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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
COAMO

La diOtAdura imprevisora que Carac
teriEa los actos del nCondicionaIismo Goa.
mefio es ell generator exclusive de sus die
guatos J fracasos. Recisntemente les sgi
to uno de ellos, cuyo alcanoe 90 diffcil
medir. Qliero considerable traves de
] una Absoluta imparcislidad, deiando al
disCreto leCtor Ia deduction dc Oonsecuen,
Cias.
Don Guillermo Droa eat& en- eata villa
considerable el deCano de los obreros. Me-
rece honorabilidad, mas que por esta ra
son, por sus mobiles condolences de oaracter.
EG unO de esos hombres que honran el pues
to que ocupan. Dssde 1870 se afilio 4 los
psrtldoa avanxados que con teson admma
bic dsfendieron Ia causa santa de Las Iiber.
tsdea puertorrIqueiiaa. Jsmas di6 Ia es-
palda en- ell dfa del peligro, en- ell dia del
saCrIAjio. Cuando en- horas aciagaa oil ven-
dabal reaccionsrio sopIaba furlOso sobre
Puerto Rico desdiChsdo, 81 no llam6 Las
puettas del despota espafol pidiendo Guar
eel; 6l no humlllo su oervix ante el tirano
diClsndole &Pega, pero dame pans como
Ahicieron muchou de los HstoS que pululsn
pOr el campo Unconditional Ooamefio. Por
el Contrarlo, CON ell serrucho J la hachuels
en- Ia msno, gano dlgusmsnte su subsls-
tencia = tuvo economics que, generoso, lie
70 q las csjsS de aquellos Osnem6fltos par
CidoA. Autonomista mereOlo sl respeto Ia
confederation de suS sdverssrlos, los in :
condicionaleG espafioIes, q tai eStrsmo que
liverGas veces 10 Ilevaron q unSN Ncurdl del
ayuntamiento de esta villa, dsAAe Ouyo
pueGto presto muy buenos aervlcioS al pue.
DlO.
V6amos el reverse de Ia medalla,
DON Manuel A. Rivera desde su iEfan
Cis fu6 IN auStriacsnts relapse. JamAs pro
psndlo al blen de su pstrls, para OuyoAhi.
joe, diapueAtOs al sacrlfOio. solo tuvo Oh
suras FeCrlminaCiones. Tai oonducta "
.u iutelSs asiduo On favor del despotik
mo lnUOndlclonalmente espANol,le granieSA
ron ls ConAanEa de aas amos. Assemble de
simple soldadO de q n hssta tenientu de un
battalion de voiuntaElos; rsciblo deStinos
,uOrAt,v1s 4 oAmblo de su deSlealtAd & ls
CsuSa santa de Puerte Rico. Fue fAn&tico
? Oontumaz ensmiSc de los vdahses, d qule
nsa eE aUn de despreclo ilamsba sTOCiperos
ie; noYtsS. PsSo S mas; sn 10 bstsils del
PsG6n, lib:sdA sl IS de AgostO dc 1898, ,ea.
tuvo prssenta. LusgO de squsl hscho de
AEmas, qusd6 en sl ouaEtsl de Albonito,
hss' saGo vida mititsz espsncla. AspirS 4
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09

LA retrets del domijgo ehtuvo muy
cons1rrids.
Los Eepubliuauoa is;dentsG cs'sbrs-
son un n1esting on la Marina el domingo
p0r Ia tsrde.
Agaroa oIAdorea 60 expresafon en-
termi1os dGros contra 10 otra frscci6n re
publiosDe.
Eutrarcn luego en- manifestation 4 lS
ciudsd. 4 los acoFdee de Ia orqueSts, pro
movi6ndose vsrios di.gastos en a'gunas Ca
lee, entire diaidentes J pttvos. Seis de ss
tos 4 timoa fuefon conducidoa & la CArcsl,
aiendo puestOs en- libertad algunas horaS
mas tarde.
--Prooedente de NV Yoi 90 encuen
ira en- Ponce nuestrO amigo don Miguel
Emaauelli. Sea bien venido.
So sCsptda la gravedsd en- Ia de-
leDcia qae vione snfriendo Ia respectable
sefiors dofia Luisa GArste de Becerra. Ha-
Oemoa vVtOs por gu salud.
-EI domingo tuvimos el guato de g.
ladsr al smigo don Miguel Sslss, lIegsdc
el mismo dia de San Juan.
Pasava 4 los bstios de Cosmo CON OBJ
jeto de oursrse una leVe sfscci6n reumAti
Ca. Que Il gre Cuauto autes Sd deSeo.
--JuiCioa orsles para el dia IL del 90
rriepte:
B .silio Rosario, de Ponce, por estsfs,
Juan Rodriguez, de Ponce, pOI el mis-
mo delito.
Juan Vegs, de Tauco, por lesiones.
--Tsmbi6n 90 encuentfA en- esta ciu-
dad nuestro muy querido amigo don JOs'
MOiios Rivers. AIN no hemos tsuidO Q
gustO de verls,
La importSnte fkbriea de CigsrTi
llos de los seaores suceIores de Mayo
Hsrmsnos y c. estableOida en- la MariuI
de esta Ciudsd, comsnsara en- breVe 81
trabsjos bsiO el nombFs de Los tres sseu
dos.
Ell lunss, y 4 los FigoFes del sol re-
corrl6 las oallel de ssta ciudad ana masses
rada Compussta en- 81 mayor psFte de tol
tOlsfios, eiscutando OapTiChoaoa bsilss.
I'm Ia maiisna del mismo dts, cerc
4 Ia casa de los sefloTss Vidsl , c. Sc ID
{ mmsr Ia gprdA entire IN pOliOia J IN n
lpublIOsuo psT0.
Ls oPoFtuna intervention de doa Gnl
IIlsrmO Schtk evito qus ls Oosa patsFa
mayores.
Motive de ls Oassti6o: una dispui
entire kubOs, EeaistidadOsa el puro { ir
Ia C&rcsl. NJ
Dos prominents republicsnos estu
vispou abocad0s 4 m s6Fio disgnsto 90
7 motls0 ds Is nsDifs-tsoitn ass doningl
saIisEon I EslselE les Fsy6lysn Dc iabo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
A TERESA PALMER
washington, s.
Gem eU ALBUM

CuandOen pleDs opresIonla patria llegs
de sus iras III limits mas alto,
leona que sus mdsculos replega
antes Sc distenderlos para el saltO,
guardad vOsotras el hogar natiyo,
~ en- ell hogar la c6lera indignsda,
que atrae empuja al paladin altivo
dandO 4 su diestra el hierrO de la espada,
81 nuestra fS sus cupulas desplOma,
mientras quede frente alta y enhiesta,
mantened, Cual las virgenss de Roma,
ell sacro fuegO en- ell altar de Vesta.
Y en- lucha contra ilOtas y tiranos,
entire miserias y traiciones tantas,
el cendal que nos cihan vuestras mano;
yolyerA vencedor 4 vuestras plantas.
InCOunltus.
Abril 4 de 1901.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09

marChar 4 Espafa en- conCepto de ofcial
del ejercito, 10 que no pudo consegair
peaar de la perslGtsncia CON que 10 pldlo..
I'm suma: el sefior Rivera fu8 siempre el
hiio desnsturalizado de Borinquen, que
gos6 con las desgraoias de la patrla por 81
Contrario, ell Gefior Dros fue constantemente
ell patriota integro, qae jamAa depuso so
dignidad de cabailero eambfo de 10 mf-
aers d&diva del despota.
1 HabIk entire eSoG incondiCionalea
cosmetics quien con fandamento irrebati
BILE nlegus los hsChos que quedan consig-
, nadosr 81 10 hay que ssIgs al cirOo; le
aguardsmos A'pi6 frme.
Puss bien; Sc trAto de elegir candida
TO para juez de poieia de esta villa. Sc
reuni6 el comit9 Unconditional: todos Ra-
bfln que una gran fuerzs de opinion pG-
blica faVoreofa la eleoslon del ss1or DEos;
pero la audaola, la dictadura, el caclqQla-
mo, confandldos en- bacanal eacrofaiosaS
deiaron burlada la esperanSa de los mas
mt jores. 7 ell lnoondlclonalmente espa-
fioI de aver altlms hora &c hace lncon-
dioionalmente yark que 6I deeia en-
son de despreclo--para trluLfar del pa
trlota honorable. KS. pues, jues de poll
Cia don Manuel A, Rivera, J Secretarlc
IN imberbs, ain merito polftlco aguno,
cssi sin instruction nj practlca para el dsa'
empefio de tan dellGado cargo. Pero la
obra de Ia dlCtadura unconditional habta
de ser Completsi habfa que dssalrsF, no
solo al SelVr Dros, sl que tamDlen Q don
Limo Msrtlnez, cabailsro, lntsngente, zeal,
grave Q 1ntegrU, que asplraba, con titulos
lndlscutlbies, a esa SeGretsrfa. Tales hs-
ch Js han produuldo hondo disgusto entire
una gran Parts do la opinion pub,lcS, HoDre
todo entre Ia digua ciase aItesanA que con
ra1on su Oonsldera Cfsndlda con el dssalre
lDfstidO a 50 genuine representante 81 Sc
nor Dfos. Asts, prOcedlendo con Ia nj
dslguiA que siempre Le csrActerlxo, ha Pu'
bllOAdc I'll LG Correspondence una manl-
tSstaelon tlIaudvHv 1e uu ban1O pUllllaO
que no no subordlna los olotadUu dc "a
luStlcia, nj de 10 OonvsnlenCia Labhua. os
retlrs, ademas, del ayuntamlsntO de
otras aooledadss que ha Venldc poltsne
Ulendo.
Adem&., estos heches han enr1recido
Ia atmo,fSra politlUa q tai txt., ~ que
hoy ss trasluCe Oiaramsnte el VItgen os IL
sltuaclon vlUlenta que en- Ell periVdo eco
toral i tlmo domino su esta vllisi sltua
clou tan lnsoPoltADls qae d no haDer sido
Dor Ioa reOlamon vsroni ss del dlgno sle
mento extraD]sro, aqui reSldente, DIos 90.
be q las HalvslAdaS que hApria Ilegado una
turba maligRsments lnsplrada J olriglda.
Por fortuna las msACArsa Caen, peIe Ia
hipnoreata, pose q la ms.dad, J aquelIos
que guardian 81 buito tGss los baGtldorea
saldTaa d 10 vergii uGa paDhsa.
Punto RnaI por hoy good night.
JAMES
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
COMdOJeNciN

rs fallecido en- Aguss buenas III
spreciado correligiOnario cue gOEsbs ali
de loa meiores eonCeptcs soCiales: el j6
ven don Eugeuio Rivera.
So muerte produjO en- la Comarca pro
fundo duelo, rsvelAndoHe este en- la cere
monis de inhumaE sua restos.
Enviamos nueGtro p6same 6 los deu.
dos del fuado J partioularmente 4 81
seiior ito poltticO don Juan IgnaOlo Fl.
gueroa, amigo de nueatra mas diStiDguid'
consideration.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09

BLANCA y en- eI propio despacho del
ljefe del Estado, no les sorprenden esas
NoTAs PARA LA pRENsA, casi siempre
distintas dc las resoluciones del go
bierno. Lo oFTcIoso va por un caml-
no; 10 Official por Otro, d veces dame
tralmente contrario.
Nuestras dltimas cartas de Was
hington, fschas del 20 y 80 de Mar
20, dicen, POGO mas, POGO menos-
xMr. Allen, quien llam6 Mac Kin
ley, llegara pronto. Sc le consldera
caido; pero como es persona agrada-
Bile al presidente, acaso lograra sos
tenerse, aunque nadie cree que Sc
sostenga, va que este equivaIdrfa d
hundir q la isla en- 81 mas profundC
|abismo.S
Tai es la impression DE Los AMI
COS DE PUERTo-RIco al salir Ell iltlmo
correo. Despues las noticias Sc null
tiplicaron y no hubo una sOla que
tavoreciese al gobsrnador, excepto las
que hoy reproducimos. No nos pare
ce dificl que, admitida la renuncla, Sc
quiera dar a Mr.. Allen un medic de-
coroso de salir de la Fortalsza, CON LA
coNFIANzA DE Mr.. Mac KINLEY. Y
dentro de un mes Sc sabra que EL.HoM-
BRE no vuelve, porque sus negocIos,
TAN IMpoRTANTEs, le obligan a que
darse en- Boston.
0 mucho nos engahamos 8 el Pc
quefo dictador no volvera nunca 4 un
pals que teme q sus arranques des-
p6ticos y d sus pasionsiIlas pueriles,
mas dignas do un cadete de infante-
ria que de un ex-subsecretarlo de la
armada. Seria cOsa triste que tam
bi6n en- este de confrmar a los go
bernadores malos resultaran los Esta-
dos -Unidos mas retr6gados que Es-
paila.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
SAN JUAN
NOTAs POR CORREO
Abtil O..

Hoy han Salido n1uohou anlerioanos
en- visje de rsCreO. Iran { visitar la 90
Ouadra del AtlAutico que ae snsuentra en-
Ia isls Oulebra.
LAS aimpaticas J SgraCiadaa sefio
Fitaa Anita Simot, de ManSti y Jeauss
P6res, de Oomerfo, passn una temporads
On ssta capital. La segunda ss sobrina de
nuestro buen amigo don Celestine P6rez.
"A peHaE de ls poca conculrencia, el
bailo celebrates anoche en- loo elegantes
salonea del sOssino espafolS reuult6 In.
mejorAble. SefIoritas de los puebIos cir
Ounvecinoa disron rsalca la fiesta social.
La Comisi6n de reCibo estuvo muy
obsequioss con las damas que sSistieron.
--Ayer eStuvo aquf el rico hacsnda
do de BsEcelonets, sefioF BaIseiro.
-Ss han nombFAdo miembroa del
Gran Jurado do la Oorts dc cireuito, 4
don jose Elsaburu, 0lmedo--el int9Fpre
ts del Tribunal de ATeCibo-y otFos.
-El once Re espera en- nueGtro puerto
el vapor americana SCsrscas,S proosden
to de los Estadon Unidos.
Gore el rumor de que el miuistro
pFoteItants de San Juan, dsnunCi6 al pc
ri6diCO satisico q. .Olgs. ..,lS POr una Ca
ricatura que estim6 OfsnHiva & la religion
de Jesus.
LA Ultima rstreta celebrada en- IL
pissa de Alfonso XII llsv6 muchss per
sonas 4 aqusl aitio de Holas.
Con objeto de pasar algunos dial
en- esta Ciudsd han llsgado las diatingui.
dss seKoTitai de Psiiuelas, Isabel COSTA ]
Maria Purcsl, 4 quisnss aoompsils 81 IS.
ven don Norberto Purcsl: amigos t0doi
que psrtenecsn Z una fAmilIa federal de-
citado pueblo.
lie deses mos buenag imprenionaS.
Hoy ingTss6 en- sl msuicomio sI Is
ven don Teodoro Garcia SalgAdo, de- Il
usEoIinA DiOsn que he peFdidO 81 juicll
& csusa del espiFitlsmo.
AfoFtuuadamsnts msioFa en- su esta
| do J 20 tiene sspsFsnsaa de euFAFle.
-Sigue hsci6nders impossible q vie
| isF loI doninRcs su Ici cares slstEiOOl,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
,ReMsSnciOs

Don Artsgsrgss OebellOrO, miembrt
del syuntamiento del Pspino,y J sl fscaI su
plsnta del jusgsdo de NarsnjitO, hscen re
nunsla de Sus eaTgos pOF ser 6ttoa iuoom
patihlss CON sl de jusE de poliCfs de diOha'
pObIsCiones, para que fusron nombrado;
Aace 1000.
Tsmbi6n han heoho renuncia los se.
norss don Juan Ma Palmer = cor Jose A,
sanabria. coDOtj ales de Ban GRIMM.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09

Una gran sfueuCia de gentes invade
los vshfsuloH J 10 empresa no supple las
dehciencias .aumentando el ndmero do
carroa.
-Ss halla en- eGta capital don jaime
Padr6, de Manatf.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09

OQA " uSAA A4O OA6 AA A1GOAO Az ~
nuncia de Mr.. Allen y la aceptaci6n
del presidente Mac Kinley. A Ilti-
ma hora recibleron Ell BoLErIN y LA
CoRREspoNDENcIA estas noticias:
washington, s.
Ell gobernador civil de esa isla,
Mr.. Charles H. Allen, ha celebrado
una larga conferencia con Ell Presi-
dente Mac Kinley, la cual fu6 con-
sagrada enteramente a Puerto-Rico.
Mr.. Mac Kinley mostr6se muy de-
ferente durante la vista oyendo q
Mr.. Allen por espacio de mas de una
hora. Como resultado de la conferen-
cia, Mr.. Charles H. Allen regresara
en- Mayo a Puerto-Rico, encarg&ndo-
Sc nueva & indeGnidamente del 60
!. .bierno de la isla.s
York, 8.
Comunican de Washington que
Mac Kinley ha suplicado a Mr.. Allen
retire la dimisi6n presentada del 60
bisrno civil de Puerto-Rico. Allen
regresara q esa isla en- Mayo pr6xi-
mo, y retendra su puesto hasta Dr.
ciembre, segdn ha ofrecido a Mac
Kinley. En- la conferencia celebrada
por Mr.. Allen con el Presidente, dijo
que la isla progresa bajo el gobierno
civil; no obstante que la Inauguration
del nuevo sistema de impuesto di6
lugar bastantes malas interpreta-
clones. Con respeCto la emigration
iniciada, Allen la conceptda relativa-
mente pequena.s
Estos cables no nos merecen fe
ninguna. A los que han visto la poli-
tica tai y como Sc hace en- las an
rtssalas y en- las galerias de Casa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-04-09
.Mr. Allen en- Washington
Rumores y noticias

Hasta aver tarde SO decia 81
San Juan que era un hecho la re-
nuncia de Mr., Allen y la aceptaci6I
del presidente Mac Kinley. A dlti-
ma hora recibieron Ell BoLErIN y L.
CORRESPONDENCE estas noticias
Evening star., 1901-07-19
National Procrastination.

An announcement In London that the all
British Pacific cable Is in such a state Of
forwardness that 1t will be ready for sery-
ice next year calls pointed attention to the
sluggish manner in which this government
has approached this very important matter.
For years past the need of a Pacific cable
has been discussed In this country. Even
before the Hawaiian revolution of 1893
definitely demonstrated that the public in
terests of the United States required cable
communication at least with those islands,
commercial considerations demanded that
the government lend it's aid to such a
project The war of 1898 caught this coun-
try without means of communicating with
the Hawaiian Islands by WIRE although that
archipelago would have become a strategic
point of the utmost value had Spain's fleet
escaped from Manila and shown strength
on the Pacific. and did in fact play an I'M
portant part IN the military operations The
acquisition of the Philippines rendered the
cable a necessity beyond the possibility of
further delay. but the matter was DELHI
erately discussed and relegated to the
limbo of the regular appropriations and
thus many precious months were wasted
Finally an amendment looking to the ac-
quisition of the necessary landing stages
for the cable from San Francisco to Ma
Mia. after having been approved. by COM
Evening star., 1901-07-19
The House Patronage Scandal.

The republication, through a committee
of the National Civil Service Reform
League. OF the disclosure of the Moody In
vestigating committee, which last winter
unearthed a scandalous abuse of the pat
ronage Of the House of Representatives..
may produce good results. just at this
season Of the year. when news Is dull and
themes for discussion are few and unim-
portant. such statements those Of the
leagues committee are certain to be ex-
plotted very widely and freely. There has
already been a gratifying display of whole
some Indignation on the part of the press
of the country. and perhaps the seeds Of
reform have been thus sown broadcast.
The situation is anomalous. The House
is the responsible agent for the passage of
laws establishing and maintaining the civil
service system. It's annual grant Of appro
priationS for that system must be accepted
as evidence that the merit principle has
its continuing support Yet it Is now -le-
vealed as violating that principle most
grossly in the distribution of it's own pat
ronage and of permitting abuses among its
subordinate officers which In any executive
department would Immediately bring down
upon the offenders a storm of congressional
criticism and perhaps punishment.
Here. then. we have the source of the
civil service reform polluted through its
own careleSSness. or worse. Fortunately,
this taint does not directly affect the gen.
eral governmental service. The merit prin-
ciple Is applied as impartially as before In
the selection and the retention of clerks.
and annually the system secures stronger
hold upon the public service. But 1t Is not
at all pleasing to find that the House.
1x,biIo wi hat ha Of
the government should be maintained upon
this basis. is itself Indifferent to the merits
of the same plan Of administration.
The House alone can cure these abuses
by the adoption Of a merit principle similar
in kind and scope to that which obtains in
the executive branch of the government.
The scandals which have been exposed
through a committee of the House itself
and now emphasized by the Civil Service
Reform League. have their remedy in thor
ough agitation in the congressional dis
tricts. The newspapers and the people
have an opportunity. if so minded. to
bring these abuses down to every indi-
vidual representative. and to precipitate
demand for reform Each member Ct the
House should be made to realize the truth
that II the merit principle is good for the
government departments 1t is certainly
good for the file room and the document
room. and the doorkeeper's force. and the
clerks office of the House. He should like
wise be brought to measure the iniquity of
the system Of wage-paring which has en-
abled political favorites to draw stipends
from the government without doing a
stroke of work beyond signing the pay rolI.
There is opportunity for a direct appeal to
the conscience Of each member, and the
effect of such an appeal should be bene-
fetal to the public service.
Evening star., 1901-07-19
Mr.. Mclean in the Campciun.

A Columbus special to the New York
Evening Post says:
"The delegates action marked the begin
ming OF the end of the power of the old
leaders II the next legislature has a
democratic majority on the Joint ballot
John r Mclean will not be sent to the
nited states Senate. The majority at
best. VIII be very small and the feeling
against Mclean Is so bitter in MANY Sec
lions OF the state that there will be no pos-
slDiiity OF his election. The chances of
Tom L. johnson. who will fight Mclean
with all his might. in case of democratic
success. are no better. Mclean will have
more strength in the general assembly
II democratic legislature is elected and
tne nominee for the governorship is defeat
cd. Col James Kilbourns will probably be
the man II he becomes governor the cleo
ton may go to John l. Zimmerman of
Springfield. Col Kilbourne's rival for the
nomination for governor"
1t seems to be part of the democratic
play IN Ohio to keep Mr.. Mclean In the
background He himself Is aiding II as
well as ne can. He did not attend the state
convention. and while his control of that
body was absolute he would not permit an
Endorsement by IL of his ambition to s,c-
coed Mr. Foraker In the Senate His long
participation in the politics of the state
has raised up enemies In his path and
these might show their teeth IL he were tn
become too openly an issue in the cam
paign. So that he appears TO efface him.
SELF and some of his enemies are persuad-
ing themselves that even In case of demo-
Evening star., 1901-07-19
cratic success he cannot be elected sena-

cratic success he cannot be elected sena-
tor
There are two propositions worthy Of at
tention. The first is that Mr.. Mclean de-
sires to be elected senator and controls his
party's machinery in the state. His iieu-
tenants. 1t is safe to assume. will give
particular attention to the legislative can
vass. and will see that his interests are
pushed to the utmost wherever there Is the
smallest hope Of democratic success. They
will not work in his name but In his be-
half. and II majority appears on the
democratic side the morning after the elec-
ton, Mr. Mclean will know where 1t
stands as to the senatorship and what to
do with It,
The second proposition is that in case of
democratic success at the polls Mr.. Nc
Lean will have very strong claims upon
the consideration of his party independent
of what he has done for 1t in past years.
He Is the author Of this new departure.
He Is the man who has challenged Mr..
Bryan to a duel to the death. He probably
has not changed his views on the money
question except as to the practicability Of
pressing them at this time; but he Is tired
of Mr.. Bryan's leadership. and he has ad-
mnistered through his agents in Ohio the
first real check that the Nebraskan has re-
ceived from those who were once his fol-
lowers If the battle Is won in Ohio there
fore 1t will be upon Mr.. McLeans bold ini-
tiative; and TO deny him then the share of
the victory he will covet would be an act
of ingratitude on the part of the Buckeye
democracy. The laborer is always worthy
of his hire. and particularly the laborer
" 40 blazes path through jungle.
All things considered, Mr.. Mclean is
most decidedly issue in the Ohio cam
paign: and his chances to be senator in the
event of a democratic successor to MIR.
Foraker are as ten to one
Evening star., 1901-07-19
Stems Hope.

When President" Steyn of the Orange
River state fed in dishabille the other day
upon the approach of British troops. he
left some important documents behind him.
and these hare now been forwarded to the
government at London for examination.
They throw light upon the recent steps to
persuade Kruger to sanction negotiations
for peace which resulted only in stern
refusal by that implacable old man to con-
slider anything but absolute independence
for the Beers. A paragraph in a letter
from Steyn TO Reitz. deprecating any such
movement as the latter proposed to end the
war. reveals what Is presumably the soli-
tary basis for the Boer hope and the only
axcuse for continuing the war. Steyn wrote
thus:
Il have seen the last European papers. 1
firmly believe that complications will take
place in Europe within few months which
will gain our good fortune Knowing the
eaders of our deputation 1 cannot believe
hat they would sit there without hope of
Intervention, knowing how We struggle and
what strive for. 1 know they love their
-atherland sufficiently to frankly ask the
British to end the war If in their opinion
Intervention is hopeless. The fact that
these men remain in Europe convinces me
hat our cause is rot hopeless.
At this distance Steyns hopes would
seem to be futile. There Is nothing in
prospect in European politics which can
now be construed by any reasoning into
warrant OF hope for Intervention. Kruger
may have means Of information superior to
those Of the newspaper correspondents and
he is perhaps keeping Steyn informed of his
secret knowledge II would be interesting
to know of the complications which are ex-
pected to cause England to yield In Africa
when her premier has just placed himself
on record as believing that this war Is the
test Of Greet Britain's capacity to hold out
!ying territory and of her ability to main
.ain herself as a first-class world power