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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

sinar por cualquier cosa; veces por
|gusto.)
Las hazafias de esos perros que Sc
dedican devorar ninos, de ese otro
perro sabio que dejo martirizar una
|criatura, prueba una vez mas que la de-
cantada nobleza de la raza Gamma es
una de tantas vulgaridaces que vienen
repitiendose sin saberse por que.
7 Paris ganara mucho cuando Sc de-
cida a perseguir por homicidas impru-
denies los hombres que salen la ca
lie con mastines que solo debieran SER
vir para guardian casas rusticas; y por
atentados contra ell pudor y las buenas
costumbres a ciertas mujeres que salen
de paseo con perrillos falderos, llevan-
doles en- ell seno, cuando no les tienen
de un cordelito mientras ellos levantan
la plata y hacen en- ell arroyo 10 que no
podrfa hacer 70, que soy un ciudadano.
LUIS BONAFOUX.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

mos de la peninsula traen Ell manifies-
to del partido liberal.
Es un documento escrito en- tonos
graves, refexivos, serenos, que trat q
con criterio Iuminoso las cuestiones de
actualidad, sefala con frmes rasgos
la actitud de nuestra agrupacion ante los
varios problemas que afectan la ma.
Dire patria, asf como los derroteros que
aquella Sc propone seguir.
Nuestros amigos 10 leeran en- La Dr.
MOCRACIA.
ST su extension nos impide copiarlo
fntegro, traeremos estas columns los
puntos principales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

Famoso alcalde tienen en- Barran
quitas.
En- su clase es de los mas resabiados.
He aquf un rasgo que lie pinta dc
cuerpo entero.
Dias hace quejabase ell vecindario dc
La mala calidad de la leche, adulterada
por los expendedores.
A fin de cortar este abuse, Ell guardia
del municipio Jose Antonio Aponte, en-
cumplimiento de su deber, detenfa
los lecheros la entrada del pueblo,
con objeto de examinar ell precioso Ii
guido.
Pero 10 sabe ell alcalde, don Nicolas
Santini, va, yque hace?
Pues echar al guardia una replimen-
da, llamandole entrometido, zote, 0bet
Al propio tempo hizo comparecer
los lecheros, Sc irguio sobre ell tale,
tomo un aire magestuoso, con toda
la prosopopeya que exigfa ell case, dijo
" Vendan ustedes la leche este Co
mo este; ell que quiera comprarla, que
la compre, y ell que no, que la dele.
Y con este dio media vuelta, Sc re-
tiro por ell foro, sintiendose satisfecho
de ST mismo, nj mas nj menos que 81
acabara de realizar un acto de alta JUS
ticia.
Bravo: ;Bien! Ruede la bola.
iQue alcalde! Els una eminencia!
En- cello y en- competencia
nadie CANA a don Nicola.
;Vaya una fiema que tiene.
Que talento! lque cacumen! -.
sQue lie importan, en- resumen,
el bien pnblico la Hygiene?
De modo que, de hoy en- adelante,
los lecheros de Barranquitas cuentan con
Ell competente permiso de la xutoa10og
para echar toda clase de substancias no.
ciyas en- dicho articulo, que, por 10 ma
10, parece un artfculo de periodico di-
sldente.
Ell alcalde los proteje;
inutil es, pues, alli
que Ell yecindario Sc queje; -.
ell que no 10 quiera asf
que reviente 9 que 10 dele.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13
A DlBSTRO I SINIBSTRO

Nos cuenta un periodico heterodoxo
que siempre sufriremos los sejamenes y
las injusticias del poder, y que la casta
privilegiada, los monopolizadores del
patriotlsmo en- las colonias, disfrutaran
de todas las preeminencias de todas
las ventajas mientras ell sistema no
varfe.
A ESQ precisamente es a 10 que tira-
mos nosotros: variar ell sistema.
Y esta es la causa por que aspiramos
a ser poder, para removerlo todo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13
SueltOS atadOs

Ez Pals Sc ocupa en- demostrar que
Rossy y Barbosa no quisieron poner
obstaculo ninguno la incorporation.
Y apela q Matienzo, Brioso, d De-
getau, a Munoz, a los amigos de la is
la al .Sxrsatn corol0.
No Sc necesitan 0lel0cio,aes tan l0t0s.
gan.
Y, sobre todo, ahi estan los hechos.
No vamos discutir asuntos yiejos.
Age<u pasadu no nsueue m0lt,aO.
Pero seguimos esperanto que Sc acla-
rem nuestras dudas.
-;Por que, aconsejando Rossy y
Barbosa ell retraimiento en- Mario,
aconseiaban la lucha en- Abril?
Il iPor que, no resolviendose auxl-
liarnos en- Febrero, Sc resolvfan a atacar-
nos, favoreciendo al incondicionalismo
en- Mayo?
-;Por que consideraban uua indig-
nidad antes 10 que aceptaban despues
como an acto noble y laudable?
A ESQ Sc debe contestar.
ESQ es 10 importante, para que sepa-
mos hasta donde llegan la buena fe y
la sinceridad de la disidencia autono
mista.
No basta fungir de puritanos.
Necesftase probar la pureza.
Y es diffcil probarla hacienda la
causa de los incondicionales.
Mereciendo sus elogios.
Y apareciendo Quasi confundidos an
te ell pablico que observa y reprocha.
Combatiendo el ingreso de los libe-
raIes dc Puerto Rico en- ell institute de
voluntarios, dice FL Eco Nocionol, que
dirige Balbas:
&Solo diremos al partido liberal una
cosa: en- el momento en que ctertos IN
dividuos del partido fusionista-ho1to
conoctdos oW-salgan a la calle con ell
fusil de voluntario en- las manos, algu-
nos pIopietarios pensaran de segulda en-
vender todo 10 que poseen para emigrar
cuanto antes del pais.s
ESQ, ESQ serfa 10 que hicieran algu-
nos, muchos, intinitos propietarios 81
la tirania sin condiciones.
;Emigrar cuanto antes del pals!
Y ESQ, ESQ Sc proponen impedir los
liberales puertorriquenos con ell apoyo
de los liberales peninsulares.
Aquf no Sc puede yivir con decoro.
Por Espana, por Puerto Rico, urge
que Sc pueda.
Y solo Sc podra ell dia en- que, como
lice FL Liberal de Madrid Ell uno de
sus ultimos numeros, xse agrupen los
partidos por orden igual al que rige ell
IA polftica interior de la penfnsulas
Es saber: Ell dfa en- que Sc esta-
olezca ell turno.
Nj mas nj menos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13
F0RES HERMAN0S E. Co.
PONCE, 1o-AToCHA-1o

Recentemente han recbiio E,cogl .e lad e Tela
fantasia de seda de LAM Cespones nsgos coore G
uadnas negra Ga Peuches Suah de colores Enca
agodoa de ho d. seda Guantes de cabta de soda; Coro
Enas veos nov Cintas de seda ha h AL
bras superior. de todos
aopo cazado no de frma eegante; Meiias de soda
hlo de Escocia e. &
Gran surfidO de Perfumerfa: los 6ltimOs pro-
ductOs de los mejores mas acreditadOs fabriean-
ties de Parfs
PARA CABALLEROS Un complete rtido do Tslas n-
gesa tales casmrs de coore CORES de Msr
acordonaio sos dsgona!e cases
todos por caldades supsr:ores.
Exenso urtidod de Corbaas Chanas negras ds CO ores
gran dvesdad de ormas azos nndo donde pod en.on
trar gusto la persona mas caprichosa
Guantes de Cabrlls, Camiseas Gales tines 6nos. &
Camsas, cami -itas cazoncillos de lana camisas
de seda, Paraguas Sombrillas de seda
Gran surtido de abrigos
Ponce IS de- Mayo de 1897 1a3va
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13


La Perl0.
Cabele, pues, la gloria de fgurar en-
tre los primeros que proclamaron en
Puerto Rico ell ideal autonomico.
| Esta circunstancia, ell prestigio con
quistado en- ell bufete sus dotes perso-
males, llamabanle, con justos tftulos,
desempenar active papel en- la evolucion
que iba realizar ell part;do liberal le-
Iformista.
Anunciose la Asamblea de Ponce.
| A la Asamblea vino.
| en- la Asamblea distingui6se por ell
fuego del entusiasmo, por ell criterio
polftico amplio y certero, por la seduc-
cion lie una palabra flexible, abundante,
musical, que conquistaba ell aplauso y
atrafa los coraZones.
| Desde entonces su fama oratoria que
do consolidate sobre bases indestruc-
tibles.
En- verdad que la merece, porque
Guzman habla bien, con elegancia con
gusto. No es un orador la inglesa.
Es I'm orador meridional, que envuelve
los pensamientos con brillantfsimo rO-
pale de galas poeticas.
En- los estrados, su elocuencia es dis
| tinta severa y parsimoniosa. Sus exi-
tos como orador forense igualan, sino
superan, 4 los que lleva obtenidos como
orador polftico.
Fue, durante algun tempo, uno de
los paladines mas enthusiasts del parti-
do autonOmista.
Retrajose POGO despues, en- virtud
de causas que no son del case investigar
aquf, dedicandose de modo exclusive
las tareas de su profession.
No obstante, salio de su apartamien-
to en- la Asamblea de Mayagiiez, a ms
tancias del venerable patriarca de nues-
tras libertades polfticas, don Francisco
Mariana Quinones.
Cerro aquel acto con broche de orc
con una improvisation es plendida.
Volvio luego a la penumbra, ell
ella permanece todavla, por mas que
coupe un sitio entire las huestes llbe-
rales.
Els simple soldado de fila No quiere
llegar a mas, cuando por-su historic Y
sus talentos, por su ilustraci6n y su ca
racter, .:puede ocupar en- nuestra agrupa
cion los puestos mas altos.
Disponese servir nuestra causa con
tOdOs los esfuerzos de su volunta ad, pero
no quiere cargo ninguno y rehuye ha-
blar en- los meetings.
Entendemos que hace NAL. Todos
los hombres Sc deben al pals EN- que ma
cen, y mas que nunca necesita hoy ell
nuestro ell concurso de sus hijOs.
Guzman Benftez reside desde algnn
tempo en- Ponce.
Aquf ha sabido conquistarso genera
les simpatfas por su afabilidad buenas
maneras.
Rfndese elogios la independence de
su caracter, que ha demostrado en- mas
de una ocasion de manera que lie honra,
frente los altos poderes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

La Naturaleza no lie ha escatimado
sus dones.
Cuando lie veo en- mi camino, acuer-
dome de las figuras que sc destacan en-
los cuadros de Van -Dyck.
DoCToR OK
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

LIBERALES
JOSE De GUzMiN BENiTEz

Els un abogado de nota.
Fundo, dirigio y redacto un periodico
en- Mayagiiez, la Autononata Colonial,
antes de surgir la vida ell Hercules de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-07-13

Jay, amigo Hasc'o! Lte .jubto nau-
cho l,ero no jose nj. Creamelo. Mas
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

number of carriers and the increase of
salaries or compensation of such carriers,
the bill was prepared, thoroughly dis
cussed, introduced ana finally passed.
1.-The question OF its effect upon the class
of Los Angeles was also fully considered
and discussed, and IL was the opinion of
good lawyers that unless the city took
further steps to place itself within the
first class it would not be so classified,
Notwithstanding that the census taken
under the passed bill should show popu-
laIion of over 100000. Personally had
grave doubts as to the correctness OF this
position, and in order to avoid any pos
sible question 1 prepared and introduced
another bill raising the population OF
cities of the first class from 100, 900 to
1000.
"That bill has passed the Senate and is
now before the Assembly, where it will
undoubtedly receive favorable considera-
ton, as the representativ from San
francisco are all satisfied with 1T, and the
Governor will doubtless sign. the same
prom mptly when it reaches him.
81 know personally that the motives OF
Postmaster Mathews were perfectly
proper and commendable, and l do not
think it ever entered the mind of any one
connected with the effort to meet the re-
quirement of our situation that political
capital would or should be made by the
introduction or passage OF the bill. hold
it is tempest in teapot and unworth Y
of any further consideration"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

treasurer. P. G. Martin, Princeton; secre-
tary, W. Abbott, New York University.
Executive committees. K. Girard, yale;
w. H. Fearing, Columbia; ]. d. Widsor'
Pennsylvania, and 81. w. Howe, HARVARD.
The president is ex-of1icio president OF the
committee.
Pennsylvania offered the use OF Franklin
was referred to the executive committee.
Harvard, Yale and Cornell are opposed to
the acceptance of the offer and it is doubt
tui II the meeting will be held in Phlla-
delphia.
The applications for admission to MEM
bership from Boston College, Penn
and Leland Stanford University, were
passed on favorably, and these colleges
were admitted to membership.
Ihe treasurer's report showed a balance
on hand of $1115.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
ST0cxT0RS ANGRY D0e-FASclERS
Mason win Not Preside at a
Doo Sbow
Dog Show.

STOCKTON, CAL, Feb. 27.-The Stock
ton Kennel Club, at it's meeting tonight
annulled its agreement to employ Mason
as judge at the coming bench show at
salary of $400 on account of an article
which recently appeared in his paper, the
New York Turf, Field and Farm, and was
reproduced in the Stockton Mail. In it
Mason said:
"Only recently the secretary of club,
which gave a show of $50 dogs, advised
another club that if a certain man was not
engaged to judge it's show not one dog
from the town in which he lived would be
exhibited, and instead of showing up the
impudent dictator the club actually
needed the threat. If this is not rotten
ness complete we wonder what it is"
The letter referred to was written to the
Stockton club by Secretary Simpson of
the Sacramento club. and the remark is
construed by the former organization as
an insult to itself. 1t is supposed that
Mason wrote the article while under the
impression that Fellows, the Judge alluded
to, was to be appointed exclusively and
that he himself would not be Tin it" at
the Stockton show. The. club is talking of
increasing the pay of Fellows, who was to
judge for $125 in connection with Mason,
to $500 now that he will be the sole Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
FRED SCH|NEER
WINS THE RACE
Rather Tame Ending of the
Six Day Contest at
Chicago.
Miller Was Twenty.Six Miles
Behind the Winner and
Could Not Spurt.
More Dead Than Alive the Wheelmen
Appeared at the Finish to
Receive the Prizes.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. .27.-Fred Schineer,
the Bohemian and resident of this city,
won the six-day bicycle race st latter
Sails, which ended tonight at 1905
o'clock. The final contestants and the
distances they covered were as follows:
Schineer, 17SS miles 4 laps; Miller of
Chicago, 1764 miles 1 lap; Ashinger, 1927
miles; Lawson, the Terrible Swede," 1907
miles 1 lap; Hanson, 1903 miles laps;
Iliff, the legless rider, 461 miles.
There was no exciting finish for the
thousands of people in the sitting build
ing to go into ecstacies of delight and
make an uproar over. The contest prac-
tically terminated at 8 o'clock tonight.
Miller was then twenty-six miles behind
the winner, and Ashinger, the veteran
rider OF long distances, had thirty-six
miles to gain on the second-place man.
Miller was physically unequal to close
the distance gap in the final hour set for
the racers to drop out, confident that
Ashinger could not get the best of him.
Schineer was glad of the chance to quit
and retain his grip on the $1,000 purse, and
one by one the half-dozen half-dead rae
ers dropped from their wheels and sought
their quarters.
For time the mass Of spectators had
nothing to do except listen to the music
and gaze at the empty track. Feeble in
terest was revived by the temperance of
the prize winners, who did few sleepy
turns, looking more like men in a trance
than contesting professional athletes.
Exhausted in body and mind the riders
quickly sought their couches. They were
rewarded for their brief return by being
made the recipients of liberal applause
and bouquets of flowers. Miller and Schi-
neer, the two Chicagoans. made theatrl-
cal display of their intention to call it
race by riding around arm in arm and
bearing some of their floral tributes. Law
son and Ashinger came out and did the
same act.
The next diversion came when the stair
way leading from the bridge over the
track fell beneath its load of human
freight. The fall was not enough to more
than brulse those who were caught, but
there was intense excitement for a few
minutes. City building inspectors and
the police found it necessary to clear
away the dangerous wooden superstruc-
lures, which were of the Eghtest construc-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
NO INSPECTIONS
OF FORTIFICATION
Secrets of Value to Foreign
Nations to Be Properly
Guarded.
Some Important Orders Have
Been Prepared by the War
Department.
Legislating Regarding Retirements
to Increase the Efficiency of
the Army and Navy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 27.-An
important order has been prepared at the
War Department relating to the inspec-
tion of coast and other defenses by civil
ians. The order will be issued at once.
1t will provide that hereafter civilians
cannot visit fortifications except upon
written passes signed by proper authority,
and that such permission is not to be
granted except for military reasons. The
reason for such an order il obvious when
it is remembered that many OF the coun-
try's points Of defense are nearing the
stage of completion when their character,
extent, ETC., would be valuable informa-
tion to foreign powers.
General Doe said to-day that he had
conferred with the acknowledgement with
regard to the enlistment and discharge
blanks, with the result that the adiutant-
general had made a number of sugges-
tions. He now agrees with the assistant
secretary regarding the main. points, and
that is that the honorable discharge be
printed on parchment and the dishonor-
able on paper. The matter has now been
referred to General Miles again, and
General Doe hopes to have some action
taken in the matter.
The Senate Committee on Commerce,
through Senator Caffery, has reported to
the Senate a proposed amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill for the
fiscal year, in which officers of corps of
engineers will be interested. The amend
ment has been referred to the Committee
on Appropriations for consideration. 1t
reads as follows: "Oficers of the army
travelling on duty connected with works
of internal improvement shall be paid
mileage from appropriations therefor;
provided, that hereafter the maximum
sum to be allowed and paid such officer
or officers shall be cents per mile, the
distance to be computed over the shortest
usually travelled route, and in addition
thereto transportation in kind shall be
furnished.
The bill providing for the retirement of
blueiackets, etc., which passed the Senate
on the 11th inst, has been favorably re-
ported to the House with an amendment
reading that retirement is to be author
lied, provided the man has attained the
age of 55 years. In its amended form the
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

bill reads as follows: "That when an en-
nsted man serves thirty years In the
United States army or marine corps, or as
an enlisted man or appointed petty ofncer
In the United States navy, he shall, pro-
vlded he has attained the age of 55 years,
by making application to the President,
be placed upon the retired list with 20
per centum of his pay and allowance OF
rank or rate upon which he was re-
tired; provided that all active SER
vice in the United States army,
navy or marine corps during time
Oh war, insurrection or rebellion shall
pc computed as double time in computing
the thirty years necessary to entitle the
applicant to be retired; provided further,
tnat all honorable service in the United
States army, navy and marine corps snail
be computed as within the period neces-
sary to entitle the applicant to retire un-
der the provisions of this act"
Hllborn of the Committee on Naval
Affairs submitted the report to the House.
The report contains several extracts from
a report on the same bill presented by
Meyer.
AS the hope of the proposed reward
would be an inducement to enlisted men
To make good records for themselves, their
general efficiency and value 10 the service
at large would be greatly enhanced. A
letter from Secretary Herbert also ap-
pears in the report. Herbert says that if
the Dill becomes law it will undoubtedly
cause the best men to remain in the naval
service and will be strong inducement
to American citizens to enlist. In the
communication Herbert suggested that 8
provision be inserted reading, provided
he is so years of age"
The. opinion of Admiral Ramsey is
quoted In the report to the effect that the
provision for retirement will be great
inducements for men to remain in the
service, knowing that they will be pro-
vided for after serving faithfully the al
lotted period OF thirty years.
Following are the concluding remarks
In the report: "From this cause alone,
therefore, it is in every way probable that
the saving In recruiting expenses, not to
mention the advantage OF keeping in the
naval service its veteran enlisted men, will
lar more than make up the expense In
volved In retired list. For the above
reasons. and believing that this is a step
which would be taken, not merely to do
justice to the enlisted men of the navy,
who have heretofore been forgotten
(though their officers have long enjoyed q
retired list, ana enlisted men in the army,
as well as officers, have been similarly
favored), but as matter of public policy
offer greater inducements for enlistment
OF the increasing numbers that will be
found necessary to man the new ships now
building and contempla ted-the COM
mlttee believes that there should be pro-
vided retired list for enlisted men and
petty officers in the navy"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
TRIBUTES TO MR STEVENSON.
Senators Say Nice tn ngs and Present the
Wee President With Beautiful
SHverWGre.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 27.-Vice-
President Stevenson. whose term of office
expires next Thursday, was this evening
presented with a magnificent silver SER
vice at his apartments in the Normandie.
The parchment testimonial accompany
ing the service and signed by every Sem
ator was as follows:
WASHINGTON Feb 27, 1897 t
Hon. Adtdt E. SteUeRSOR-SIR: The discharge
OF the I'm portant duties incident to your great
Office as President of the United States Senate !
has for the last four years brought US within
an association with you very close and con-
slant. During this long period we have OBJ
served the signal ability, fidelity and impair
tiality, as we'll as the uniform courtesy and
kindness toward every mem ber OF this body,
which have characterized your official action.
Your prompt decisions, dignihed bearing,
Just Interpretation and enforcement of the
rules of this chamber have very much aided
US in our deliberations and have won from US
an acknowledgment of that high respect and
warm personal esteem always due to the con-
sctentious performance OF a public duty. De-
string to give some expression to these senti-
ments aud to testify our appreciation of your
valuable services to the Senate and to the
country we take pleasure in rendering you the
accompanying set of silver as a memento of
our continued friendship and regard.
The service of silver is inscribed as fol-
lows; "To Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice
President OF the United States and Presi-
dent of the Senate, 1893-97. From mem
bers OF the Senate in token Of strict i'm
partiality, unfailing courtesy and unsur-
passed wisdom and discretion, which in
the Discharge of his high Office have en-
deared him to the Senate, and earned for
him the gratitude of the American peo-
ple."
The dinner service consists of a mag
nifioent and artistic center piece, soup
tureen, vegetable dishes, meat platter,
large pitchers, walters, gravy bowls, etc.,
entirely covered with repousse work of
the most elegant character. The presen-
tation speech was made by Hoar of Mass
achusetts followed by German of Mary
land. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky,
representing the State in which the Vice
President was oorn made short speech,
as did also Senator Cullom, representing
the State from which the Vice. President
halls.
Mr.. Stevenson was much moved by the
beautiful tribute.