New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
MapERo HONESTLY ELECTED.

Seven months ago Madero was elected
President The vote for him virtually was
unanimous Despite the endeavors Of some
Of his political antagonists to cause IL 10
sppear otherwise, there is no evidence 10
Indicate that the election was conoucteu
otherwise than squarely and honestly. IL
was Mexicos first real election every one
who wanted TO vote did it, There was no
ballot buying. bulldozing or intimidation
In this free election Madero redeemed the
first Of the pledges which he gave the Mex
lean people when he rallied them unoer the
banner Of revolution 10 overthrow the bld~
government In November last Madero was
inaugurated Pascual Orozco, VINO Is no"
nleading. as one of his reasons for reoeH-
ing. that Madero's election was compasseu
by force, gave II the seal of his approVai
on Inauguration day by requesting ana re-
cevng permission TO command the ne"
Presidents guard of honor.
When Madero took office peace prevailed
generally, so far as actual trouble went
II is true that he fell heir 10 the Zapata
uprising in the state of Morelos. There
hulking, ignorant, but withal cunning. run
fan-Fmiliano Zapata-an out-and-out ban
dit, whose cleverness and importance have
been rnagnifed a hundred times by imagi-
native writer's was waging perfunctory
Campaign against his personal enemy. Am
brosio Figueroa, and subssting by inert
and loot because II was easier for Iapata'
and more TO his liking, 10 keep the helo
than 10 return TO honest work F1gueroa'
who comes from the state Of Guerrero. ad-
Joining Morelos was the best OF the 1efes
who arose in the south against Diaz
During the interregnum between the exit
Of Diaz and the inauguration Of Madero
he was provisional governor OF Morelos.
Zapata claimed this office for himself as
the price Of his submission. but neither DE
Ia Barra, who was provisional President
from May until November. nor Madero
would countenance such a palpable alb
surdty. Hence Zapata's irreconcilable
hostility 10 the government. In the begin
ming Madero was inclined to think that
Zapata was not so black as he had been
painted and that at least a modicum OF
right and patriotic inspiration lay at the
bottom OF his resistance 10 authority
Zapata's right hand man is renegade
school teacher, who drafts his bombastic
pronunciamentos for him and is credited
with putting him up TO much OF his devil
enough to capitalize the Zapata movement
upon the agrarian troubles In Morelos.
zApATRS DELUSlONS.
Thtse are OF long standing. and 1t is
undeniable that many Of the Indian resi-
cents OF the state have in times past been
deprived OF lands to which they had at
ieast as good a title as the men VINO
grabbed them or who purchased them at
prices much below their real value. Madero
onered Zapata concessions, but decisions of
grandeur came with appreciation Of the
iact that the government deemed him OF
sumcient Importance to be temporized with.
ms demands grew so inordnate that there
Hhaiiy was left nothing for Madero to do
except to give him up as bad job and
nght him. This was the nucleus of the dis
ofoer which at this writing confronts Ma
oero' although Zapata and Orozco are not
Cooperating
madero fell heir TO a Pandora's box run
hihs over with potential perplexities, to
soNe which would have put dozen super
men upon their mettle. The Presidents
programme OF reform. which appealed so
hresistbly TO chronically rebelliously In
ehned and disconnected citizenry that &C
snowledged allegiance TO Diaz only after he
nso relentlessly manhsndled them ana
r'ousht them ts kiss the rod, contained no
~osurdities or propositions which in time