Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-20
HUERTAS OBJECT WAS SOLELY TO
ADVANCE THE WELFARE OF THE
BATTLE TORN MEXICAN REPUBLIC

once the results of the rule Of action
adopted by the house, all care was
taken to avoid conflicts and to pre-
serve a perfect cooperation with the
legislative power, without which ali
the efforts OF the government would
be impracticable,
THE executive relinquished its
rights and prerogatves on more than
one occasion and employed repeatedly
tentative efforts to obtain closer re-
lations between the two powers, which
every day became more difficult.
THE house, on account Of the as
semblage Of certain clements, becaMe
focus Of insufrection, barefaced
agency Of the rebels, who, on our
northern frontier, have devoted their
efforts to slaughter and pilIage and
which is still to be regretted, to the
work OF bleeding their fatherland, 50
that when it may be delibitated and
impoverished 1t should submit 70 the
dangers from abroad without restric-
! ton.
The house endeayored to prevent
every effort Of the government. It
! gressiyely invaded not only the pro-
vince Of the judiciars powers. but the
4 executives in order to cooperate in
the infamous purposes OF the rebels.
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 off
any further to consent in the pre-.
serYation Of the house as an assem-
bly OF demagogues. SO that it would
end By stranslipg the other two pow
6iE. dfagging the country to the chaos
Of Bloody anarchy in which our ma
tionality inevitably would have quick
" perished, or to take legal action
of defense and public health, waving
for brief time so-called popular rep
IIasentation, and appealing to the peo-
pie to come before the polls, in order
that they might express their ulti-
mate and sovereign desire.
Sit being impossible to hesitate be-
ioie suoh a situation, the executive
adaDted the extreme measure and
dissolved congress, employing for this
purpose Just the necessary amount of
energy to face so delicate condi-
ton, and convened the people to new
elections, wherefrom your investi-
ture. representatives, proceeds. The
executive has not the slightest doubt
tnat before ~ serene criterion, consti-
tdlie.usi orlef was not interrupted
when congress was dissolved, but at
the precise moment in which series
Of infractions against the province Of
action Of the other two powers began.
Even il such wascnotr the case, though
| it is, it shall always appear, as
high and noble motive, preferable un-
der any circumstances to save ma
tions, even though principals may suf-
tier, and not to maintain intact at the
texpense Of the life of the country,
provisions Of rigid and inanimate
character whose justice and useful
ness may yet be the subject Of dis
cussion, because, in fine. the words.
of the great Bonaparte that the law
is not violated when the country is
saved shall always be true
Congress having been dissolved,
and in the absence Of this importaps
organ Of the government from that
date until the assembling Of the new
chambers, it became necessary to de-
cree extraordinary powers Under
similar circumstances the great Be
nito Juarez long governed under the
regime Of extraordinary powers.
Therefore it does not seem excessive
that my government may have re
sorted to them in view Of the lack
Of the legislative power, but the ma.
tionaI representation win not fail to
observe how moderate has been the
action Of the executive in not decree
ing nor exercising them except with
reference to three branches Of the ad
ministration, hacienda, gobernaciol
and war; that is to say, in thoss
branches in which its action was alb
aolutely Indispensable,
"This would seem as propiticul
moment to give you an account OF The
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