The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-11-27

StdeIl case), but it will probably be sup
pressed 10 the State. 10 this manner, the
Government may be preserved from CON-
hitting the grave mistake Of plonging the
country into war before It il certain that
there is a cause of war, and contrary to the
rules and requirement Of international law.
II will be time enough to declare war, with
its attendant miseries and horrors, when it
is clear that the Co unrry cannot ionorably
avoid it.
Meanwhile. what is the nature Of this
unusual pressure upon the Government!
Who are the parties that are so jealous of
the national honor, and are growing SO
| indignant over the atrocities of the Cuban
Volunteers! A careful exam aa.ion will
show that the leaders of 1t are divided
mainly into two clasess-bankrups politi-
clans and bursred SPECTATORS In the
former class will be found the back pay
grabbers, the Credit Moblier corruption
its, the carpet bag adventurers, the Libby |
lists seeking for spoils. and all who have been
engaged in the frauds and corruptions aad
dishonest transactions which have bean so |
abundan. during the last four years. What
more available method Of hiding their own
misdeeds is there than to get Up foreign
war! In the inevitable excitement which
must follow, their transactions will be
forgotten, and, if they can tide themselves
over tee next session OF Congress, they are
safe. Everv Congressman who has taken
back-pay, every politician who has been
engaged in jobbery, subsidy, aud specula-
ton, is an ardent var man. and is egging
on tho people to demand declaration of
war, and, as the time for Congress draws ,
nearer and nearer, they will clamor louder
and louder. 1t is possible they may succeed
in accomplishing their purposes and may
even overpower the Senate, but if the
Government has frmness to do what is
right, they may yet be thwarted, the coun-
try may be saved from the consequences of
basty and i'll advised action ard they may
be held to an accountability for their pas:
ofenses
The other class IS composed Of broken
Down stock and gold spectators, who see
IN this war fever an opportunity to retrieve
their losses incurred during the late panic
They also are urging on the people, mani
puiatIng public meeting, and filing the air
with wild rumors, in rider to fan the pop
ular excitement into flame. An instance
Of their m neavering was afforded in their
recent dispatc! urging Gov. Hendricks, of
Indiana. to send the New York meeting
"a stunning dispatch" npon the subject of
Cuban atrocities. In tue event Of var
with Spain, they see an opportunity of I
running gold up, aud advancing the prices
of stocks. Without such a war. there IL
very httle prospect that tLeir balloons can
be infia ted again and set flying. 1t matters
little to them how many men are killed,
now many wilo-s are made. or how much
suffering is causci, provided the stock list
goes up ami profits come in. 1t matters
little 10 them that, after such var, the
country must suffer u worse financial crisis
aian the prescott one, consequent upon
still further destruction Of property.
Against these two classes, with their
large following Of unthnking people the
Government must continue 70 MAINTAIN
firm stand. Uiln>s it can lie shown that
onr rights have bren lnva Ted, and that
SPAN refuses 70 make reparaton, have
no cause of war with that country. The
Government has thus Tar held this Pc .ition
and conducted itself wi'n dignity, even in
the face of the popular clamnr. 1t will
he for the best interests of the co4riry if
il continues in this course 1t will be
sorry dry when the Government
yields TO the opportunities Of needy poiti-
cans and h-rken-,lown stock gamblers to
violate the laws Of ,tions, and engage in n
foreign war -'ifhnut Sufficient provocatiou-