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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07

| ga SESSION..
| Siendo las dos media de la tarde
| ell senior Presidente declara que cont
! nua la session y que habiendO reproduce
! do Ell senior de Diego la base quinta de la
declaration de principles, SO pOnia nue.
yamente discussion dicha base. =
Is Pide la palabra ell senor de Diego
para apoyarla tras IN exOrdiO dij0:
queremos la union de los puertorrique.
nos en- una colectividad patriotica, es'
ia union no dsbe representa- sOlamente
una suma de personals, SinO tambien una
suma de ideales comprendido en- el su
premo conceptO de la patria. f.
SExiste en- ell pals una grande y no
BILE aspiration al ideal del EstadO Y de la
union americana InscribamOs este pen
samiento en- nuestro programa. Axis
te Otra noble Y grande aspiration al ideal
de la Independence de Puerto Rico ba'
jO ell prOtectOrado de los EstadOs UDidOs2
Santif1quemOs, en- nuestrO prOgrama, Ell
ideal, ensuenO purisimo de la Macdonald
dad puertOrriquena- 5Existe en- ell pals
OtrO ideal hacia una formula intermedia
encarnada en- ell -goberment, am
plia autonOmia bsjO el gloriOs0 palio de
la bandera americana Escribamos tam.
bien este en- nuestrO prOgrama. SHay
algun OtrO ideala Proclamadlo, traedlo,
infltrarlo en- esta grandiosa, inmensa,
inagotable. communion de todos los ideales,
de todos los suenos, de tOdas las almas,
en- la suprema unidad moral del pueblo
de Puerto Rico
No SO Olga que en- ell concept0 del
self gOberment esta incursO I'll de naciO'
nalidad independents. Hay naciones CO.
mo Turquia, que no gOzan del self-gOber
ment; hay EstadOs, como tOdos los de la
union americana, que gOzan del self go
berment y NO cOnstituyen naciOnalidad.
Ell self-gOverment es una relaci0n
interna del derecho publicO; ell concepto
de naciOnalidad, ademas de ser una rela'
ci6n interior de derechO politicO, es una
relaci6n externa de derecho de gentes.
~ Declaramos y pedimOs ell self COVER
ment: no pedimos, sinO declaramOs, la
naciOnalidad puertorriquena EstadO de
Puerto Rico en- la Confederation ameri
cana.
Los EstadOs Unidos resolver&n: Pc
no an tantO resuelvan, nOsOtros tenemOs
el derechO a declarar y de pedir que
Sc cOnstituya ell status defnitivO de nues
tro pueblo, encarnaudo en- una cualquie
ra de las tendencias, en una cualquiera
de las aspiraciOnes, cOnfundidas tOdas On
ell cOncepto del gob;erno prOpiO. unifica'
das Y santif1cadas en- el immortal espi'
ritu de la patria puertorriquena.
FL OradOr fue interrumpidO varias |
veceS pOr los aplausOs Y al terminar su !;
elOcuente Oracion Sc repitlerOn cOu gran |
de entusiasmO.
Pregunta la Presidencia 81 alguno !
de los senores presentes quieren hacer |
uso de la palabra, va en- pro va en- con- !
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07

En- cuantO la declaration de inde
pendencia de Puerto Rico he de tener Ell
valor de decir que no me asusta la pala'
bra, sinO el hechO; que no la quiero,
que no la patrOcinO y no estimO oajO con
ceptO algunO prudente que figure en- ell
prOgrama de la nueva cOlectividad, nj
aun esbOZSndOse en- la vaguedad que en-
Ell SO esbOZa. No es solo mi convened
mientO prOfundO de que los prOblemas
de Puerto Rico han de desenvOlverse y
resOlverse en- ell senO de la naci0n ame'
ricana, 81 que tambien, pOrque estimo
que en- 10 ecOn0micO, esta isla no esta
en- cOndiciOnes de sOstenerse como ma
ci0n Independence y porque JuzgO que.
en- ID politicO, aquella declaration trae
pOr 10 prOntO, grandes suspicacias hacia
nOsOtrOs, suspicacias que debemOs evitar
y traeria manana grandes y profundas
perturbaciOnes una veZ realiZada en- la
vida interna de este pals.
De tai mOdO arraigase en- mi espl'
ritu ese cOnvencimientO que si manana
los EstadOs UnidOs decretasen esa inde'
pendencia de Puerto Rico yO me deste'
rraria vOluntariamente de mi pals res
petandO hoy prOfundamente las ideas de
todOs, perO eXigiendO la vez ese mismo
respetO a mis- cOnvicciOnes, me veO en- Ia
precision de declarar con dOlOr grande
que 81 SO dejara cOusignada On Ell pro-
grama la declaration que cOmbatO 20,
no pOdria pertenecer la cOlectividad
que SO fOrma y retirandOme de su senO
me iria mi hOgar permanecer espe
randO en- el pOrvenir, haciendOnOs com
prender la r8z6n que me asiste para sos
tener 10 que sOstengO Os ObligarA to-
mar otras direcciOnes con las que pu'
diera yO vOlver marchar al ladO de
vOsOtrOs.
Los senores Sola (d0n MarcelinO)
Bird Arias habau en- favor de la aspira'
ci0u al EStadO apOytndOse con grandes
argumentos ecnn0micOs.
Ell senOr Matienzo Cintr6n dice: que
con ell fin de aunar vOluntades esti'
mandO que en- las bases tercera, cuarta
Y aun la sexta, que lee, ell estadO y la
independence con ell protectOradO de los
EstadOs UnidOs, estan cOnsignadOs bajO
la forma do self government que en- ella
Sc pide, Y que la base qulnta es una de-
claraci6n mas puede cOnsiderarse pu
ramente eventual retira dicha base
quinta
Sc procedi6 discutir la base sexta
y Sc aprob0 pOr aclamaci6n.
En- este instante entra ell senOr de
Diego en- la Asamblea Y manifesto que,
contra su vOluntad, no ha pOdidO asistir |
D la AsambIea por impedirselos serios |
PROFESSIONALS: que enterado |
de- que SO habia retirado la base quinta |
v no estandO cOnforme con clio, mani
fest6 al Presidente que ejercitando el de- |
recho que tiene, como uno de los firman'
tes de la.proposici6n. reproduce la tantas |
veces ameritada base quinta.
En- este estado vistO 10 avanzado |
de la hora, las dOce del dia, SO levant0 |
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
SALON ROMERO
PELUQUERlA
San J&StO MlI71aer0 20

Montado este establecimiento confor-
me las exigencias de Ia 6poca, ofrece al
pdbico un excelente servicio positivas
ventaJas por la considerable reduction
de precios.
LEA ". NUESTRA TARIFA
Por TN afeitado. ..o1s
Por un corte de pelo. ..o.1s
Por un corte de pelo afeitado. .o.2s
POr un corte de barba ba......o.1s
Por un lavado de cabeza a..o.1s
Por un peinado. ........ ..o.os
Tenemos la disposition de nuestros
abonados y favorecedores una excelente
Y variada perfumerfa
Sc aplica la piedra anticeptica como
medida higienica.
DIEGO ROMERO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
(Ole9io de Ia. y "a. fnse1dnzd
Sc 0d'naaten aza4naaaos 5aatermos y epte1mos
I SAN JUAN CALLE DEL Sol, Mum Il.
- Director: PEDRO Mooz6 BANIET. -

La instruction en- este COLEGIO
tiene un caracter esencialmente practice
y abraza: la e9aSe95dsaSa pa't7a07'ad com
plet0; la prep0rac56aa para a,sgyesa1' en-
las U1a5Ue7's5dadeS; la TesaedM1-50 de LII.
bros, A7'ftnaetSc0 Me1'ca,stl y Esc2Stas1'a
en- maaQa1Ssa5lLa, y por ultimo, DS6Mjo,
Pssatss1'd y MalSfcG. Para Ia ensenanza
del Ingles cuenta ell COLEGIO con la
cooperation de un reputado Professor
americana. La catedra de Comerci0 es-
ta a cargo del Tenedor de Libros de
uno de los Bancos de esta Capital. El
COLEGIO tiene su Regl0H2esato Int.
s'to,' que SO enviara los padres que 10
sOliciten
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
AC 7 A .
de la disoIucion del "Partido Fede-
raj" y constitution de la
Union de Puerto Rico"
{ (CONTLNUACION)

la session para continuarla las dos de
Ia tarde.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
A rec1bO

edo. Carlos Perez Aviles.- Farmaoia.
eonstante surtido de drogas y produotoa
quinn icos famac6uticos. Precios Hmi-
tados. Plaza principal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
gDa aEsEUEU y ! UaSEgD
San eBuam

IN ngel suarex, faDrioante importador
H8de sombreros. Fortalexa SO, slmaoen
San Francisco 9S.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07

La maquina de escribir %OLIVER>
da acknowledgements los espaciOs entire
lineas. Esto aumenta la rapidez y como :
didad del operator.
Unico Agente en- Puerto Rico, L.
Sanchez Morales, San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
LA ANTILLA PEQUENA
DE CARLOS IZQUIERDO

GRAN CAFE
TetHd1a sattnse1'O 30 eSQa@iaaa q Tdnca
SAN JUAN P. r.
Montado con todo lujo y aparatos mo-
dernos, servicio especial en- refreScos.
licores, cafe chocolate, helados, dulces,
emparedados, leche batida, cervezas de
las mejores marcas acreditadas. Lunch
gratis en- servicios de icores.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
LINfA FERRFA DEL OESTE

ltinerario de Trenes Vapores que re
gira desde ell dia 20 de Noviembre
de 1902
Salidas de la Capital Bayam6n
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
Gran SaStrerfa
DE MIGUEL SAVING
II GANGA INCREIBLE I!

En- ell excelente estabIecimiento de
don Miguel Savino, que es, como saben
los lectores, el mejor sastre de la Capi.
tai, y el que revela en- todo un gusto
artistico incompatible, SO hacen traies
la medida, ofreciendole al publico una
gran ventaia: la de pagar $1.2O sema.
males.
Con esta concession favorabilisima es.
tarAn tOdOs de enhorabuena.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-07
a. A1!... A...nunC1o

El que suscribe, ofrece mulas donna
das ind6mitas
FL que interese comprar algunas
puede diriiirse esta Villa.
ALFREDO AMY.
COamo, Julio 81, 1903. d.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
Some Farmer Sense.

A man from down on the farm
proposed tax question the other
day that perplexes the Dawson re-
formers. He said: Il understood
these new tax bills was going to
relieve us farmers and put the big
gest load on you fellows here in
town who have lots of caah. But
1 have been studying the thing a
little, and while 1 am some rusty in
arithmetic, it looks to me like the
farmer got lost in the shuttle. 1
have been figuring something like
this: My farm is now assessed at
$1,OJ0 and my taxes run about
twenty dollars year on that sum.
Under this new assessment law the
assessor will put my farm down
for $1,000 because 1 can get that
for it. IF the tax rate is cut in
two, which is not likely, 1 will
come out of this reform business
just where 1 was. The fellow here
in town who has $1,000 in cash
now pays twenty dollars taxes,
same as l do on my farm, but
when this new system of valuation
come in, supposing the rate is out
in two, his taxes will be ten dollar
a year and mine will continue at
the same old gait. Now, Brother
Dawson said he was going to let
upon us farmers, but it looks to
me like we got it in the neck"
Mr.. Dawson and his corps of
political jugglers may have thought
they were smooth enough to fool
the farmers of this state by making
them believe that they had given
them some relief in taxation, but
they will find themselves sadly
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
Organize.

The keynote of success in all
affairs of Importance is organiza-
ton.
No undertaking of any remark
able extent can be carried to its
successful consummation without
we'll planned, we'll conceived and
we'll executed organization.
1t is the foundation of private
business life; it is the cornerstone
of all semi-public or public enter.
prises. Time was when reform
ers we're idealists and practical
and systematic organized effort
was foreign to their methods of
operation. Today, however, a re-
former who is merely an idealist is
set down as dreamer. The world
will demand man who is an or.
ganizer, systemizer. worker, to
carry them out.
This is merely an illustration.
The matter in hand is of diff
erent character.
The Democracy of the nation
has never, perhaps, in all it's his
tory been better equipped with a
thoroughly competent organization
than it is today.
From precinct committeeman to
State chairman the party is pro-
ceeding in its campaign under the
direction and guidance of men
who are at the same time peculiar
ly gifted with exceptional ability
as organizers and systemstizers.
But no matter the unlimited
value of such an equipment, this is
not alone sufficient to win the bat
tie.
After all the dependence must
be placed on the people.
A manufacturer might surround
himself with a most efficient or.
ganization, with men in his en-.
ploy who are thoroughly oompe-
tent, yet it would not necessarily
follow that his manufacturing
business would, therefore, be a
success. 1t would not be a success
without the organization, but, with
it. there are other things also ne
cessary.
Again, to get away from the il.
lustration, in this specific instance
the Democratic party has the foun.
dalton for success in its platform,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
no You want A rax peteetive.

One of the worst features of the
new tax laws is the appointment of
a state tax commissioner. or detec-
tive, with an army of subordinate
detectives to pry into your private
affairs and report to the governor
and other state officials. What
merchant or business man of any
kind wants to make mt complete
list of all the debts he owes, and
have it filed with the county clerk.
Yet that is what he must do, if he
would escape taxation on his debts.
How does this feature of the new
law strike you merchants and bust
ness men?
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Order of Notice rhsrenn

In the District Court of the United States,
for the southern District of West Virginia
southern District of West Virginia, IS:
On this 18th day of October, \. ID, 1904 OF
reading the foregoing petition II is
Ordered by the Court, that a hearing he
had upon the same on the 18th day of No.
Veinber, A. u. 1903, before the said Court nj
Charleston, In said District, at 10 O'Clock In
the forenoon; and that notice there of be pub.
Ilshed In Point Pleasant Weekly Register
newspaper printed in said District and
that all known creditors and other persons
IN interest may appear at the said
aiIne anu ana place and show cause, II
any they have, why the prayer OF
the said petitioner should not be granted
And IL Is further ordered by the CouTf. that
the Clerk shall send by mail TO ali known
creditors copies OF said petition and this or
DER, addressed to them at their places OF
Witness the Honorable BENJAMIN F. Keller
Judge of the said Court, and Inc
TsEAIl seal thereof at Charleston in said
A. ID. 1904.
Copy, Attest:
EDWIN NJ. KEATLEY.
Clerk d. C. U. S S. d W. Wa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

In it's organization and in it's sys.
tematio operation of its methods of
procedure.
Upon this foundation the struc.
ture of success must be erected.
And the hands that will build
this structure are the hands of the
people, the hands of Democratic
voters. of believers in the doctrines
of Democracy, of workers in the
Democratic party.
No matter, therefore, how per-
fect may be the Democratic or
ganization in the nation, it cannot
alone bear the party to success.
Success must be attained through
the united efforts of the ranks of
Democracy working hand in hand
with the party's organization in
the State. The party and the
party's organization do not alone
desire the ballot of Democratic
voters; they ask, and, as a matter
of fact, have right to demand
that the men who believe in the
principles of the Democratic party
assist that party to establish those
principles for the government of
this country. A principle that is
not worth fighting for is not worth
believing in.
Therefore, it behooves every
man who stands upon the Demo.
cratic platform to give the party
not only his ballot, but his voice,
his efforts, his thoughts and his
work indianapolis Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12
ORDERS In BANKRUPTCY
PETITION FOR pIscHARar

In the District Court of the United States.
TOT the southern District of West Virginia
In the matter OF ID. X. Hood. RanErunt
No. l25 in Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Benjamin F. Keller, Judge of
the District Court of the United States for
the southern District OF West Virginia:
u; h. Hood, OF Ripley, in the County OF
Jackson, and State of West Virginia.
IN SAID District. respectfully represents
That on the 18th day of pril, last past, he was
guy GUY adyudged bankrupt under the Acts OF
has duly surrendered all his property and
rights OF property, and has fully complied
WITH All the req lirements of said Acts and
ruptcy. '
wherefore he prays that he may be de-
creed by the Court to have a full discharye
rom all debts provable against his estate
under said bankrupt Acts, except such debts
as are excepted by law from such discharge
70, DATED this 18th day OF Sept, A. d. 1904.
NoiBheuJ ID. X. HOOD,
Rnr Nh
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Campaign Predictions Are Faulty.

PoASh 1feolctlons are Faulty
The folly of election prophecies
made with the intent of not reach.
ing or indicating the facts, but to
encourage and enthuse partisans
and sometimes TO promote gam.
bling. is shown by recurrence to
the past. In 1892 the note of alb.
solute conviction was heard on all
hands from the Republican fore
casters. Senator Hisoook started
from New York on a western trip
with the promise that Harrison
would carry New York by the same
plurality, if not larger. than in
1888, when he had Ia, 900 plurality.
A few weeks after the prediction
the state gave Cleveland a plurality
of $4,000. Two weeks before the
election the Republican executive
committee sent out semi. official
bulletin exclaining New York by
by 10000 On the same authority
Republican politicians of the;most
astute stripe declared there was no
trouble on their side about carry
ing Indiana by from 10000 to 90
600 The Democrats made no
claim of carrying Illinois, but the
Republicans overfowed with con-
tidence and certainties.
The Democrats, unexpectedly to
themselves, carried the state by 3d.
600 and Indiana by 1000 The
same, too, as to Wisconsin. Henry
b. Payne, the Republican chair.
man and one of the best posted
politicians of the west. in Septem.
Der, just before the election, set
down the Republican majority as
25, 900, very much as they are now
1t went Democratic by
1000
These boastful predictions are
of very little account at this time
They do not even encourage bet.
ting, for the people know that the
political indifference prevailing in
all parties is something that can
not be guaged or measured. For
the most part the boastful predic. |
tons are made for the purpose of
creating a political atmosphere by
out the old maxim "claim
everything "-Pittsburg Pest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

The deliberate attempts to wreck
the battleship Connecticut during
her launching are among the most
sensational events recently report.
ed. 1t seems an insoluble mystery
why any man. even if he had
abundant opportunity, should de.
sire TO destroy such a vessel, in
such way. 1t is to be hoped
that the scoundrel will be found
and receive punishment to fit the
crime.
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Aids To Grain Brokers.

The new tax law helps the gam
bier in grain. to the detriment of
the farmer. All agricultural pro-
ducts. and products of animals,
while exempt under the old law
and the farmer could hold them
for an advance in price, must be
taxed by the new law. This will
cause him to hustle them into the
market at what he can get, and the
grain broker will get the advance
in price.
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what Else Could Be Expected.

The more people study the WORK
of the White and Dawson extrs
session of the Legislature, the NOR,
they are amazed at the weakness
the Inconsistencies, the contrsdic
tions, and the manifest absurditie,
of what was done, but after all
what has been done is no more
than could be expected from such
a body called together under the
circumstances. In the first place
calling together of the Legislature
was purely political move, having
no thought whatever for the wei.
fare of the people. but looking
solely to the candidacy of Mr..
Dawson, and the success of the Re-
publican ticket of the state.
The idea that the present legis
lature, and the political vultures
that lowered about it. could reform
or successfully revise the funda.
mental tax laws of this state, laws
which have operated fair y sue
cessful from the organization of
the state, within the brief period
of two hot summer weeks, is an
absurdity to begin with, and when
it is known that the chief con-
sideration was the election of one
man governor of the state and an
other man to the United States
senate, the utter futility of getting
OF value done is evident after a
moments thought.
There was not shadow of JUS
LITIGATION for calling the extra SEES.
sion of the Legislature, fact that
was agreed to by nine tenths of the
Wheeling Republican convention.
and their is nothing of any value
in it acts that could not just as
we'll have been acted upon at the
regular session next winter, while
the vicious legislation which it en-
acted under the party lash at the
despairing Gall of party expediency
is bound to have disastrous effect
upon the business and property
interests of the state.
Republicans did not expect and
did not want the extra session of the
Legislature, and there are but few
members of that party that are not
lisgusted ct the course of Cover
1or White and Mr.. Dawson in the
natter.
In view of all the circumstances
therefore,, could anything except a !
'ase of malpractice on tax reform |
De expected from the extra session ? |
-Fairmont Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

The merchants and business
men are required under the new
assessment law to give in detail,
ed statement of their possession.
their debts and their credits, all
itemized beginning with the first
of May, 1905. The same provisions
will apply 10 banks, trust compan.
les and other oorporations-after
the first day of January, 1909, near
ly four years later. Why this dis
elimination?
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Order Of Notice Thereon.

In the District Court of the Uniled States,
For the southern District of West Va:
southern District Of West Virginia, IS:
On this 18th day of October, A. d. 1904, on
reading the foregoing petition IL is
Ordered by the Court, that a hearing be
had upon the same on the 18th day of No
yember. a ID. lsO4, before said Court, at
Charleston, in said District, at 10 O'Clock In
the forenoon; and that notice thereof be
published in Point Pleasant Reg ster a news
paper printed In said District, and that all
known creditors and other persons In inter
terest may appear at the said time and place
and show cause. II any they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioners should not be
granted.
n nd II is further ordered by the Court, that
the Clerk shall send ny mail to all known
creditors copies OF said petition and this or
der, addressed TO them at their places of resi-
dence stated.
Witness the Honorable Benjamin F. Keller
Judge of the said Court, and the
IsEALI seal thereof, at Charleston, In said
a. d. 1909.
EDWIN NJ KEATLEY,
Clerk ID. c. U. s. ;. ID. w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-10-12

Wayne county has more miles of
railroad since the building of the
new road up Sandy. than any other
county in the state. The valua
ton of railroad property for tax.
able purposes is fixed by the board
of public works. The Auditor is
member of the board of public
works which fixes these valuations.
and Wayne county taxpayers can
see the Importance of having a
county man on the board to pro
tect their interests Other coun
ties are looking after this matter
and why not Wayne?-Wayne
News.