Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
GOES OF RLICK HORE.

Philadelphia Record: Chill has popula.
tion about as large Us that of the state of
Ohio Brave though the Buckeyes undoubt-
edly be, what chance would they have in
fighting all the other states in the Union.
Hartford Courant: Our interesting Anglo
Chilian contemporary, the New York Even
ing Post, is pu ublished on the soil and under
the flag of the United States, and sometimes
describes itself as an American newspaper.
Sioux City journal: If we get into a war
with Chill, or any other country, the dis
ability of ex-confederates to serve in the
United States army will be removed in
jiffy Then we shall need "the rebel yell'' in
our business.
New York Tribune. The Administration
is harmonious, congress is patriotic and the
people are united in favor OF u resoute for
oign policy in defence of A:derican rights.
Only poor spirited mugwump here and
there is rattled and silly.
Denver Sun: The Chilian matter has had
at least ono good effect. 1t has given the
world u rcol2ing sense of the greatness and
power of this country, ana of the spirit of its
people when aroused. 1t has furnished a
suggestion of what we can do when we
really try.
Kansas CITY Star: If we have a war with
Chilli it should be with the understanding
that Chill is TO pay the expenses. The ex
ample set by Germany after the war with
France should be followed. He who gets
broken pays. Chilli made Peru pay, and wo
should make Chill pay. If there is TO be no
money in it there should be no war.
Brooklyn Eagle (dem.): We arc not rre-
pared to assume without evidence, and
against the record of a righteous life
which should be held to make contrary evi
dence that General Benjamin Harrison, the
descendant of gallant soldiers, himself a
brave officer and a patriot of liberty and the
union, is ready or dcsirouss to plunge the
country which has honored him with its
highest trust into a needless. wicked and un-
just war, or into any war ut nll with the
purpose of effecting partisan success
through bayonets, which could not DO won
by the politics of peace and the debates of
freemen at the polls.
Kansas City journal: Americans will not
permit their flag to be insuted. However
much we of the United States love gam,
however much wo love prosperity, however
much welove peace, we love country better.
We love the honor of country better, we love
that secure and unshaken respect that comes
of rebnking insult better. Thousands OF
men do not care for what Chill has doue, If
she will make reparaton. Millions will re-
sent the sneering taunt of neglect on Chili;s
part. If war should come Americans will be
ready for it,
New York Sun: We believe that the work
of the Navy department and of the War de-
partment during the past six weeks is a mar
vel of administrative energy and patriotic
vigilance. Some of our readers, perhaps,
but certainly not all, have an idea of what
has been accomplished.
And yet 1t is this very activity, not inviting
a conflict, but following the first principles
of national prudence and the ordinary laws
of common sense which furnishes the chief
ground Of the mugwump attack on mon who
are doing their duty.
Consider two propositions:
If war Is ayerted and the government of
Chill makes proper reparation for the Val
paraiso outrage, it will be for no other rea-
son than because we were ready.
If war came, and in spite of the warning
events of the past three months this country
were not prepared to the best of It's ability
for the conflict the men whom the non
Americans are now critcsing for doing their
duty would deserve to DO impeached They
would deserve to be hanged.
Go ahead, servants of the people You are
right; your work counts for peace, and the
country is with you.