Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-25

HUERTA TO HIS CONGRESS
Summary Of Message Delivered Last
Thursday.

Thursday.
Huerta's message, which he read
last Thursday night to the Mexican
congress. was in part as follows:
= In accordance with the constitu.
tional provision, II Is the duty of the
chief executive to inform congress
twice every year Of the status Of pub
lie affairs.
by virtue Of the solemn promise
have made before the nation and the
world, the country Is resuming Its
course under the straight and infiexi-
BILE provisions of the fundamental
chart Of the republic and this within
such a peremptory time necessarily SO
sets in relief before persons not actu-
ated by passion the indisputable good
will with which the government has
been making efforts to re-instate the
supremacy Of peace.
THE embodiment of our political
structure having as base perfect
equilibrium among the three powers
by means Of which the people exer-
else its sovereignty, 1t can be easily
understood to what extent Of Difficult
ty we could be dragged by the least in
terruption or alteration of this equili-
brium. The very moment that any
of the three powers should go be-
yond the boundaries limiting their ac-
tivity, the province Of action Of the
others would necessarily be invaded
and constitutional functions would be
altered. thus menacing the life itself
of the political state. and unless that
the trespassing power be brought with
out delay to its exclusive province OF
action 1t has to cause against the 9TH
er powers invaded q defensive reaction
the vigor Of which Is and must be pro-
portional to the gravity or frequency
of the infraction. This situation ap-
peared before the country since the
last days Of September.
II refer to the attitude principally
Of the house Of representatives, which
affronted the other two powers but
preferably the executive, whose action
the aforesaid assembly endeavored tc
prevent and defend.
"The house on account Of the as
semblage of certain elements became
a focus of insurrection, a bare-faced
agency Of the rebels.
TT endeavored to prevent every ef-
fort of the government, aggressively
invading not only the province Of the
judicial power, but that Of the execu.
tive. Having come to this extreme. the
government under my direction, had
to face this painful dilemma, the de-
cision Of which could not be held any
further-to consent in the preserva.
ton Of the house Of representatives as
an assembly of demagogues, so that Il
would end by strangling the other two
powers. dragging the country to a cha
os Of bloody anarchy or in taking Q
legitimate reaction of defense ant
public health, waving during a shor
period of time the so-called nationa
reputation and appealing to the peo'
pie to come before the polls. in order
that It should express its ultimate ant
sovereign desire: and 1t being impos,
sible to hesitate before SUCH q situa'
ton. the executive adopted the ex.
treme measure and dissolved congress-
Congress having been dissolved
and in absence Of this important or
gan Of the government from that date
until the assembling Of the new cham
bers, 1t became necessary to decree ex'
traordinary powers.
This would seem as a propitioui
moment to give you an account OF thu
use made of the above powers; bu'
inasmuch as 1t is the purpose Of thi'
congress to pass upon them. I shall II
due time and under separate distribu'
ton, give you an itemized account o.
the use made of them by the executive
to the end that IL you find his actor
useful, honest and patriotic, yol
should afford him your support, and II
case that you are Of a different opin'
ion, you should lay the Responsible
ties upon him who may deserve them.