The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
LEADING EDITORIALS.
From the New York journal.


Is CUBA questioning c o nfidence
TO DE 10 the Journals forecast
BETRAYED. Of President Mckinley S
policy with regard to Cuba. The iniorma-
ton upon which the forecast Is based was
obtained from a source we are not at
liberty to diyulge, but OF such a character
that the Journal is positive the Information
Is accurate.
The policy OF the incoming administra-
ton toward Cuba is summarized IN these
fateful words:
There will not be- any meddlinG with the
Cuban iusurrection or any triiIing Win
Spain.
That is the essence Of the matter. The
'insurreotiou" will not be meddieu
with" Mckinley will not venture to
title with Spain. OF course any Amer,
can citizen who may BIO brutally treated
by the Spanish troops will have the pro
lection" OF this government. Secretary
Sherman will request Minister De Lone
to request Senior Canovas to request Gen
eral Meyler to request his subordinates 10
SEQ that the American citizen, II not al
ready murdered. be accorded fair trial
II lie is lying dead and mutilated In his
foul and nosome CELL that Will alter the
matter somewhat. In that case Secretary
Sherman will instruct the American min
lister TO Spain to make representations TO
Senior Canovas. who will order an investi-
CATION into the unfortunate affair Will
learn after several months that 1t was all
a mistake. and viii assure Secretary Sher-
man OF his distinguished consideration.
But there will not be any meddllng
with the instruction In Cuba or any
trifling with Spain"
And yet the platform upon which Major
Mckinley was elected Il platform to which
in every particular he gave solemn approx
al and by which in every particular he
pledged himself to abide, contained these
sentences:
We watch with deep and abiding interest
the heroic battle of the Cuban patriots
against cruelty and oppression. and our
best hopes 80 out for the full success Of
their determined contest for liberty. The
government of Spain having lost control
OF Cuba, and being unable to protect the
property or lives OF resident American
citizens, or to comply with its treaty obi-
cations, we believe that the government OF
the United States should actively use its
influence and good Offices to restore peace
and give independence 10 the island.
On June is, 1896, 1t Will be observed. It
was not an "insurrection," but a revolution
in tuba-a revolution because the govern
ment OF Spain had then lost control OF
Cuba. We have not heard that since that
date Spain has reganed control OF Cuba
or that the revolution has relapsed into gu
instruction. But it is true that since then
William Mckinley has been elected presi-
dent of the United States.
on June Is. 1896. and until the first week
Of November. 1896, Major Mckinley be-
lieved that the government of the United
states should intervene to give independ-
once to Cuba. Now he Is about to control
the government he says there will not be
any meddlng in Cuba or any trifling with
spain. II his opinion has changed since last
June. what has caused the change? 1t Is a
fact that ne has been elected president
OF the United States But how has the
situation In Cuba altered? The Spanish
have entrapped General Maceo and MUIR
dered him. They have murdered God knows
how many American citizens, and have
others confined in places as dreadful as the
HACK Hole OF Calcutta, and are torturing
them there. no doubt, as they tortured poor
Ruiz, with rack and thumbscrews. But, in
spite OF all this. the Cubans have uniform
iy prevailed. and OF all the island only
few acres acknowledge Spanish sovereignty.
If President Mckinley now abandons UNI
happy Cuba to her fate, Notwithstanding
his pledge to give her Independence his
administration begins discredited, dis
trusted and despised The country might
overlook his desertion Of civil service re-
form. 1t might bear awhile with his cynical
neglect of his pledge to promote btmetal-
ism. 1t will never forgive him the De-
trayal Of Cuba