The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-06-05
FELIX DIAz UNABLE
TO HOLD SPOTLIGHTt
HEADED FOR DISCARD
Predicted He Cannot Possibly
Win Presidency In Coming
Election In Mexico.
BIG ARMY GRAFT LOCATED
saessimism Prevails at Capital and Be-
lief Is General That Huerta Ad-
ADMINISTRATION is Riding to
Its Fall.

Mexico City, Special: General Felix
Diaz has published his platform in
the form of a manifesto or open letter
to the political clubs supporting MIN.
In it he has carefully refratned from
giving any but the most general under
sakings, such as a promise TO restore
peace; to do justice to all; to encourage
education, etc, and al without enter
ing into details as TO how he is going
TO proceed.
But the election OF Diaz appears far
from certain. Had the election for
president been held the day after the
close Of hostilities in the capital, there
as no doubt he would have been
elected without any material opposi-
ton, With Huerta in the chair. how
ever, and a big revolution to attract
or distract the people, there is much
less heard of the popularity of General
Diaz. There are many OF his own par
Sisans who ave expressed the opinion
that he never Will be president. It is
nothing that he has done, say they, to
turn from him the popular support bat
rather the fact that he has lone moth
ting spectacular since he ceased firing
shrapnel into all quarters of the city.
investigation Of the army payr6lis
has shown an expenditure of p, 600
pesos tSl3.5009 a month for salaries to
officers who never appeared in uniform.
It is charged that this vas the work
of one of the Madero family. He Ia
eaid to have used the p~ayrnaster Of the
rural guard to pay off his own heneh-
men. His method was, according to
the story told at the palace, to name
q maj whom he wished TO favor or
use, an officer In the rurales. at the
same tirae telling the commanding Of
nCaT fhGf This I1Gzl- nfrrG- Eraln1l va
port once a mont for his pay. None
OF those ~appointees has appeared TO
collect his money since the overthrow
OF the Madero regime.
PessiInissn at the Mexican capital
continues dominant. With or without
money the ad~nninistra ton. in the opin-
aon of thousands of residents. both ma
ave n foreign. is bound to fall.
These men believe thst Intervention by
the United States or some other power
might prevent the overthrow, but. left
alone, that the Huerta government viii
see itself slowly crushed backward
ssts.
Francisco /. Madero. alive. never
scould induce any considerable number
OF men TO take arms in defense of
MS government, but Madero. dead has
proved a far more potent figure. Arv
estimate OF the number Of rebels is
largely a guess. but it is safe to as
gurne that in no previous revolution
have there been in the field so many
Gether.
It was not the lack OF money that
handicapped the government go hadlv
IN the opening days Of the rebellion as
st was the smallest and ineffciency Of
tne ARMY. There was q fair part of
the Irregular establishment when
could not be counted on. and when au !
investigation was made it was discoy- |
cred that not every name on the paw
tolls was backed by a soldier present |
Or accounted for"
AZ was believed, however. that wiah |
money TO continue the pay of the SOL |
1lers n to organize and equip new !
bodies, the government would whip the |
xsDeis. Inc more hopeful said that If |
the government could hold fhern ar |
1or a year or more II would win. but |
tne majority regarded the chance |
slight even in that cas-
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