The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
UNCLE SAM UNDER A HOT FIRE.
CUBAN GOVERNMENT PAPER
OPENS ITS GUNS ON THIS COUNTRY.


duct of the Government of the
island by Spain Held Up as Conn
paring FavOrabIy With the Repub-
Iican Form of Government in This
Country.
New Orleans. La Aug. III. Nelson
Pothamus, who is closely identified with
,be Cuban interests, and who is on terms
of intimacy with the leaders, has received
some Spanish papers. in which are con-
talned interesting data about the Cuban
revolution.
Ell Pueblo of Puerto Principe, a ram
pant, red hot government paper, which
was formerly a defender of home rule
but until the influence of Rafel Montoro
and other home rule leaders, has turned
tail and gone over completely to the gov
eminent.
Speaking Of the revolution and its pro-
gress. it says editorially: 1T seems
strange that the inhabitants of coun-
try which enjoys more liberties than in our
much boasted master republic. the United
States, should rebel against as good a gov
eminent as Spain has given the island
The personal liberties enjoyed here, the
taxation of property and the conduct of
fhe government bears favorable compari-
son with that of the United States, with
it's much vaunted form of republicanism
No one sees in this country or in Spain the
labor troubles and riots which daily dis
grace the name and smirch the national
honor of our next door neigbbOr. No one
to hfrr1a etn "a
honor and their influence for few thou
sand dollars ave, even to men high in
government offices, who, spawning on the
public treasury, forget the duties due their
country and allow their Unsuitable search
of gold to rotten their inmost thoughts
The United States is a country or gold
and her in habitants. from the meanest
to the highest, are all gold lovers, and in
mat model country gold is the key which
opens the doors TO all things and all
places. As a consequence of this condition
Of things the country is in the throes OF
disntegration, and not even their so-called
statesmen are able to pilot the unfortu-
ate model republic out of its present
trouble.
The present problem in the United
States is such that the country is the
Laughing stock of all nations and more
laughable scene than that of congress
-durs4g the last tariff debates cannot be
more, the government at Washington,
while on the one hand II endeavors to be
as honest as possible, the fear OF losing
this and that contingent of voters induces
il to defer and postpone all action which
may inture that particular class of men,
to the detriment of many millions, ana
this is called politics.
THE United States is merely more or
less, and 1t is better that we should use
clear words, though it merely hurt nation
of hypocrites with all their senses ana all
their aspirations fixed on one idea. which,
shining before them like the golden I'M
age of the Aztecs, caused its worship
pers to remain wrapped up in its multi
farious rays Gold to an American, gold
money, riches, is the Alpha and Omeaga,
and, as is natural, he who has the most
money is the one who the most beneht
obtains from that nation.
After the gold craze, that political
neapolitism is the next. Look at the dip
lomatic and consular corps OF
the United States and then at
the meanest and smallest of
Europe and the difference is at once noted
The American diplomatic and consular
corps is mainly made up of men who
having more votes and money than brains,
ACQUIRE a position which they cannot but
make a symphony of righteousness. Sa-
loon keepers, ward politicians, hoodlums
escaped convicts and such make up the
representatives
who in it's arrogance, 1t Grams down the
mouths of the unsuspecting European ma
tiOns.
LAS an Illustration of windjamming,
and pettyfoggery the much heraldet
Monroe doctrine is the best illustration
possible and it will show conclusively to
what extent that country can blow, for
God only knows how many years England
has been stoutly eating up the rich gold
country of Venezuela without any right
whatsoever, and the United States has
not said a word Now, 1t seems, that
some of its citizens have an interest In
gold mine there and as a consequence
they are disposed to protest therefore,
1t is not the justice of the Monroe doctrine
that causes their protests, but the fact
that some of their citizens have gold IN
vested in Venezuela. As to how much
they will protest, Judging from their ac-
ton in the past it merely will end IN
air, as they are great for saying what
they will do, but then, their national
weakness and their fear OF losing some
Of their money will prevent them from go
Ing TO extremes. The talk that they Will
send a feet to Havana to enforce the un-
Just Mora claim is as wild a hght OF
diseased mind as any we have ever read'
nile We are not anxious to PICK up
quarrel with any one, we are ready 10 de-
lend ourselves and they Will not ma IN
US such an easy mark as their poor de-
Ienseless Indians.
The government of Spain should not
pay the Mora claim and if it does 1t VIII
De evidence of weakness on its part.
Madrid, Aug. IAN official dispatch from
havana says the insurgents were defeat
ed with considerable loss in a battle fought
near Sagua in which the rebel leader
rodriguez was killed.
Havana, Aug IA dispatch from Ma
ahzas reports that the Spanish column
under capt. Guardados had battle early
lasl evening with a band of twenty-five in
slrsents under the rebel leader Reyes
C1 me estate of Guerro. The rebels We're
esieated, having one killed and several
an Official gazette, issued to-day, con-
,a'Us an order prohibiting the publication
war news prior to its confirmation by
government authorities.
o., SIt Gen. Martinez Campos has arrived
tt ManzaniHo.
"oVements Of the Amphitrite.
,narleston S. G., Aug. 1.-The United
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