How welcome Madero was when he replaced Diaz! Mexicans rejoiced. Soon, though, there was muttering about not being true enough to the Revolutionary ideologies. Emiliano Zapata said he was even guilty of treason, having imposed officeholders, procrastinated on agrarian reform, linked up with Diaz politicians and rich hacendados, and that he was unfit to govern. Then Pascual Orozco, another of his chief lieutenants in the Diaz struggle, revolted against Madero, too, believing that he hadn't gone far enough in comprehensive social and economic reforms. Land reform had become a burning central issue. Orozco had also felt slighted because he'd wanted to be governor of Chihuahua, and Madero had denied him this. The Chihuahua cattle barons and William Randolph Hearst (afraid that his properties would be seized) subsidized his rebellion.
A precedent was set at this time: No President of Mexico lasts unless he's head of the Revolutionary Family and ruler. He had to unite and rule both the Revolutionary Family and Mexico - all-or-nothing power.
Madero's interests were political first and social next. Zapata and Orozco favored Mexicans having something to eat, some clothes, some education, and some respect, before the cause of political liberalism. Madero was all about sharing power, and what might have been better for him was paring down the powers of his legislature and provincial governments. Nevertheless, in the spirit of a model of democracy, opponents were permitted to speak openly and frankly. Unfortunately, Madero's power was dispersed, and he was unable to re-establish order.
The three non-Revolutionaries who require and arranged his deposition were General Victoriano Huerta, General Felix Diaz, and U.S. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson. The last thing they wanted was a furtherance of any social reform movement Madero might undertake.
Huerta had commanded the troops that had been sent against Zapata and Orozco.
