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ignation in the chamber Of deputies.
President Porfirio Diaz is dead; long
live citizen Porfirio sDiaz," he ex-
claimed.
The speaker admitted that Gen. Diaz
had been called to account for his
errors by q people who had progressed
faster than the author of their prog
ress had realized, but he declared that
the good that Gen Diaz had done
would live forever in history and out
weigh his mistakes.
Dfaz's Resignation.
The following letter of Diaz to the
chamber Of deputies embraced his res
igna ton:
''Sirs: The Mexican people. who gen
erously have covered me with honors
proclaimed me as their leader during
a war. who periodically assisted me
IN work undertaken TO develop the in
dust-y and the commerce of the re-
public. establish its credit. gain for it
the respect of the world and for 1t an
honorable position in the concert of
nations; that Same people, sirs. have
revolted in armed military bands, stat
ing that my presence in the legislature
OF the supreme conservative power is
the cause CT this instruction
Il do not know of any fact imme-
diately chargea5le to me which could
have caused this social phenomena;
but. permitting. though not admit
ting. that I may be unwilling1y cul-
pable, makes me least able to reason
out and decide my own culpability
IT have ALWAYS respected the viii
OF the people ard the federal constitu-
ton I come before the supreme rep
resentatives of the nation in order to
resign. unreserved, the office Of con-
stitutiona1 president Of the republic.
r-lth which the national vote honored
re, which 1 do with all the more rea-
e0n since, in order to continue In Of
flee. 1t would be necessary to shed
Mexican blood, endangering the credit
of the country. dissipatfng its wealth,
exhausting its resources and exposing
its policy to international complica-
tons
'I hope. gentlemen, that when the
passions which are inherent 10 all
revolutions have Gained a more
justified study will bring out IN the
national mind a correct Judgment,
which. when I die. may carry en-
of the life which I have devoted and
will devote to my countrymen.
With all respect,
"Porfirio Diaz."
COrraI's Letter.
Vice president CoTral's letter of res
ignation follows:
''On the two occasions that the con-
ventions advanced my candidacy as
vice president IF the republic, to figure
in the elections with Gen. Diaz as
president, I stated that I was pre-
pared to occupy any office in which
compatriots considered that I could be
OF use. and that If the public vote con-
feTred upon me a position so far above
my merits, then my intention would be
to second in all respects Gen. Diaz's
policy. IN order to cooperate with him.
as far as it lay in my power, toward
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the nation,
which had developed so notably under
his administration.
Those who concern themselves with
public affairs and have observed their
progress during the last years will
be able to say whether have COM
piled. with my intention
For my part. I can say that I have
never endeavored TO bring about the
least obstacle, either in the presidents
policy or his manner of carrying it
out, even at the cost of sacrificing by