The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-12

EuNL0r1us LI10 4I4l4 Nl#tAI =
military authorItica. and a reGime O.
liberty roughly formulated, 1ho lo19-,
e. are most numerous IN CaEit9. tne
principal thsafsr Of the rebel1icn. whiis
I'm Bafangns. Bulacnn. and rumpanga
there are ten to twenty branches OF
the order, and ct least one In each q
the other provinces Their groWinB
influence and implacabls hatred OF the
Clergy was = source Of grave apprehen-
sion to the priests. who pautioneo the
minister to order General Ramon
BIanco. then governor general OF tne
Archipelago. now OF Cuba. TO put an
end 10 Freemasonry. But aeperai
Bianeo was not energetic In eArDfing
ont this command. being too much oc-
cupIod In contest against AohAmne-
danism in Mindanao. The government.
again appealed to by the priests. and
peculiarly susceptible to this influence.
peremptoriiy ordered Blaneo 70 take
the rigorous measure Of deporting 4oo
members Of the lodges
Thia order was the direct cause OF
the uprising In 1856. which began In
Manila. and extended to Cavite. Pam
panga, Laguna and Bulacan. but not 70
other provinces. because Of the aneie't
rivalry OF the races. the surest safe
guard OF Spanish ruie- This II q fac
tor in the politics Of the Islands that
the government fully appreciates. to
the point, indeed. OF encouraging the
factionai enmities. Before the con-
quest by Magellan the islands were
ruled by warning Sultans. and there
still remain vestiges Of numerous
tribes.
Because Of his Inactivity and appar-
ent indulgence to the rebels Blanco was
denounced in Madrid by religious bod
les. What exasperated the priests
most was that he refused to kill Rial.
who was by them proclaimed to be the
principal factor Il the rebellion As a
matter OF fact. however. this does not
appear to be true. and no Just cause
was given for such summary action
The clergy sought revenge upon Rial
above everything else for his denun-
citation OF them to the people.
RIzArs Tragic Career.
Rial was a pure -blooded Indian. who
was brought up by the Dominicans OF
Manila He went 20 Europe. studied
medicine, law. sciences and foreign
tongues. and returned TO Manila hon
ored with the highest degree OF con-
tinental universities. a Freemason. and
the memorable foe OF the corrupt eler-
gy. He was the author OF a novel
called ''Nolle Me Tangere." In which he
showed the despotic. rapaeious and de-
bauched nature Of the priests OF the
country. This book was placed In the
Index Expurgatorius and the authors
goods confseated. his brothers deport-
ed. his aged mother banished. and him
self relegated to the Island OF Min
danao, entirely peopled by Mohamme-
dams, mortal enemies of Spain
Rial lived In this exile for several
years. until he learned that physicians
and surgeons were needed with the
troops fighting in Cuba He offered his
services to Spain. which accepted them.
and he embarked nj Manila for BARGE
Iona When he arrived at the penIn-
sula and was ready 70 leave for Havana
he was arrested. sent back to Manila,
summarily tried. and executed. This
was the work Of Governor PolavieJa.
who had succeeded Blanco. While RI
zal was on his journey TO Spain rebel
lion had broken out. and the anger OF
the authorities against him was arous-
ed by new charges Of perndy made By
the priests. to whom Polavieja was de-
voted. The execution OF Rial made
the rebellion more furious, ana the in
surgents sought as much to avenge his
death as their wrongs. RiEal TO them
was the martyred hero OF their cause.
The hrst victims Of the rebels were the
priests. Their monasteries were burn
ed. and the hatred for the monks
sought extremes OF cruelty in Its ex-
preston
Not only the ursducated and super
stitious elements of the population tooA
part In the rebellion. but the moa
prominent native families Many young
men are sent each year to Madrid and
other peninsular cities 70 be educated,
and return TO their homes with knowI-
edge OF the freedom OF speech and un-
restricted liberty OF the press In Spain
and imbued with republican or anAr-
chist ideas. which encourage them 20
attempt the free expression OF their
opinions. The result is persecution.
Furthermore. native. no matter how
prominent IL never given a saIaried
Official position. all Of which are mono
polized by the retainers OF different
ministries. To all OF the wrongs de-
seribed are to be added the notorious
corruption OF the Judiciary and the
brutality OF the police.
The people yielded Eubmissively 20
aeeumrlating injustica for many years.
Tolerance is one u the chief character
isties OF the Indian. natives OF tha
philippines. who greatly ressmbIs