New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-28
TIE MURDER OF HEUREAUX.

The assassination of the President Of the Do
minican Republic calls for detestaton or the
crime and sympathy with the stricken nation
from every humane people. Santo Domingo. as
the Dominican Republic is commonly called Is
one Of those minor States upon which the
greater and more enlightened Powers are wont
10 look with n mixture of amusement, contempt
and consciousness For such feelings there Is,
however. little ground in fact or justice. There
were not a few who, on hearing the news of
General Heureaux's assassination, cynically re-
marked. what, anotherr as though such trag-
edies were common in that land. The TACT Is.
however, that it is unique. Two of our own
Presidents have been murdered and one OF
Frances Recent years have witnessed The
murder of a Russian Car and an Austrian EN-
press. There were attempts upon the life OF the
first German Emperor, and even the queen OF
England has not escaped such outrage. But
now. for the first time. Santo Domingo mourns
n murdered Chief of State 1t is not for these
other nations TO rail Mt her. but to sympathize.
Nor Is the little republic thus brought INTO
prominence in other respects fitting target Tor
our scorn 1t has had numerous revolutlons.
But we think II has Jared no worse in that re-
spect than rlany others; certainly NOT, IL we
take into account the disabilities under which 1t
has labored A republic Of mixed races, by the
side of negro State and Isolated from all
others and treated with scorn and selhshness by
all its betters, is not likely candidate Tor the
title OF Utopia. Nevertheless. this one mas OF
late wears been making steady progress. Peace
has prevailed Industrial and commercial pros
nerity has been maintained and increased. and
in all respects the republic has been steadily
rising In the scale of civilization. These happy
conditions have chiefly been due to the states
manship of President Heureaux, but there Is
little fear that they will be ended with his I'M
timely death His successor is man or ike
character and ability. and, indeed, the inhuen-
tial part Of the whole people has been so In
spired with progressive ideas that the good
work of late years will undoubtedly be con-
tinued
The murder OF President Heureaux appears
not to have been part Of any political or revolu-
tionary plot, but merely the outcome OF prl-
yate crudge-revenge for an act Of commenda-
BILE Justice performed some time ago by the
President There is no apparent danger or any
revolutionary movement. There had been some
talk Of an instruction, and 1t was TO quell IL
that the President went out alone, with charac-
teristic courage, on the errand which gave op-
nortunIty for the crime. There IS little fear that
the instruction will amount to anything serious.
II has been talked of by the partisans of de-
nreciated silver currency ever since the repub-
lie five wears ago decided to adopt the gold
standard. But not even in Santo Domingo are
men going to shed blood to the horses brides
for the sake Of 50 cent dollar. 1t is to be ex-
nected that President Flguero will keep the
country VOL I'm hand: that the gold standard
will be maintained, and that the career OF pros
perity into which President Heureaux ied the
republic will not be materially interrupted.