The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-31
Americans SIM For AmerIcn.

JuS AnBlO-tHuuluCo anu IhS Huil-
baked Tories and traitors should
net plume themselves too richly on
what they are plea sed to call re-
action from the "jingoism" of last
week, the "sober second thought"
and the "subsidence of the craze"
1t poorly becomes the men who
have been appealing to the royal
house of Hanover, the British aris-
tocracy and the English clergy to
send messages calculated to make
the rampant Americans behave
themselves, to assume that they
have been the means of averting a
collision. The mushy display of
English interference has been only
disgusting. There has been no re.
vulsion of American sentiment.
The best feeling in this country is
still in support of the position taken
by the President, and it has vastly
grown. We have merely arrived
at the point where another official
step is to be taken; and, remaining
firm in the faith and devoted TO
the Monroe doctrine, we may
calmly, and with reasonable de-
gree of patience, await further de-
velopments.
The message of the President
was not II lingo performance. 1t
was Il tranquil, dispassionate and
earnest statement OF the relation
of the United States to the Venez
uelan question. 1t was not written
till the sober second thought had
been taken. 1t was not ranting,
loud document, breathing carnage
and expressed in boastful terms.
1t was a serious statement Of a Sc
rious situation, and reflected the
patriotism and courage of the
American people. The United
States had respectfully urged that
'the boundary dispute be submitted
I,to arbitration, and Great Britain
had fatty declined to agree to such
IAN arrangement. The message
stated the facts and gave a clear
I'applicatiOn Of the Monroe doctrine
ITO the matter. The Secretary of
IlState. in his correspondence with
Lord Salisbury, and the President,
lin his message to Congress, were
not clustering or rash; but to have
said or done less than they did
would have been TO put the Amer.
ican people in position Of coward
ice and dishonor,
The central, practical purpose Of
1.-THE message was to ask Congress
bto confer on the the Executive au-
thority to appoint commission to
examine the boundary question.
hOur Government WAS confronted
with the possibility of war, and
| wisely determined that its case
(, ,should be on strong ground. Con-
,Egress at once granted the aut h0r-
,kity, and there the matter rests. The
appointment Of this commission is
IA matter to be most seriously re-
Effected upon. No ord nary men
Bare good enough for such work.
pThe men most eminently fitted for
lthis particular mission may not he
Fin position to accept. The Presi-
bdent must have a reasonable time
lin " hich to name the commissions
Hers. How much time will be re-
Ilquired for the investigation is a
very wide open question. Mean
I7time, there is nothing for the
IA merican people to do but to nurse
'their p ,triotism and be ready for
action when the time for action
tones.
!, If there is now DINNER pros
pect of war than there was ten
days ago, it is not because there is
any less courageous and patriotic
spirit among tue Americans. 1t
is not because tIose who honestly
and quickly went 10 support of the
Government think they made II
mistake. 1t Is uot because there Is
less Indignation at the outrage
Great Britain proposed to commit
on Venezuela. 1t Is not becau, e
our people have changed their
minds about the Monroe doctrine
and the interpi citation placed on il
by the President and Secretary of
State. II peace has been assured
it has not been through the aid OF
the anti-Americans on this side OF
the Atlantic, or through fiapdoodle
correspondence with Britons who
are afraid they will he hurt. II
has been the result, rather, of
wholesome fear Of the British Min.
istry that they had undertaken
more than they could carry out.
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