The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21
Status of Public Affairs.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Hucrta's
message, which he read tonight to
the Mexican Congress, was in part
as follows:
In accordance with the constitu-
tlonal provision, it 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
L have made before the nation and
the world, the country is resuming
its course under the straight and in
flexible provisions of the fundamental
chart OF the republic, and this within
such peremptory time necessarily
so sets in relief before persons not
actuated by passion the indisputable
good faith and the uneXcelled good
Will with which the government has
been making efforts to reinstate the
supremacy of peace
THE embodiment of our political
structure having as n base a perfect
equilibrium among the three powers
by means of which the people ever
else its sovereignty, it can be easily
understood to what extent of diff
Guilty we could be dragged by the
least interruption or alteration Of this
equilibrium. Th every moment that
any of the three powers should go
beyond the boundaries limiting their
activity, 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
without delay to it's exclusive prov
ince of action it has to cause against
the other powers invaded defensive
reaction, the vigor of which is and
must be proportionate to the gravity
or frequency of the infractions. This
situation appeared before the coun-
try since the last days of Septem-
ber.
Il 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 en-
deavored to prevent and defraud.
THE house, on account Of the as
semblage of certain elements. be-
came focus or insurrection, a bare
faced agency Of the rebels.
1T endeavored to prevent every
effort of the government aggressive
ly invading, not only the province of
the judicial power but that of the
Executive. Having come to this cX-
treme, the government under my di-
rection had to face this painful di-
lemma, the decision of which could
noa be held any further-to consent
I'm the preservation of the house of
representatives as an assembly of
demagOgueS. so that it would and bv
strangling the other two powers.
dragging the country to the chaos
of a bloody anarchy or in taking a
Legitimate reaction of defense and
public health, waving during a short
period of time the So-called national
representation and appealing to the
people to come before the polls, i'm
order that it should express it's ul-
innate and sovereign desire; and it
being impossible to hesitate before
such situation the Executive adopt
ed the extreme measure and dissolv-
ed 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
chambers, it became necessary to de-
cree extraordinary powers.
This would seem as a propitious
moment to give you an account of
the use made of the above powers,
but inasmuch as 1t is the purpose of
t&is Congress TO pass upon them,
l shall in due time and under sep
arate distribution, give you an item
lied account of the use made of them
by the Executive, to the end that if
you find his action useful, honest and
patriotic, you should afford him your
supreme sanction, and in case you
should lay the responsibilities upon
him who may reserve them"