Charles W. Hackett
Published: 2018-02-10
Total Pages: 26
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Excerpt from The New Regime in Mexico As a result the presidential reign of Porfirio Diaz, cov ering, with the exception of four years, the period from 1876 until 1911, stands in marked contrast to the political instability and financial bankruptcy which characterized Mexico's first half century as an independent nation.' Since the causes for the revolution, which, we trust, definitely came to an end just a few months ago, are to be found in this thir ty-five year period, some general considerations concerning the chief actor and the period as a whole are pertinent. Largely of Indian blood himself - therefore conscious of the political and social incapacities of the Mexican people - and schooled as he was by years of experience in the political up heavals of the past few decades, Porfirio Diaz sensed with remarkable foresight the great need of his country, namely, political stability which he proposed to secure through a strong executive. By the blood and iron policy of a Bis marck, or the Machiavellian policy of an Italian prince, or acting on the theory that every man has his price - by either or all of these methods, it mattered not which - Diaz soon succeeded in bringing order otof chaos, and in establish ing political stability and financial responsibility where kaleidoscopic changes of government and bankruptcy had been the rule theretofore. But in spite of this, once safely in power, Diaz feigned a desire to proceed strictly along the paths of constitutionality; the constitution, instead of being a thing to be set aside or ignored at will, was con veni'ently and legally amended whenever his program so de manded. As a result, Mexico began to recuperate, and, for Zthe first time in their history, Mexicans came to realize that peace and prosperity go hand in hand. Industry, commerce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.