San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-08-19
THE sPANIARDs IN CUBA.

ton OF Cuban independence is noi
clearly grasped by Americans. Ii
nutshell, the matter is this
Cuba, being a Spanish possession,
is governed by officials appointed
by the crown and sent to that is
land from Spain. Commencing with
the captain general, and dowl
through the list of officials of every
sort and grade to the most insig-
nificant officers such as that Of
constable in this state of Texas,
all are appointees of the crown,
from Spain. Cubans are not allow
ed TO hold office.
The salary of the captain gener-
al is $4,000 a year, and his steal
ings amount to about 100000
annually. From him down the sala-
ries decrease, and the stealings de-
crease, for the small official has not
a chance to steal so successfully
and on such a magnificent scale as
has the captain general. Yet. all
steal, and we Cubans know it, and
these Spanish official know that
we know it. File protest? Caram-
ba! What good, that? If we go O.
yer the head of the captain gener-
al, and forward a protest to Mad
rid, it is tossed into the basket.
THE officials of whom [ tell you
are an ignorant class of men who,
in many instances. can not sign
their names. Fitness for the Office
is a desirability SO far only as it
applies to sqaeezing enormous tax
es from the people.
"A professional man-lawyer, for
an annual tax of 10
per cent on his practice; that is,
not the amount he may collect, but
.he total amount of his practice,
sven if the fourth part of it only
S collected. Then other taxes run
he total up to about 20 per cent,
md you know that no business can
stand that.
Merchandising, shipping, bank
ng, and in fact nearly all the COM
nercial business, excepting cigar
making, is done by the Spanish. A
Cuban must, from circumstances
ON the island under the
,resent system of government,
ither adopt a profession or be-
ONE a eli garmaker. In event of a
cuban becoming planter, in adj
.ition to the
ENoRMO Us TAXES
from hnu by those who
re not citizens of .the island, and
7ho have no interest in the island
ther than to rob it, al, sgiment or
everal companies of troo. 0s are IL
BILE to be suddenly quartered on
is premises, and the planter must
1rnish the troops with the -neces-
ary suttenance, although they
lay stay on his premises a month
r more. And he is not reimbursed
II that expense either.
AS to arms, L presume that it
safe to say that every Cuban has
| his house a rifle, revolver,
word and poignprd. A Cuban's
ouse is his castle, and the right
search is not allowed, a man
lay carry a revolver by paying
early tax Oslo.
From October 10, 1868 1878
ubans grew from babyhood to
outh, and could not then be sue
essful in revolution. Now they are
len in experience, and when the
ext uprising occurs-and it will ]
,cur all too soon for the Span
irds-there will be different Sc
uel to the tale than to that of '68.
Cuba does not want annexation
the States. Every Cuban is loyal !
Cuba, and is intensely Cuban.
e do not want heterogeneous
)pulation such as there would
on be if Cuba was dumping
'ound for migrants to the United
:ates. We believe that we, as a h
,ople, are far more capable of
'yerning ourselves than anv one
Sc. Cubans are intelligent, law a.
ding and progressive, but under
e Spanish rule there is no chance h
r progression. We are well pre-
red for h
THE INEVITABLE REVOLUTION.
e have money, horses, arms and c.
e sympathy of our thousands of
untrymen in the states. We can
; we Will be free. Cubans are be- d
ming well organized in New k
'rk, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
her large cities. You shall see an
tonishing uprising before long
uprising which will paralyze W W
,ain and deprive her-and right al
lily, too-of her most valuable po- d
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