The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-22
MADERO'S FAILURE
DUE TO KEPOTISM
He Put $50 Members Of His
Family In Power.
IS TOOL OF UNSCRUPULOUS
Nation Exploited to Verge of Bank
ruptcy by the Avaricious Officials.
President RuthIessIy Broke His
Promises of Relief to Downtrodden
Peons-Pledged to Divide Lands.

rTcsiuenN nutNicsslJ OFoNe TITS
Promises of Relief to Downtrodden
Peons-Pledsed to Divide Lands.
A man Of the highest patriotism and
loftiest ideals, both before and during
the revolution which he led against
Porfirio Diaz In 1910. Francisco |. Ma
dero rapidly developed tyrannIcal meth
DDS with his accession to the presiden-
cy Of Mexico in the autumn of 1911.
Not alone has Madero failed, IL Is
charged, to keep the pledges he made
to the people when he called for their
support on the platform of San Luis
Potosl, but his administration has been
marked by ruthless extravaganza. bad
politics and nepotism. For the latter
the ambition of the members Of his
family. notably his brother and minis
ter Of finance, Gustavo Madero, has
been held largely responsible.
Madero Family Seize Offices.
The Maderos as q family opposed
the uprising against Diaz, holding that
the latter was too strong ever to be
o~verthrown. With Francisco Madero's
success, for which the United States
was largely responsible, the entire Ma
dero family-and there are more than
$50 of them-moved on to Mexico City
and appropriated everything in the
way of desirable and lucrative offices.
The president has been absolutely DOM
mated by his brother Gustavo.
The latter is the direct antithesis of
the executive. lie is a strong, force
full personality. a man of courage, ini-
tiative, cunning and unusual ability.
Under his financial management the
country in a little more than a year has
been brought to the very brink of bank
ruptcy. 1t has been charged that the
Madero family has become enriched
as the country has become ~impoverish-
ed, although his worst enemy has new
err charged the president himself with
being money dishonest.
1t is doubtful, however, If any man
who ever ruled south of the Rio Grande
has been an easier tool in the hands OF
INSCRIPTIONS officials.
Men familiar with the real situation
In Mexico predict n long period OF
disorder before the country settles
down again.
Decline of Madero Regime.
The Madero regime has been totter-
ing TO its fall for six months. When
Senior Calero, late minister to Wash
ington, stated In the Mexican congress
recently that he had been lying to the
United States government for ten
months in telling 1t that Madero had
the malcontents throughout the repub-
lie under control he stated what every
body in the City of Mexico and many
persons In Washington knew perfectly
well.
That Madoro was not forced from
his place months ago was due to the
belief throughout Mexico that the
United States was supporting his ad-
ministration. Much as M~exicans. as a
rule, hate Americans, they have a
wholesome respect for the United
States government.
From the first Madero was an easy
target for his enemies. His failure to
fulfill the chief pledge contained in the
program of San Luis Potosi made him
vulnerable. This was the pledge to
divide the land among the people when
he had conquered Diaz-in other words,
to break up the great estates SO that
the poor man could buy a small plot
Of land and actually W 1t.
This was the platform on which Ma
dero went TO war and on which he
fought his way to victory. From the
first he was bitterly opposed by the
Cientifco group. The Cientificos are
not a party. The word is n applied
largely in derision to the great landed
proprietors who ruled Mexico with an
iron hand In the Diaz regime.
During his time In the presidency
Madero has never made a move to
break up the great estates. Rebuked
for this at different times, his reply
has been that he could not do every
thing at once and that he must have
time. The division of the land, how
ever, was something the people had
fought for, and they were not patient.
Within six months the country was
ripe for q revolution against Madero.
and the agitators were not slow to
take advantage of the situation.
Nations Financial Woes.
Madero has had q stormy time as
president Of the republic. When he
was elected there was approximately
$40. 900 In the treasury. This fund
was exhausted; also a loan of $4,000
600 which Gustavo Madero negotiated
abroad. Another loan was being ar
ranged when the present uprising oc-
Cured. So to the charge of b~etraying
the masses by failing to put through
the land laws was added the charge
Of extravaganza. 1t is said that more
than 100 Of Madero's relatives have
been holding Office under his admins
tration.
Many petty tyrannies have been
charged against Madero the last year.
He has been accused of trying to ar
range the personnel of the legislative
bodies to suit himself instead of leav-
Ing IL to the voters Methods of this