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a result the European became respected more 
and more from Mexico to Patagonia, and was 
allowed to pursue his way in comparative 
peace, the converse of this proposition being 
true of the unfortunate American, who could 
not expect governmental protection and who 
became the object of much abuse and ridicule 
in these lands. The truth of these statements 
is so obvious that it is unnecessary for me to 
cite any illustrations in support of them. 
Socially speaking all of Latin America may 
be divided into two general classes, the poli 
tician and the business man. As a rule the 
“politico” has been the cause of all the unrest 
and upheavals these countries have experi 
enced, while the advance and progress of these 
nations is due to the “commerciante”—the 
man who uses his brain and invests his money 
in its various ventures. The larger progres 
sive enterprises in Spanish America—the 
building of railroads, the developing of mines, 
exporting, importing, in brief, commerce as 
a whole—is chiefly carried on by foreigners, 
aided by a few ambitious, practical, far-see