The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29
CIEi'S CONDITIONS.

r. the course Of his speech In sup
mort of the Cuban resolution, ~ the ser
ate on Monday last. Sepator Morgan h"'
read a very long communication from
an American resident OF cuba to the
Louisiana Planter, written within the
mast few weeks, which gives uhe n'o''
co,nuletc and detailed account Oh ''''
condition of things I'm Cuba that mas
S., far appeared in this country ~
ne comnlatc. indeed. as could be oe7'i
ad ami IL presents a most gfaphi0
l,,,rt of what is going on there IL -
not possible to read this without see'ne
that an end to Spanish tyranny III LUZ"
must soon come. Indeed, the insuIIe0-
ton has already reached such propoi
lions that il seems TO us II IS bouHH ~
slIcc,ed from its own resources
COPY the concluding paragraphs Oh 'i''9
letter as follows:
Those who are unacquainted with Cubah
history may well ask, Who are Iespoi,, !,
sible Tor all this havoc ana pl"uuSl '. q
'lnere Is no room lett Tor uOupt Vi U.r
cussiOn upon this point. Lip,lat 'i e',,
iards themselves ADMIT the run, -
tunes OF error ana misrnle ana the IL
0teuce of the old local spanish ldI'S
80.
.6ieh would put an end TO the spondlol
fn which its wealth Is que. fls'dilu "s
the iua.peudeuce of he best CONN
learnt "a great lesson when mas ~.
often worth TO her all It's cost. Hini'''
IN The contrary. has Been taught Iotii-
iBg hv the loss oil hers. ana 'upa -
simply going the way OF al lhe re-..
Her INADEQUATE rulers nave ho'hiiis Nv"
To complain OF but their own lohE IN
(unaus ia revolt ARE what lifs tHt"i
selves have made them. ana ihhocehl az"
uuiifv alike are now Ieapihs TIE W.
known fruit OF - seed ihdt polluo"i
:urpifude las so long been sOMlh5
The bane the blight the CURSE anu
The grge of cuba from the days Of
her dl.coNery 10 the present tl.ne ia
been blind unbridied eg0uam ai" .u
satiable greed. We find the pages OF
her history sOilcd by inJusllct. eN'oi
inhumanity 10 man ia an ah-pvi 8 a,.,s
and constituencies haste 10 Dc ilch- hdlls
good men have come TO her from ol'ali.
contributing 90 her Advancement anu
welfare bat unfortunately these Wtlt
but a minority. The rest have hetn "a
band Of spoilers who have huhs '"'I'
conscienccs when they had any uloI
the walls OF the MORO upon rhi'i'I-
Cuba's principal harhor iois'l'I"S' ~
far as her Interests Were concerned. 10
take them down again when lntl 'ti ..
If spain had always been Iepf"sehlrn
here 10y ma lOritN OF IN" DetteI t''.
mcnt- of Eer different Glasses D"U''
would have been one OF the most ti"ii-
nil. prosperous, and happy countries ii
the world. .......,
Unfortunately for both. much iinmisrd-
ton has come lGom spain very dltsH'
Priests and prelates have come, not 10
preach charity and practice mOrdhty, Out
10 cXtOrt fortunes from the gross SUI
perstitiOns Of rich and poor, living otvn-
lv with their concubin"s. surrounded ny
iheir iU-hegotten chil1Tce. 8nd have pass
la
work to perpetuate Their names. Judges
have been sent with their scales no,
to weigh out eVen-handed -Juslct' h"'
gold received for iniquitOus decisions
bartering with wealth upon tne one
hand and selling freedom and immunity
TO the thief and life 10 the ASSASSIN Upon
the other. Thousands of avarlcious shop-
keepers have come 10 III lhei Noil'- I.
by smuggling, cXtoruOn' ana IDnpoi %
tie DOOR going back in peace Win thrli
ill-gotten gains. or TO sheol without
them. leaving dcmoralized desceHudil. ?,
often as lAegitimaie as the I0ll ui''9
they made, TO squander theh. Ihou9-
apds upon thousands of corrupt OihcldlS
have come 20 pervert the laws ana GUS
toms. returning laden with Dlbes'
badly paid and illy-Organlzed police nave
encouraged vice TO live upon suOolha-
ton. Every function Of government ha s,
been peryerted by greed Tor wealih, anu
NOT one single element IN the whole Dody
polite has been used 10 elevate tne morai
standard of the people or to induce re-
spect for law. ..
With such antecedents IT is not sur
nrisiua that one looks in vain about TINS
island for endowed schools, hosplld.S-
asvlums. or other charitable n'lnehl"Ss
of the vast fortunes that generation az
ter generation have been mao" ana Spent
or preserved i'm miserly esotlSin. fli'
the rich have felt that they oWel nun
ING 10 IA. country which gave thein
their wealth. and have often shllied I'D.
burdens OF taxation TO iEr shoulders "'
the Door. that the poor feel neluel re-
snert Tor nor gratitude 10 the rich, 10
whom they owe nothing. That inc ia
borer has been considered unworthy q.
his hire and too often deIiauded OF ne
pittance without redress. DlsIesdIu on
natural rights has never pcsolleh s'i ~
of Justice. nor are eNtoruoh anu 'n.
illicit distribution Of wealth the ht@l
means for intoxicating the saciedness OF
property rights or 10 prevent lhell poS
session being looked upon by ihe lLlui
ant masses as bclDS an iiJ"'''N~ '' -
among those who have joined this re-
volt there are few who had anythihE 10
lose but their lives thelr nueI " ~ ~ u
good names. and. educated IN sucu Il
school ii lis not 10 be wondered al tna .
they should think themselves lua'iheu
bv their aims n desOlailns iheif owl
country as though II were that OF INC
enemy i'm "A barbafOus age, looking upon
their fatal work as the wel-merited
spoliation of their nespolers. There are
naturally i'm the dregs OF THIS reNolu-
ton anarchisfic tendencies, when, II IL
is unsuccessful. Will become more appar-
cnt I'm the future. Meanwhile, with over
20o.O0O men Including the volunteers, the
Government seems utterly unable, Tor
the present. 10 put any cheek 10 TINS
destruction.
SPANS rule is being weighed In its
own unbalanced scales measured with its
own false. unequal measures. and found
most lamentably wanting. Long-delayed
retributiOn has come at last with red
handed avengers. SPANS own begettins'
falling alike upon the just and the UNI
Just and the innocent and the guilty
Meme tekel. upharsin is being written
In letters Of fire from Cape san Antonio
10 Point Mdisi. upon the black clouds or
smoke from Cuba's blazing crops and
villages. and the end j. not. The fertile
plains of the brightest jewel OF the Span
ish crown are once again being devas-
tated 10y fire and sword her rich soil
is once again being fructfed by human
blood. while her vcrGant hills. silent wit
nesses of all the long. cventful story OF
sardonic nepotism. injustice. and misrule.
seem to echo back the old war cry Of the
crusaders, 1T is the will OF God, It IS
the will Of God"
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