The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-13


which he mounted his horse and set
forth to restore to the people their
constitutional rights. The arches bore
such inscriptions as these:
"Venustiano Carranza, preserver of
the national liberties"
'Venustiano Carranza has spoken
for the soul of his people"
"Venustiano Carranza, the liberator,
the patriot. the hero"
Tell Wretched Story.
The neighborhood of Saltillo has al
ways been a Carranzistas country, but
the abundant wreckage of trains, sta
tons and public buildings in the state
of Nuevo Leon and the stilled indus
tries tell wretched story of even
comparatively recent differences of
opinion among the inhabitants.
The almost empty streets of Monte
| rey-once the Pittsburgh of Mexico
also tell story. Less than a year ago
t Antonio Villarreal was there. He pro-
fessed allegiance to the constitutional
/ cause Angeles came and drove him
out. Villarreals retreat was accom-
! panied by much random shooting that
dropped scores of civilians. The mag
niticent new railroad station was fired.
j Shells laid low many homes of the
/ poor people.
| Villa came few months ago and
compelled the tradespeople to pay L.
! 100000 pesos Then the Villistas fed
before Trevina and there was more
helter-skelter shooting-more killed
lookers-on. So, when Monterey heard
that Carranza and Oregon were COM
ing with many trains of Yaquis, Mon
terey obeyed orders to take holiday
and then kept off the streets.
In the mile-long procession that
| Governor de la Cara got up in honor
of the distinguished visitors there
were more men than all the men, wom-
en- and children on the sidewalks. But
1t was the most orderly parade of revo-
lutionists that had taken place in Mon
terey since the beginning of the days
| OF occupations, excavations and
triumphal entries. And so towards the
latter part of the afternoon the people
of Monterey emerged from their
houses and wandered around in search
of the celebrities.
/ There was a kermess in the evening
at one of the Alamedas. Carranza went
to it. He bought huge quantities of
flowers, submitted to arrest and
fine of 1879 pesos, shook hands with
all the pretty young ladies and as
usual, bore himself with dignity.
Obregon went to the kermess, too
The young ladies made a tremendous
ado over this handsome one-armed
hero of the revolution. When the two
men left the park everybody crowded
around their automobiles and shouted
"vivas." 1t was the first time for many
a day that any considerable number Of
representative Monterey folks had
shouted vivas for revolutionaries.
Back in the first Constitutionalist
occupation of the City Of Mexico, when
Carranza rode forth in Avenida Fran
cisco |. Madero or in the Paseo the
people paused to look at him and to
say to one another:
There goes Carranzan'
The Cause, Not the Man.
If they did not have too many
eavesdropping neighbors they were
likely to add one or two other favorite
words. Seldom or never, came a viva"
The silence was damning. If it were
broken at all by an outcI the enthusi-
asst turned out to be man in uniform.
But all through the states of Tamauli-
pas and Nuevo Leon and through
Coahuila to this city Carranza has
been given abundant evidence of one
minded revolutionary enthusiasm. He
has accepted this homage with grave
dignity, often with unchanging face,
like man after all receiving only his
due.
TT is not enthusiasm for the man"
say his followers. 1T is for the cause
that he represents and leads-the cause
of the people" The Mexicans use the
words lei pueblo" While the diction
airy translation Of Eel pueblo" is 1.-The
people" the words the populace'
serve best to convey the Mexican
meaning
They are mostly Indians who gather
at the stations and throng the city
streets to shout "vivas" for Carranza
and Obregon. 1t Is doubtful if more
than one in fifty of them can read OF
write, but there is no doubt that they
know Carranza when he steps forth
from his car, and the mere sight OF
Obregon sends them into Mysteries.
The gravity Of Carranza on tour, OF
elsewhere, for that matter, is imper
turbable. and so perhaps what his fol
lowers say is true. that the enthusiasm
is for the cause that he represents
Certainly local spokesman tell him elo
quently to his face that the people
have gathered to emphasize to him the
meaning of the cause of the people
They say this with all respect and they
give him their gratitude and homage
but always. even in the most obscure
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