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The Wealth Maliers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL., VIII.
LINCOLN, NEBR., THURSDAY, Detf. 10. 1896.
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TEXAS
POPULISTS
A Lueid Digest of the Campaign in
that State.
"WHY POPS FOUGHT DEIIOCS ATS
Professor Vincent Gives the Inside
History of the Fight.
Something We all Wanted to Know.
The condition of affairs in the popu
list party in Texas has been a puzzle
which the members of the party in this
state could not untangle at all. The
following article from the pen of Pro-
lessor Vincent throws the mnch needed
light on the subject:
Perhaps there is no state so difficult to
understand as Texas in the workings of
the late campaign. The writer was on
the ground for over a month in August
and September, and hence is in apo-
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.' sition oeitec 10 appreciate iue anuauuu
than others.
- The Texas democrats, with Got. Cul
berson, ex-Gov. Hogg, Attorney-General
Crane at their head, had foryears squan
dered the state funds and looted the
treasury by all forms of robbery that
can be perpetrated under forms 01 law
by the initiated and skillful plunderers.
The school fund had been wasted on pet
railroad companies until the people of
the state were well nigh in a state of re
bellion against the thieving gang. This
was the situation when Texas sent dele-
?ates to the populist convention in St.
rouis. The name "democrat," as ap
plied to the party in Texas, is a synonym
. for robbery, plunder, extravagance in
official business, with administration
pete as beneficiaries, the loss of school
funds, a vacuum where fund should be in
the state treasury, and for political per
fidy and dishonor, for broken promises
and shattered pledges for reform. Is it
any wonder that populists of Texas
stood aghast at the proposition of ac
cepting the Chicago ticket, when the in
, evitable result would have been practi
cally a consorting wi th the party in state
affairs that all good citizens were in
arms against? The populists had al
ready polled over one hundred and fifty
. thousand votes in the etate, and. with a
square fight, asking and giving no quar
ter, they would win, ands down," at
the next election. Those men had come
out from among the plundering state
house party and allied themselves to
( gether for reform, and to auk them to go
hack or to ally themselves with that
"gang" again was, like asking a man to
crucify his father or barn his mother at
the stake, and they simply would not do
it. And can we wonder? ,
But the convention at St. Louis was
largely composed of men who knew
"democrats" in Iowa, Kansas, Colora
do, Nebraska, the Dakotas and other
i places where they were largely in the
minority and were there always the
kickers against abuses and bad reform-,
era in their respective localities. Under
such circumstances the convention did
not appreciate the situation in Texas,
and some ware thoughtless enough to
chide them for their persistence in ad
hering to their middle-of-the-road pol
icy. The writer, having formerly cam
paigned in that state knew the oondi
tions and stood with Texas while the
marching legions shouted about her.
After the convention, in the campaign
work of that state, I took the ground
that we, as populists, should, in the sup
port of Bryan and Watson, out-do the
democrats in their support of tsryan and
Sewall.' The populist state and elec
toral ticket was first in the field. When
the Culberson democratic convention
was held, the populists offered to divide
the electoral ticket, but the offer was
spurned with contempt. I doubted then,
and do still, the wisdom of offering a
division of electors in that state under
the then existing conditions. Smarting
under the insults offered by the Culber
son democrats, added to the already
outraged conditions of the populist
mind, a few loud and passionate leaders
raised the slogan of "No Watson, no
Bryan,'-' and attempted to "bulldoze"
, the withdrawal of Mr. Sewall. The re
sult was just as was to be expected.
Where diplomacy fails in such matters,
an overbearing "rule or ruin" dispo
sition provokes hostility instead of win
ning concessions. The loud threats of
one member of a special committee of
1 three and his persistent appearance in
the public prints in "interviews" avow
ing bis hostility to Bryan unless Sewall
was withdrawn and the catering of this
committee and of one or two candidates
for congress for republican votes, had
the effect to demoralize the populist vote
of the state and the only report that
has reached this . office says the Bryan
' and Watson ticket polled 78,1)00 votes,
while the state ticket, headed by Maj.
Kearby, polled 260,000 votes. This
wide and significant vote points a moral
in politics with unerring certainty. It
- never pays to let spite and a spirit of
revenge control in business or in politics.
The populists, as a whole, in Texas were
in favor of acquiescing in the action at
St. Louis, and if the populists had vied
with each other in exhibitions of cordial
loyalty to the Bryan and Watson -ticket,
and had not allowed personal affronts
to sour them and lead them to trading
with republicans, the populists of Texas
would have elected the Bryan and Wat
son electors and triumphantly sent Maj.
Kearby and his associates to the state
houio. But, when the trading with re
publicans began, the conservative and
loyal populists saw in it disloyalty to
Bryan as the candidate of the populist
national convention, and they resented
it by voting for the Bryan and Sewall
. electors, in the fear that trading might
otherwise give the state to McKinley.
They did not rapport that ticket from
any love of democracy, but as a rebuke
to the trading committee, but they
stood loyally by the stats ticket The
vote, for it was large, and but for the
disorganization and distrust occasioned
by the bitterness of loud and passionate
leaders, the enthusiasm that would have
grown in a properly conducted cam
paign, would have swept the entire
ticket to a masterful and overwhelming
victory. The conservative populists of
the state now see how passion and re
venge lost them the state, and the Peo
ple's Era of 8an Marcos tells now that
one of the special committee referred to
above is a candidate for the postofflce at
Taylor as a reward for his efforts for
McKinley. He has failed as a populist
editor, showing that the passionate nd
revengful populists are not in the major
ity in Texas, and do not support unwise
actions whose result is the same as ac
tual treason to the party. In one dis
trict the populist candidate was morally
sure of election until he began currying
favor with republicans, and this so dis
gusted the conservative and sensible
populists that they withdrew active sup
port and the election went to the demo
crat, when it might have been won by a
cordial support of the action of toe na
tional convention. '
THIS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The president's message can be sumar-
ized as follows:
. 1. Intense sympathy for the suffering
Christians of Turkey. This to keep in
good standing with the plutocratic
churches and bishops like Newman.
2. No sympathy at all for the suffer
ing christians of Cuba and the greatest
courtesy to that relic of barbarism, the
bloody and cruel government of Spain,
as shown in this sentence: "We have no
right to assume and no reason for as
Burning that anything Spain undertakes
to do for the relief of Cuba will not be
done according to both the spirit and
the letter of the undertaking."
3. The retirement of the greenback
and the issue of more bonds.
4. The superiority of the trusts to all
law which he expounds as follows: "The
decision of our highest court on this pre
cise question renders it quite .doubtful
whether the evils of trusts and monopo
lies can be adequately treated through
federal action, unless they seek directly
and purposely to include in their objects
transportation or intercourse between
states or between the United States and
foreign countries."
4. A remodeling of the postal laws so
as to stop the circulation . of populist
country weeklies and cheap reform lit
erature.
5. A recommendation to use the sur
plus now in the treasury to cover the de
ficit, instead of increasing taxation,
With this we heartily agree. The pres i-
dent says:
"To meet any such deficit we have in
the treasury, in addition to a gold re
serve of 1100,000,000, a surplus of
more than $128,000,000 applicable to
the payment of the expenses of the gov
ernment, and which must, unless expend
ed for that purpose, remain a useless
hoard, or, if not extravagantly wasted,
must in any event be prevented from the
purpose 01 its exaction from our people.
The payment therefore, of any deficiency
in the revenue from this find is nothing
more than its proper and legitimate use.."
The Rotbicbilds bond syndicate will
have no fault to find with the president's
position regarding Cuba, the whole in
tent of which is to keep good the invest
ments of the house of Rothschilds in
Spanish hands.
Hon J. M. Snyder, of Yerdurette, Sher
man county, member elect of the legis
lature will be in Lincolu on and after
December 21st.
BETTER THAN POLITICS.
The Burlington Establishing Experi
mental Farming Stations.
General Passenger : Agent Francis of
the Burlington has gone out on the road
to establish several experimental farm
stations, says the World-Herald. These
stations are for trying improved meth
ods of farming, including subsoiling and
surface cultivating, the idea being that
after a rain the soil should be cultivated,
thus breaking the capillary tubes and
allowing the moisurn to soak into the
ground.it thereby being tetained instead
of evaporat ng.
One or two small plats of grounds are
now being thus cultivated in the state,
and the results have l-n highly satis
factory. The Burlington is desirous of
giving the scheme a thorough trial, and
hence their experimental farms. They
will probably be located by Mr. Francis
at McCook, Holdrege, Alma, Broken
Bow and A'liance, and one in the North
Loup country, all along tin Burlington
lines, and in different sections of Ne
braska where the soil and the climate
differ somewhat, thus giving the scheme
a thorough trial.
Northwestern Line Holiday Bates
Account "Holiday n" excursion tickets
will be sold December 24. 25. 81. aud
January 1, 1897, at one and one-third
fare for the round trip to points within
a distance of 200 miles. Final limit Jan
uary 4. By this lint all northern and
northeastern Nebraska points are best
reached, also Iowa points through Mis
souri Valley and Sioux City.
Depot corner 8th and S, city office 117
south 10th street. A.S. Fielding city
ticket agent. tf
GROVERS VALEDICTORY
Much Sympathy for Turkey and
Little for Cuba.
DOWN WITH TES GEE2NBACH3
More Bonds 'and More Banks
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President Cleveland's last message, to
congress, read In the two houses today,
has been looked forward to with con
siderable interest, because of the import
ant subjects he was expected to dlsouss
and on which he has not heretofore ex.
pressed himself.
After a brief reference to the duty of
bongress to the people and a compli
mentary comment on the way all have
emerged from the recent bitter political
conflict, the president . discusses ; this
country's relations with Turkey, recom
mending patience and suggesting that
Interference by the United States might,
Instead of accomplishing good rather
work disaster. He holds that it la the
province of European powers to decide
upon a course of action, and say noth
ing can be done until they speak. .
Regarding Cuba, Mr. Cleveland de
clares that although the conditions are
but slightly changed since his last message,-
and that apparently in favor of
the Insurgents, that as the Cubans have
no established government nothing in
the way of recognition is possible under
the law of nations. He recalls that the
people of the United States have shown
wonderful patience, despite the fact that
they have much at stake and are nearly
as greatly interested financially as
Spain herself. He announces that a pro
position has been made the Madrid gov
ernment seeking to effect a settlement
and that no reply has been received. He
says that conditions !nay yet arise
which will compel the government of
this country to Interfere in the interests
of humanity. He says the suggestion
that the United States buy Cuba la
worth considering, and also suggests
home rule for Cuba. f '
The Venezuelan affair is declared set
tled satisfactorily, as far as this na
uon is concerned. The president treats
briefly of the consular service, favoring
examinations of applicants as to their
fitness. He reports progress on the Ber
ing sea investigation and hopes for some
action toward protecting- the herds.
Some space is given to a review of the
condition' of the treasury. A statistical
account .of the immigration during the
year Is given attention. The excellent
work of the life saving corps is dwelt
upon, showing a great degree of perfec
tion reached. The army work of coast
defense and the need of federal prisons.
on the plan of that at Fort Leavenworth,
are treated at some length.
Considerable attention is given to the
postal department, and the president
recommends that the law covering sec
ond class matter be revised so that it
exclude much that at present is carried
In the malls under the provisions, at a
loss. He adds that this item alone would
save enough to out the service on a cav
ing basis and relieve the taxpayers of 8
portion of their burden.
The president refers with evident
pride to the development of the navy.
and points out that the ability to
quickly strengthen it will serve to make
our position more secure. The B-ivinar of
premiums for speed will be discontinued
as soon as vessels now under construe
tion or contract are finished.
The condition of the Indian la dis
cussed briefly, and the president recom
mends a change in the present system.
He advocates the appointment of an In
dlan commission of three members, one
of whom shall be an army officer, to take
the place of the present Indian commls
sioner. He is especially severe In his
denunciation of the practice of allowing
Indians to obtain whisky, and would
have the law against such enlarged in
its scope so as to Include all Indians.
xns gravity of the Pacific roade
irouDie is cieany pointed out, ana tn
president says that unless congress
takes prompt action looking toward th
protection of the government s claims,
the executive will.
The president Is especially complimen
tary to Secretary of Agriculture Mor
ton, whose management of the agricul
tural department is highly commended.
It is pointed out that the exports oi
farm products have been increased, and
also that under Secretary Morton's man
agement nearly one-fifth of the appro
priation for the bureau has been saved.
The secretary's position regarding free
seed distribution Is commended.
The civil service system is shown to
have been enlarged, and the president
grows somewhat severe when speaking
of the "noisy" partisans. He would
still further enlarge the scope of the
civil service by including the fourth
class postmasters.
The present tariff law Is defended and
figures adduced to shew that under or
dinary conditions it is ample to provide
sufficient revenue to pay the ordinary
expenses of the government economical
ly administered.
His position regarding the retirement
of the greenbacks Is In line with his
previous expression on this point. He
wants the government to go out of the
banking business.
The executive views on trusts Is full
or interest, wane condemning them
on genera) principles he Is of the opinion
that congress has but limited power in
the premises, and that the states must
take whatever actios Is needed.
The portion of the message devoted
to pensions will be of Interest to old
soldiers. The frauds that Invest the
pension roll are alluded to. and the
growth of the roll is mentioned.
' MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Chief Officer of the Nation Speaks to
the Consresa.
To the Congress of the United States:
As representatives of the people In the
legislative branch of their government
you have assembled at a time when the
strength and excellence of our free in
stitutions and the fitness of our citi
zens to enjoy popular rule have been
again made manifest. A political 'con
test involving momentous consequences,
fraught with feverish apprehension and
creating aggressiveness so intense as
to approach bitterness and passion, has
been waged throughout our land, and
determined by the decree of free and In
dependent suffrage, without disturb
ance Of our tranniHHfv nr tha lu. ri
of weakness in our national structure.
wnen we consider these incidents and
contemplate the peaceful obedience and
manly submission whlnh hava iuiHul
a heated clash of political opinions, we
uiacuver aDunaant evidence of a deter
mlnatlon on the part of our country
men to abide bv avarv vai-diit n .1.
popular will, and to be controlled at ail
umes oy an amaing faith In the agen
cies established for the direction of the
affairs of their government
DEMAND UNSELFISH SERVICE.
Thus our people exhibit a patriotic dis
position, which entitles them to demand
Of those Who undprtalra tn mo bo. ..
outs their laws such faithful and un-
Btnuui aervice in tneir Denaif as can
only be prompted by a serious appre
ciation Of th trust anI
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which, the acceptance of publlo duty in-
In obedience to a constitutional re
aurrament. I hmh mimiii . .u
gress certain Information concerning
Ua.in.uM autuns. who tne suggestion of
such legislation as In my judgment Is
necessary and expedient .
To secure brevity and avoid tiresome
narration I ahaJi nmu man
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concerning matters within federal con
trol which, while by no means unim
portant are more profitably discussed
. ucjiw uueuuu reports, j shall also
further curtail this communication by
omlttina- a mlnuta raoitoi n .
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nor Incidents connected with our for-
sn reunions, wnicn nave heretofore
found a place in executive messages, but
are now contained in
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HUUUltCU
KtLATIONS WITH TURKEY.
Wo Change In the situation-American
Intereats Guarded.
ai tne outset of a reference to the
more important matters
relations with foreign powers, it would
anora me satisfaction if I could assure
the congress that the diatnrhi
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Uon in Asiatic Turkey had during the
pi year assumed a less hideous and
bloody aspect and that either as a con
sequence of the awakenlns- of th Turk
ish government to the demand of hu
mane civilization, os as the result of de
cisive action on thA mrlnr h. i
tlons, having the right by treaty to in-
iciicic iur me protection of those ex
posed to the rage of mad bigotry and
cruel fanaticism, tho nhnMri... .
of the situation had been mitigated.
xusLcau, uowever, oi welcoming a
softened disposition rvr nmf Att-tv.. 4 .......
ventlon. we havp hpon affuti
tinued and not unfrequent reports of
me wajnun destruction or homes and
the bloody butchery of men, women and
shildren, made martyrs to their profes
lion of Christian faith.
CITIZENS ABE IN DANGER.
While none of raw nltlzana in n..wi,.
have thus far bean klllad
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though often In the midst of dreadful
scenes of danger, their safety In the
future is by no means assured. Our
government at home and our minister at
Constantinople have , left nothing un
done to protect our missionaries in
Ottoman territory, who constitute
nearly all the Individuals m.lHin.
who have a right to claim- our protec
tion on tne score oi American citizen
ship. Our efforta in this direction win not
oe relaxed; but the deep feeling and
sympathy that have been aroused
among our people ought not to so far
blind thalr r ah arm and 4udam.an
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lead them to demand impossible things
me ouiureans or Diinu rury wntch lead
to murder and pillage In Turkey occur
suddenly and without nntina and
attempt on our part to force such a
hostile presence there as might be ef-
lecuve tor prevention or protection
would not nnlv ho raalattwl h.
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Ottoman government, but would be re-
garaea as an interruption or their plans
by the great nations, who assert their
exclusive riorht tn intarvena In ki.
own time and method for the security of
me ana property in TurKey.
CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY.
Several naval vphupIh an it.tin..j
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In the Mediterranean, as a measure of
caution and to lurnish all .possible re
lief and refuge In case of emergency. We
have made claims nernlnnt tho Tn.iri.k
government for the pillage and destruc
tion oi iniHHionary property at Harpoot
and Marash during uprisings at those
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demands has not been admitted, though
our minister, prior to Bucn outrages and
in anticipation of daiiKer, demanded
protection for the nprsons and nmrmrtv
of our missionary citizens in the locali-
uaa mentioned, ana notwitnstandinir
mat strong evidence exists ot actual
complicity of Turkish soldiers In the
work of destruction and robbery.
The facts as they now appear do not
permit us to doubt the Justice of thes
Claims, and tinthlnc will ha nmlltarl tn
bring about their prompt settlement.
HOME FOR REFUGEES.
A Dumber rtf Armnlon rafticroa liova
arrived fl.t mm nnrta and an ttrrl n has
lately been obtained' from the Turkish
Kuvernmem permuting tne wives and
children of such refugees to Join them
hera.lt lfl hnrtad that haroafta. nt j-th.
stacle will be Interposed to prevent the
escape ot an tnose wno seen to avoid tne
yerus wnicn tnreaten mem in Turxisn
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Our recently appointed consul to Er
woura is at his post and discharging
tha duties of his ofilce.though for some
unaccountable reason his formal exequa
tur from the sultan has not been issued.
I do not believe that the present som
ber prospect in Turkey will be long
permitted to offend the sight of Chris
tendom. It so mars the humane and en
lightened civilization that belongs to the
close of the nineteenth century that it
seems hardly possible that the earnest
demand of good people throughout the
Christian world for its corrective treat
ment will remain unanswered.
INSURRECTION IN CUBA.
Kebel Government Mot TetXntltled to
BeeognUton-Raln Mpreads.
The Insurrection In Cuba still contin
ues with all its perplexities. It Is diffi
cult to perceive that any progress has
thus far been made towards the paci
fication of the Island, or that the situa
tion of affairs, as depicted In my last
annual message, has In the least Im
proved. If Spain still holds Havana and
the seasporu and all the considerable
towns, the insurgents still roam at will
over at least two-thirds of the inland
country. It the determination of Spain
to put down the Insurrection seems but
to strengthen with the lapse of time,
and is evinced by her unhesitating de
votion ot largely increased military and
naval forces to the task, there is much
reason to believe that the insurgents
have gained in point of numbers and
character and resources, and are none
the less Inflexible in their, resolve not
to suocumb, without practically securing
the great object for which they took up
arms. If Spain has not yet re-established
her authority, neither have the
Insurgents yet made good their title to
be regarded as an Independent state. -"'
NO GOVERNMENT BUT SPAIN'S.
Indeed, as the contest has gone on,
the pretense that civil government ex
lets on the Island, except so far as
Spain is able to maintain tt has been
practically abandoned. Spain does
keep on foot such a government, more
or less Imperfectly, in the large towns
and their immediate suburbs. But,
that exception being made, th entire
country Is either given over to an
archy or is subject to the military oc
cupation of one or the other party.
It is reported, indeed, on reliable au
thority, that at the demand of the. commander-in-chief
of the insurgent army,
the putatlveCuban government has now
given up all attempt to exercise its
functions, leaving that government
confessedly (what there Is the best rea
son for supposing it always to have
been in fact) si government merely on
Dcner. Were the Spanish armies able
to meet their antagonists in tha open or
In pitched battle, prompt and decisive
results might be looked tor, and the
immense superiority of pie is paw an
forces in numbers, discipline and
eaulnment could hardly fail to tell
greatly to their advantage: but they
are called upon to face a foe that shuns
general engagements; that can cnoose
and does choose Its own ground; that,
from the nature of the country, is visi
ble or Invisible at pleasure, and that
fights only from ambuscade and when
all the advantages of position and
numbers ar on its side.
MAT CONTINUE FOR TEARS.
In a country where all that Is indis
pensable to life, in the way of food,
clothing and shelter, is so easily ob
tainable, especially by those born and
bred on the soil, it Is obvious that there
Is hardly a limit to the time during
which hostilities of this sort mav be
prolonged. ;
Meanwhile, as In all cases of pro
tracted civil strife, the passions of
the combatants grow more and more
Inflamed, and excesses on both sides
become more frequent and more de
plorable. They are also participated In
by bands of marauders, who now, In
the name of one party and now in the
name of the other, as may best suit the
occasion, harry the country at will and
plunder its wretched Inhabitants for
their own advantage.-Such a condition
of things would Inevitably entail im
mense destruction of property, even If
It were, the policy of both parties to
prevent it as far as practicable. But
while such seemed to be the original
ptuicy of the Spanish government It
has now apparently abandoned It, and
is acting upon the same theory as the
Insurgents, namely, that the exigencies
of the contest require the wholesale an
nihilation of property, that It may not
prove of use and advantage to the
enemy. ,
ISLAND BEING LAID WASTE.
It Is to the same end that In punru
ince of general orders, Spanish garri
sons are now being withdrawn from
plantations and the rural population re
quired to concentrate Itself in the towns.
The sure result would seem to be that
the industrial value of the Island is
fast diminishing, and that unless there
Is a speedy and radical change in ex
isting conditions it will soon disappear
altogether. That value consists very
largely, of course. In its capacity to pro
duce sugar a capacity already much
reduced by the interruptions to tillage,
which have taken place during the last
two years. It Is reliably asserted that
should these interruptions continue dur
ing the current year, and practically
extend, as Is now threatened, to the en
tire sugar producing territory of the Isl
and, so much time and so much money
will be required to restore the land to
Its normal productiveness that It Is ex
tremely doubtful if capital can be in
duced to even make the attempt The
spectacle of the utter ruin of an adjoin
ing country, Dy nature one or tne most
fertile and charming to the globe, would
engage the serious attention of the gov
ernment and the people of the United
States, In any circumstances. In point
of fact they have a concern with it
which Is by no means of a wholly senti
mental or philanthropic character. It
lies so near to us as to be hardly separ
ated from our territory.
HAVE PECUNIARY INTEREST.
Our actual pecuniary Interest in
It is second only to that of
the people and government of
Spain. It is . reasonably esti
mated that at least from $30,000,000 to
$50,000,000 of American capital are in
vested in plantations and in railroad,
mining- and other business enterprises
on the island. The volume of trade be
tween the United States and Cuba,
which in 1889 amounted to about 164.-
000.000, rose in 1893 to about $103,000,000,
and in 1894, the year before the present
insurrection nroite out amounted to
nearly $96,000,000.
pesldes this large pecuniary stake In
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finds Itself mKtrleal!y Iavc.eJ it I e
present coatest In v her w- bod t
asious ana cosuy. usry sns rs e
In this country and Inlreccy prcc. .e
tha insurrection, troi'Th the press, ly
pskUs m tings, ty ta purct am
anipment oi arma, oy tne rau,.. j
funds, and by other means, whlti t
spirit of our Institutions and the z t
of our laws do not permit to be r-i -l
the subject of criminal proseeu' .
Some of them, though Cubans at t" :it
and In all their feelings and InUr-'
have taken out papers as natun. 1
cltlsens of the United States, a prt -Ing
resorted to with a view to p
protection by this government f 1 r t
unnaturally regarded with muci t
nation by the country of their orix
SYMPATHY OF AUSRICAKS.
Tha Insurgents are undoufctei:y en
couraged and supported by tl v. -spread
sympathy the people cf t I
country always and , Instinctive r 1 --!
for every struggle for I r r
and : . freer government aaJ m-. i
In the case i of ths icis
adventurous and restless elerTt
of our population leads in only too i 7
Instances to active and persou4 tzj. . -pation
in the contest.
The result is that this govtrni: t f j
constantly called upon to protect A:.: r
Ican citizens to claim damages for In
juries to persons and property row
mated at many millions of doOrs r ' i
to ask explanations and apolo-s l,r
the acts of Spanish oKlctale whose r:.I
for the repression of the reber.ion f -times
blinds them to the Immu&iC; 1 1
longlng to ths unoffending cltUias cf
a friendly power.
It follows from the same causes C't
tha United States Is compelled to t . U
lvely police a long line of sea c t
against unlawful expeditions, ths f
of which the utmost vigilance w.J L.t
always suffice to prevent
These Inevitable entanglements cf tM
Calted States with the rebellion It
Cuba, the large American property t in
terests affected, and considerations i
Shilanthrophy and humanity In rener: J.
avs led to a vehement demand In va
rious quarters for soma sort of tx.tlvs
Intervention on the part of ths Uc.;
States. - .
DEMANDS FOR INTE3VENTIC
It was at first proposed that tr'Z ' r
snt rights should be accorded to v t
Insurgents a proposition no kr r
weighed, because untimely and in r
tlcal operation clearly perilous al In
jurious, to our own interests. It lit
since been and Is now sometimes c
tended that the Independence of Us
Insurgents should be recognised. L irt
Imperfect and restricted as the rrtrL. j
government of the island may be, t
other exists there unless the wU tt
the military officer in temporary com
mand of a particular district can ts
dignified as a species of government
It Is now also suggested that t i
United States should buy the tuUnl 4
suggestion possibly worthy cf it
eration, If there were any evidence tf
a desire or willingness on ths part r t
Spain to entertain such a proposal. U
Is urged, finally, that all other mr.i i
falling, the existing Internecine
in Cuba should be terminated by o r
intervention, even at the cost of hxj
between the Unted States and Epal:-.
a war which Its advocates confldsnCy
prophesy could fca neither large In la
proportions, nor doubtful In its issue.
The correctness of this forecast
be neither affirmed nor denied, lie
United States has, nevertheless, a char
acter to maintain as a nation, which
plainly dictates that right and not
might should be the rule of its conduct'
NO DREAMS OF CONQUEST.
Further, though the United States Is
not a nation to which peace Is a neces
sity, it is in turn the most pacific of
powers ana aesires nothing so much as
to live In amity with all ths- world. Its
own ample and diversified domains
satisfy all possible longings for terri
tory, preclude all dreams of conquest
and prevent any casting of covetous
eyes upon neighboring regions, however
attractive. That our conduct towards
Spain and her dominions has consti
tuted no exception to this national dis
position. Is made manifest by the course
of our government, not only thus far
during the present insurrection, bnt
during the ten years that followed ths
rising at Yara In 1868.
No other great power, it may safely be
said, under circumstances of similar
perplexity, would have manifested ths
same restraint and the same patient
endurance. It may also be said that
this persistent attitude of the United
States towards Spain in connection with
Cuba, unquestionably evinces no slight
respect and regard for Spain on ths
part of the American people. They, In '
trutn, ao not lorget ner connection with
the discovery of the western hemi
sphere, nor do they underestimate ths
great qualities of the Spanish people,
nor fail to fully recognise their splendid
patriotism and their chivalrous devo
tion to the national honor. They view
with wonder and admiration the cheer
ful resolution with which vast bodies
of men are sent across thousands oi
miles of ocean and an enormous debt
accumulated that the costly possession
of the Gem of the Antilles may stlO
hold Its place in the Spanish crown.
WATCHING ALL WITH CARE.
And yet neither the government nor
the people In the United States have
shut their eyes to the course of events
in Cuba, nor have failed to realize the
extent of conceded grievances which
have led to the present revolt from the
authority of Spain grievances recog
nized by the queen regent and by the
cortes, voiced by the most patriotic and
enlightened of Spanish statesmen, with
out regard to party and demonstrated
by reforms proposed by the executive
and approved by the legislative branch
of the Spanish government. It Is in the
assumed temper and dlsposlton of the
Spanish government to remedy these
grievances, fortified by indications of
Influential public opinion In Spain, that
this government has hoped to discover
the most promising and effective means
of composing the present strife, with
honor and advantage to Spain and with
the achievement of all the reasonable ob
jects of the insurroction.
. It would seem that If Spain should of
fer to Cuba genuine autonomy a meas
ure of home rule, which, while preserv
ing the sovereignty of Spain, would sat
isfy all rational requirements of her
Spanish subjects there should be no
Just reason why the pacification of ths
Island might not be effected on that
basis. Such a result would appear to
be In the true Interest of all con
cerned. It would at once stop the con-
(Continued next week.)
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