The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
WHY He IS D|SGUSTED
Gomez Attacked for Ostent TIA
tious Extravaganza.
CUBANS DlSTRUST HIM
His Popularity on the Wane-Dismissed
Faithful Followers Without
Cent = Reviving the Old
Revolutionary Party.

New York, May 2S.-The Havana cor
respondent of the Commercial Adver-
tiser gives the following reasons for the
dislike of Gomez manifested by many
Cubans:
General Gomez ever since his arrival
here has been living in La Quinta de
los Molinos, which, surrounded by its
splendid grounds, is situated on the
Passo de Carlos Tercero. All told, his
staff and body guard when he came
amounted to over 800 men, the main
tanning of which cost the city over $500
a day. The papers soon began to at
tack him for this extravaganza and
suggested that he dismiss the majority
of his force while there was yet work
for them in the country. To do this
meant to Gomez more than the ordi-
nary citizen suspected, as, like many
country people, he likes the pomp and
splendor of military life. He was never
so happy as when he was able to clat-
ter down the avenue followed by his
gorgeously clad staff and well mount
ed men. The public in general liked it
and the appearance of all these vet
Grams never failed to draw forth cries
Of Viva Gomez"' and viva ell presi-
dente!" These acclmations more than
Hattered Gomez,t for, as every one
knows, he has since his arrival been
stra1ning every muscle in the effort to
have himself proclaimed by the rabble
and pueblo the president of the coun-
try.
General Gomez strove from the out
set to cater to the ignorant and simple
tastes of the pueblo, and his daily pa
rade through the streets was the prin-
clpal feature in his programme All of
this was very well while it lasted, but
the papers soon grew tired of it and
began a crusade. Day by day stories
We're printed about his treatment of his
men in the war, while his eXtravag giant
mode of living was vicously assailed.
This sort of thing at first did not have
much effect, but little by little it COM
menced to tell and Gomez began to
learn that his popularity was greatly
on the wane. Stubbornness, however.
is his chief fault, and he refused to
pay any attention to the repeated de-
mands of the press that he disband his
staff and body guard.
All things have an end in this
world and the press finally grew weary
OF attacking him and refrained from
printing his name. except in the news.
Then it was that Gomez decided to fol-
low the advice which during three
weeks had been given to him daily.
Accordingly he surprised all Havana by
announcing that he intended to dismiss
his men in pursuance of the economi-
cal plans he had adopted. At first no
one paid any attention to him. as all
the city supposed that this was merely
an announcement of his very able press
agent, and that he was but attempting
to figure once more in print. Two days
later he published general order in
the Quinta notifying all his men that
they must leave the place before night
fall. The men at first Indignantly de-
manded that they be given money to
pay their board. Gomez, however,
would not listen to them, and a few
hours later his entire staff walked out
of the gates. Among these officers were
men who had fought during the entire
ten years war; and who during the last
one had been constantly with Gomez.
Many of them had been repeatedly
wounded, and two of them were in
such a crippled condition that they
We're unable to work. When the last
revolution began and Gomez landed in
the island, his staff was formed of the
best-known young men in it. Many of
them Travelled the entire distance from
this province to Camaguey in order to
offer their services to him personally,
and many died by his side Toward
lIle SOucluSlOH OIL The war, Wnen Gomez
did not count ten friends in the entire
Cuban army, the remnant of these men
remained with him, and when upon his
arrival in this city the assembly de-
posed him, these men remained faith
full, knowing, as they did, that they
were sacrificing their political future
by so doing.
After his staff had left the Quinta,
Gomez attempted to get rid of his body
guard in similar manner. These how
ever. refused to obey him, and made
known their intention of remaining in
the place until they had been paid off.
There they are now, living on charity.
Meanwhile Gomez has continued to
carry out his carefully schemed plans.
According to what he says he will leave
the Quinta within a day or so and move
to a friends house, where he will re-
main until he obtains something to do.
This is what he says he will do, but
judging by his actions and the papers
he is not remaining idle. He has begun
to organize or, rather, revive the old
revolutionary party, which had as it's
motto Liberty and Independence" and
which was formed by the best-known
Cubans. None of these men. however,
will at the present moment, and on &C
count of the apparent anti-American
plans of Gomez, re-enter the ranks of
this organization, and the Santo Do
miniean will find it more than hard to
carry out his scheme at the head Of
which. as every one knows, he intends
to place himself. He has written to
Tomas Estrada Palma, former repre-
sentative of the revolutionary party
during the war in New York, asking
him to cooperate with him and to re-
quest the aid of all the loyal Cubans
in that city.
To all appearances Gomez is about to
f,Ipr tratt fnf DC thn
says, 1.-THE third time" During the last
two months he has been the bosom
friend Of General Brooke, and has stood
by everything which this very able and
capable officer has said and done; now,
however, he is kicking over the traces,
as, besides wishing to organize his DO
litieal party, he has announced to Cen
eral Brooke that he intends to form a
national guard of 10000 men and place
himself at it's head The governor gem
eral has refused to grant his permits
sion, and Gomez has taken offense and
no longer calls on his former friend