Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-13 | Page 4 | Mexico Does Well

MEXICO DOES WELL. Mexico has again done herself the best possible service, by re-electing Tor-flrlo Tor-flrlo Diaz to be President. He unquestionably un-questionably the great Mexican of bin time, and ho Is also ono of the rreatest rulers In the world', lie has done for Mexico In his Presidency what no one who knew tho country on hi3 accession acces-sion wouhl have thought possible". He found it a torpid, sluggish, backward land and people, and he has made It one of the foremost, most progressive, and wealthy of the minor nations. He found it distracted, he made it coin-pact; coin-pact; he found' Its Industries paralysed, he made them vital and active; he found the landi lawless, he has made it peaceful peace-ful and' law-abiding; he found it low in the scale of nations, and has raised It high. And It is fine to see that hl3 people appreciate what he has done for them, and that they arc determined' to keep him at the head of their state, having amended their constitution to make this possible. He was first made President In 1877, and at once quieted the country; but the constitution forbade for-bade his re-election, and ho was succeeded suc-ceeded by his friend Mendez. But Diaz came in again In 1S31, and has been constantly re-elected ever since, the constitution having been amended in the meantime to permit this. President Presi-dent Diaz is now said to be failing In health, which Is no wonder tonslder-ingthe tonslder-ingthe active life of struggle and privation pri-vation which he has led. Yet he Is not so old by seven years as the venerable ven-erable candidate of the Democratic party for Vice-President in this country. coun-try. Diaz was born In 1830, Mr. Davis in 1S23.