The Harrison times., 1914-08-08
Was Executive of State for Eight
cen Years.
MENTIONED FOR PRESIDENT
Declares Mexico No More Difficult to
Govern Than Any other Nation
DecrIes Publicity Given Move
ments Of Villa and Zapata.

doubtful for advice on business and on
politics - particularly on politics,
though the dignified ex-governor will
tell you that he has retired from poll
tics and has only an onlookers inter
est In the passage Of events, His re-
tirement from politics was coincident
with the resignation of Portirio Diaz
Of the presidency.
More than once when the distracted
country has been putting It's favorite
conundrum, who can hold down the
lid when Huerta drops out?" there has
been a mention of the grave old'time
governor, under whose dominion Vera
Cruz remained staid, prosperous and
at peace though all the rest OF the
country struggled and revolted and
rioted-but Don Teodoro will tell you
that this Is idle talk-that he aspires
to,n no such lofty post in the settlement
Of his country's difficulties.
Content TO Hope for Peace.
He is content to hope for peace, to
do what he can to bring about peace
and for the rest he Is satisfied among
his books and pictures-and he has
some pictures worthy Of anybody's at
tentlon. There is a Murillo on the
walls OF the home--so unprepossessing
externally, 80 beautiful within-that
might we'll be in one OF the great
museums, and Vatican that Is un-
matched this side Of the big water,
and others fit for their company, but
as he says-you ought to see his real
collection in his real home In Jalapa,
capital Of the state now the camp OF
the biggest federal force this side OF
Mexico City,
In another country this big eagle
beaked ex-governor could not have es-
capped being the sage Of Cinco dc
Mayor street" Like others Of his
class he has held himself aloof from
the Americans since the occupation
but his home attracts all that Is going
on in tho way OF Mexican activity,
What do you sec ahead for Mexl'
COZ" was the first question put to him
after tho formalities had been OK
hausted
Peace" he replied What else Ia
there for anybody to look forward tor
"And how is that peace to be brought
about"
own People 10 Settle Troubles.
"By tho efforts Of the best Of her
own people. Mexico Is no more difficult
TO govern than any other nation. We
have our turbulent classes, and we
have moro than our share Of people
who have no education but the Ideals
Of MeXlcans who are thoughtful
enough to have Ideals are those OF
every civilized race on earth We are
unfortunate IN that man OF egotlsm
has seized tho headship Of the govern
mont; tho people cannot rest under
such ruler-nelthor Will they be any
moro eontont under some soldier OF
fortune who seizes his power Such a
altuation has confronted many nations
and it has always been settled In the
same way-when II has been settled
without soandalzing the world. The
time will bring forward tho mana
man whose principles are honesty and
Justice, who is firm enough TO suppress
tho faotions whose interests lio in OK.
ploItatlon, but who proceeds without
thought OF personal vengeance or per
sonal interost-who IL competent 70
deal with tho situation
"And do you know such mani"
Hits at Villa and zspsta.
"Thoro are many you Journalists
have given the world the Idea that
there are none but adyenturers and
graftera among US just 40 you-and
include tho Journalists OF my own
eountry--have bullded such men an
villa and Zapata Into world figures, by
your exaggoratIona-by your multiply
Ing the number OF their followers ton
fold and endowing them with piotur'
esaue characteristics they do not pos
eeaa, Even among tho faetlonaliets
there nro mon OF Buillolont intelligence,
principle and patrIotlsm TO restore
peace In Mexico, given tho oppor'
tunlty,"
"And who, IN your judgment, ID the
best man to succeed Huerta9
~ do not caro- to attempt TO name
any particular man, Tho modlatora
viii doubtless arrive At u satisfactory
solution, including an acceptable sue
eesaer TO lluefta ! suppose they
went with plehary powers TO accom-
plish such a mission"
"Then you think Mexico ia capable
Of being paclned without interyen'
toni"
peerles Intervention,
Intervention What call has your
nation TO intervene In The Affairs OF
mIneY A paoIncatlon OF oonqueat has
no place In the mind OF q modern ma
ton"
"ilasn't o nation n right aud a duty