The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

rich beyond the dreams of avarice, but
each died poor. Chile offered to make
San Martin a present of 10000 ounces of
gold or about 100000, but he refused it,
After the struggle was over he left the
Argentine for Europe, having with him
only $4,000. He died there. after years
of poverty and neglect.
1t was through Bolivar that Bolivia be-
came an Independent nation. The new
country was called Bolivia, after Bolivar
and it's assembly voted him 81 900 900.
Bolivar accepted the gift only on the con-
dition that the money should be used for
the emancipation of the slaves of Bolivia
The congress of Lima elected him perpet-
uak Dictator and he was later on made
president of Colombia. He served sew
eral terms and then resigned from public
life. So lS
Notwithstanding his resignation, he
was reelected, but the opposition party
which controlled congress-, voted to ac-
| cept his resignation and ito give him a
pension of $4,000 a year on condition that
he would live abroad. He started for
Caracas with the intention of going to
England. but died before he left Vene-
zuela. He was much hurt by this con.
gressional action, and the slight is said
to have FASTENED his death His last
words were: MY wishes are for the
happiness of the people If my death
should unite them 1 will go to the tomb
content-yes to the tomb The people
send me there, but L forgive them.
SOUTH AMERICAN POLITICS.
I am often asked as to the honesty of
South American politics and whether it
is true that the republics are republics
only in name. The questions are hard TO
answer. In most of the counties there Is
nc political liberty such as we have and
like RnliT-ar
few.
I he families of the rich control the re-
public of Peru. The common people have
no rights that the politicians are bound
tc respect and there Is undoubtedly much
stealing in high places. In Chile about
200 faE7ilies manage the politics and gov
eminent. They practically own the coun-
try, they control the elections and put up
and put down whom they please There
are it is true, two parties, but the lead
ers belong to those families and the mem
bers of the families get the fat offices.
1t is not far different in the Argentine
republic. The ordinary citizen knows
that it would be foolish to go to the polls
BuenOs Ayres is & city of 100000 peop!e.
During my stay there there was an cleo
tfcn and only 10000 votes were cast
There should have been something like
@OO,OOO The men who ~.own the lands
usually vote their employees as they
please and managers of the elections de-
eide how many votes each candidate is to
have before the votes are put into the
ballot boxes
1t is the same in Uruguay and Para
quay and not very much different in
Brazil EFT
PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL.
During my stay in Rie I met the new
president of Brazil His name is Campo
SALES and he is a man of much mere
than ordinary ability He came into
prominence some years ago at the time
they were talking of the emancipation Of
the slaves. A gradual liberation had been
planned, but Campo Sales got UP in the
convention and said that he thought the
slaves should be freed there and then,
and as for him he proposed to liberia e
his at once. The speech created a SEN
satton and resulted soons after in the
emancipation of the slaves. President
Campo Sales is. I judge about fiftv
years OF age, He is a bright-eyed, dark
faced man OF medium height and good
appearance. He is WE'LL educated has
travelled widely and is man Of practical
business judgment and ideas. Lam told
he is making good president
REVOLUTIONS IN SOUTH. AMERICA
Among the eXcitements of the averae pc
South American Fourth of July are the
revolutions. Inc people often choose the
anniversary of their independence as the
day for changing rulers, and the oppos1-
tion party captures the army and march
es with it to the executive mansion and
demands a change in the government.
There is often firing and now and then
president is killed. It was only a couple
of years ago that President Borda, of
Uruguay, was shot by an assassin as he
was coming out of the 9catherdal after
such a celebration. There was ar attempt
to assasinate the former president Mo