New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
THE DONTNTCAN REBELLION

Jinincz seems 10 be getting on That j. the
gist Of the daily news from the Dominican Re
public. It IS too early to say that be has sue
ceeded. or 10 predict with confidence that he
will succeed But beyond doubt his Vaccinations
have made material progress. They began
with assassination They have developed into
insurrection They may we'll eliminate In
revolution In that case Of course, he will De
recognized as the President" Of the Domni-
can Republic For if the Dominicans them
selves accept him no alien Power will have a
right 10 question his title 10 the place. Con
etitutlonal succession or violent revolution. pop
ular election or secret MURDER II IS all one
We are not. Of course, in the least degree re-
duired 10 take seriously the first part Of the
epigrammatc pronunciamento put forward by
Iiminez at the beginning Of his campaign.
The people want me-" he said. and they shall
have me-" Beyond doubt they shall have him
# by any means he IS able TO force himself
upon them That they have been sitting mp o
nights in consuming desire for him Is n mat
ter Of doubt We suspect that the actual feel
ing of about % per cent o. tho Dominicans was
expressed in our recent dispatch from Puerto
Plata which said the people want the revolu
ton 10 end quickly so that agriculture may
j.
a. they do upon drouth or n hurricane or an
outbreak Of smallpox. II is something which
IS bound 10 come m some time or another for
which they are not responsible. and which is
quite beyond their control. and toward which
their sole attitude is desire that It may run
its course and be done with as soon as pos
siblc They have nothing 10 gain. or 10 hope
IN gain. from IT. unless the slight relief that
shoulder 10 the other Nobody is 50 fatuous as
10 imagine that such q rebellion this is got
M from any love for the people or any desire
10 improve their condition. IFS sole origin IS
I'm tho good old rule that they should
keep who can" HeureauI did not have. and
Figuereo may not have. the power TO keep the
throne which Is called Presidential chair and
Jiminez thinks no can get II, and perhaps he
can. That is all
There are. IL Is true. some politicians mill
tary officer and the like who take an active
interest in the matter. and who have some
thing m stake We are told many Of them are
deserving Figuereo and joining Jimincz; just as
next year they may As readily desert Jiminez
for some other promising revoutionlst They
get their living ont Of misgoyernment and reyo-
buttons, and Il Is 10 their interest now and then
to have change a new deal in the game as
II were. Sometimes they can get substantial
qud pro quo, cash down, for their change of
allegiance. Sometimes they have better oppor-
tunlhes FOR preferment under the new admins
tratOn than under the old. In any case. the
only question is one Of personal proGt. We
would not, ~ course suggest that MI Domnl-
cans are thus venal and selfish. We have no
doubt that there are among them some up
right men and pure patriots as any land
can boast But these lie all but helpless be-
tween tho upper and neither mlstonos Of self
sh and INSCRIPTIONS leadership and popular
apathy
What is needed above all else in can Domingo
and in some other republics is for the masses