The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-03
A CRIEVOUS SORE.
The Extinguishment of the Repub-
lie OF Hayti Desired.
HIPPOLYTE'S LATE ATROCIOUS ACTS.
The Bulk of the People DESTROYS OF the
Country Passing Under Control
OF France or the United
States

which the Haytians emphatically call
'sthe revolution of the 2Sth of May" we
can see In the light of conclusive evil
dence how insignificant the affair in it
self really was. and how the laundering
of the government has rendered it big
with serious consequences for the re-
public
Briefly reviewed what does 1t all
amount to? A design formed by few
young fellows to release from prison,
by means of bribery, or force if neces-
sary, their relatives and friends who
were arrested for political reasons, real
or pretended, and who were sure to be
put to death without any form of
trial. There were two pistol shots
and one poignard stab, which
brought down the sentinel, the
chief of the place and the jaiIer, and.
put to fight the 200 men of the guard
The execution of the plan was so rapid
and so comparatively nOiseless that the
greater portion of the prisoners had al
ready reached the consulates when the
garrison of the arsenal, aroused at sight
of the runaways. began to fire upon the
prison. This is what led the remaining
prisoners to take up arms and don the
uniforms which the guards in their
flight had eft behind, and the retreat
of the troops before this latter attack
emboldened the others and induced
them to move upon the arsenal 1t
was an ordinary crime against
the law, and the foreign representa-
tives would have been obliged to give
up the refugees, because they could not
. be classed as political offenders covered
bv the right of asylum, but the absence
of GOODNESS on the part of the govern
meut changed the entire face of the
thing. BY arresting and shooting all
the political men of the previous gov
ernments the government gave to the
affair a political appearance, and by
ti.c assassination of a few innocent and
harmless men, through personal VEN
Eeance, it placed all its dangerous enc
mics beyond its reach They can now
work for it's overthrow abroad in Sc
curity.
By putting himself at the head of the
assassins and continuing in force for
four entire days the order or authority
to shoot people down without trial,
Notwithstanding the tranquility that
existed and thus giving an opportunity
to his partisans to satisfy their per
sOnal vengeance, the president has
overthrown the barrier of respect which
protected his life, and he is now con-
stantiy obliged to guard himself against
an avenging bullet By violating the
Mexican consulate he has a,ienated
from him the entire diplomatic corps
He has made enemies of the banking
and commercial classes by shooting
down employees whose only crime was
to cross his path; and as the bankers
have frightened their purse-strings, funds
are now insufficient to pay the EN-.
plOyes at the usual time. The cOnse-
Quence is that they are ready to turn
their backs upon the government. The
generals, seeing the government dan
ger, and consequently the prospect OF
exile for themselves, have kept the pax
of the army, and the soldiers, vithOut
pay now for four weeks, are beginning
n mn II ar To inis1 in
first revolt that will give them II few
cents with the promise of more later on
In the atmosphere of treason that en-
velops him the president is gathering
around him the troops of the north
whom he is concentrating near the pal
ace Popular evaporation is incenseC
by this. and it seems difficult to avoid
much longer a renewal of the combat
of February %, 1888, between the troops
of the north and the volunteers of eh<
capital The consequence is that tbs
annexationist party. which had Francs
only in view, has become accustomed
to the idea of raliying around any for
eign flag, even that of the United States
The indifferents who would have toler
ated France, but would have tal1eI
up arms against any other domination
would to-day gladly accept an
nexation TO the United States The il
reconciIables, who formerly would no
hear of foreigners or whites are nov
considering if security under a foreigl
flag would not be preferable to tn
present Periious condition They ever
go so far as to desire the emblance O
q revolution which vvouId give a chanc.
for some foreign government to TAX
possession OF &ae country under tn,
pretext of paeifying it. The pressn
time, therefore. is favorable for putin,
into practice the moral OF La FOntaine'
fable of Thieves and the Donkey,
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performing a salutary and human
work, for which. in the long run, w
would be thanked