The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-31
STORY OF REVOLUTION.
OUTLINE IN BRIEF OF MADERo's
REVOLT.
sketch of Diaz, the Deposcd Ruler,
and His Carecr-Madero Really
the Representative OF Popular SEN
timent I'm Mexico.

lean independence. Oaxaca was his
birthplace. His father was a Span
lard and his mother was of Indian OK
traction. His mother at first intended
that he should enter the church. but
finally yielded to his desires. 50 that
he pursued the studies then required
for a lawyers career.
While thus engaged. the invasion
OF Mexican territory by the Ameri-
can troops occurred. and young Diaz.
with other fellow students. offered his
services TO the governor. The gov-
ernor accepted their patriotic offer,
but did not require the students to go
into the battlefield.
Diaz served I'm the revolt against
Gen. Santa Anna and supported
Juarez in his war of reform. which
fbegan in 1855 and ended in 1858. At
the age OF 29 he was general Of a
brigade. fighting the French when
Napoleon III tried to place Maxi
milan on the Mexican throne.
Diaz was regularly elected president
. OF Mexico for the first time in 1877.
: He was succeeded at the end of his
term by Gen. Manuel Gonzales. His
crowning achievement in the Gonzales
administration was the abrogation OF
the law against presidential reelection
and. In 1884. he was elected president
: for the second time.
There has been no other president
since then. and until last summer the
opposition to him never attained se-
rlous proportions. He was elected
president for the eighth time, June
&c. 1910.
President Diaz's first wife. daugh-
ter of Dr. ortega Reyes. died during
his first administration. In 1882 he
married Carman Rubio. a daughter of
Manuel Ru5io. a noted lawyer and
statesman. He hao no children by his
second marriage. Ills children by his
first wife are A,nada, Mrs. Ignacio
Z De la Tore. Lieut.. Col. Porfirio
Diaz. and Luz (Mrs. F. Ricon CAL
larod).
Although the political campaign
brought to ligh' much dissatisfaction,
which has con 'nGe6. the disturbances
which eliminated in the present in
>surrection did not arise until after his
opponents found themselves beaten at
the pollA
Francisco I. Madero. Jr.. member
OF one OF Mexlco's wealthiest fami-
lies. was a candidate for the presi-
dency against Diaz. the principal
lank OF his platform being anti-re-
Erection. In November. 1910, Madero
was convicted OF enticing the people
TO rebellion and put in Jail. He es-
capped into Texas and called On his
followers to join in a general revo-
luton.
I The insurrection took lis first def
mite form on November q. The rev.
olutionists issued a manifesto, In
which they stated that President Diaz
was responsible for the fact that the
election had been accomplished at the
point of the bayonet. The principle
OF no reelection was said to be the
supreme law Of the republic and Diaz
was declared usurper.
This manifesto was dated DC, her
5. and was circulated privately for
more than a month before II became
public. On November 80 Madero pro-
claimed himself provisional president
of Mexico and was inaugurated De-
cember 1. the same day that Diaz be-
gan his eighth term.
On this day Diaz made his first
overtures to the rebels. sent a COM
mission to Chihuahua Offering terms.
but declaring that tn, penalty of con-
tinued rebellion would be death. These
terms were rejected. The most i'm
portant battles were fought on the
northern border.
The next formal effort 10 secure
peace. so far as the general public
knew. occurred February 26, but
9this. too. failed. on March 8, Senior
Limantour. the Mexican minister Of
finance. reached New York from Paris
and spent several days In conference
with the father and brother OF Ma
dero.
4 Late In April the activity Of scat
Nered detachments OF the rebels ueat
the capital itself indicated that rhe
Diaz administration was In a more
critical position than had been sup
posed.