The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-01
GEN nIAZ RESIGNS.
RAISING of Mexico Aged Executive
FROM Political Power. After Sway
Of Thirty Years.


Mexico City. May 25.-Prcsiden:
Poritirio Diaz, in letter read hv
the President Of the Chamber or
deputies this afternoon. resigned
the Presidency of the Republic vi
Mexico.
Every one had predicted am ~
roar and demonstration when the
announcement should be made hut
the words of the President amnuunc-
ing the resignation were followed
by dead silence
Streets leading to the hall were
iilied with people and the news tina.
Diaz was at las, no more the Pres
ldent was the signal for the widest
shouting. There was no violence
nor destruction of property.
Inc motion was offered to acccp,
the resignation. One hundred and
slNty-seven Deputies voted aye,
while two OF them did not EXPRESS
themselves. They were Benito .Ju-
arez, a descendent of the President.
and Conceptions Val Velle. AS
their names We're called the legis-
iators arose and bowed their af-
firmation.
lie La Rarra Takes the Oath To-
ay.
In similar fashion the resignation
OF Vice President Corral. now in
france, was unanimously accepted
and similarly Francisco Leon De La
Barra, late ambassador to Wash
ngton, was chosen Provisional Pres
ideht. The latter will take the
oath OF office at noon tomorrow.
i'll the yellow parlor of the National
Palace.
OF scarcely less interest was the
practical assumption of military
control CT the district by Alfredo
kobels Dominguez, Madero's per
sonally he commands only Il small
bcdy Of local rebels, but the Fed
eral garrison is under orders to
make no move whatsoever without
securing his approval Senior Dom
lnSuez stated that he can bring
5000 organized rebel troops into
the city within three hours. Their
baggage and horses are aboard
trains furnished by the Government
at Cuernavaca and Tiapanepantla.
lie stated that they will remain al
their present stations unless they
should be needed in this city
control the situation.
President Diaz's letter OF resign
ton follows:
bIaZ'S Letter of Resignation.
Sir: The Mexican people. who
generously have covered me with
honors, who proclaimed me as
their leader during the internation-
al war, who patriotically assisted
me in all works undertaken to de-
velop Mexican industry and the
commerce of the Republic, establish
ed its credit, gain for il the re-
spect of the world and obtain for
1t am honorable position in the
concert of nations; that same peo-
pie, sir, have revolted in armed
military bands, stating that my
presence in the exercise of the
supreme executive power is the.
cause of this insurrection.
Il do not know of any fact i'm
putable to me which could have
caused this social change, but ad-
mitting that | may be unwittingly
culpab:". such possibility makes
me the least able to reoson out
decide my own culpability There
fore, in accordance with the Fed
eral Constitution, come before
this body to resign unreSerVedly
the office of Constitutional Presi-
dent of the Republic, with which
the national vote honored me, which
do with all the more reason.
since, in order 10 continue in office,
IT would be necessary to shed Mexi-
can blood. exhaust Mexican resour-
ces and expose its policy to inter
national complications.
II hope that when the passions
which are inherent 10 all revolu-
uons have been calmed, a more
conscientious and just study will
bring out in the national mind Il
correct judgment, which, when |
die, may carry craven on my
soul as a just estimate for the life
which | have devoted and will de-
vote to my cOuntrymen
With all respect
'pprciri, nioy