The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-02-25
writes the following explanation of conditions in

| with its attendant evil. peonage (Which was prac
| ticed by the land barons in violation of the
| stitution and laws of Mexco) fourished and grew
until conditions imperatively demanded a change.
| In 1910 Francisco Madero accepted the presden.
| tal nomination Of political party (the Anti
| Re.eectonlst party and for president against
| Daz.
| He the only man in thirty years who had
the courage to do that Diaz having always before
been the only candidate, unanimously reelected.
Madero arrested; veritable campaign OF ter
was launched against his party. but it held to
its purpose and finally, to the elections,
such fragrant fraud. intimidation, and abuse was
resorted that the nation in revolt and un.
der the leadership OF Madero, overthrow the Diaz
regime
1T is well to bear in memory that that revolt
did not place Madero in the presidential chair He
waited six months for election which, held dur
ing the ncumbency OF DISQUALIFICATION de
la Barra-a conservative, but of unquestioned hon
esty, who of Madero's political
opponents undeniaby legal, and in which Ma.
dero was elected by overwhelming vote OF the
Mexican nation.
"Maderos principal pledge had to do with the
land monopoly, and he proceeded to survey and
apprase the enormous and practically untaxed es.
tates. graduate of Princeton university U. S.
A., and familiar with the theory OF the single tax,
he took steps providing for the placing of a heavy
tax upon unmproved lands held of use by the
land monopolists. The educated land owners at
once OWNED what this meant, and prepared to
bat It.; meanwhile, the poems and lower classes Of
Mexico, submerged in 400 years of ignorance and
lliteracy, failed in large measure to comprehend
the case and allowed themselves to be persuaded
that Madero had broken his promises before he
had time to fulfill them, and was only going to
raise all the taxes for his benefit
The land owners, controlling the subsidized
Centifco press did all they could to turn the tide
of public opinion, availing themselves of a liberty
of press unheard of under Diaz; while Centifco
agents and Centifco money fomented among the
ignorant and turbulent unreasonng revolution
Because of this turbulence, Madero not able
to effectively carry out his promised reforms-tnus
seeming to lend color to the accusation that he
had never intended TO carry them out, while in
atty he was never given chance to do so.
Now Felix Diaz, heralding himself as a re.
storer of peace-whose life Madero spared in Vera
Cruz-seems to have succeeded in dealing what
well might be the last blow to the administration
of the Partdo Naciona Progresista. If he triumphs
It the return to Mexico of the old despot.
ism 1t will mean that the land monopolists will
stop fomenting anti-government revolutions in Sc
cret, because the government will be theirs
Instead, they will lend their aid to crushing
what armed protest there might be on the part of
the nation, and thus there might be established
an apparent peace, similar to that established by
Porhrio Daz but whose unstable foundations
would be built upon hunger and slavery. Madero
is making last fight against that despotism which
for three years rskng his life and his fortune at
tackled on all sides by intrigue and treachery, he
has steadfastly combatted-ogden Standard.
4 :. i. !.
NOTHING
state of absolute nothing is state OF abso
lutte contradiction. Absolute nothing, is the aggre
gate of all the absurd contradictions in the world.
a state wherein there is neither body nor spirit
space, neither empty space full space, ne
Their little great narrow nor broad, neither in
hnitely great space finite space nor mathe
NAUTICAL point neither up down. neither north
south, no such thing here or there, this way
that way only way. When We about
to form an idea of perfect nothing, We must shut
out all these things We must shut out of
minds both space that has something in it and
space that has nothing in it. We must not allow
ourselves to think of the least bit of space
must we suffer thoughts to take sanctuary in
a mathematical point. When go to eXpel body
out of our thoughts must not TO leave
empty space in the room OF 1t, and when We go to
eXpe emptiness from our thoughts we must not
think to squeeze 1t out by anything else hard and
solid, but must think of the same thing as the
sleeping rocks dream of. Not till then shall
get complete idea of nothng-Jonathan Edwards
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FREE SEEDS
On the free seed" distribution the Hon
Charles G.. Edwards, of Georgia, delivered the fol-
lowing hot shot In the House OF Representatives
a few days ago
Once in while you will hear street
ner statesman" who is too lazy to spit over
his chin" criticizng members OF congress for
sending out free seed 1t is an insult to that
brickwalk farmer" to send him Seed because
the planting of them suggests work. believe
the real farmers appreciate the seed and are
glad to get them. All progressive farmers are
glad to get good and improved seed. There are
those who are ever ready, however, to make
light Of the needs OF the farmers. and there are
some farmers who fools enough TO Join in