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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17

are correspondents of the Journal, they are
also correspondents of the best newspapers
and reviews of London. Thus it has been
since the beginning TO my mind the only
object of England is that the Americans
should occupy themselves with us and leave
her in peace, and if there is war, so much
the better; that would further remove what
is threatening her-although that will never
happen. IA
Itwould be most important that you should
agitate the question of commercial relations,
even though it wOulde be only for effect and
that you should send here a man of import
ance in order that might use him to make
propaganda among the Senators and others
in opposition to the junta and to win over
exiles.
There goes Amblarad. / believe he comes
too deeply taken up with little political
matters, and there must be something very
great or we shall lose
Adela returns your salutation, and we wish
you in the new year to be q messenger OF
peace and take this New Years present to
poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and servant,
who kisses your hands,
ENRIQUE DUPUY DE LONE.
Naturally, this produced profound
sensation. The references to President
Mckinley were an intolerable insult to
the head of the Nation. The propo-
sitions to blind us by pretending to
negotiate commercial treaty giving US
important advantages, and to lobby our
Senators, were scarcely less objection
able.
Senior de LONE did not deny having
written the letter, and the State Depart
ment Immediately cabled to Minister
Woodford to demand his recall. De
LONE anticipated this, however, by
cabling his resignation. which the Span
ish Government accepted by telegraph.
This prevented the State Department
from sending him his passports. There
is some criticism of Minister Woodford's
delay in presenting the cablegram to the
Spanish Ministry, which gave time to
allow the resignation and acceptance.
The Spanish Ministry has since given
Minister Woodford assurances that they
will formally disavow Senior De Lome's
utterances, and the incident is regarded
as automatically closed.
But what diplomacy cannot close or
obiterate is the ranking memory of the
Spanish Minister'S words in regard to
our President and our country. That
they were privately expressed, with no
thought of meeting the public eye, makes
them all the more CALLING. They betray
his inner thoughts, beneath his mask of
diplomatic courtesy and compliment.
There is no appreciation or gratitude
for our phenomenal long suffering and
forbearance, for our patient endurance
of measureless Injuries 70 our COM
merce, for our tolerance of barbara
ties and cruelties to people at our
very doors, and claiming our protec-
ton in the name of humanity, for our
scrupulous regard of our international
obligations, for our expenditure of mil
lions of dollars in the ungrateful work
Of policing our own coasts against help
being sent to the struggling Cuban
patriots. For all this we receive only
sneers and defamation.
Diplomacy cannot salve this over. II
brings energetic action in favor of the
down-trodden Cubans much nearer.
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REPRESENTATIVE DINGLEY thinks
chat last month ended the days of deficits
caused by the rushing in of foreign goods
before the present tariff law could be
enacted. Those stocks are now pretty
well exhausted, and the receipts from
customs viii rise rapidly. Last month
the deficit was 100000.
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WASHINGTON. d. c., FEBRUARY II, 1898.

THE French have but recently adopted
The jury system, but they have added a
feature which seems a valuable improve
ment. They draw six supernumerary
jurymen, who listen to the evidence,
and take the places of any Of the regu-
lar jurors who may become ill or other
wise disabled.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17

IT has been discovered that We have
IN the country only two rounds of am
munition for each gun mounted in the
Notifications We must be expecting to
make war on the installment plan.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17

THE soldier-hating New York Ecen-
ing Post-the chief organ Of the Mug
wumps-is the only paper in the coun-
try that stood up for De LONE. 1t
brutally attacks Secretary Sherman.
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LEGATION DE EsPANA
WASHINGTON.

w AoutNuION.
Eximo Senior Don Jose Canaleas:
NV distinguished and Dear Friend-You
need not apologize for not having written to
me. / also ought TO have written to you
but have not done SO On account of being
weighed down with work and nous sommes
quittes.
The. situation here continues unchanged
Everything depends on the political and
military success in Cuba. The prologue of
this second method of warfare will end the
day that the Colonial Cabinet will be APP
pointed, and it relieves us in the eyes of this
country of part of the responsibility OF
what may happen there, and they must cast
| the responsibility upon the Cubans, whom
they believe to be SO immaculate.
Until then we will not be able to see
| clearly, and i consider it to be q loss Of time
and an advance by the wrong road the send
| iny of emissarics to the rebel field, the negoti-
ating with the autonOmists not yet declared
TO be legally constituted, and the discovery OF
| the intentions and purpose Of this Govern
ment The exiles will return one by one,
and when they return will come walking into
| the sheep fold and the chiefs will gradually
return Neither of these had the courage to
leave en-masse, and they will not have the
courage to thus return.
The message has undeceived the insurgents,
who expected something else, and has para
| lyzed the action of Congress, but / consider
| it bad Besides the natural and inevitable
coarseness with which he repeats all that the
press and public opinion of Spain has said OF
| Weyler, it shows once more what Mckinley
| is, weak and catering to the rabble, and be
sides a low politician, who desires to leave q
door open to me and to stand well with the
jingoes of his party.
Nevertheless. as a matter Of fact, it will
only depend on ourselves whether he will
prove bad and adverse to us. l agree en-
tirely with you-without military success
nothing will be accomplished there, and
without military and political success there
is here always danger that the insurgents will
be encouraged, if not by the Government, at
least by part of the public opinion
do not believe you pay enough attention
to the role of England. Nearly all the news
paper canaille which swarms in your hotel
are English, and at the same time that they
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17

"A STRoNGLY-BUILT, FARMER-LOoKING
MAN ENTERED THE TRAIN"
trunk was brought down from the garrett, and
its dimensions studied But the next evening
Jim Wilkins, of Co. @, who was home patch
ing up leg which had caught bullet at
Stone River, came in, and his advice was
asked.
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Last week there appeared in the news
papers of the country the following let
ter, written by the Spanish Minister to
this Government, TO a Spaniard, who
was once a Minister of Justice, and is
now the editor of a Madrid paper:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17

ENTERED At WASHINGTON ros1Offos sszoonDoss MATTER,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-28
The Case of Cuba.

We do not criticise those who nave
advised prudent preparation ard who
have urged conservative methods in re-
gard to the Cuban question. There
may be a little TOO much prudence, or
an overdose Of conservatism; but war is
q serious matter. 1t is q thing to be
avoided at all times where avoidance
be possible. Every nation on earth
has. at one time or another, pursued war
as the result Of greed. The hands Of
not one are clean. The American re-
public has offended less in this respect
than any other power Oc the first class.
We may discuss the question Of war
from every possible point Of view, and
it viii be found to be justified in only
two contingencies. 1t is Justifable when
it is a struggle for freedom and self-goy-
eminent; it is justidable when carried
On in self-defeuse.
There will be no dispute in regard
to these points The case of Cuba at
this moment is entirely unique. The
Spauards have demonstrated that they
cannot rcconquor the territory held by
the CUbans; that they cannot give sue
cor to the population which their brutal
rolicy has committed TO starvation. On
the other hand, the Cubans ere not
strong enough to drive the Spaniard8
out Of the fortified towns. So far as we
know. the situation has no parallel III
history unless it be compared with the
condition of our own people q. the mo-
ment when France came to cur rescue
at Yorktown.
If inter ventiOn was ever justified an
der any conceivable circumstances, the
moment is ripe for it. The people are
q unit for it. II is necessary on grounds
as high as can ever exist in human al
fairs; it is necessary on behalf Of human
freedom and self-g0ycrnmcnt, which are
the essence of humanity.
Geographically and commercially, the
struggle in Cuba is on American soil
We do not need the island, and We DO
not want it. Whatever its destiny 3lay
be in the future just at present there
are reasons why annexation would
neither be prudent nor desirable. Thc
Constitution has suggested annexation
as q quarantine measure, but only in the
event of tho failura of events to run the
Spaniards off The island. Put neither
greed nor gain has amy part in the de-
sire OF the na01lc Of the United States,
with0utrcgard TO party, that the admin
istratiou should intervene to pat an end
TO the crime Of Spanish occupation Of
Cuba.
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Editor Medil will take a bottle OF
boiled water to war with him.
THE Din gleY peficit.

In spite Of rum0rs Of peace and war $
alarms, there's one thing that moves Ike
clockwork. and that is the DingIey def
cit. It. creeps and craWjs, but 1t IS al
ways getting bigger.
An Mr.. Dngey's prophecies and pre-
dic,fons amount to nothing. lie has
racked his brain to discover excuses
and made himself hOarse in recitln&
them; but all to no purpose. The def
cit moves right along. and is no" IN
creasing mere rapidly than ever.
The tariff which was levied to cure
hard times, has caused them to spread
to the treasury Mr.. Mckinley before
he was safe in the white house used TO
try to help out with his comforting max
inns, but the big wheel of his maxim
mill is now at a standstll and Mr. Ding
lev is Obliged to sweat and bear it alone
II we take away the cash that has been
received in the treasury from sources
other than taxation, the deficit reaches
high figures. 1t is much bigger than it
was when Cleveland issued bonds.
Meanwhile, What is the matter with
the tariff? Mr. Dinglcy says it viii
produce a surplus if it is let alone; but
nobody is bothering tin fact, every
body seems to have forgotten it in the
midst Of the tory clamcC for peace at
any prfce-and still it mounts up.
It is impossible to say how Mr.. Ding
ley is affected. If he has any anguish,
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the weak and the suffering. He has shown
himself an animal without a soul, brute
without a country.
How true this is, only these who nave
daily opportunity to read the putocrat-
c organs can know. We have repro
dtlced the extract, not for the purpose Of
pursuing the subject, fer the theme needs
no enlargement, but to suggest that the
terra "mugwump' hardly covers the
class. The word "tory" likewise fails
to give an adequate conception of the
identity OF those who have been urging
the government to permit the Cuban
horrors tc go cn Indefinitely. 1t is true
that "mugWump" describes a person
who has no political convictions the alb
sence Of these being due. in nine cases
out Of ten to lack Of patriotism. But
there are some honorable exceptions. AS
for the tories. it is not to be denied that
some CT them, especially IN the IcVoiu-
tionary war, had principles for which
they were willing 10 make sacrifices.
Many. perhaps the majority, were sin
cerelv attached to the cause of the king.
In the colony Of Georgia, to take an IL
lustration at home, there was Rory Nc
Intosh. lie was d tory but in all the
SIlnlDSfS inuI tlotltItu s3iNto VI uiiii, Nv
cuts o superb figure. Therefore, it
would be insulting to couple the name
Of tory with the class which insists that
the United States shall not lif5 hand
to put an end to the appalling crimes
that Spain is committing in Cuba.
It is curious, as we'll aS significant,
that the editors of the publications. so
roundly scored by Mr. Dixon should both
be foreigners One is an lrjShman, VINO
IS out Of sympathy with his own peopie
at home and with those OF his race who
have become Americans The other IS
a German, who misrepresents the views
and feelings of German American cltl-
Zens.
Ii is one of the fortunate things IN
life that one sermon such as Mr.. Dix
on has delivered is an antidote to tons
and tons of poisonous stuff that eXudeS
from the plutCcratic organs.
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Democratic TOPICS.


The Chicago Chronicle forms no eX-
oc,,tion IN the general rnln that the
.l,
newspapers u '""C wy }" "'o
In unexpected contortons III order 10
attract the attention of the public IN"
following from The Chronicle is 50 mild
as 10 lend itself readily to inteTpreta-
ton.
e.,, .,. r,,,1fne crowd :, ol1
>r,,s,,.,i Tvf,Iiar ! Hrv,r .,alcrorsl, ~
presses the belief that the honor Of the
country VIII be maintained by the gentle
man who was his successful adversary ID
1896 nave every '''I' III '''e pr I'."'' ~
he says AN" og, h r,tisr,cfo,, f." ,ha
IN t,., :" "aS , a,l,' -
Terhane Mr BRYAN has not heard that if
the president declares war it viii oe rs an
alternative. the other proposition Waith
war is to combat beng iree Iupa a'F' ir@'
S!Ner as WLvr' ,-.i,
,oi,o,.,.' w., I,Lto,,
p ,"oLa rcr" COM. Inv ,ha MeKinicv Kick
en- orrqn take possession of the govern
mcut at Washington.
1t is odd under the circumstances how
calm the democracy' the magnetic orators
!.i"luu,"' az. o'y a." coy ~ .,"pPVl
[a 'r thof, n,,,n dastrnc'ion Pnr6.,,s NAV,
ha-o an ,',iGtnr, idoa thaf war ar no var
democracy viii succeed. with hiGh ana gem
oral approval. to med!ocrjty in the rational
capitol
The Chronicle calls Itself demo
cratic paper, but we presume its dcmcc-
racy is Of the same stripe as that OF
Secretary Gage, CT Ito bring the cCGi-
parisOn nearer to the naked TRUTH that
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than million votes. This is fact TO
be borne in mind by the republicans anu
their assistants.
So far as the Cuban question Is CON
cerned, Mr.. Bryan stands with the 8led'
body Of voters that gave nm support l.
He is in favor Of intervention as an
American and not as partisan. TIC
would not advocate war TO fuTther pO-
litical schemes at home, nor would ne
oppose it because o political opponent IS
charged with the administration or al
fairs. We feel sure that there are
many editors in the west, as we'll as N
the east, who have neVe" CLIMBED the
hieh wall that separates patriotism from
mere craftsmanship. On many S'ouhdS
this is to be regretted, but regrets DO
not alter facts.
We have recently had an exhibition or
the difference between patriotism and
craftsmanship that should be an eyc-open-
er even to the feeble minded. he dem
OcratS laid aside all parts2nship when
they gave unanimous support TO tl2
resolution asking FOR an appropriation
OF $50 100000 They laid aside PARTISAN
ship and voted as representatives. OF the
great body Of the American people. II
has been said that the event has no prec-
edent in our history So much the worse
then for our history.
In voting as they did, the democrats
were merely carrying cut the spirit ana
purpose of democracy Whatever opin-
ion they may have Of Mr.. Mckinley in
his character of republican partisan,
their support put him on notice that be
is now handling American and not par
" interests They were also carrying
out The spirit and purpose Of the de-
mOcracy, which. by reason OF the I'M
mortal principles it stands for, is some
thing more than a mere party. me
democracy stands for f-%0Yernment
by the people not in this country alone,
but tine world over. 1t stands for free
dom and hatred of all forms Of tyranny
and oppression, and it is always ready
to give sympathy and substantial SUP
port to a people struggling to establish
their independence especially when
that struggle is going on directly under
the eyes Of the republic.
The democracy never had and never
will have anything to lose by promoting
with all its energy and influence the sue
cess Of those who are struggling 10 eS-
tablish a free and an independent gov
eminent
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Advice to a Warrior.

The following letter vas received
eona tinn AGO but nv mistake. was We
r,..,.al 80 tho odi+o,. nf tho AGRICULTURAL
,r,.- ,,,,,,-l,, CONSTITUTION
oei''I' l''9NL VI 80 ~ .,,a 1oo-
Co'0hel he""hS 'e'''ii 10
ument with inF request '"a' 1t "7
ferreA to the war editor, III whose h"ilo7
it now is:
ra-,.. l,o,rt,, March the Gth.
Atlanta r,nst,.t,.;on
started a farnfn this year an my mule
taktn with colik and died befo Good cure
him an / Amt got nuthin to 90 now
buj see" ""H ~ Fu.' tl1, ~,
"rifhn4 store III tl,,,7oli '' ~ r;,a,I,-,rI
s''"o "I =! ,,nt,, 70 hava . war am
",,or,, r,,dy rroe saws so TO an as hero said
NV mule is dcd wants to tender my self
far q soldyer an git in the army. i a5at
afrade Of no Spanyard an VIII fife the
Sponyard7 to stan sun 80, 'I 90 "' 10,
Wnch@Sie' SO "o"' '''r', ~ l.o a. ,n
"li ne - ,'gp o. , 49,, a t,r,at an yyiI
h ,,,a, : T., ''' at',ntir - nnrI
Yours truly Jim Battle
no several u,hers j kin git they atnt
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ready 100000 peaceful inhabitants OF
Cuba who were not and are not pauperS,
have died in Cuba from starvation, or
from diseases brought on by an INSULT
cient supply Of food. 1t has been sus-
geSted that our government put
an end to this blot on hui
manity by forcible means, II
necessary But force would cause the
Spanish bonds to lose their value, ana
this would hurt the interests OF thoae
great and patriotic citizens-the pono-
holders-and their financial interests are
much more important than the demands
of humanity or even Christianity. Con
seQuent,y, that noble-minded man, CaNl
Schurz, and Editor GOdllin (both or them
born abroad declare we must have peace
at any price.
We, therefore, advise Mr.. Jim Battle
to wait until war is declared and then,
in self-defense, take to the WOODS.
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DESERVING of Fermentation.

1t is creditable to the president that
in the crisis in which he now finds him
self, be calls in for familiar consultation
the senators Of the democratic, as We'll
as of the republican side Of the senate.
The visits of Senator'S Bacon, of Ge0r-
gia. and German, of Maryland, not only
gave an omen that the president was
seeking the best opinions TO be obtained
but in his recognition Of the great party
Of the opposition, he gives an evidence
of ,rue Americanism which is worthy of
cOmmendatiOn.
For awhile it was feared that congress
was going to be perpetually in the way
of Inc white house. Not only were the
senators of one whole party barred out.
but even the senators who were sup
u0sed 10 be IN harmony with the admin
istratiofl were not welcome guests in the
executive council chamber. The fact
that a change has been made in this
respect aueurs well for the country. The
executive of the United States is not the
supreme authority which some people
arroganty claim, because under the
terms Of the federal constitution, the
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senators are expressly made consulta-
tive body with the president, and it is
his duty, as it should be his pleasure
to call them in for consultation, to take
their views and to weigh them for what
they are worth, and 10 be governed &C
cordingly.
There can be 70 dCubt that Pres
ident Mckinley was well repaid for TINS
recognition of the Legislative department
of the government by the excellent adj
vice which he received from Senators
Bacon and German; and If he will now
keen on and call in the other democratic
senator's, he viii! have established Drec-
edent which, it is to be hoped, will be
maintained.
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The Cattle Industry OF Georgia.

7.--17orI-olTo g-or,- ic lov-I0n-I in
,rta rang4iI~ttn, +rt, n,o,nino rh-ora1
-, Alf,an,- n,'.roenondont II sons
&c.. ,,f't,i, tho iasr oi~hf nanths over
~ ooo I,oad ~ oott}o rovo boag Skinned
fron, ,I,ot soc.icn IN tha vo,t Tris
,.,l,aI.., ,,a, .ro,.a1orod mo Fact that eonth-
n.y.. ,,,,a,t, ,,it6a..+ l-nc,,,inc~ II has
,,o,l-,,' y, n..o,, IN, -tncl contnr and
sI,o.+ ,,.9,,, ra- l,,o,, a,.cn,onIislol .,Ira,dy
,,, iI.1.,,. - ,,.,,t ,,,o Nm InoIy.d
~. -. c,,t.,.o
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-28
A Warm Number.

The Rev. Thomas Dixon, IT., preached
sermon in New York city at the HGo-
nle's church the other day which an ad-
miring congregation has caused TO he
enyoiumed and preserved in neat lit
tie pamphlet. The character of its con
tents may be gathered from the dedica-
ton, which Is addressed Ito The Evening
Post and Harpcr's Weekly types Of the
MugWumD Wiper Press. whose Infamous
effort in q great national crisis 10 betray
American honor, disgrace cur flag, pros
titute the nations conscience, and cX-
terminate an heroic people struggling
for liberty at our doors. is unique i'll
American history
In the course of his sermon. which is
vigorous, earnest and eloquent, Air. Dix
on calls attention to the feet that recent
events have shown that our politicians
are patriotic; that we can depend on our
foreign born citizens: that every section
Of country IS loyal to the hearts core:
that there are no dangerous divisions;
and that we are impregnable to for
cig,n foe "In all this grand orat0rio Of
patriotism and humanity says Mr.. DIX
on, there is but one discOrd, and he
shows whence it proceeds in the follow
ing vigorous and slaehing style:
Il "a The voice Of The SNUG, s!ime-toneucd
pharfsee The mugWump. From The begin
ming Of the Cuban struggle for liberty,
through all its horrors nf blood, ashes and
starvation down t. the last raoment o@
our national crisis this su2Eina traitor has
been unpatriotic. Apologize, brutal. cynical
He has Systematically cursed and reVilel
every manifestation of American man
hood and sneortd at every eX-