The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-26
Continued from last Sunday.
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Continued from last Sunday.
Irontera Mex, Nov. 1, 1908.
A week since last writing. How time
Tiles, " hen YOU are busy.
My principal occupation has beer
making acquaintances and friendships
and playing politics. Don Felipe
Falenque has been Of great assistance
10 me in making the right kind Of
the British consular agent, with the
conman dante, with the captain of the
port, with the Jefe Pilota and will
the Jefe Politico.
Say. but the last named has the sort
OF a job that would just suit me! We
have nothing like it in the states. In
English the title means "politica
chief"
He is the direct local representa- :
tive of the federal government, with
power over all the other branches OF
the local governme nt-municlpal state
and federal. Apparently he is account
able to President Diaz only.
This particular Jefe Politico wears
a SLOUGH hat and is a very democratic
fellow, but it is amusing to see how
the other officials with Understanding
titles and bright uniforms straighten
up when he heaves in sight. He Is like
wise regarded with great awe by the
common people.
The sole reward for his services in
maintaining the dignity of the federal
government in this section, is the pos
session of the beef monopoly. 1t must
IS q g sat cinch.
ric POSSESSION of the beef monopoly
gives the Jefe Politico a special in
fluence over my enemy, Don Pope
Pooh, because, as before noted, Don
Pope is doing a most lucrative bust
ness in exporting cattle to Yucatan.
The Jefe Politico could bat his eye.
I believe. and put Don Pepe out Of
business.
noticed a decided change in my
condition for the better as soon as /
got on good speaking terms with Don
Felipe Palenque, and another. and
even greater change after l had been
seen taking drink with the Jefe
Politico: TIE very next time I met
Don Pope Pooh, instead of passing me
with a scowl, he stopped and we had
a pleasant little chat. The drift of our
conversation was that neither of us
had any intention of being hard upon
the other. 1 knew all the time that
he could talk if he wanted to.
Don Felipe stands high here, and my
good opinion Of him grows. Besides
the Am .rican Civil Wor, we discuss
politics, philosophy and religion. If /
get the Richard out of this scrape, it
will be due to his friendship and good
advice.
A Mr.. Richards, an enemy of the
consurs, has given me in writing fic-
titions cash offer for the schooner
and the cargo, which besides helping
me, helps him. Americans abroad
should stand ry one another. l could
not SELL the cargo if l wanted to, and
as nearly as l can figure it out, Mr..
Richards could not pay cash for ever
so Small part of the Richard" or for
the top tier of the deckload.
The consul looks worried, which l
take to be proof that l am on the rig hit
tack.
Speaking OF the consul, curious
thing happened this morning:
OVerhanging part of the wharf
where the schooner is lying was an old
warehouse of flimsy construction eX-
cept for the roof of heavy tile. The
consul and 1 were standing under this
overhang, talking about one thing and
another, and l finally said that L did
not like the looks of that warehouse
with it's heavy roof and suggested that
we might as we'll move from under.