Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
Diaz's Resignation.

DIdE ,
City Of Mexico, May 2e.-"President
Porfrio Diaz is dead. Long live Ctti-
zen Porfirio Diazi"
So ended the brilliant and dramatic
speech Of Deputy Jose Aspe IN pre-
senting the resignation Of President
Diaz to the chamber of deputies. The
voice Of senor Aspe had been drown
ed repeatedly by applause, and when
he closed the demonstrate shook the
floor
Senor Aspe said General DiaZ had
been called to account for his errors
by people who had progressed faster
than the author of their progress had
realized, but he declared the good Diaz
had done his country would live for
ever in history and outweigh his mis-
takes.
On the motion to accept the presi-
dents resignation 1877 deputies voted
yea, while no expression was made by
Benito Juarez, descendent of Presi-
dent Juarez, the beaefactor of Diaz In
his early days and later his opponent,
and by Conce;sA-sas- Del Yalls-As
their names were called all other Ieg-
islators rose and bowed their aff7rma-
ton.
Every one had expected an uproar
when the announcement should be
made, but within the chamber there
was silence. The deputies seemed
awed by what had taken place 1~-
The resignation of Vice President
Corral was read following the letter of
Dtaz. 1t also was accepted, and then
the chamber of deputies formally chose
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco
Leon de la Barra as provisional prest-
dent, to serve until a general election
can be held Senior De la Barra was
sworn In at noon today at the na-
donal palace.
Here is the letter Diaz, for so many
years the ''strong man" of Mexico, the
dictator with the title of president,
wrote as his last official act:
THE Mexican people, who generous
ly have covered me with honors, who
proclaimed me as their leader during
the international war, who patriotic
ally assisted me in all works under
taken to develop industry and the COM
merce Of the republic, establish It's
credit, gain for 1t the respect of the
world and obtain for IT an honorab Bile
position In the concert of nations-that
same people have revolted in armed
military bands, stating that my pres
ence in the exercise Of the supreme ex-
ecutive power was the cause of this
insurrection.
'1 do not know of any facts -impu-
table TO me which could have caused
this social phenomenon, but permitting,
though not admitting, that l may be
unwillingly culpabale, such a possi-
bility makes me the least able to
reason out and decide my own culpa-
bility. Therefore, respecting as have
always respected the win of tho
people, and in accordance with article
81 Of the federal constitution, l come
before the supreme representatives Of
the nation in order to resign, unre-
servedly, the office of constitutional
president OF the republic with which
the national vote honored me, which
do with all the more reason since,
in order TO continue In office 1t would
be necessary to shed Mexican blood.
endangering the credit of the country,
dissipattng its wealth, exhausting It's
resources and exposing its policy to
complications.
81 hope. gentlemen. that when the
passions which are inherent TO all
revolutions have calmed more con-
scientious and justified study win
bring out in the national mind a cor
rect acknowledgment which will allow
me to die carrying engra sed In my
soul a just impression of the estiTna-
ton Of my life, which throughout /
have devoted and will devote to my
countrymen.i
The ringing of the cathedral and
church bells throughout the city and
the firing of cannons followed the pro-
ceedings IN the chamber The crowds
in the streets almost went wild over
the signal announcement Of tho tri-
umph of the revolution.