The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-10-12
CEN. GOMEZ CROAKS
Candidate for President of
Cuba Makes Charges.
SAYS LIBERTY is DEAD
Declares That Under Palma Regime
There is Greater Oppression Than
in Worst of Spanish Rule Un.
der General Weyler.

Liberty is dead in Cuba, and the
condition of affairs there is worse
than it ever was under Spanish rule,
even in the most ferocious periods
of the WeyIer government. Financial
ruin and dishonor face the people, ii
things continue as they are and the
nation will be converted into one her.
editary rule"
That declaration was made in New
York Tuesday night by General Jose
Miguel Gomez, governor of the prov
ince of Santa Clara and candidate Of
the liberal party for the presidency
of Cuba, at the New Amsterdam ho-
tel, where he is stopping.
81 am here to rest for some days"
he continued, "and to breathe the
air of liberty that is lacking in my
own country, and for which I have
fought SO long.
con false charges the government
assassinates the liberals, the jails arc
filed with political prisoners, and we
have no hope of justice from judges
and magistrates who recognize no law
but the will of the government. We
are hindered in casting our votes and
Cuba is now suffering reign Of ter
ror never equaled under Spanish tyr
amy. 1t was such things as these
that made us withdraw from the elec-
tions. Public funds are used for elec-
toral purposes. The sanitary condi
ton of the island is disgrace. The
Cuban government has employed thou
sands of men in the sanitary depart
ment, but for voting, not working
purposes.
"It has become impossible to dare
to oppose the government without
risk of ones life and liberty. For what
is happening in Cuba the United
States government has a direct re-
sponsibility. Palma is enabled to do
as he is doing only by telling the
people every day that in case of rev.
olution or disorder the United States
would send troops to punish them
and to sustain the Palma govern
ment.
81 believe that if the Platt amend
ment holds the United States govern
ment responsible for order in Cuba, 1t
should never be taken for supporting
the unlawful acts Of the present gov.
ernment and to serve as a screen
for the commission of such acts as
have been committed against the op-
ponents of that government. 1t is the
duty of the United States to send
troops to punish them and to sus-
tain the Palma government.
eff the United States should in
tervene in the matter of the elections
and insist that these elections should
be carried ON it would be proved that
80 per cent of the population are lib.
eral. That proportion Of the people
hate Palma and his oppression worse
than they hated Weyler, for the con-
ditions enacted and enforced are
worse than ever existed under Span
ish dominion"
Before leaving Cuba, Gomez ten
dered his resignation as candidate for
president in order, as he said, to give
the convention full liberty in it's pro-
ceedings. Upon his arrival in New
York he was Informed that the con-
vention was held last Sunday and it
decided not to accept the resigna.
ton.
Untrue Says Palma.
A special from Havana says: When
shown the statements made by Gen.
eral Jose Miguel Gomez, who was q
candidate of the liberal party for the
presidency Of Cuba upon his arrival
in New York, President Palma read
them carefully and returned them
with the laconic remark:
"You know very well that these
things are lot true"