BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-26
EDITORIAL


sheet, show a deep-S Seatd unregenera-
ted evil disposition on the part OF our
people which skaters its confidence IN
the ability of the rank ann file ever to
fit themselves for a political future.
We would like to refresh the memory
of our beloved colleague, OF such little
faith. by recalling the remarks OF a
certain Mr.. w. T. St'ad regarding
"Tammany Hall tn association OF
boodlers and grafters which became so
powerful and supreme in the State of
New York. with ramihCations through
out many of the other states, and whose
influence is still mighty. We might, for
the benefit of our contemporary, cite
any number Of other ocurrences which
have happend during election time in
all parts of the world, in order to show
chat all the corruption and intimidation
has not been left to Puerto Rico. and
that it is not here alone that disorderly
scenes have been found, and may
even yet be met with,
However, after all is said and done
the affair in Lares was absolutely moth
ing. If there are courts to treat these
election offenses with the proper Sc
verify which they merit, and which
is required to supp e,s them, there can
be no REPETITION OF the brazen exhibit
ions Of last election when all the
bulliesS and heelers were loosed and
did their will with perfect impunity
and total disregard of law and order. .
But the News doesn't say anything
about those times. They are excited
over the present. No douot, because
they see as time passes that nothing
occurs to bear them out in the stigma
of half-savaae es which they have
piously tried to pu: upon US in the
United States, probably with the
humanitarian idea of continuing IN
perpetuity the present order of things
so favorable TO the reorganization OF
Office holders.
In fact, the election period is pass
ing, is slipping by without the repe-
tition of the disgraceful scenes which
have made elections in Puerto Rico
synonymous with rioting, and for which
our language has no words OF censure
strong enough And this displeases
the News.
and managed by disgruntlcd Office
holders, men of the incompetent stamp
of Mr.. Hunt, the failure, who would
aSsuredly receive this characterization
at the hands of History if History
took account of such trivialities, and
these bureaucrats are not pleased with
the fact that the mere presence of the
new Governor and his promises OF JUS
tice and his sterling conduct, has been
sufficient to restrain the police, even II
they had been SO disposed, from abus-
ing their powers and entering on a
campaign of aggresions; FIR enlighten-
inent has reached such a high standard
in Puerto Rico, that the mere state
ment seriously made, that violence
will not be tolerated, is enough TO hold
in check the turbulent element which
exists in every land, and restrain them
from their outbreaks of rowdyism and
brutality. Does this seem little to our
friend, the "News"7
To Us it seems a great deal it
shows that if there was anarchy in
Puerto Rico, it was upheld by the
former Government. and if those
scenes of bloodshed were rife and
public quiet and peace was rende red
insecure on that account, and fear and
uncertainty flled the minds of our
people, it is not from them that an
accounting should be asked, but rather
from the Czar-like governor, who
holding in his hands the reins of
control over lawlessness and violence,
rather than use his influence to
restrain these dangerous elements,
seemed to be forever at work to stir up
dissention, with an almost incredible
deceit and contempt for his tools.
There is where the responsibility
should be located and true charges for
the responsibility brought, and not as
some would have it ag inst the People
of Puerto Rico who have no share
in it.
The article which is the subject of
to-days discussion is some what mys-
terious, and lacking in clearness.
Although it is rather cleverly put
together, it seems to be complaint
against the brothers who do not live
together in close embrace, in peace
and concord and harmony. Ali this is
expressed in high flown language, in