Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-15
G.. w. BAUKNHGHT.

seems :" be almost universally il
favor of annexation to the United
States. Many Of the Cuhans an,
Negroes who have property dread
the withdrawal Of the troops an,
control of our government, but
should say that Is per cent. of tho
Negroes and CubaDs are most anx
ious for al independent government
They believe that the United State.
did not Interfere until they had tho
Spanish utterly exhausted and worn
out, and we simply stepped in anG
took the credit that was theirs, tho
glory that they were entitled to, an,
prevented the distribution of the
property of the Spanish among them
selves. They are intensely bitter
now about the $2,000,000 excess fo1
the last nine months being sent t,
Washington. They are unwilling
to pay back the money advanced tc
pay their soldiers and long for tn,
day when they can have the full ad.
ministration Of the government and
collection Of taxes. Their program
is that they will work easy until they
are rid of United States supervisor
and then they will levy such taxes,
cxactions and licenses on the Span
iards and foreigners as will enable
them to live the balance of time
without work."
"What is the disposition of the
Cubans?"
"Thcy are the most solemn, stolid
and sullen people immaginable. a
laugh is scarcely ever heard and
their expression is the same at a
dance or a funeral. Yet they are
impulsivc and cxcitablo TO wonder
full degree. An illustration will
probably explain. For miles car
full Of people had been travelling
together with scarcely word spoken
when the train stopped at a station
and fellow stumbled into the car
hot, tired and carrying an armfull
of bundles. lie handed the con-
1uctor a piece Of money which was
the regular fare to the point he WAS
going. The conductor told him he
must pay 6 cents more because he
had not bought ticket. lie dcmur-
red, and the conductor told him he
would be put off, whcrcupon there
was the biggest row you ever SAW.
Men and women at once raised their
voices and arms and swore that the
fellow should not be put off. The
railroad did not have a friend nor
the conductor an ally, so the result
was the fellow went on to his station
and the railroad lost its 6 cents excess
fare"
"What will be the result of the
withdrawal of our soldiers ?"
at is a pity that Congress ever
passed the resolution promising to
turn the government over to the
Cubans, for the result, in my iudg-
mcnt, will be a repetition of the re-
construction period in the Southern
States. Ignorance, vice and corrup-
ton will permcate every department
OF the government oppression and
tyranny will be the result Of fac
tional differences, and in one year
from the time the government is
turned over absolutely to the Cubans,
there will be anarchy and in two
years civil wars. They have abso-
lutcly no sclf.control and no idea of
duty. They have been ruled for
generations by force and recognize
no other influence, and without a
strong hand in control they will mis-.
take iitcnsc for liberty and opprcs-
sion for power.
"lct with good government
which would rcprcss violence and
disorder, encourage education, pro.
tcct enterprise and industry, guaran-
tee life, liberty and property, sup
press misccgcnation and separate
church and State, Cuba would, in
fifty years, be the most productive
area for It's territory on the face Of
the earth, aud the winter resort Of
the whole United States, when one
II needed: :"-('rccnvilIc Daily News,
March 9th.