Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-20

ny Notes the
Which the United States Has Employ ed
There.
How fast facts refute falsehoods OF
campaign born in a spiteful brain!
When the Cuban flag foated over the
government building at Santiago de
Cuba, July "a, 1900, with General
Wood, the American commander of
the island at the banquet table in the
building with the chief Cubans Of the
city and section, 1t was the best pos
sible refutation of the entire Demo-
cratic campaign in regard to our rela-
tions with Cuba.
Equally significant of better day
for Cuba, won by the valor OF Ameri-
can arms, irrespective of party, and
steadily advanced since by the apt adj
ministration Of Mckinley and the Of
ticers selected by him, was the ap-
pearance little later of the American,
Cuban and Spanish arms fastened to-
gether in decorations. 1t was a posi-
tive proof of peace, and an amazing
wonder that such result could be
reached in the very hot-bed of the war
with Spain in less than two years af-
ter the Spanish soldiers withdrew
from Cuban soil.
Most significant OF all, however, was
the address of General Wood to the
assembled Cubans, and justly consid-
cred by them to be the most impor-
tant declaration made since the Amer
lean occupation began. Herewith are
some of his most important sentences:
I'm the Improvement one sees every
where we have proof of the friendly
interest shown by the American peo-
pie.
Everybody in the United States
was astonished at the satisfactory way
In Which the municipal elections
passed off. President Mckinley per-
sonally asserted that he thought the
time for the next step had come.
Whatever the ultimate destiny of Cuba
may be. its immediate future is in
dependence.
Bear in mind that no constitution
which does not provide for a stable
government will be accepted by the
United States. l wish to avoid max
Ing Cuba into second Hayti, al
though | do not think that possible.
You want liberty for all, and for no
particular party. The United States
insist that you shall have it. This is
possible and easily possible We have
said 1t to the world. 1t lies with you
to help us make our word good. Your
enemies predict failure. The people
of the United States and their repre-
sentatives hope to see you defeat these
predictions. If we were not your
friends, we would not seek the best
men you have, but would seek the dis
turber and the malcontent to represent
youSin the convention. We seek and
demand the best you have.
Again | say, send people to the
convention who will hereafter make
your political system workable and
permanent"
These words are their own COM
ment, because they have been backed
by the deeds that have made them
possible. General Wood, tn colonel of
Roosevelts Rough Riders, began in
Santiago the good work for Cuba for
which Mckinley gladly promoted him
to the command of the entire island.
Yet Wood would have been powerless
without president of like mind with
himself, to sustain and encourage him
in securing the great results reached
so rapidly yet so soldly.
1t is q very vital question of the
present campaign whether the Ameri-
can people will approve or condemn
by their votes the administration that
has so steadily worked for the "wel-
fare of all Cuban people," holding that
"Cuba's immediate future is independ-
enee'" and inviting the Cubans them
selves to call upon their very best
men to make their political system
workable and permanent" Shall Nc
Kinley be sustained in this or thrown
out while the work is short of com
pletion, In order to risk an irresponsi-
bio experiment OF the Nebraska en-
thusiast?