The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-29

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The following from the pen of Judge
c. G. Goodwin, in the Telegram ~
interesting. The Judge is a historian
Of experi snCe and ability and always
writes an Interesting story:
when TIaz was first elected pres-
ident of Mexico he was in his PRIME
mentally and physically and had the
prestige Of being both soldier of the
first class and a statesman. Moreover,
his COUNT, vas utterly spent through
the exhaustion of sccessive wars.
which caused the most ilcendiary of
its people to be willing to call truce
on more disorder and to want rest.
The country too, had been so drain
ed of money and its property was so
involved and torn that natural de.
SPAR was upon it.
"Diaz was shrewd.He knew that his
people were unfit to carry on gov.
eminent, but they were welded to
the name of liberty-for as the mas
ses construed the word, it was but
another name for license. So under the
name of republic he determined to
rule 1t with nearly all the independ-
ence of king. He called upon the
alert men Of all nations to come with
their money and help him build anew
his shattered country, promising
them protection for life and property
If they would. The work he perform
ed in the succeeding twenty years
years was something gigantic.
when he began his country was
not only desperately poor, but in ad-
dtion half dozen countries of the old
world were knocking loudly upon the
door of the government demanding
payment of long overdue debts.
HE paid the debts; knowing that
a country was helpless without swift
and effective transportation. he built
railroads.; knowing that ignorance is
the greatest enemy Of progress and
OF a people, he built schoolhouses
everywhere; he put down violence
with relentless hand, but offered all
the lesser criminals places where
they could earn an hottest living; his
course drew the worlds confidence
to his country, with the result that
hundreds Of millions OF foreign CAPT.
tai was invested in It's enterprise, and
he always had a healthy surplus in
the treasury. But to do this he had
to call to his aid the most gifted OF
his countrymen; these had to be paid
for their services and slowly they
began to obtain concessions OF lands
and mines, and other valuable assets.
AS Diaz began to lose the vigor of
mind and body attendant upon age
and mighty responsibilities these con-
cessions grew more frequent, and the
people began to complain. Ten years
ago Diaz, realizing that his career
just by the course Of nature was
drawing to a close, designated Cor
raj, most accomplished statesman,
to succeed him, but when the cleo.
ton of 1910 was drawing near the
people expected that Corral or some
other of the younger statesmen of
the country would succeed the old
president, he, listening to the men
who were doing well under him, and
in the weakness of age and his nat
ural desire to rule, decided to be q
candidate once more, and using the
arbitrary and unjust power that lie
held in his hands, was declared elect.
ed. 1t was a fearful mistake. Had he
refused to run he would have gone in
to history the foremost statesman OF
his country and one of the foremost
in history.
AS 1t was, revolutions were incit-
ed all over the republic and he In
brief time realized that he no long,
er possessed the wisdom nor the
power to check the upheaval, and In
few months was obliged to flee, a
! fugitive from the country for which
ne udu uoue 81 uuCH''
The man who started the revolu.
|, ton was elected president.
He gave, places to such of his prin-
, cipal supporters as could read and
:. write, but some of them who helped
him most are totally illiterate, and
he can do nothing for them except to
pension them. and that they do not
, want. They want places in the civil
government, and take the ground
that the old baron did in SCOTS
story, who, having sold some Of his
land, was asked to sign the deed,
when he replied: do you take me
. for q id clark?"
Then to redeem his pledges, Mad
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