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Show MADER0 AND HIS COUNTRY. There is a disposition throughout Mexico and in places in the United Statea to hail Francisco I. Madero as a hero and the statesman who has been appointed to redeem Mexico. We hope that the trust in him may be justified to the utmost, but be will have much to do before he can claim that he has vindicated the people 'a faith in him. His reason for inaugurating a revolution waa that the common people were suffering intolerable tyrannies tyran-nies and that bis purpose' was to accomplish their liberation, But-lb.crcare immense diffir.ulticain his path. In the first place, the Mexican people are as unstable, as quicksilver, andvimpatient of restraint. Again, the church party in Mexico does not want any republic in their country. The old rule of the church and a corrupt aristocracy Is what they desire to have restored, and they have no real use for Madcro. Then, when old Juarez took charge, he confiscated the church property wherever he could find it. The lands he divided up among the poor among hia followers. Since Diaz assumed rule much land, in some places almost al-most whole states, has been given to his henchmen. hench-men. It is Madero'a desire to have these great estates cut down and apportioned back to the poor. s Can he do it and still maintain a following strong enough to sustain him in power! That is going to be the real test of his generalship and statesmanship. We hope that he can, but greatly fear that he cannt, because if he tries it he will alienate the men 4 property from him in great measure, and those whom be would benefit have always been peons, or near to peonage, and their military strength is almost nil. There is another factor the foreignera and foreign investors in Mexico. Can they bring any pressure to help him t We fear not, for they are widely acattered and the governmenta to which they belong will hesitate before interfering. To us the prospects for Mexico for the next few years aeem moat donmv. |