Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-14
VlEHlaUHS SWORD
ALTERNATIVE
SAYS PRESIDENT
Of MEXICO
Must Support Present Admin.
istration or Accept Military
DeSpot Is Madero's Ultima
tum to Mexican. People.
SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF
SUCCESSFUL IRON MAN
Especial COrrsspssssncs to the Herald ]

Especial COrFRapondehee Go the Herald
Mexico city, oct. 1.-THE MEXICAN
people must be prepared % be gov
erncd by dictator who viii rule by
the sword" II they fail to support tho
present administration. according to
President MadcTO.
The statement Was made In "A
speech AT banquet al which ia"
guests we're COnRT"BHnrn and poll
ticiHnB In private NE. The banquctors
retired with only an indiStIuCt Idea uf
just what II WAS the president had
meant and since then the public gene.
rahu had done much guessing as TO
his real meaning.
when Madcru was spreading the
doctrine 81 equality and democracy,
there were fcH who would have he
licycd there was the making Of q dcr-
potic dictator IN him. Since then
however by his invocation ~ the law
at suspension uf constitutional guar
Hntecs he has displayed some Of the
signs ~ successful iron man
Many have suggested that President
Madcro WIS warning them that nc
himself would be the ono to rule by
the sword"
Long ago" said the president,
when first began my work, de-
cldod that the viii Of the people was
the will ~ God. This Will must DO re-.
BpeCted and I consider II my duty Ia
Eoe that n n. The present govern
ment has fulfilled itS promises. and "
the government freely elected by tho
people cannot sustain itself II Will he
proof that the Mexican people are In
capable nf democracy. II would then
be necessary 10 cali dictator who
will govern by the sword"
The president also bitterly nHailcd
the press. an institution for whusc un-
tTammcIed liberty he fought. "Thc
portion of the press which hns sur
Vived." said the president, "iE IN ~
majority relic 1T the old regime. II
tries To alarm and To deceive the pco-
pie, but II tried Ia do no for thirty
years and still the people rcvoItcd,
and they viii refuse t1 believe II now"
How much reliance the executive
can place upon the support Of con
greEs this fail and winter IN not
known. That President Mlainrb tH.
came worried during the first days al
the session was evident II had Hp.
pCared that the government party. ~
the Progressive, hnd the control al
the chamber when that bOdy was
gathering at the capital but not u
week had passed when II bcCHmc APP
parent that the chamber had been
split into many factions. giving nu
party tho control. Worse Mlil, men
who had been elected by the votes oi
one party solcmnly announced their
own political Views an different from
that ~ their constituents and lined III
with one uf the many factions.
All that became certain early an the
session was that there was ~ strong
group who declared their support Oi
the administration 80 long az they
approved of the governments meas.
urcS" The conversation most fire.,
quently heard In the lobby WAS that
"cOnErcU now was going to conduct
the affairs Of the country: that con.
grehs would give instructions Ia Tho
president rather thhn receive them
Adversely has resulted In an nltcru.
tiOn Of the personnel Of IaE ual
DTozcO's Immediate following The
rough riding of the guerilla warfare
made necesnaTy by the campaign ~
General Huerta and by the efficiency
OF the American authorities IN pre-
venting the expectation az arms and
ammunition, ala not appeal Ia mum
ber' Of tho more fastldlous rebels. and
they have disappeared from OroEcos
army
one of the first 10 go was G0nzalo
Enrile. ii polished product of the old
regime who had charge Of the treas
ury Of the rebels Jose CordObn, who
bore the tito general secretary Of