West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-16
The Pipe Dreams or Spain.
From The New York journal.

From The Now York Journal
Plato's belief that IDEAS are the only
realities is evidently the basis OF Span
ish philosophy. No people in the civ
ilized world but the Spauiaris could
have maintained their self-esteem
through such war as the present one
in such superb independence OF ohjec-
tive facts.
Here, for instance, is our patriotic
contemporary, El Progreso, OF Havana,
which has discovered that while the
SpaDiards in Cuba are fensting, and
not dog even goes without good food
in this capital, the dirty Yankees are
dying of starvation in all toe great
cities of America. IL knows even n orc
wonderful things than that.
The Yankees are already sorry that
they have begun war against SPAN,
but we will give them cause for deeper
regret. 1t will not ue long before our
viciorous army will cross over into
their territory and do 10 them as they
would like TO have done To us We will
give them some Of their own medicine
Already our gallant fleet has ID )m-
bardcd their city OF Boston and driven
the inhabitants of that place into the
interior, compelling them To hec for
their lives. Next we will move upon
New York, and no Yankee ships dare
attack us. knowing full we'll their ina
biltty TO cope with ths form idable
Spanish navy.
Already there ~ tumult and insur-
rec ion among the Yankees because Of
the failure of their arms, and the peo
PIE are blaming President Mckinley
a military gnard Of 1000 soldiers sur
rounds his palace 70 prevent an assas-
sin from rcaching him. lie never goes
| out, and IL is expected daily that news
W III be sent out OF his death, SO in
tenselv snraged are the people because
they see nothing but defeat in their
war against Spain. Civil war y threat
| ened among the United States and il
| may fe looked for at any moment
! The wealthy Yankees OF New York and
| Philadelphia have barricaded their
houses and armed their servants, fear
| ing both the attacks OF our forces and
| the mobs OF their own people.
such is the condition which exists in
| America to-day. while our noble army
and our government under the brave
and good Captain in-General Blanco has
succeeded in pacifying all OF Cuba SO
| that peace reigns upon our shores.
According TO our Havana contem-
porary
Spain Is already the victor. and the
cowardly enemy would gladly sue for
! peace. In the Philippines the ships
Of the Yankee commander have been
! destroyed, with great loss OF life, and
the re bel forces have united with all
good Spanish citizens in driving the
j foreigners from those islands, and have
reorRaDized their government under an
J equitable autonomy such as exists in
| Cuba to-day
/ The trembling Yankees need not
/ imagine that they eau save themselves
( by suing for peace. for the indignant
/ chivalry Of spain will invade their
i territory, capture and destroy their
| towns aud force them into su objection
/ Spanish yalOr is the same to-day that
| IL was In the days Of old. and Ne car
see ia the near future the proud flag o
/ Spain again ahoHt upon every sea and
| planted again upon the continent O
/ America. aud once more Spain will rule
the world as she did in the haopy days
! gone by. Viva Esplna con honor!
How Is IL possible 10 BARN people
like that2 The squaIid bunk Of th,
Chinese opium smoker is a silken bed
in "a fairy palace, and the bard realitie,
Of life pass as lightly over the heads oi
the fortunate dwellors ia ths castlcs OIL
/ spain.