The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-21
Huerta's Successor Jurist of Note;
Not a Partisan i'm Mexican Politics
Francisco Carbaa Known Man of High
fbly-Formery Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
co-Fuerta Very Rich Man
IlUERTA'S SUCCESSOR

| H!lHiStfT Ol foreign relations IN IN?
llucrta cabinet. and who under the
Mexican constitution. acccdrs to the
presidency with the retirement Of HUI
| "ria. Is one of the most distinguished
| lawyers and jurists Oi Mexico.
| He has never engaged in political
affairs in Mexico. adhcring strictly TO
the practice Of his profession and
his duties of The bench
! Al The time Of his appointment to
| he foreign ministry ScnOr Caralaja jal
was CHIEF justice of III" supreme court
of Mexico. "a position which he had
held prcviousl.'. as Il new chief JUS
t.cc Is chosen from among the mc1n-
bees OF the supreme bench each
year. He is IL native 0f the state of
Canpcchc.
Victoriano Huerta rose. ruled and
foil in Mexico an army man. The ar
my. which the Cc;n;titu,ionalst.; de-
clare will be the first thing abolished.
supported him and exalted him
Whcn il was no longer able to stem
thc Onrush OF the revolutionary flood
there was nothing else Tor him to
dc but 10 get out.
Vet this man. who kept up his fight
Ter seventeen months. was born an
Indian peon in December, 1854 at Co
lotlan in the state of Jalisco. He
vas bright. active and Industrious,
and acquired the rudluents Of an ed
ucation from u goCd parish priest,
whom he had long delighted to hon
or.
He wanted to be Il soldier from the
first. and his opportunity came in
1871 when General Donata Guerra
led an expedition through the native
place at the cOmmond OF President
Junrez. Guerra needed secretary
to write some dispatches for him,
and young. Huerta stepped forward
i'll his sandals to volunteer. He
pleased the soldier. who questioned
him.
Il want to go to Chapultepec," was
the reply. Cnapultcpec, the West
Point of MeNicos. had always been the
school for the tiristocrat. but Guerra
liked the lad. He interceded In his
favor and President Juarcz gave him
ar ;ippoin;meptsfrH He,, came out -four
years later a lieutenant with honors,
and in 1876 he won honors at the
Battle OF Tscoac, where Porfirio Di-
az commanded.
According to the standards Of civ
| ilizcd nations. Hucrta is guilty of
wanton murder. lie destroyed the
| men whom he thought plotted against
his government. In his defense, 1t
is pointed out that he did what Diaz
did for thirty-crur years; what every
| Cohstituiionnlist commanded did un
| to three months ago It was the law
| OF the army 10 spare none and he fol.
! lowed it.
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Huerta Is n wealthy man. He owns
large ranch IL chihuahua marble
| quarrieS IN Innth.r state, and has an
Interest in sohG manufacturing en-
terprises. Hc lever lived at the Cas-
tla OF ChnDul.cr,c because he sail
the castle OH tile rock was too lone
some for an old Indian. He seldom
| stopped at the national palace.
Within two months lie completed Il
| fine home Ill the suburbs OF the capli
tai. where he established his family.
He remained there some. of his time.
He did not like to appear publicly ut
regular places. He chose different
routes and different places from time
to time. Very often he would shift
the cabinet meetings.
my mother teels me that good
Indian never goes over the same trail
twice." he explained to a friend. Ie.
he did not appear much afraid of as
sassination. When driving, he used
an open touring car; when he walked
the streets he seldomn had more than
one aide. He visited stores alone AMI
frequently stopped to talk with men
| iE the street.
| No matter what else may be said
OF Victorlano Huerta-he is no cow
ard.