Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-16

LO1O1 LILO MulCA hOoiu GSdu "
pacifcation and bring abou
prosperity. BY royal decree o
8, 1879, all important con
cession was made, Cuba was to hav
representative government. Ever
province was to elect deputie
to the Cortes- zone to every 4O,OO'
free inhabitants. But the freedom
the economic advantage, tht
protection of personal and publ
rights, that were to come of thest
have failed utterly of realization
Spoliation, confscation in effect
if not in set terms, disregard o
personal and public rights, tn
insolence of office, the neglect o
education, the enrichinl
of the few at the expense of th'
things have
gone on in open day and evel
vaunted themselves, to the ex
of a long-suffering ant
outraged people.
Spain is faithless when dealing
with all inferior. All tho world
knows that. Spain is avarcious
and cruel in her avarice. AL
the world has known that since
Cortez and Pizarro tortured tht
gentle and con6ding (wby not say
Aztecs, in order that they
might gel gold and fame and tht
smiles of Spanish monarchs whose
standard of nobility was the
money that it could command
In the language of Senator Frye
Scuba was her SPONGE" which she
without regard to the
people she was squeezing to death
in order that her favorites might
grow fat.
With disconlent and murmur-
ings and occasional manifesto,
tions of popular fury, Cuba bore
with this disappointment, this
insolence and faithless-
ness, unit 1895, when, as
previously the fires of revolution
broke out anew. For nearly three
years the islanders, reinforced by
sympathizing Americans, have
with the Spanish power.
The captain-general first entrusted
with the work of subduing the
patriots was recalled because he
acked the savage ferocity deemed
IL Spain essential to the subjuga-
ion of slaves who dared to cry
,ut when they were forced to
additional toll to make good the
ale of bricks when the supply Of
traw was withheld; and Weyler
surnamed "The Butcher" was
ubstituted. Outrages, shocking
O civilization, have been perpetrat-
d upon captured Cubans, men and
women. Injuries not atoned for
AVE been inflicted upon American
iJizens. Insulting acts and
peech have in the main been the
eply to the petitions and
emonstrances Of American diplo-
latic and consular agents. And
ct, the willy Spanish government
nd it's agents in Cuba have
rudently abstained from giving
be United States well-de6ned
ause Of war.
A belligerency measure passed
1e American Senate in the
ummer of 1897; the American
eople, acting as individual S, have
efed international law in order
} carry aid and comfort to the
SANDERS.
*When VIM. Crittenden, captur-
d with fifty of his men after the
cheme of Lopez Lad evidently
allied, and carried to Havana,
toou ready for execution, the
panish officer bavlng charge of
he shooting detail ordered him to
urn his back and kneel, as has
cen the Spanish manner during
be pres sent war also; but he
nswored firmly: ga Kentuck-
m never turns his back on his
and he kueels to n me but
iod!" Thereupon the order to
re was given, and he received the
olley in frc t, looking with
teadv ewes u, the musketeers
nd their col ,nder.-Washing-
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