Yielding to family influence, he let his followers get out of hand.

Ambitious chieftains and groups of Radicals blocked and thwarted him at every turn.

When he could find no means of carrying out his program without wholesale confiscation and the disruption of business interests, he was accused of abandoning his duty.

One officer after another deserted him and turned rebel.

Brigandage and insurrection swept over the country and threatened to involve it in ugly complications with the United States and European powers.