The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27

can have war and l don't see now we
can help having it. Spain can't AFFORD
to fight the United States and she can
afford not to fight. Her creditors DON'T
want her to do either. If she doesn
fight SHE loses Cuba; if she does hght
she will likewise lose ICMba and incur
great war debt She is the slave OF her
bondholders and it rs hard to say Whit
they will bid her do"
i. C.. l.. Harris-"If McKinlcy's mes
sage Monday contains what j believe 1t
will--that the war in Cuba must be
stopped--then there'n be trouble be-
tween this country and Spain. Spain
will resent any interference in Cuban
affairs. Mckinley knows, though, that
unless he does interfere there'll not be
a corporals guard in the next Congress.
[ ann looking for trouble next week"
DIR. ID. e. Everitt-'I stick to what
I've been saying all along-there1l be
war. But it will be a small affair and
won't last long. The only thing I'm
afraid of are those torpedo boats. | don't
know how much damage they can do to
our war vessels"
Rev. Baylus Cadet don't see any
thing in this mornings dispatches to in
dictate war. unless it be the coming of
the Spanish torpedo boats to Cuba.
War may come but ] don't think it's
yet in sight"
Dr. Cyrus ThompSon-'1'ye Thought
all along there would be war. 1t seems
that about the only way to avoid 1t rs
FOR this country to take a firm stand ana
lot war come if necessary. Once Spain
understands this she'll submit to arbl-
tration."
John A. Sims-"I'm opposed to war
md I'm not going if | can help 1t. bun
don't see now how trouble can be
avoided. Somebody's got to back down
or there's going to be Il fight.
Marshal II. G.. Dockery-"lts hard to
see how trouble over Cuba can now be
avoided. The Maine incident seems to
be about closed"
DIR. A. B. Hawkins-"Spain must
back down or there's bound to be war"
Rev. Hal. Ayer-"rhere's gwine to
be a scrap. if the dispatches from Wash
ington are true
DR.. joyful L. ,Ramsey-"It sorter looks
Ike there might be trouble. That's the
way i size up the situation one day
and the next day i size it up the other
way"
Col. .Jun:us Bolts Fortme-''Tm afraid
our President is too conservative, sand
we won't have war. If | were Mckin-
lev I'd whip the Spaniards out of Cuba
so quick they wouldn't know what hit
en-
Corporal Warren V. Hall-"If we do
have war our coast defences will be
in a terrible fix. Spain is more of
masher on the sea than we imagine"
Col. Starke Batchelor-"We are going
10 have war. Spain is going to temper
iZe until she gets her navy into our
waters, then she will lombard New
York. 1T won't be the first time a little
fellow has got mad with big fellow
and jumped on hin-and the little fellow
doesn't always get whipped either,
though he will this time"
William Boylan-'I have no idea
therell be war. Spain is too weak and
she's got sense enough to know fishes
got everything TO lose and nothing to
gain. Suppose she should win, she'd be
bankrupt; and if she loses, as she's al
most certain to do, it will result in
present dynasty"
Mai. Jack There may be-
war and then again there may not-but
please don't mention that | said so"
John w. Thompson give them
two weeks to fight. Most people say
the guns will be blooming in ten days"
Judge Ayery-'I don't see now how
we can keep out of Il war. 1t seems to
me that it's war or dfshOnOr."
Col. Bennehan Cameron-"A little
brush seems to be inevitable. L think
4.here'H he bloodshed."