Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-02
NEWHEAD| N MEXICO
De "A BARRA SUCCEEDS DIAZ As
PRESIDENT OF THE RE-
PUBLIC.
CABINET HAS BEEN NAMED
Victory Of insurgents Led by Madsro
Ends One-Man Rule-Dictator Re.
signs Office He Has Held for Thin
ty Years.

ty Years.
Mexico City. Mexico.-Mexico has
a new president in the person OF
Minister of Foreign Relations De Ia
Barra. Porflrio Dtaz, long president
OF the republic, laid down the scepter
OF once and Vice-President Corrals
resignation is already in. All the
members OF the present cabinet will
quit.
Official announcement was made
last night that, with the exception OF
the department of justice. the new
cabinet had been agreed upon az fol-
lows:
Finance-Ernesto Madero.
Interior-Emilio VasQuez Gomez.
Instruction-Dr. Francisco Vasquez
Gomez.
Fomento-Manuel Calero.
War-Gen. Eugenio Rascon.
Rafael Hernandez Madero will prob
ably be agreed Upon Is the minister
Of justice. He was suggested by Ma
dero.
Ernesto Madero is the youngest man
in the new cabinet, being only thirty
five years old. He Is president OF the
Bank of Nuevo Leon, in Monterey. He
is an uncle of Francisco l. Madero. Jr..
and probably the wealthiest of he Ma
dero family.
The announcement OF the resignation Of
Porfro Diaz as president of Mexico. not
only marks his political death. but
through the strange irony OF fate, colors
the close of thirty years OF virtual sover-
eighty with the same blood red tints that
marked his accession to the throne" or
Mexico in 1877, when as a popular idol,
clothed with the romance of brave deeds
and bearing the standard of political pur-
ity, he marched into the same town where
he now lies. burdened with years.. besot
with pain and surrounded by enemies. at
the head Of 12,ooo yelling poems and took
possession OF the place vacated by Presi-
dent Lerdo. whom he charged with prac-
tically the same misdseds that have been
his own undoing.
Diax, the hero Of the poems, put himself
ut the head of = rebel army. defeated the
federal forces with terrible slaughter and
entered Mexico City with his triumphant
force. An election was held and Diaz
took the field against Juarez. was defeat
cd, and retired to private life. His ardent
spirit, however, could not remain long
1T peace and soon he was again at the
head OF a band Of rebels operating against
his erstwhile friend. President Juarss.
Juarex died and was succeeded by Senior
Lerdo. who put the rebel leader TO night
by concentrating a large army and NOV
Ing steadily toward his stronghold. Diax
Escaped to tho United States. secreted
himself aboard = boat bound for Vera
Cruz. was discovered, made prisoner. and.
OF the eve OF sailing, plunged overheard.
In the meantime the vessel continued on
III way to Vera Crus, with Diax secreted
In q narrow closet. whore he suffered
Agoniss because of his cramped quarters.
At Vera Cruz he bribed some boatmen to
take him ashore and 30 turned up in the
very midst OF Lsrdo's country. with
naught on his back but q ragged sailors
suit and nausht in his hands but a sailors
dirk. Like Napoleon returning from Elba,
the appearance OF DiAx in the country of
hls birth was the signal for q great up
rising. The Lsrdo regime tottered as the
nsws OF his appearances became current.
and, winning victory after victory. he
marched into the capital in 1867 at the
head Of II. 900 men. the nag Of the republic
proudly flying over q sea OF flashing
baycnsts, to be elected president a few
weeks later.
This position he has held ever since,
with tho exception of four years, 1880 to
1884, when General Gonzalez was given the
office because Mexico's constitution later
amends forebade the reelection Of .
president.
Al president Of Mexico, Diax had laid
himself open to the criticism Of the world.
For thirty years he ruled a republic with
oligarchic depotism. He has been called,
In one breath. the country's savior and
q tyrant: he has been loved at home and
hated abroad: his policies have been laud-
"a and dsridsd, and he himself has been
the object both the hero worship and the
anAthsmas Of the populace. Beyond .
doubt both opinions are correct, to q GER
tain extent. but only = HIGHER Poper can
strike the balance that will tell whether
he Wa . hurt or . hindrAncs to his coun-
n.