As Secretary of Finance, he expanded foreign investment into Mexico, supported free trade, and balanced the budget for the first time and generated a budget surplus by 1894.
æz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv fˈaɪnæns, hiː ɛkspˈændᵻd fˈɔːɹən ɪnvˈɛstmənt ˌɪntʊ mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, səpˈoːɹɾᵻd fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd, ænd bˈælənst ðə bˈʌdʒɪt fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ bˈʌdʒɪt sˈɜːplʌs baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.