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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
D, JOSE JULIAN ACOST "A

Hoy es Ell sexto aniversario de su
muerte.
Y La DEMoCRACA, que consagra
quito ferventfsimo a las glorias del te-
rru1lo, evoca una vez mas ell recuerdo
del ilustre ciudadano.
Hay vidas que son una ensenanza: la
de Acosta, la de Baldorioty, la de Ce-
lis. Y los pueblos, que necesitan apren-
der mucho en- los grandes ejemplos y
en- los hombres grandes, deben estudiar
esas yidas con carinosa persistencla.
Los despojos inertes van las NEGRO
polls pero ell infujo de las ideas que
unos apostoles propagaban y defendfan,
Sc perpetua en- las generaciones nue.
vas sirve las leyes del progreso.
Asf la palabra de Acosta repercute
todavia en- los campos de Puerto Rico ;
sus discfpulos la llevan todas parties ;
V, acaso sin darse cuenta de este fen0-
memo moral, las muchedumbres mar
chan merced al empuje de una fuerza
que perdura tras ell aniquilanlento de-
6nitiyo de la materia deIeznable.
Acosta fue I'm maestro, un cOmba-
tiente, un propagandista. A la plura-
lidad de sus aptltudes correspondfa la
compleiidad de su obra. En- las pa
ginas de sus libros en- las columnas de
peri6dicos; en- sus discursos de catedra-
tico ; en- sus arengas de tribune; ora
en- ell meeting popular; ora en- la CANA
ra legislative ora en- ell artfstico Ate
neo, trabaj6, pens6, lucho; y nosotros,
los usufructuarIos de su tarea, III que
remos nj podemos olyidarle.
Dfa llegara Ell que nuestro pals eter'
+. nice en- bronces y en- marmoles la me
moria de sus hljos benem6rltos. Hoy
solo tiene las hojas volantes de sus dla
rios es justo que, falta de mejor y mas
duradero homemade, no neguemos este
pobre tribute los que nos precedierol
en- la liza los que nos demostraror
de que modo Sc sIrve Il la patria y sc
conquista ell triunfO.
NosOtros tamblen trabaiamos, pen
samos luchamos Y en- la brega, que
no consiente nj un minute de reposo,
convene poner los ojos, un t1empo
mismo, Ell ell porvenir y en- ell pasado.
El porvenir nos aguarda ell pasadc
nos fortalece ; ell porvenir es una aspl
racion ell pasado es un estfmulo. Los
successes de aver nos disponen para loF
problemas de manana.
Existe una bella Erase de Acos ta,
que dara algnn yalor estas breyes fra
ses de LA DEMoCRACIA. kS precise qut
uqut nozca Ia religi6n de los recterctos.
Asf decfa ell historlador puertorrlqueno.
decfa una verdad que nadle dlscute.
Sin rec<erul0s, sin tradlcion, sin his
toria, las multitudes sc converter ell
masas, buenas para la exploitation J
para la serYidambre.
Seamos un pueblo : no una tribu.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
correo, tomamos las siguientes mott

oorreo, tomamos las siguientes mott
cias:
qCausa aquf profunda impression ell
hecho de que las Cortes Sc dispongan a
tratar un asunto que corresponds a la
Diputaci6n provincial.
Trat ase de los ferrocarriles, hay
quien pretende conceder una Compa-
MA extrangera ventajas que redundaran
en- perjuicio de nuestros intereses.
Por vlrtud de la ley Abarzuza, nadie
mas que la Diputaclon posee facultades
para cuanto sc refere obras p1bliCas.
Y es impossible que el Congreso espa-
mol desconozca Il divide ell derecho que
nos concedio Ell mismo, y cuya som
bra nos defenderemos de un negocio en-
que quiza va envuelto ell porvenlr de La
isla.
Ell partido liberal continua su propa.
| ganda con un entusiasmo una actlvl
dad asombrosas. va tiene casi com
pleta su organization. La provincis
Sc divide ell II pueblos : hay comites
en- 67. Y los habrfa en- todos, 81 ell Sc
nor Mu1oz Rivera, jefe de esos elemen
L LOS, uO Sus DClltlIcNc SuS CAOui olOu0o pO
lfticas por culpa de las autoridades
que no lie ofrecen garantfa y que ca
da paso saltan por encima de las leyes
ST con tai conducta sirven a los conser
vadores.
En- Camuy, en- Vega-alta, en- Hatillo
los meetings no sc verifcaron. Lo i'm
pedfan los alcaldes, que representan a
gobernador que son hechuras del ca
ciuuismo Unconditional.
Pero, adn en- lucha contra obstaculo
de ese g6nero, el partido liberal cree
q ojos vistas y atrae personalldades d
gran prestigio.
En- una election parcial que Sc verif
CO en- ell distrlto de Arecibo, Sc cerrs
IRON colegios, Sc acumularon votos dc
, candidate liberal al candidate incond
cional Sc destruy6 de ese modo un
mayorfa de quinientos con que contaba
los amigos del senor Sagasta.
Ell general Marin consiente ese dess
flo a la opinion publica, y no falt
qulen afrme que contempla con gusto
espectaculo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
SILUETAS
LIBERALES
JOSE GUAL Y. SILVEN

La bon lad, ingenita en- el, es la not a
saliente de su caracter.
Oriundo de catalanes, por lfnea rec
ia, VIC la luz primera en- Guayama, que
esta considerable, urbi ct orbe, como la
Meca del nconlicionalismo.
Mas Ell supo sustraerse q la Influenza
de tan rancias doctrinas, y profesa con
entusiasmo las ideas liberales, que en-
el tienen un sectar 10 convencido inte
ligente.
Pertenece, como vocal, al Comite de
la referida villa, y viene prestando SER
que defendemos.
En- sus mocedades vivio largo tempo
en- la Ciudad de los Condos, recibiendo
en- aquel populoso centro una educacion
esmeradfsima.
| POGO despues, en- union de un her
mano suyo, cuya perdida ann lamenta,
pues lie amaba con entranable carin o,
heredo una cuantiosa fortuna, que lie
arrebato la suerte.
No Sc abatio por clio, resignado y
tranquilo, fiando en- su honradez, en- su
actividad en- su trabajo, lucho con te-
son Y constancia contra los reveses y
las adversidades.
Los espfritus que conocen sn propio
valer saben utilizar sus propias fuer-
zas, todo 10 esperan de 81, jamas de-
caen nj Sc amilanan ante los rudos gol-
pes de la desgracia, que en- vez de aba
tirlos los estimula y los alienta.
| Merced a tan raras meritfslmas
cualidades, ha logrado asegurarse al
lpresente una renta saneada que lie per
mite vivir con desahogo.
Hallase encargado de la contabilidad
de una respectable casa de comercio.
Il Unenle lazos de parentesco a la ia
milia de LUIS Bonafoux, asf como
este posee un rincon en- Paris, en- -BOis
de Colombes, don Pepe, como lie llaman
sus fntimos, tiene en- Las Mareos un
refugio encantador y pintoresco que
pudieramos lamar Bois des Pulneieres.
ALI, en- los ardorosos meses del es-
tito, busca un asilo de paz, donde, ro-
deado de los suyos, aspira pleno pull
mon las saludables brisas marinas, que
: fortitican ell ORGANISING Y hacen libre el
r espfritu.
Il Consagrado por complete al cuidado
Y los goces de la familia, semejase a
) un Patriarca res petado querido.
ST algunas yez cruzais aquellas CO.
marcas, pobladas de extensos canave-
rales,
/ lago de mel que con la risa ondea,
preguntad al primer viandante que os
depare la suerte quien es don Pepe
Gual, os dira:
-Es todo un caballero. cort6s, ala
BILE, laborioso y honrado.
Y 81 es de los nuestros anadira:
y ademas de todo ESQ es un liberal
de eonvicciones arraigadas y de grandes
ent tusiasmOs
Que no es POGO decir.
DOCTOR GARRIDO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
PERIL DEL Ola
IA DISOLVERSE!

Tn periodico adversar1O pregunta, to-
do caviloso, 81 la division exlste en-
ell seno de su partido, y oplna que,
aoeoidu puty16ticu la disoIuclon del
mIsmO.
Por esta vez ell criterio Unconditional
del colega ha tenido una lucideZ extraor-
dinarla.
81, serfa una obra de patriotismo apre-
surar la muerte de una agrupacion que
reVela dlscorcIas tan absurdas Y tan es-
teriles.
Absurdas, por las funestas distincio-
nes de espanolismo entre los espanoles
de uno otro heinlsferlo.
Est6rlles, porque no surten ningun
bien, y a la postre solo son fecundas en-
males para la patrla y la colonia.
Nosostros yamos un POGO mas ALA
que ell perlodIco en- question, Y decimos
10 que este Gala por sus convlcciones
polfticas.
Fuera una medida patriotica que el
partldo Unconditional Sc dlsolvlese, con
divIsI0nes 0 sln elias, ell Ell case de
IntroducIr modIticaclones EN- su progra-
ma, borrando de el todo 10 que conatl-
tuyc un dcsacierto, un atrAso una
d erracion.
Porque, asf como Sc halla hoy, solo
slve de estorbo, de remora, de obsta-
culo.
Serfa muy patriotico tambien, que el
autor de parecer tan cuerdo no Sc ilml-
tase conslgnarIo Ell ietras dc moide.
La proXlma j unta magma ofrece oca-
sion favorable a touo unconditional que
quiera dlstlngulrse por algo trasceu
mo van a discutirse en- ELL a
cuestlones que afectan a La ole.tlvl
| dad?
| Esa idea de la disolucion es magni
| flea.
Por este medic, sobre las rulna
del partldo antigua, podrfa leyantars
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
PAPEl

Sc venden 0UINlENTAS res
mas papel, tamafo DEMOCRA
CIA, en- estas oficinas.
Las 0frecem0s a los demas
periodicos y al comercio, a
precios de factura liquidada.
Sc desea realizarIas, porque
constituyen una existencia So
brante, despues de 10 que ne
cesitamos para las tiradas de
nuestra hoja.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
.ECOS EXIRAuGEROS

Los patriotas noruegos empiezan u
mirar NAL su gran Nausen.
Ell famoso exploration pertenecfa has
Ia aquf al partido llamado radical, que
bace la oposicion Suecia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
A DlBSTRO Y SINIkSTRO

.s-La Iategrida0-que siempre lleva la
voz cantante entire los Conservatives y
que es la encargada de dar III ,eot0 a que
deben ajustarse sus correligionarios =
contlnna predlcando la union Y la con-
cordia.
Mala sefal.
Cuando Sc predican esas cosas, y
cuando Sc predican con insistencia, prue-
ba indudable es de que la union la
concordia peligran.
Y icomo ha de compaginarse este
con las atirmaciOnes rotundas del cole
ga, que hace POGO nos anunclaba que Ell
ell seno del partido Unconditional no
existfan ecixlones de ningun genero ;
que todo era ammonia, fraternldad,
etc, etc?
81 alguien hablaba de antagonismos
de rlvalidades latentes entire las mes
nadas del Conde exlmio, enseguida La
! Letegaidtd lie alta aba ell paso, excla-
mando:
-Dicese que Sc agitan entire nos
otros elementos perturbadores. Nc
| hay tales carneros; escs rumores son
puro naug,tiurelisnao de la prensa adj
versaria.
Y ahora confesa que, ell efecto,
existen naediu doceuu de f1diciduos az
| critegio estrecho, que han perdldo toda
nocion de moral polltlca.
Ergo. pocos muchos, exlster
| los descontentos, los mantenedores de
aca y del ALA.
Pero La Aetegridud es mucho hom
bre, y Sc slente con brfos sobrados paro
barrer la maldad con la famante escobs
de la justlcla.
Y Ell un arranque, no pecuniario, 81
no yaronil Y energlco, exciama:
81 Guuyt (que miedoY ge<uy del que
intentase arrojar entire nosotros la man
zana de La dlscurdla. p
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
Una observations.

Una observations:
Como han de faltar oradores en ell
partido Unconditional, 81 va hablan has
ia los muertos?
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-26
All despues de esta amenaz
del periodlco integrlsta,
qulen d1ablos metera baza?
Nj Dios chlsta

A fin de consolidar la union, la paz,
La concordia, L0 Lntegrattu0, lnspiran-
dose en- Ell leJemplo de los grandes ira
glcos, desde Shakespeare ell Ell Hunetet
nasta Galdos Ell ReulsIu0, echa mano
del supreme recurso Gle los espectros,
tan acredita do de bastldores adentro,
y dice:
xLa sombra de Ubarri, ell gigantic de
nuestra idea, no Sc separea un lnstante
de su hl!o, del seg3;unuo Conde de San
Jose De Seeanturce, como dlclendoie:
-Hljo ; no exlste ese 0cd y utfd que
yo mate en- su Ollgen.
Yo de uttd velo por tt que eres puer-
torrlqueno Y heredero de mi nomDre. ,
Esto admiration proyoca
resuIta espeluznante.
;QuIen osara abrlr la boca
despues de hablar el glgante?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
WOODEN RIMS.
They Are Americas Most Valuable Con.
tribution to the Bicycle.

They Are Americas Most Valuable Con-
tribution to the Bicycle.
A bicycle without n wood rim in this
country is a rarity, yet only few years
ago the wood rim was unheard Of in this
connection, and when 1t was introduced 1t
was greeted with ridicule on all Sides
The wood rim is strictly an American
idea, and to Charles F. Harrington is due
the credit of introducing it. Mr.. Harring-
toms early life was spent at the wood
working business in Vermont, and alter,
when he engaged in the bicycle manufao,
turing business, 1t was natural for him
to think of using wood for a rim.
Hundreds of patents for special features
pertaining TO bicycles are granted each
year by the United States patent office,
but the majority of them die natural
death. Few pay any money to the invent
or. The wood rim is undoubtedly the most
valuable contribution America has given
to the bicycle. Nearly everything else that
has stood the test of actual use has come
from 1.-THE other side." France introduced
the bicycle, but England improved it and
gave to riders the suspension wheel, ball
bearings, pneumatic tire, tubular frame
and the ordinary and safety types.
America has held her own in wood
working. In fact, she leads the world
and the light, strain resisting American
buggy always has been marvel to for
eigners. Its wheels are so light that the
foreigner wonders how they hold together,
but the much talked of resistance Is the
secret of it. 1t is the combination of wood
and steel that makes the American buggy
possible. The wood absorbs the shock of
vibration-is resilient. The same principle
applies to the steel rail and the wood ties
of the railway. Without the wood ties the
immense strain would tear something to
pieces. A steel trimmed wheel without
tire is virtually solid, which feels jars
all through; the wood rim bears jars, as
1t is the nature of the wood to bear them,
saving the wheel and the whole structure
and not suffering itself. 1t is lighter than
the steel rim, and it permits the frame
also to be made lighter There are some
incidental advantages also and some not
so incidental. For instance, the wood
springs back and rights itself from strain,
while the steel stays sprung and buckled |;
the wood does not rust and dent, and &C.
menting the tire is easier.-New York
Tribune
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
it be The Stars and Stripes or the
Crysanthemum1 ...
POOR SPAIN.

Tue condition of the Spanish
kingdom is anything but satisfac-
tory one. The fact is, the Spanish
Cabinet is in the unpleasant posi-.
ton of being between the devil and
the deep sea. If the Cuban war is
continued the country will be bank
rupt if the demands of the Cubans
are acquiesced in there will be a
revolution.
There are ever before the present
Spanish dynasty two overhanging
possibilities-the Carlists and the
Republic. To keep these back and
start a popular war to keep the
dynasty on its feet, it is said that
Spain wishes to embroil the United
States. There never was a more
absurd idea, and even a Spanish
Government, driven to its wits-end,
could hardly dream Of entering upon
such a hopeless task. 1t is like a
terrier without teeth, and no food
in its stomach, trying conclusions
with bulldog in fine condition.
In such contest they cannot hope
to win their only hope must be,
that they can do a little cheap in
sulting to the United States which
the latter will be too digniied to
notice.
But how is Spain fallen Once
the arbiter of Europe-once the
ruler of the world, and now almost
in the throes of dissolution. Anglo
Saxon rule and Anglo-Saxon insti-
tutions are what make nations great
the Latin race is not in it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
@imeRy @o7oicS'
AUGUST IL, 1897.
II a Man Were to Offer
III u muu SO Uold piece,
AUGUST IL, 1897.

IL q Mdn $40 gold pieces
for sale at a dime each he
would be voted either a fool
or a knave. Though we are
not exactly doing this kind
of business we are offering
Schoenberger's SOFT STEEL
horse shoes at the same price
as you can get ordinary iron
shoes for. This brand of
horse shoes is universally
admitted to be unrivalled in
every respect. The extra
fine material, and superior
workmanship recommend them
to every farrier who prides
himself on his work.
The general shape OF the
shoe fulflls the latest and
most approved ideas of prac-
tical horseshoers. They are
smooth and uniform, the con-
cave is made to conform to
the horses hoof; the creasing
neat, punching clean and prop
erly done, and they are in
short, the finest and best
shaped and cheapest shoes on
the market.
In the matter of nails, you
can have a choice of Putnam,
Champlain or Lightning
brands. The last named is
quite a new brand, but has
quickly worked it's way to the
front, through pure merit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17

Gold is ever a source of trouble,
and the Klondyke fields are already
promising a neat little crop of un-
pleasant results. The lowering of
the size of the claims from 500 to
100 feet is sure to be prolific cause
of trouble; so is the retention of
every other claim for the Canadian
Government. There is a large force
of Canadian police upon the ground,
but it will have its hands full dur
ing the ensuing months. 1t is
curious to note the class of people
rushing off after the wealth of the
new Eldorado. 1t is not the broken
and worthless, but the successful
who have started. One reads of
professors resigning their chairs
men leaving good positions and, in
one case, mayor dropping the
civic ermine and Drawing the north
ern SHOWS. The anri Saera flames
Of Juvenal is every whit as biting
now in the dying nineteenth cen
fury as it was in the beginning Of
the second.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17

CUT
GLASS.
If YOU CARE

IF YOU CARE
about CUT GLASS the as
sortment in our windows to-
day will interest you. 1t is
the product of the Meridian
Manufacturing Company, and
is without question the hand
soonest now on the market.
The designs are exclusive, the
cuts the keenest and brightest
and the prices the lowest.
This makes the Glass rates
higher among collectors than
any other and is used by the
best people in the United
States. The pieces include
everything used on the table
as well as those for ornament.
Some of the articles are small
and the price within the reach
of everyone-it's only the big
pieces that command large
prices, and even they are
cheap.
If you are fond of CUT
GLASS you never had a bet
ter opportunity to secure a
collection at ridiculously low
prices than now.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
The Irish and Bull Dog Toe,
The Acorn, and Chestnut, too.

A dozen others are our styles-are you on, shoe
selling Brothers These nice, cool Gentlemen's Shoes
and Ladies' Fancy Ties have been carried off in the
trunks of summer girls to assist in the good times
of their owners. They'll give an added charm to
moonlight stroll along the beach, to outing of
month, week. day.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
"How can Schilling's Best tie

"How can Schilling's Best tea
cost so little and be SO good 2"
Easy. 1t is roasted every
day in San Francisco-like
fresh coffee and peanuts.
Other tea is roasted once a
year in Japan, etc-like stale
coffee and stale peanuts.
A Schilling & Company
san Francisco
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17
"DOMESTIC."
A Schilling & Company
san Francisco

There is no necessity to add the
words sewing machine in speaking of
the Domestic" Every housekeeper
knows that the Domestic" is what j.,
b. Kerr claims it to 'be-the best in
the world. Al i & AT XIV
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-17

HAWAIIAN HARDWARE CO.
FORT ST., opp. Spreckels' Bank.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-09-04
BE HIS OWN WITNESS.
Luetgert Will Take the stand in His Own Behalf and
 Tell Of His Operations.

CHIcAGo, Sept. , The hundreds of eager spectators, equally divided between the two sexes, kept the bailiffs at Judge Tnthill's court room busy when the Luetgeet mur- der trial was resumed today 1t was definitely announced today that Luetgert will be witness in his own defense. The big sausage maker said the matter had been dis. eussed between his attorneys and himself, and when the time comes he will take the stand and tell the jury about his actions on the night of May l. Luetgert said he will explain what he was doing in the basement of his factory and the ex- periments he was conducting there. Court opened with Frank Odorfsky, Luetgert's smoke house man, still in the witness chair. His direct testimony was concluded in a few  minutes, and he was turned over to the defense for cross examination, and Attorney Vincent questioned him first about his connection with the police since the arrest of Luet- gert. The witness said an officer had been with him nearly all the time No money, he said, had been given him and no position promised him, but his wife has received money from Inspector Schaack Just a few cents, said Odorfsky, to keep body and soul together. am not giving my testimony for money, but for conscience.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-09-04
AMBITION OF JAPAN
EXTENDS EVEN TO THE AMER
 ICAN CONTINENT.
Report Says Her Agents Are Intriguing With the s'Great- CT Republic of Central
 America"

Naw YORK, Sept. "A special to the Heuld from Washington says:
 Japan, not content with an inter- ference with President McKinley's Hawaiian annexation policy, now has desigs upon the Nicaragua canal. According to semi-oficial advices just received here from Nicaragua, the Japanese govern. ment is secretly negotiating with the Diet of the Greater Republic of Central America, which recently met in Salvador, for the construc- tion of the Nicaraguan canal, in de- fiauce of the interests and influence of the United State or other nations.
 This action of Japan, taken in connection with her recent attitude in regard to Hawaiian annexation, is of the greatest significance, show ing, as it does, to the authorities that there is no limit to the ambi. tion of the nation, and that her az gressiye policy may yet get her into trouble with the United States. That the A administration will resent any interference with the Nicara- guan canal project, as it did in the case of the Hawaiian annexation treaty, goes without saying.
 If Japan can encompass it, ac- cording to the Nicaraguan advises received here, she would like to ob- tain the arbitration of all treaty rights possessed by the United States in relation te interoceanic transits and the forfeiture of the American canal concessions from Nicaragua and 10 immediately make treaty with the Diet of the Greater Republic of Central Amer ica, giving her control of the canal route through Nicaragua. In the negotiations Costa Rica has not been consulted, it being well known that she would not assent to yio lation of treaty rights.