Show candidate of liberals for president declares the briand is on the verge of ruin and disgrace and there is no republic new york oct 4 liberty is dead in cuba and the condition oe affairs here Is worse than it ever was under spanish rule even in the most ferocious periods of the weyler government financial ruin and dishonor face the people it things continue as they are the nation hlll be converted into one ot hereditary rule that declaration was made last night by general jose maguel gomez governor of tho province of santa clara and candidate of the liberal party for the presidency of cuba at the new amsterdam hotel where he Is stopping ui on his arrival on the steamship monterey from havana yesterday general gomez refused to discuss cuban affairs at length but after he had rested at his hotel he was more communicative i 1 I am here to rest for some dais ho continued and to breathe the air of liberty that Is lacking in my own country and for which I 1 have fought fco long on false charges the government assassinates the liberals the jails are filled 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 anro hindered in casting our votes and cuba is now suffering a reign of terror never equalled equal led under spanish tyranny it is such things as these that made us withdraw from the elections public funds are used for electoral purpose the sanitary condition of the island Is a disgrace the cuban government has employed thousands of men in the sanitary department but tor voting not for working purposes it has become impossible to dare to oppose the government without lisk of ones life and liberty the mayor of havana has been deprived of his office against the law and the whole city council have been dismissed because they were liberals no one dares to confess his political opinions for tear of assassination tor which purpose the most desperate criminals arc allowed by the government to be at large for what is happening in cuba the united states government lias a direct responsibility palma is enabled to do as ho is doing only by telling the people every day that in cas of revolution or disorder the united states send troops to punish them and to sustain the palma government 1 I believe it the plait amendment holds the united states responsible for order in cuba it should never be taken tor supporting the unlawful acts of the government and to serve as a screen for such acts as have been committed against the opponents ot that government it is the duty of the united states to put a stop to such a condition and it affairs continue as they arc much longer we shall have to appeal to the united states to do so it the united slates should intervene in the matter of the elections and insist that these elections should be carried on honestly it would be proved that 80 per cent of the population are liberals that proportion of the people hate palma and his oppressions oppress ions loiso than they hated weyler for the conditions he has enforced are worse than ever existed under spanish dominion before leaving cuba general gomez tendered his resignation as candidate tor president la order as he said to give the convention full liberty in its proceedings upon his arrival hero lie was informed that the convention was held last sunday that it bad been decided not to accept the resignation general gomez said that before he could outline his next action he would have to learn the reason tor this action by the convention and would have to give the matter deep thought |