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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

entrada en- las Villas de Gdnsz !,
les por ESQ menos evidette ei be,5 ,Aaelt'
nadie estss horas que 10 porra =,
Dfjose entonces que la columDs Al "a e
Ssgura, que conducia un convoy a.
"a Taguasco enc0ntro en- ii 60 s.
fuerzas de Maceo. Y 10 Sc dijo rk- 5. %t
hlico no vi6 en- ell despacho m Is oua 81
cia de uuo de tautos eEcDeutrcs. r,-1,.-- -1-'.
pdblico no Sc le querfa decir Que ~ at
taba en la provincial de Santa Clar, =
embargo, ESQ era 10 que sigQi6eaba = '-
pacho.
/ Por 10 demks, cusntos conce5ep t,-
traordinaria importancia 4 la eutrsd, u
iusurrectos en- Matsu zas, parecs cga =,
olvidado va de que el general On -. -'-
previsi6n de one tai oeurriese, Sc trss',,i, = =
Ciepfuc gos Ool6n y reeoucentr6 a. :
fuerzas de que pudc dispoIer Por n Is A
la gravedad no esta en- que los ins1r~.--.. -.
salven ell limite de Ia provinces; estsr., =.
caments en- Ia imposlbiliaad de eo1,srs. 7.
avance y en- la dificultad de obligarle3 -.
troceder Phes Que, mo Sc sabe Que Il s..
sorja entire Santa Clara Matauzss -
mayor parte, una linea imsgnaria. e. d..
puramepte srbitraria. 10 una Inca fr,-...-
"a. estIat6gica, militar.
Y esto es 10 que es precise decir. en ~, 4.
amedieGtar al pals con aspa ieutos riF..-
los; que 10 que importa es eonteuer el a75-
ce, 10 ynismo ds dos kilometres al Es,s ~.
dos Kilometres al Osste, pero conteas-', y
obligar los insurrectos retrocede-. barss
dolos en- toda regia
Todo 10 demss es difuudiE Ia alarms r,--.
mente, pretexto de no patriotiSmo ab !.
do. que 10 fla TODD en- falSear Ia verbal ~
cogiendo estirando los heeh9s eou.o a -
sen tiras de gonna, medida de 50 csD-fs,
de su conveDieEcia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
SICESOS DE CUBA
(Do FL Liberal, de Madrid
Ell DIARIO DE LA GUERRA

Las noticas de /, Habana one publicamos
aver, dfa 81 fueron comentadas en- todas
parties constituyeron ell dnico asuDto de
todas las conversaciones. No Sc confrmaror
nj Sc rectiicaron efrialmel te: Lo que hicie
r0o los ministeriaies, fn6 negar su auten
ticidad pr;merc su veracidad despu6t; pero
sin aducir razones de fandamento; oponien
do Il icamente snposiciones grstuitas.
Esperaban un telegrama Official Que anun
clara la Invasion en- Matar zas, como 81 tales
sucesos SO apuncaran CficiaImenta ED6rde
esta ell despacho en- que sc dio noticia de la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
R UlN a 9

Hay para los DueblOs. tlempos
verdaderamente d9s graciados. en-
que al pensar hondo, sobrep6nese
81 ridf"ulo chillar, Y en- que las
manifestaciones de la experiencia
Y ell saber son acallados por Ia
torpe g ita de los spasionamien
tos.
En- tales epocas la pa!abra de
orden es la mas desatenta la In
sensatez
Rueda Ia patria h&cia la ruina,
y no 9 oye el estrepito de ~
marcha, ahoga7o por el clamo-
REQ de los intereses 8 ell o~gullo
No muere aqu6lla, porque Ia
patria es immortal
Mas viviendo. arros ira vida
precaria, ..acibarada por la cruel
dad de los dolores.
We'd a EspaRa hoy, en- esta faz
Cuba.
Que grandes esfuerzosl que
desespera> ZONES! que abismos!
Pretende la is'a grande del ar,
chipi6'ago sptillano deshacer sus
seculares ligaduras, y aquf de las
heroicidades de la patria por
mantener sujeta a Cuba.
Ello no obstante, ese pueblo
guerr ero como que no quiere ser
pueblo polftico, yaCuba s'gue,
por ESQ, revolvi6nd dAe, fu,iosa,
amenazand, desasir
La siguiente bre q, sencilla,
pero riqufsin carta ~ 8 un gran
de hombre explica as incerti-
dumbres de la patrid en este do
lorosfsimo periodic;
"Senor don Baldnmero Los
tau.-Madrid 19 de Dlciembre de
1895.-Estimado am igo: Recibi
la communication de usted y otros
republicanos sobre LAY question de
Cuba listed va conoce mi OPT
MON Yo vepgo reclamando ha
CO meses que SO concluya la que
rra por IN convenio ,en que Sc
conceda q Cuba Ia autoncmfa, as1
la polftica como la admiai trati-
va. TOGO movimi-nto en- favor
de este prop6 sito me pare 3 q mi
sumamente plausible!F Aquf no 10
hay todavfa, q pe<at d. que va
muchos consideran probable la
p6rdida de la isla.
No comprendo esta conducta,
a mis- ojos la mas antipatri6tica
del mundo.
A los que con. listed 6rman la
c manicaci6n dfgales 10 que yo
siento. y sal1deIos de mi par
te.-F Pt g MargaH"
Pero el orgu,lo nos ciega eau
sanos vertigo nuestra genial att
vez, y queremos domar a fuerza
de golpes la temible zalamandra
Ella, no obstante, alzase en- el
Oriente de a gcande Antilla, di-
rfgese a Occidente. y recorre en-
tire sangre y entire incendio la isla
entera
jQu6 !e falta va?
Hay en- Esp IA quien pida y
puede pedir la tinicA so uc;6n pa
ia ell conficto.
Este egregio pensador de la
epfstola, propone la autonomfa
polftica y administrative.
Mas la passion sigue obcecada.
M~chos cOssideran probable Ia
petdida de la asIa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

AVISO Las clases de NocionAs de Go.
mercio, Calculo mercaptiI Teuedurfa de Ii
bros one tiene establecidss la :. Aeo ociec g
de Dependencies, se dan sctua lmeCte todo-
los 6fas por la nocbe. en- vcZ de tres yecee
por semana como antes
Convene que los ST D res socios la pa
dres de f milia que deseen que sns hi IS
apreDdan esas asigr aturas. Sc tijep en- clio
FL professor don Carlos Arceo que es muy
c. npetente, esta hccho cargo d. dichas ella
ses
Ponce Diciemhre Il de 1895 m Il
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
S IL E n 10

Anteayer todo eva rui 10 slrsde Tor d C.
Ion; todayia quedahan en- pie dos corra.a.4
sales que tras niti4n ncticias ttas l.oA.
dandO cuei IA dc comb te-. iue2adi3s - .-
gel los mogimiertos d. Columns E -
bierno, sin embatgr, uc sabis naaa = d.
ber0t se veia en Ell eaeo de pslir p7ettsa - :
sus daspacht:s dos eclsg d. IA u01aa. p
que su correspopsal cuya bae2s lsl TN g.
cI0n se h4 acrclltado Ell vsriAS oczsl mes, a..
en- una muy recieLts, de mauera cue 80 c.
ia ugar dudss. eumudecfa de p-otto e.H
ira So volunted gGrameIte,y j taGh'tl c1t
ira Ia unestra. Pero, ca iD, tod5vis 4eE
dabau dos CORES ronsales que poG.ag COST r
algo de 10 Gus CcuIifa.
De subtle desapareCe de la esceDa frt
de eiloS; el otro, el de uuestro colsg, Ei
ratio, SO trasiafs eol 81 habitIal dlss
la capital de Matan zal, Y oess c9u7 g e
ensalmo el fragor del combate. L, g1s
no H. teresa EspsG 10 qua ncuret ~ lSss.
medi&cioues de Colon Z q l6 g 10 cle
s.,
Por fin Il Go5itrn0 Sc decide comaa-
al pals. despues de cuatro dfss de sisH-l
que Maxine Gomez &Eceo cuis brsa g. E
Mstapz re hayendo Gu rtTCs
Al mismo tempo ilegt Ia FCticia 6s
el gene' al en- iefe Sc n int-rnado slgr 20
au Ia prev ncia de Matapzls, yendo srs
llanos nor Il camina mas largo, daSos ta1
do al Sur ,sta Cumans y, gIs. ssgnie e
POI Corral Falso N.ya5As. J sciyie d. .
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
NOTAS FRATBRU ALBS

No SOLO por telegramas, sino por car
tas 10 cual nos obliga q cambiar el
epfgrafe con que habfamos encabezado
esta secci6n-con tinuamos recibiendo
de todos los pueblos de la isla sinceras y
entusiastas manifestations de leal afec.
to hacia nuestro queridfsimo compafiero
el fundadol de LA DEMoCRAC1A don
Luis Mufloz Rivera.
Muchos correligionarios amigos
afectuosos, que saben apreciar, en- Guam
to valen, las altfsimas cualidades que
resplandecen en- el senor Muf1oz y lie
acreditan como periodista energico, y de
ooraz6n, al par que de caballero sin mie-
do y sin tacha, le han dirigido directa-
mente la Capital expresivos saludos de
bienvenida, que reproduciremos gusto-
sos en- cuanto regrese de su vista al
pueblo donde SO meci6 su cuns.
Sabana del Palmar, IS.
Negr6n Sanjurjo.CPonce.
Exprese Mufloz J familia mis- parable
mes, interpretando afectos sinceros.-
Brioso.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
GRAN OESAFIO DE GALLOS
EN JAYUY

Du-snte los }ias II 1871 = ,~.S 80
r~al-te FIN rs ar J.vnga M t.s s
dirsro DESAFI0 De g = LLOS. n-ra
que . invita- t. dos los pusblos is ia i
q.
Al inaugnrar IL enporaia. yse g.
to harrio - cue =. mpe eI .fseco, o. ags
nos da Is g.l ara, NJ ecoaou124rSa ra
gan el an de dai4r aospp ss.3.. !.
dnt los trans ties. qns con. U rau = > .-
y y IN O. / I'D e 4
Hshssn c.aaPeoues IL .d1e p-so- = Fos'
taa.
7 + & f.laas Y rosadss pas 10'
os 6si ma os o.. nos II itsn
j yny~ tu
f ero 10 /. / 70
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
81 VBDDB BD CIaLBS

Ora fieca fgricola eompaesta de rs rer
das d. terreao raiiced - ea Il Il RI. ser
ncgro ie este tet niuo muUieipsl ts So
cautidad so sDerdas partsneesu csf'
faIoS guiae0s Y Ga d.fsyeot 'Ale-s-
llsnos de malaiiilo COD poes m.svza
Tambi6u SO encueutra en- CSs pro 'r-''
una maguitica tahopa cen 81 Veutesdor' -
hahitaciop, ESTABLISHMENTS pSfa tieuHA, =
naderia para la recollection de lts -
cientos quiDtales de afe, producto ds css@'
fnca.
Para informes dirijirse 4 don Ttie'1ss@
Miranda en- GALES & 4 sa dueno Z liaAl1
Davila.
Inn Ciales, Toro-negr !, Dsbre. ID !, Is!A
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
POR ULTIMA VIZ

No insistirf mos en- a6rmar Ia exact r-8
de nuestra Information telsg- &hca De C sbs
ii cuareuta y echo hcras desFues de b b.
dicho el He1 aldo y La sSpoHdsasio Oh.
Maximo Gomez eStS ea los alyatedoyts l.
Colon, no hubiera todayia peri6ilccs u.gi..
teriales que tieBen el desahogo De dsejr ees
' 10 que hay hasta shora es un cone I.
aoa1ce de Maxine Gomez en- Mata,L.s~
Nuestro famo~o tel2grsma del Gia ~ -
tamos 23) Il cis asi
clos irsnrreetos haG reaiiz4do su "a.
sion en IL provincis de Mstauzas
No hay poticias detallddas de 10 ocgr-t is
Solo SO coroce 81 udmero de las tls
enemigss
Era superior al de lss tropss
Sc dice que Naximo G5n,Z lleveb, ell. t-s
mil hombres
Lscret y Suarez mandahan DDS M.
Maceo iba con q a, de tres mil
Y Pancha Pertz que m@rchaha 60 IA van
guardla de este dltimo JEFF, neyab, m.l Ia =
bres ~
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

OO77eu.
En- psrecidos t6rminos se expresa
nuestro eumplido agente en- Hatlllo don
Rafael Rivera que nos dice:
"Tanto los suscritores LA DEMO
eRAcIA, como varios admiradores mas
del valiente escritor y correligionario
don Luis Muf1oz Rivera, Sc han enters-
do, con regocijo, por La Correspondent
csa de su feliz arribo nuetras plsyas,
por 10 cual, lie envfo en- nombre de todos,
la mas cordial .enhorabuena.~Rcfaei
RiUerG.
Escusado es repetir que ell senor
Muf1oz agradece infinite tales manifes
taciones, que demuestran de una ma,
nera indudable las hondas simpatfas con
que este puertorriqueno dignfsimo cuen,
ia entire el elemento sano de este pals
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

liz arribo & Borfnquen", mi iluetrado
Y viril amigo Mufioz Riyers.-C. Car
boneU"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
Oomprobemos .

corresponSa, ell l9 }. ;. Use
que MaXimo Conn lleya cuatro nj e
tres ;"
In Correspondence de auoch 81 = .
- Aver, fuerz es del battalion de As,aF1s..
con un c)nti' gente de altillerOs, rEz4si5
entire dos AGO hDmbre-, tuvieroU ~ oeG
bate con Mgximo Gomez que mani,ta eJa
insurrectos. junto II gi9 COlnena, QGs =
e8 Ia provincia De MstaIzas".
Nuestro correSpo1aSal ell 49,: ''S 3, Sc
couoce el Ii nero de las fuerzaS eneG
10 600 ;"
La Corr eSpondeaeia de snoch r.. p
- Los heridos han ditho q 10 yeulal 9 aty
hombres rara invsdir MatsnZas & "a q
jurisdiction de G rdenas"
Con esto Y con ieer los despschas sl=
ancohe ruhliess la Correspondence lura
complete me2ate comp obado euanto d'g'u 81
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16
Coamo, 10.

DEMoCRACIA, Ponce.
El regreso de Muf1oz Rivera este
su querido pals, demuestra una vez mas
la entereza con que le defende. Reciba
ell querido compatriota mi afectuoso sa-
ludo de bienvenida hasta que tenga el
gusto de abrazarle.-Et Correspons0I
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

Desde Cabo-Rojo nos escribe nuestro
buen amigo don Caledonia Carbonell
Carab6, estampando al final de su carta
el siguiente parrafo que reproducimos
fntegro:
"Me permito suplicar & usted de en-
mi nombre, icon un estrechfsimo abrazo)
mi mas cordial enhorabuena "por su fe-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-16

DEMoCRAclA,--Ponoe
Mi bienvenida al querido muy dig
no correligionario Mufioz Rivera.--Fs-
derico Juorbe
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-18

sentatives. or bank notes, and in the
bond. mortgage or note demand repay
ment iD gold. Then, having the bond
they are using every means In their
power 10 make gold as dear as possible.
In this way they will get more wealth
for their bond and interest thereon.
They are nlso looking forward 10 a time
when the present extraordinary method
of maintaining the parity will fail and
they can force gold 10 premium--the
premium of scarcity. Then, In the par
lance OF the board Of trade gamblers.
they will "have a corner" and can
squeeze the shorts"
Q.-Is the gold dollar an honest dol
lar?
A--That dollar alone is hcneet which
maintains the delicate relations be-
tween debtor and creditor without adj
vantage TO either. As the gold dollar
has doubled in purchasing power H Is
enrfching the creditor N the expense of
tie wealth producer.
Q-How can we masre alro money
honest?
A.-By making one dollar just as good
as another dollar IN law; fixing the unit
Of vniue in both gold and silver dol
lar on the present coinage ratio Of six
teen TO one: making both fun legal ten
der without exceptions OF quaHfica-
tions: using both for redemption pur-
poses without discrimination and CIV
ing each equal privileges at the mint;
also by making ali credit money full
legal tender: Then orr monetary sys-
tenn will be honest and our money equal
TO the best money of the most civilized
nations. II will then need no bond sales
to maintain Its parity or to keep one dol =
lar just as good os another dollar
Western Rural
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-18
Mr.. ADAMS ANSWERED.
Nicws of = Southern Farmer on tho r
nanctsi Problem.

NicsFs OF = Southern Farmer on tn. rt-
nanctsi Problem.
Doubt lends TO inquiry. Inquiry leads
TO knowledge. knowledge shows the
truth. Truth makes "silverites."
Mr.. Francis Adams recently wrote:
II is proposed 10y them that the min.s OF
tho United States be opened 10 the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver ut "A ratio OF
sixteen to one-sixteen grains OF silver TO
one OF gold This. they claim. will ostab-
iish parity between the two mctais-tho
only object the SLY critics claim they have
Ia view.
"Silvcritcs" claim more than this.
They claim that the restoration TO sill
yer of Its original money function will
lift from the world n burden of over
00,O00,eo0 of debt placed solely there
through its characterization; that the
vital force thus released can be much
more benefccntly employed. while at
the same time an everlasting stop win
be put to the pervcrsion OF the term
Sound money" Mr.. Adnms continues:
Let us see II this one pin 20 which they
hong their claim viii. hold. To establish
ratio between any two commodities, bo
they gold and silvor, potatoes and peat. eilk
ana calico, IL H. necessary, In order TO as
certain tbsss rcla lationebip that these rotnta
be Settled: How DO the two nrticicetou,~
pare as rernrds production? Ia there ns
much of the ooc a. OF tho othcrr whas
Is the demand for the two equal or un-
eQun'7 Upon thcS~ points viii depend the
mercantile value. for no man Is SO ignorant.
no party so rerfdous rs to Eainsay that
the law of product and demand regulates
price
in answer TO the questions, let m.
say; The report OF the director Of tho
mint Tor 1894 shows, on pages 30i-30S,
that the ratio OF production of the two
metals varies greatly. sometimes coin
ing value GO per cent. gold. % per cen..
silver, sometimes rs per cent. gold and
% per cent. silver; sometimes these
ratios are reversed. but during the four
and quarter centuries since the dis
covery of America the total production
has been So per cent. gold and 81 per
cent. silver. showing that sixteen 20 one
rs pretty near Gods ratio. For the year
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-18

mitted 20 exist upon tLs theory that they nd-
vance The public veal. and they must not bo
allowed 10 use their powers Tor the public in-
jury.
The right OF the United states government
to regulate interstate comneecc c n not ba
QuosiiSned. and the necessity for the vigorous
eNcrcSc OF that right l. becoming more ard
more imperative. The interests Of tho whole
people require such nu enlargement OF The ir-
erstRto commerce commtss ION as will enable
TO prevent discrimination between persons
ana plaecs and protect patrons from unrea-
Sonahle charges
Tho people OF tNc CnItpd states hnnpv In
the bies-insS os G, government. feel a gems
efouH >,fhi ~ toward all no are enueayor<
lng To secure like blessings Tor themselves.
this sympathy. while respecting all treaty OBJ
irAuonr. l. eslccialiy scJv. aud esrnese
when excited by The strugglInx of ns *. boring
people. who. like the CuOans. nre near enough
10 observe the workings OF n governments
WHICH derives all its authority from the conS
sent of the governed
OF the civil service ne says; hsed terri
IN nppointive onices. except whero the federal
constitution now provides otherwise, would
oreh the i'uoic sorraco 10 n larger number OF
oittzens without impairlng is efficiency.
The territorial form OF government 4 tenn
pornry In It's nature and rhould give way -
soon as the territory Is suncicutly advanced
To take It's place among the states
The policy of Improving the great watar-
way OF ito c,uatry ~ justified by tho ns,lon-
oil charsct~r ~ sho~e wstSrwa<s and tue
c0ormvus scnoav-e bcrHs ulos thesn Exp.-
r,escc sa~ ;S~sn snosNrs+Sti past soo.iuusn<- sr,-
proprttnss 40 N the end more ecqnomsesi
coan s'nsls appropriations scparatcd by hong
intervsh
tits no< nes~es@Rry co dtscu.- the eartn oues-r
tion at tht> ttine. Whatever may be the lnds-
vidual views OF cstsens as 10 tho rclAtfvs
merits of trJtcoHvn ana tariff roto rm all
must recognize that until the money que.tigu
Ii FULLY and finally settled the American pco-
pie viii not consent 10 the consideration OF
any otier iinI ortant question Taxation pre-
Scnts problem which, in some form IL con-
tinually present and postponcmant OF def
iniic nction upoa "a involves no snerinco of
persoT nj opinion or political principles but
tho crisis presented by financial conditions
can not bc postponed
Tremendous results will follow the action
taken by the United States on the money
question ana delay ~ Impossible Tho people
OF this nation. sitting as high court must
render Judgment In tho cause which greed fs
prosecuting against humanity. Tho decision
will either glvc hope and Inspiration TO those
who toll. or shut the doors of mercy on man
Kind In the presence of this overShndowsng
issue differences OF opinion upon minor aucs-
lions must be i'd inside In ordor that tftre
may be united action among those who aru
determined Tint progress toward ~ universal
geld standard shallbc stayed and the gold nnd
silver standard OF the constitution restored
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-18
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HONEST MONEY

C@techism for "Onr Fricnds, tho
hncmyi" To Road aud Ponder Ovrr.
Q-is our present monetary system,
"hones,," as claimed by its champions :
Alt is'not. In an honest mrNlctary
system one dollar should Toe just ,,,.
as another dollar in law, so I
creditor class cannot take advaf sum
the wealth producers. who rut mort
p's n.' uen's' rds of
dishonest? About
A.-The silver dollar Is not Il and
as gold dollar because the ,,,r
the unit of value. Is full legal F
with the privilege of free coinage sys'
mfnts, while the former is Jemoiington
is discredited ns redemption mq,,ha,,
not full legal tender, and the ms
of which ii is made is treated as thirty
modify by the government. oanoke
Q.-What rs the limitation 4
legal tender of silver?
Alt is full legal tender Z.
amount-"eXccpt when othcrv
prcssly stipulated by contract" edicinS
Q.-ls one paper or credit dOnar as
good ms anolhcrf
A.-So; OR paper money h not hon
est The Rr~cnback comes ncarcr being
an honost dollor, because " Is full Legged
tender except for interest on the public
debt aud custom ducs. The h'gal tender
of the silver certificate or treasury note
may be abrogatcd by private contract.
and the national bank note is not legal
tender for nny amount.
Q.-What Is the effect of the discrimI-
mutton I'm law?
A.-The gold md grcenhacl<s have
been taken out of circulation by the
banks because they are i'm law the bet
ter money, while the farmer and ether
producers and wagc-earncrs are paid
i'm silver silver certificates and bank
notes.
Q.-lIow under this system nre the
money changers taking advantage of
the wealth producers?
A.-They loan silver and It's repre-.