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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07
Un asunto
de actuaidad

Ell derecho de recall, (destitucion de
los jueces por medic del sufraglo) es
en- la actualidad una de las grandes
reformas democraticas que Sc >~dlscu-
ten en- los Estados Unidos. Del recall
Sc ha hecho banderin de enganche pa
ra la campafa electoral, y Sc explota
para atraerse La simpatia y adhesion
de las masas populares. Las repnbh
cas- Sc ven forzadas a estas conceslo-
nes, aunque veces La reahzaclon de
estas promesas lleguen inspirar ire
mediables temores con respecto al Ia
bre serene funcionar de la justi-
Ella que debe vivir apartada de la pc
ligrosa Influenza de los manejos elec-
torales del incOnstante valven de los
sufragios populares. Pero en- un pals
en- que Sc ha dado al juez esa formi-
dable arma del desacato en- que sub
siste la primitiva y arcaica potestad dc
mostrarse juez y parte en- un Julclo,
Sc exphca la inquietud del ciudadano,
inquietud cristalizada en- esa aspira-
cion a poder destituir a los jueces,
cuando estos con sus torpezas, con sus
claudicaciones, con sus lnmorahdades
sus violencias, sean en- ell alto sitial
de la justicia mas bien un peligro que
una garantia para ell ciudadano.
La tirania en- cualquier forma que
sc ejerza, es siempre odiOsa, y merece
brados espiritus. Ell pueblo america
no tiene un peligro en- una parte de
sus funcionarios judiciales, quienes nc
han sabido comprender que las garan
tfas y prerrogativas de que las leyel
les rodean, deben ser ejercidas POI
ellos discretamente, con ell sereno tao
to, con la ecuanimidad insospechablt
que debe poseer en- alto grado todo in
terprete de La justicia.
De como este sc entiende pasa Ell
Norteam6rica, da una idea perfect;
ese clamor con que las muchedumbre'
acogen la propaganda hecha por SUI
leaders en- ell sentido de controlar |;
tirania que pudiera ejercer un NAL fun
cionario de justicia, tocado de enfer
mos prejuicios, de vulgares preocupa
clones, de antagonismos impolfticos
de rivalidad selvatica, de rutinaria
prevenciones, de antipatfas de nacio
nalidad O de raza, tanto como sc pres
ia todo clio la tOrpe caida en- c
apasionamiento y, como CONSEQUENCE
inevitable, en- la mas odiosa injusticia
Ell derecho a residenciar destitui
jueces hArfa que la justicia Sc mantu
viera en- equilibrio mas perfectO; POI
que 81 sc puede temer al complot dc
electorado en- perjuicio y dano de u
juez bueno, es mas facil que un jue
incapaz y cretino pueda cometer tod
ciase de desafuerOs, Waldo de su DC
sici6n y de la impunidad que lie an
para, sin que lie alcance en- definitiv
ell castigo ejemplar Y saludable gu
debe ser implacable con los que Sc si
ven de la justicia para fines bastardc
Y ruines
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

no las aearicia nj las besa ahora
por besarte a tt,
ii, porque adora tn rara prestancia,
y porque sc embriaga con esa fragancia
que exhala tn cuerpo de seda v marfil
que la luna, ingrata,
no envia sus tiernos mensajes de plata
a la mas oliente rosa del jardin,
y anoche ha jurado, pueril y miedosa,
que ha visto tus ojos que ella no osa
volver a salir!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07
De Mayaouez

Como la nota que he tornado, al azar.
para encabezar esta serie de hoy es pa
ra mi sensible, he de imprimirle, por
fuerza, ell tinte pesimista con que suelo
dibujar las impresiones que me son de
sagradables.
Sc trata de que Mayaguez esta
triste. que Mayaguez esta palido,"
y ann mas que la princesa de Ruben
Dario, pues aquella esta triste poetica-
mente y Mayaguez 10 esta materialmen-
te.
Aquella Banda del Comercio organi-
zada, gracias al entusiasmo de un con
tinental, que medic Sc sostenia para dar
dos retreats al mes. E. muri0, es decir.
Sc muere. La falta de gl0bulos rojos
(entiendase dinero) la esta matando.
AL principle, porque era cOsa del anne
ricano, cayeron los chavos completes
para una retreta cada ounce dias,
as0mbrense las naciones extranjeras !,
luego cuando ell americana habia enca-
rrllado (segun sus cuentas) la banda
sc retro Y los sostenedores de ella en-
pezaron a guitar ell hombro ~ ahi va
ESQ, al extreme de q. 81 la banda da otra
retreta es un milagro esa retreta
iparte del cotidiano Cine, era la tlnica
diversion p1blica de esta ciudad, que
esta triste y esta palida por no salir
del cuadrante .periodistico
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07
Ponce al dia

En- la Ultima session celebrada por ell
Concejo Municipal Sc acord6, entire otras
coSas:
Recomendar al senior Alcalde que GUAM
to antes sea possible dicte 6rdenes para
que Sc arregle la calle de Wives en- ell tro-
20 comprendido entire las GALES Tore y
Progreso
Que Sc haga por ell departamentO de In
genierfa municipal un presupuesto para
YER cuanto costarla la reparaci6n de las
GALES Progreso y Protestante, asi como
la installation de la luz y aqua en- elias,
que ese presupuesto Sc remita al Conse-
,jo municipal.
Sc envi6 a la Comisi6n de Presupues-
tos una petici6n de los vecinos de las
ealles Wives Sol que soEcitan Sc insta-
ZEN bocas de incendio en- las eSquinas de
as GALES Progreso Y Molina.
| Es digna de elogio la conducta tan
1
Municipal, que atiende con presteza toda
| ,olicitud que Sc les hace, cumpliendo Sus
| leberes, satisfaciendo asi, en- 10 po-
| ,ible. los deSeos de los vecinos de esta
| ciudad
| Nuestro estimado amigo don Vicen-
te USera ha salido para los banos de
Coamo donde pasara una temporada des-
cansando de srls m1ltiples faenas
Tn dia de estOs alln no Sc ha senala-
do cnal, la Corte de Distrito dara orden
al marshal para que vaya San Juan a
buscar Juan Almestica quien la corte
Suprema ACADIA de confrmarle la SEN
tencia de muerte que aqui lie fue dicta-
da. Juan AlmeStica, como saben nueS-
tros lectores por haberlo informadO noso,
tros oportunamente, es ell matad0r de
s1bdito frances Juan Tranquil, asesinatC
cometidO en- la carretera de Ponce a Jua
ma Diaz el pasado afo.
Informaremos el dla que sc senale pa
ra la ejecuci6n de la sentencia, 81 e
acusado apelara Washington
Aver no habian recibido tOdavia lo'
cheques correspondence al mes 1ltimt
: los empleados del Gobierno Insular.
i, No acertamOs a exphcarnos ell porqu'
de ese retardamiento que irroga perjui
clos no solo los empleados sino la
que con ellos sostienen negocios Sc ver
| precisadOs quedar NAL en- sus compro
misos
j. No es excusable en- modo alguno es;
negligencia del departamento de audi
: toria, donde hay empleados sufcientes-
: quien sabe 81 excesivos, hacer III
j Servicio efciente Y no debe arguirs
n tampoco la falta de dinero, porque afor
2 tunadamente tiene alguno ell Pueblo d
a Puerto Rico.
Es censurable esa negligencia y deb
/ corregirse por quien corresponds.
e No vinler0n aver, como se esperabar
: los selores Zeno Gambia, Llorens Tore.
g Oppenhaimer y Lopez Landr6n.
Ell mitin EN- que ellos han de toma
parte Sc nos ha dicho que Sc transfri
para ell pr6ximo domingo.
Aver hubo un incendio en- la agenci
n de bicicletas propiedad de Francisco P;
n checO. La oportuna intervention de Il
/, bomberos, que acudieron inmediatamel
tie al sitio del siniestro evit6 que est
A. tomase gran incremento y destruyese +
, talmente la casa de la Agencia que e
a taba asegurada, asf como las existencia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07
TERESINA

En Ell album de La her
mosa Y culta senorita
Teresina Cestero Man
gual.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07
AlrededOr de tn faz

Hay en- tn rostro una claridad de pureza,
Hay en- tn rostro tintes de angecas ternuras
AL verte Sc arrodilla mi musa triste, reza,
olvida del pasado las graves desventuras
Tu larga cabellera semidorada fota
Como un ensue1o vago sobre tn blanca frente
Y de la dulcedumbre de tus pupilas brota
La agrma que anhela mi coraz6n doliente
Pupilas miagrosas que alumbrais ell camno
Por donde va mi sombra fugaz de peregrino
En- pos de las visones de las lejanas cmas
iPupilas adoradas, de fulgores risuenos
Las cuales nj siquiera podre besar en- suenos
Iced piadosamente mis- lamentabes rimas!
EvGriSt0 Ribera ChevreneOnt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

I'll movimIento politico empieza
sentlrse nuevamente. Aun no Sc ha di-
cho un solo piropo para halagar la
patria. Como la politica local no tie
ne sabor patri6tico alguno, una cosa
puede marchar sin la otra o viceversa.
FL tema con que ha empezado esta
mleva mojiganga politica, dcscansa So
bre los motives de unos puestos en- las
Cortes judiciales. Para los puestos a La
Legislature no suenan aspirantes, por,
que ell puestecito resulta decorative.
Los $500 que produce en- ell periodic le-
gislativo Sc invierte en- gastos de yiaie
y EN- otros excesos al final del perio-
do. NADIA, nj una caderilla en- ell Dol
sillo
Los puestecitos de aea son otra casa
como que ell chisme anda la orden del
dia; no digamos en- ell campo de la
Union que no tiene necesidad de alte
rar los nervios de observadores astro-
nomicos de las "vacantes pues tiene
empleados dignos de reelegir, pero en-
ell campo republican, 81 hay que yer
enderezar alambritosl
iCon que para ell puestecitO de Sc
cretario del Juzgado de Paz Sc estan
rompiendo ell peseuezo mas de cuatro
cuenta tn, caro- lector que hay quie-
nes velando $50 500 Sc pasan la vida
perdiendo un tempo precioso que les
podria dejar en ell negocio de Mabi. por
ejemplo, un setenta cinco por ciento I
Corresponsai.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

ST pues Teresina,
los astros, el cielo, las aves, las flores
ell aura sonora, la luna argentina
envidian y cantan tus regios primorcs
iqu6 tiene de raro que la mandolina
del bardo te ofrezca sus notas mejores?
GltstGuo Yutto Henrfques.
San Juan, p r. mayo de 1912
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

No vuelvaS al cielo
tn faz primorosa mas alba que ell hielo
que cubre los polos con su fno albor,
que pueden los astros morirse de cello
81 ven tns pupilas mas bellas que el Sol
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

No eante nj ria
tn bo& pequena, con esa harmonic,
de fauta de Pan,
pues Sc que las aves estan en- la umbria
con hondo pesar
llorando su suerte, despu6s O. escucharon
tn acento melifuo Sc deleitaron
oyendo tn fresca risa de cristal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-05-07

Me dicen las flores
que va nos les brinda sus trinos de amores
ell buen ruisenor,
porque solo canta la extrana hermosura
Y la donosura
de tn cuerpo, lleno de grato esplendor
que ell aura sonora
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
IOWA SHOULD SEND AN UNIV
STRUCTED DELEGATION.

The democratic state convention to
select delegates to the national dem
ocratic convention will shortly be
called, and the democrats Of Iowa
should see that delegates are
sent to the state convention who will
see to it that nothing is done which
will in any way tie the hands of the
national delegates. Iowa should
send an uninstructed delegation.
The state has everything to gain
and nothing to lose by such action.
Select delegates in whom the rank
and file of the party have the utmost
confidence, men who will vote and
work for the best interests of the
democratic party. If an uninstruct-
ed delegation is sent the delegates
will be free to act for the best inter-
ests of the party and they will be in
a position to take advantage of any
thing which may transpire in politi-
cal circles after the state delegation
is named and before the national
convention is held. The delegates
should not be hampered or tied up
with instructions as to who they shall
vote for as the democratic president
ial nominee. If the party does not
have confidence in the men they
name as delegates they should not
be named.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
THAT JOLINE LETTER.

President Joline Of the Kansas
and Texas railroad company in max
ing an address at Parson, Kansas,
pulled out letter written by Wood
row Wilson in 1904, in which the
would like to see Bryan knocked in
a cooked hat etc. Wilson does
not deny writing the letter but says
he has changed his views since then.
1t is very evident that the president
of this railroad company believes
that Wilson has changed his views
or else he would not now be trying
to defeat him for the nomination for
the presidency. If Joline still
thought that Woodrow Wilson was
bitterly opposed to Bryan and his
progressive principles, that letter
would not have been hunted out from
the files of twelve years ago and
brought to public notice now.
Joline is Wall street corpora
ZIONIST. He don't want men like
William Jennings Bryan and Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson at the head
of the government. He thinks he
can injure Wilson by working on the
prejudices of. Mr.. Bryan's friends.
The curse of the country today is
stand-patism; that principle in men
that prevents any progress in gov
eminent. A million or more men
have changed their views on econ
omic questions in the past twelve
years. Progressive republicans and
progressive democrats represent a
big majority of the people of this
country and it is such men as Wood
raw Wilson and Bob LaFollette that
are leading the people up to higher
and better standards of government
The Joline letter will not hurt Will
son. On the contrary we believe it
will help him because it gives Wilson
a chance to tell the people plainly
and honestly that he has changed
his views regarding progressive
democratic principles, and We not
only have his word for it but we
have his splendid record as Governor
Of New Jersey for it.-Creston
American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
BALTIMORE IN JUNE.

| Ot. Louis ana the west Ildy W
disappointed in the location of the
national democratic convention, bu
they rejoice in the manifestations O.
reason, progress and federation which
attended the meeting of the party's
governing committee.
1t is probable that the selection Of
Baltimore and the action relative tc
primaries will be interpreted as fav.
orable to this candidate or unfavOra
BILE to that candidate, but the more
acceptable reason for the choice is
one that appears on the surface.
Congress will be in session in
June, when the convention will meet
The house of representatives has i'm
portant work to do. Baltimore is
only an hours ride from Washington
and a nominating convention may
be in session in one city without in
terfering seriously with the public
labors of a democratic house in the
other. Presidential primaries are
democratic and they must soon be-
come the rule in every state in the
Union.
No matter who the candidates of
the party, whether by act of conven-
ton or by primary, they must go be-
fore the people largely upon the rec
ord which their political associates in
Congress establish during the next
six months. While St. Louis seemed
most advantageously situated as a
place from which the convention
might very powerfully appeal to the
progressive sentiment of the west,
the choice of an eastern city for
reasons so creditable to the party
leaves no grounds for resentment.
1t is many years since meeting of
largely attended by democratic lead
ers representing all shades of party
opinion and it is a generation or
more since an assemblage of the
kind has been actuated by such sim
gleness of purpose.
What differences appeared were
adjusted quickly and disposition
was manifested by all to ignore past
differences and to move forward in
support of the vital principles upon
which all are agreed.
We do not believe that there has
ever been day since 1870 when the
democrats of the United States could
not have summoned, majority tc
the polls if they had not been dis
tracted by local and personal issues
of no essential Importance.
If the majority of the American
people are democrats, as we believe
that they are, their will should be ex,
pressed at the ballot boxes. Those
who interfere with it by undue radi-
calism or bigotry or by folly or ran
cor of any other description are as
plainly chargeable with the deplora'
BILE results as the most inveterate
enemy of democracy that ever lived
st Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1912.

have the highest and purest inten-
tions; many of them l know are
scrutinizing the new proposals in
the right spirit, with an intention to
serve the country. But no one class
can comprehend the country; no one
set of interests can safely be suffered
to dominate it. We must safeguard
these matters at every hazard, for
always, even above the purpose OF
efficiency, must come the principle
of freedom.
"1n seeking these great objects
there need be neither ill-feeling nor
the uneasiness of change. If we will
but deal frankly with one another
we shall deal justly, and shall by
common counsel bring on a day OF
confidence and vigor, such as even
America has never seen before"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
NO WALkOVER.

Mr.. Taft had a popular plurality
of 1,269,804 in the election of 1908
This plurality will have to be over.
come if democratic president is
elected next fall. 1t means a change
of more than 100000 votes.
The democrats had 1852 votes in
the electoral college of 1908. They
must have 266 votes in the next
electoral college in order to win.
The stereotyped reply to these
statistics will be that Mr.. Bryan was
a weak candidate That is true. In
comparison with democratic oppor-
tunity Mr. Bryan was indeed a weak
candidate, but Mr.. Bryan polled
6,409,1O4 votes This was 1,300,-
600 more than Judge Parker polled
in 1904. 1t was S52,186 more than
the Cleveland vote in 1892. 1t has
been exceeded only by the vote for
Mr. Bryan himslf in 1896.
Democrats who talk as if the next
slection would be a walkover do not
realize the size of the republican
majorities that must be overcome.
Roosevelt's popular plurality in 1904
was 2,545, 5d5. McKinley's popular
plurality in 1900 was S49,790 and in
1896 it was 6O1,S54. In 1892, the
great democratic landslide year,
Cleveland's popular plurality was
only 98,017 to overcome from the
previous election.
In four successive presidential
elections the republican candidate
for president has polled more than
100000 votes. Mr.. Taft was by
no means strong candidate in 1908,
yet he polled more votes than Roose-
welt received in 1904, and the brute
force of thse recurrent republican
majorities constitutes tremendous
handicap upon any democratic candi-
date.
If the democrats think the next
election is as good as won they are
sadly mistaken. They have fight
on their hands whether or not Mr..
Taft is renominated.-New York
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
WHY OBJECT TO THE OLD SOL.
DER?

! Why can any republican member
of congress object to the recent bill
enacted in the democratic house for
the granting of increased pensions
to the civil war veterans, while the
president of the United States is in
the habit of recommending each
time he sends a message to congress
of pensions for all government en-
ployes, is somewhat beyond compre-
tension.
This new pension bill has passed
the democratic house. Northern
democrats, at least, have always felt
that the old soldiers should be given
this reward for the sacrifice they
made a half century ago, but have
inveighed loudly against abuses of
the pension system by the granting
of pensions for trivial excuses. 1t is
now up to the republican senate, and
on that point a veteran writes The
Observer as follows:
Forty-eight years ago today l
stood on the picket line at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, with the thermometer
at IS below zero. No fires were al
lowed and we were obliged to keep
on the move to keep from freezing.
All this for SIG pr month. Some
had families to keep on this, and
some had left good situations, and
now after all these years, when over
half are dead and gone, there is a
great hue and cry about this new
pension bill just passed.
question not the motives of the
democrats who favored this measure,
but l doubt if the republican senate
with Taft, as a figure head, will pass
it. If they don't, a yell will go up
from the rank and file that will kill
the G.. o. P.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

A. M Pryor, of Leon, is consider
ing becoming a candidate for the
democratic nomination for represent
tative before the coming primary.
Mr.. Pryor is life long democrat, one
who has done much good and effect
i've work for the party, and one
whose democracy has never been
questioned. If he decides to make
the race he will make an active can
vass for both the nomination and
eieetion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18
AS THE KANSAS STATESMAN
SAW 1T,

I'm not in politics." said Colonel
Roosevelt, yesterday. It is recalled
that a Kansas statesman once made
similar declaration, and then add
ed thoughtfully, mot now" Kan
sas City Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

! Never can tell when you'll mash q
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn
or scald. Be prepared. Dr.. Thomas
Electric Oil instantly relieves pain
quickly cures the wound.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

Democratic harmony at the Jack
son Day banquet in Washington
helps to spoil republican peace of
mind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

1t is only the party of tariffs, COM
bines and privileges that ever sug-
gests a third term.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

TIC answer.
"Why talk about placing any of
the necessaries of life on the free
list?" is the cry that goes up from
the standpatters every now and then.
IF this were done," they ask, "how
could the government raise revenue
to met it's expenses"
This is how: BY. 1evying an in
come tax and an inheritance tar, as
does every first-class nation on the
face OF the globe, save the United
States Of America.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-08
LORGFELLOW WILL
ACCEPT GALL
Roswell Minister to Take
Charge Of First Baptist
Church IN Albuquerque the
First Of August Next.

nev D, W. f.onsfsllow. pastor %
ihe Firs BapliH shurcn of Boswell
has dorldod 10 ucoeni me unnnimoua
eall rerenlly extended 81 him W take
eharae 81 Inc First Ilnpgisl church IN
AlbuQnefaue. succeeding nct Jesse
q kunSan. who goa 50 The firHI
church ~ newton. Kan. Mr, T.ona.
lalIow win enter upon hls duties here
august 4. The new minister whp
preached two pofmona nffn - Weak
'nEO. n well known throughout tne
state and one ~ the moa rneceesf1l
pastors 10 New MokieO. N|t conHro-
saAlpn AZ RoAwei belns eacsedingly
leach if hnvo him 'eape there y ~
believed lhpt fo|IowinE fht rfcehf
eonaolldallon 81 the First and c'eh-
trail churches here thp former win
noW btcum0 under Aho RulaHnfe ~
Mr. konHftilow ont ~ lho HfpEepet
n tho alnta. Alq Longlallnw cam
~ NnW hlpHlen llYo years aao re- a's,
pwluIenooDl ~ mIeEl0nt he fornNf
home helms ~ ufHaua. 0N|h ~
filhIllY ,auffNnrd Became p4HIpr -
IlosNti, NhNfe ~ haa canllaNeA eNtf
'h'nrf