The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-26

But when it became evident that no
| peaceable solution was possible, that war
i was inevitable, they addressed themselves
| to the task of making suitable prepare
ton, and from the time when $4,000 600
was placed at the disposal of the presi-
dent to this hour they have left nothing
undone to aid in the prosecution OF the
war and to insure victory. Modern ships
! and guns and engines of war are more
powerful and more expensive tnan any
! ever known before Our enemy was sep
| arated from us by great oceans. These
/ things made the amount required neces-
sarily very large, If the war was to con-
| tinue for any length of time, and how
| long it was to continue no man knew.
To provide money to meet these great
| expenditures 1t became necessary not
| only to impose special taxes, but also to
| authorize the government to borrow
whatever additional sums might be need
| ed and to issue it's obligations to pay
| back the money borrowed with interest.
| When the measure for this purpose came
| before the house and senate, at once the
| same Chicago platform Democracy who
| had been so eager and so fierce to force
| us into war before we were ready, pc
! gan to oppose so much OF 1t as PROVIDED
| for borrowing and paying BACK what we
| might be obliged to borrow. They were
| for war, but opposed to providing ade,
| o,late means to carry 1T on; they priced
| themselves on their Willingness 10 vote
| for appropriations, and yet voted against
the means to provide money 10 meet Inc
| appropriations. They inveighed against
| the bondholders and yet suggested no
method by which the government, any
| more than an individual, could porroW
| without engaging to pay PACK WHAT was
borrowed. They exploited every WHO ana no
tempted to force the issue Of irredeemaole
naner money. They exhausted every
means to thwart the majority, ana nnahy
a majority of them voted against the plli
tion the votes Of the Republicans and
sound money Democrats PROVIDED means
TO carry on the war, and today the patrl-
otto people Of every class reJolce. s
We have been asked with great Iioui
ish why we were willing to incur opngd.
lions to the amount of $50O,0OO,OO 900 for the
Prosecution of the War.
We answer that we were willing
to incur obligations and TO pieoge
amount which might be necessary to con-
duct it to successful termination. EVERY
body knew that the receipts from tIe wal
revenue bill would not come IN at once
and that they would be spread out W.
the succeeding months OF the year anu
succeeding years. Nobody knew how long
the war would last. Few of us doupt lnat
it would be going on now put Lor
bottling up of Cervera'S meet III lne Id
bor at Santiago, which, when We nrsl
heard of it we could hardly believe. Ihe
news seemed too good to be true. BEFORE
that everybody supposed that we Woulu
have to invade Cuba and invest havana
with a great army as soon as the sicAlS
season was over, and even after that no
hody knew but what we might still nave
to do this. Nobody knew now long the
capture of that city might take. All knew
that is would cost enormous sums OF
money, and that that money mus ,,,, ne
available when needed. And the Repuon-
cans were determined that the govern.
ment should be given all the means thdt
might be necessary, ana 1urtner' my
were determined that Spain ana the Woriu
should have an exhibition or our wealth.
and power which would show them that
the war once begun would be prosecuted
with all the resources OF tne SrSdleSl
and richest nation on earth we nau COLI
fidence in our administration. we knew
that it would not issue more of these opn-
cations than were necessary, and we were
determined that it should nave all thdl
under any contingency mgnt De Heces
sary. The result has shown that our con,
fidence was not misplaced. Two nunureu
millions were not too much and that Is
all that has been issued ana all tnat VIII
be necessary. More than all tnlS we were
determined that there should be no issue
of irredeemable paper money Wnlcn our
adversaries were trying to force upon US.
And the result has justified our actlon.
While there has been some slight disturb
ance of our commerce, there mas not
been the slightest ripple OF disturbance
of our finances. g..
were some differences of opln-
ion even among the Republicans. Ihere
were those who were impetuous anu IN
clined to be impatient with the president.
There were some on the other side-and
my predecessor was one of them-Who
said he lacked backbone, and hdnted tnal
he was a coward. But 1 do not believe
there is one of them today-an honest
one-who is not willing to acknowledge
that he was wrong and
The President Was Right.
There is not one who will not &C
knowledge that the patience of the presl-
dent and his refusal to prec1p1tate war
until we were ready, have saved thou
sands of lives and millions of money.
There is not one of them who Will not
freely confess that to have recognized the
independence of the republic OF CUBA
would have been fatal blunder, pre-
venting alike successful prosecution OF
the war and the complete accomplishment
of it's splendid results.
Looking back over all these stirring
events, / say reverently / believe the
hand of Providence was in 1t ALL guldlng
us slowly but surely to that point from
which the war was waged, not for selhsh
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or revenge but for hu-
mainly and liberty, using this nation as
the instrument not alone to bring sue
and bleeding people of one island, but to
carry liberty. civilization and commerce
cor and relief and liberty to the oppressed
using as the chief actor, as the great
half way around the globe, and in 1t all
leader in the great drama, one combln-
ing in his great character the gentleness
and patience and firmness of Lincoln with
the wisdom and constancy of Washington.
1t is and ought to be matter of pride to
the house of representatives that at all
times it stood Loyalty and steadfastly by
the president, and for this it deserves the
support and endorsement of the nation
/ know it is matter of pride to me that
as the representative of this great district
I stood firmly and devotedly by the pres1-
dent and for 1t deserve and 1 believe
I will receive the support and endorse
ment of it's people.
I shall not now stop to allude to the
successful and glorious prosecution of the
war. That is beyond all praise. 1t speaks
with an eloquence which no words can
command Surely, as has been many times
said, 1t was worth all and more than 1t
has cost in blood and treasure. It has