judiciary.
"The various measures which it Is
proposed to introduce after a mature
and minute consideration of all the
elements of the problem, will aim
at insuring more effect.
lively the independence of the Judiciary
by securing a more select personnel
and lengthening their term OF office.
In connection with these serious oc-
currences, the executive had observed
that the rebels were recruiting, fill.
busters and effecting their organiza-
ton in American territory and there
fore drew the attention of the govern.
ment of the United States to the acts.
That government. acting by virtue of
its laws of neutrality, at once adopted
such measures as it deemed adequate.
which the government of Mexico rec
ognizes and appreciates.
A little later there was an unusual
of American forces near
the border.