The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1920-07-22
CUBA As | FOUND HER;
POPULATION, SIZE, ETC.
PART TWO

Her Government and Politics, etc.
Editor Reveille:
The Government of Cuba is Repub-
lican in form, and the principles along
tbis line are supposed to conform
closel-- to those Of the United States.
she has a president and vice presi-
dent. presidents salary $4,000, vice
nresident's S12,000) cabinet, and a
congress, consisting of Senate and
House of Representatives. One Rep
resentative being chosen for every
twenty-five thousand inhabitants. The
island is divided into provinces, each
representing a state as we call them
in the United States. There are six
IN all. Each elects its own governor,
and other state officials, and mana
GERS and controls its own internal af-
fairs. There exist several political
narties or factions, and some times
there is much bitterness of feeling ov-
or election results, often eliminating
IN riots and revolution. There is some
COMPREHENSION now, of what may result
from the candidacy of General Gomez
for the presidency next fall. 1t will
he remembered that it was this same
Gomez who precipitated the revolu-
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of a hundred or more Cuban citizens,
as well as destroying and robbing the
planters throughout the Island of mill
lions of dollars worth of stock, pro-
visions and merchandise. 1t is hoped
and even expected by many of the best
citizens here, that the United States
win supervise the coming election, and
thereby be the instrument of estab-
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which the people so need and wish for.
From Gomez's character, and from
what one hears of him from every
source, he seems to have mapped out
a platform along the same lines as
those ofthe bandit leaders of Mexico;
and the sooner Cuba can rid herself
Of such leaders, the sooner will she
begin to realize and feel the good re-
suits from the leadership of men
whose political morals are above pub
lie robbery and murder.
AS class the Cubans are friendly
and amiable, and with good men at
the head of the government to guide
and direct them thev would become
good, law abiding, and useful citizens.
They are moderated temperate race.
In my six or seven months sojourn
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ity to study much of their character,
and in this city of Holquin of over
twelve thousand inhabitants where liq-
uors are sold in any quantities in ev-
cry grocery store, and there are one
or more upon every square in the city,
| have not seen a drunken man. Only
one have heard of, and in conse-
quence of which, he lost his life. He
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resentatives from this province, and
stood high socially as well as political
ly. He and his secretary and sever
al friends attempted to "shoot up" the
town, at least those places where the
representatives. political enemies did
business. Their first visit was to the
La Razon" printing office, a daily
paper published here in Holquin. Their
attack was upon the press which they
soon mutilated with bullets, and threw
the type into the streets, and over the
floor. This work accomplished to the
they next proceeded to a drug store
ship at the electric light bulbs which
hung around the store, and also Sc
lected as targets for practice anv
bright bottles which struck their fan
cy. At this juncture several officers
Of the law appeared upon the scene,
when a pistol duel began, resulting in
the death of the representative and
his secretary. / recite this tragedy
that you may see what some Of Gu
ba's representative men will dare to
do, and to show how necessary it is
for the peace and dignity of the Re-
public to have an administrative
change. True, this drunken episode
is an exception; still, there turks
within the hearts of these people a
revolutionary spirit, which can easily
be stirred into action by a popular
political leader They are impulsive
and easily influenced, but there are