The sun., 1905-09-06
SAYS CUBA Is HONEST.
NO THIEVES IN ADMINISTRATION,
PRESIDENT DECLARES.
He IL Being Attacked UnJustiy, - Wash'
ington Was-Defends Financial Policy
ef tho RepubIic-D0esn't Want Omce
but Hasn't Declined RenotninAtion.

Special Cable Dsspssch 10 TIE sun.
HAVANA. Sept. 6.-The DiscSsson, Gov
ernment organ, publishes an interview with
President Palma, the tone Of which bears
a strong similarity to tho declarations made
by him in Central Valley, N. Y, before he
became President.
Seiior Palma declares that the past Is
guarantee for the future. When he took
over tho Government from the Americans
there was $500, 900 in theTreasury. Now
there is over go 900 there. Fourteen
millions are about to be distributed to tho
sx-soldiers. and the interest on the Sob, ,000,-
900 loan is to be paid in advance.
The administration Of the country is
honest. There is not single venal funo-
tionary or employee IN all the territory OF
the republic. Nobody steals cent. and
the public realizes the absolute honesty OF
all the secretaries.
Sefor Palma adds that he has tolerated
excessive attacks against himself. but these
are inevitable evils. The great Washington
was bitterly attacked with notorious in
justice. Continuing. he says:
"Many confuse liberty with license, but
/ have never used one OF the thousand
means at my disposal to quiet professional
fault finders. I will be indexible, how
ever, with those who cause breaches OF the
public order. Cuba Is now undergoing
period Of trial Ihave absolute faith in the
good sense Of all. There is really no dif-
ference between the Liberal and Moderate
parties. Possibly the question is one OF
persons"
Tho President declared that he desires
the formation OF a strong Moderate party
to oppose the exaggerations Of the Liberals.
Both parties are working on their own ac-
count. Both deserve identical considera-
ton from the President. II there is any
difference between the parties it Is over
the Platt amendment, with which the
Moderate party does not busy itself.
whereas the Liberals often refer to 1t,
some believe, in order to catch the unwary.
Sefior Palma says that he has not presented
his candidacy yet. He does not know
whether he will do 80 or whether he will
accept the nomination n it is offered to
him. When the moment arrives he will
tell the country his intentions. When he
hears Of the possibility Of his own defeat
he does 90 with unbounded joy. The day
Of his defeat would be the happiest Of his
cI IlbtcuCS. Ilo AA3b DCou Ouo Va AOuc-
cation and constant disinterestedness. Tho
free vote Of the people Is the object Of
his religious veneration. as it always has
bean. ,.,..... .
What greater triumph could there be, 4"
he asks, "than to proclaim my own defeat?
This would be the greatest glory of my
life, and will be sorry il the votes Of thou
sands Of my friends prevent it. but as it is
difficult to avoid the grave responsible
ties OF Office l do not see clearly how to
desert. Home life, however, attracts me
and is the greatest recompense for me
after go many years OF fighting
Sehor Palma's opponents will ask how
it is. If the free vote Of the people is the
object of his religious veneration, that he
allows his supporters to arrest his political
opponents by the dozen, to put mayors
out of Office notoriously for political pur-
poses, and why he does nothing when Mod
crates shoot at their opponents, as on the
occasion Of Liberal meeting at Guiana
ba Goa on Sunday, when several shots were
fred at the Liberals, one OF whom was hit.
1t is also asked why the Mo6erates want to
throw the Liberal Governor Of Pinar del
Rio out Of office on the charge that he struck
q journalist with cane.