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Francisco I. Madero, President Elect of the United States of Mexico.

Madero's triumph has been the triunmph of reason and faith against injustice and pessimism in their governing system, the dreamers' sublime recovery against the so-called practical men: the apotheosis of the ideal, the glorification of the spirit in its titantic struggle against materialism.

Afte not exercising their rights for more than thirty years, the Mexican people have elected the leader of the recent liberating revolution, Francisco I. Madero, as head of their Republic.

With the triumph of the revolution, he could have occupied the presidency immediately, however, he preferred to allow the Nation's most free will to show itself in the elections, and the Mexican people, with their unanimous vote in the recent elections, consecrated his prestigious role.

During the past four months, this has been the topic of discussion: Francisco I. Madero as politician, as revolutionary leader, peace-bringer, etc. His enemies, who claimed he was unfit to govern, have praised his moral character, his moderation and temperance, and even the clergy have supported his candidacy, the candidacy of a liberal, a Spiritist, a Mason. His philosophical ideas have been mentioned, and cartoonists have shown him consulting tables or conjuring spirits. To defame him, they have attributed to him the famous "Spiritist Manual" by Bhima, which was reproduced in part in "The Future," the publication of the inner Reyista party. Nonetheless these vain rumors have not influenced the people. The only thing they have achieved is to bring attention to our incomparable philosophy.