The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
Ubiquitous Nature of the Act Whereby the
Island of Porto Rico is Governed from
Washington Laid Bare.
George Fred Williams, Of Massachusetts,, Makes
Mastery Analysis of the Republican
Colonial Policy's Shortcomings

six carpet bagging administrators and
i've other men who are likewise to be
appointed by the president of the United
States. Thus the people of Porto Rico
can never pass law for their own gov
ernnent or concerning their own affairs
without the consent of a carpet bag
elected by the people and all of whom
are the direct servants of the president
of the United States. When in view of
this fact, which is placed beyond dis
pute by Section Is of the Porto Rican
bill, the president of the United States
asserts that the people of Poro Rico elect
their own legislature and enact their
own local laws, the untruth is so glaring
that it is impossible to conceive that the
president has ever read the measure of
which he speaks SO freely.
Il have repeatedly asserted before the
people IN this campaign that this bill
was plainly established, not for The gov
eminent, but for the plunder of the peo-
pie of Porto Rico, and l ask your sober
judgment upon this assertion IN view of
the 18th and 36th sections of this bill,
which provide respectively that the eX-
ecutive council shall have power to en-
ploy all necessary deputies and assist
ants for the proper discharge of their
duties as such officials and as such exc
cutiVe council, and that furthermore, all
the salaries of these deputies, assistants
and help shall be such and be so paid
out of the revenues of Porto Rico as the
executive council shall from time to time
determine. In other words this despotic
Executive Council can appoint unliinit-
ed Cfficeholders to swarm over the island
of Porto Rico, fix the salaries of 6he
carpet bagging invaders according to
their own sweet will, and order them
paid out of the treasury of Porto Rico
IN contemplation OF such a system of
tests of the colony of Massachusetts
Fay, who, when commissioners of the
customs We're appointed by the British
KING, appe aled against this system i'm
lQGSG WOr1S-
tfCflzed to appoint as many as they shall
deem proper without limitation. 4 host
OF pensioners, by the arts which they
may use may in time become as danger
Gus to the liberties of the people as an
army of soldiers. For there is a way of
slbduing the people by art as well as
by arms. The declarat ton of Independ-
ence IS not wanting in it's protests
against such methods. We have only 10
recall this ringing denunciation of sucf,
q system. HE (the king has created
multitude of new offices and sent hither
sWarms. of officers to harass our people
and eat out our substance. -
RULED BY CARPETBAGGERs
Having seen the executive, the admin
lStratlVe and the legislative departments
mus mus delivered over to carpet bagging Of
nclaIs, ask your attention to the re-
aldtkap aa11a pie statement of the postmas ster
their own courts. By section ~ II is :
provided that the chief Justice and the
aSs0t4ate justices of the supreme court
ShdII be appointed by the president Of
tne United States, and the JUDGES of the
dlsulct court which | understand ii.
are the ordinary courts of the island
are 10 be appointed by the governor bv
@ anu with the consent of the exc cut' We
GouIlcll: Thus these courts which finalIv
qeter5nlned the rig hts of the people Of that
island. But, as if to complete the viola
Ions OF the principles of the Republican
government. the salaries of the justices
Ill ~ Tue supreme court. are fixed by con-
stesS, and are to be paid out of the rev
enues of Porto Rico. Let me reneat tba
inolgnant protest Of the Massa chus its
iG2isiature in 176S against such a system .
~ tPe Judges We're to have salaries in
dependent Of the people, how easy it won Il
DC Tor a corrupt governor to have a set
! 9f Judges to his mind to denrivaN tha
pench OF Justice of its glory and The
people of their security And the DecIa-
rat on OF Independence no less severely
declares, lie has made judges dependent
! on his will alone for the tenure Of their
! oIhces and the amount ana payment of
| their salaries - ii'0 u u
Let US thank heaven that the verd c+
| or an indignant people is to be Registered
| ara ehat TINS nightmare of imperial SIN is
dpout TO be broken by an awakening
, W. Milcn VIII come with the verdict of the
IN IN OF next November. It is true tha +
tnls aWIul record will remain a blot upon
| cur n story none the less it may become
! PFoVldentlal warning to future PARTIES
| 5t!o aiio statesmen that they may not trench
uiioIl the principles Of American freedom
| without meeting, the political dtstrnciion
| which they deserve ~ - ~