The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-12-04
WHY WAR 10 WANTED.

! WA6 40 WANT6U.
The ass..u.ic' Of Our G0ver,sssseut
thus far in its relations toward spain
has beer both dignifled and consistent.
Notwithstanding the afrocious and In.
human acts Of the Cuban authorities.
II has taken no inconsiderate step. and
yet has prepared itself, SO far ~ pfacti.
cable, for any emergency which may
occur. II has thus far also succeed
ed In resisting the outside pressure for
war by making no move which weuld
be likely to precipitate . war. The
war making power rests with Con-
gress alone, and yet 1t might bs poesi-
BILE for the President and Cabinet, by
list ming TO insensate clamor, and
yielding to 1t, to involve the country
| in complication from which il could
not escape except by declaring war.
II is even possible that the House
may, upon assembling. pass . bonn
bas;ic and inflammatory resolution of
some description las 1t did in the Ma
son and SlideIl case), but it will prob
ably be suppressed In the Senate. In
this manner, the Government may be
preserved from committing the grave
mistake Of plunging the country into
war before it is certain that there is \
cause of war, aud contrary to the rules
and requirements Of international law.
1t will be time enough to declare war,
with its attendant misefies aud hor-
rors, when 1t Is clear that the country
cannot honorably avoid 1t.
Meanwhile, what Is the nature Of
this unusual pressure upon the Gov
ernment: Who are the parties that
are 80 jealous Of the national honor,
aud are growing 81 indignant over the
atrocities Of the Cuban Volunteers? ?
A careful examination will show that
the leaders Of it are divided mainly in
TO two classes politicians
and bursted speculators. In the for
mer class will be found the back pay
grabbers, the Credit -Mobilier corrup-
,ioEists, the carpet-bag adventures,
the lobbyists seeking for spoiis, aud
all who have been engaged in the
frauds aud corruptions and dishonest
transactions which have been 80
abundant during the last four years.
What more available method of hid
lug their own misdeeds il there than
10 get up foreign war? In the in
evitable excitement which must fol-
low. their transactions will he for
gotten, and, II they can tide them
selves over the next session Of Con-
gress. they are safe. Every Congress.
man who has taken back-pay Or for
ward pay, every politician who has
been engaged in jobbery, subsidy. aud
speculation, is un ardent war man,
aud is egging OH the people to demand
a declaration Of war, and, as the time
for Congress draws nearer and nearer,
they will clamor louder aud louder.
II IL possible they may succeed In ac-
eompIishiDg their purposes aud may
even overpower the Senate, bnt ii the
Government has firlnnsss to do what
isgight, they may yet be thwarted.
the country may be sayed from the
consequences OF hasty aud i'll advised
action, ind they may be held TO an
accountability for their past oflenses.
The other class is composed OF bro
ken down stock and gold speculators,
who see in this war fever an oppOr-
tuuily 10 retrieve their losses incurred
during the late panic. They also are
urging on the people, manipulating
public meetings, aud filling the air
with wild rumors, in order to fan the
popular excitement into flame. An
instance Of their maneuvering was
Afforded in their recent dispatch urg-
ing Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, to
send the New York meeting "a stun
ming dispatch" upon the subject OF
Cuban atrocities. In the event Of
war with Spain, they see an oppor-
unity Of running gold up, and ad.
vancing the prices of stocks. With
out such war, there is very little
prospect that their balloons can be in
t1ated again and set flying. 1t mat
.ers little to t.em how many men are
killed, how many widows are made,
or II Nv much suffering is caused, pro-
vided the stock list goes up and profits
come in u matters little 10 them
that, atfer Lea Il war, the country
must suffer worse financial crisis
than tho present one, consequent up
on still further destruction Of prop.
erty.
Against these two classes, with their
large following of unt linking people,
the Government must continue 10
maintain a firm stand. Unless it can
be shown that our rights have been
invaded, and that Spain refuses TO
make reparation, We have no cause of
war with that country. The Govern
ment has thus far held this position,
and conducted itself with dignity,
even in the face of the popular clamor.
1t will be for the best interests Of the
country If it continues in this course.
1t will be sorry day when the Gov
ernment yields to the opportunities
of needy politicians and broken down
stock gamblers to violate the laws of
nations, and engage in foreign war
without sufficient provocation. Chi.
Tribune.
Shrinkage of Grain.
The writer had aquantity
carefully measured and put
in sacks. 1t remained in q cool barn
in this way for three months, When