The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
No Other State Has Made an
Equal Showing in Patriotism.
INTERVIEW WITH MANTLE
The silver Question Overshadowed by
the Wharf.-The Colonies Must Not Be
Given Back TO Spain-The An
of Hawaii.


session Of congress. He expressed him
self as delighted TO be back in the
mountains once more, among his neigh
bors and friends.
~ have always been very proud of
Montana" said Mr.. Mantle. but ] am
prouder than ever now. While during
this war there has been a great out
burst Of enthusiasm and patriotism from
every state. yet. in proportion to popu-
lation. no state in the union has made
The showing Montana has. The urgency,
Intensity and patriotism of the letters
reaching me from Montana people is
remarkable. They plead with me to get
them a chance to go to the front. They
say they are giving up good Jobs, good
wages. but they want to strike a blow
for the old flag. / received letters by
the undre and kilograms by the score.
Ihave always been very proud or Mon
rana and her people. but they have gone
way up in my estimation now. There
could be no source of greater pride than
these evidences of patriotism and I'M
selfish desire from every town and
crossroads in Montana. 1t was Will
great pleasure that / presented all these
requests to the war department and
the remarks were frequent about the
evident patriotism of Montana people.
the requests for active service from this
state being more than from many states
OF several times the population. There
are some 80 companies now being or
ganized in this state and anxious to
move
Mr.. Mantle was asked by a Standard
reporter whether the silver question in
the approaching campaign is likely to be
obscured as an issue by the war and
the new issues brought forward by the
war.
-. The silver Question.
k<rThere can he no doubt" said Mr..
Mantle but what the silver question
and. in fact. all other questions have
to some extent been relegated to the
rear by the war. The result in Oregon
cannot be accounted for in any other
way. and ! suppose the history of the
country will show hat such has always
been the case. There can be no doubt
Int that the question of what our pol
iry is going to be in respect TO terri
torial acquisition is going to cut a very
big figure i'm future and probably in this
years campaign. There is unquestion-
ably a strong disposition i'm the demo-
cratic party TO make this "a live issue
at this time and there is also a strong
disposition In many localities on the part
of republicans to accept the gag Of bat
tie thus thrown down. To my mind
int Sru nus SbuEhN W w bAbtki w
the front at this time is somewhat pre-
mature The principal thought in the
minds of the people is that the pending
war with Spain shall be conducted with
the utmost vigor and determination and
with all the power and force necessary
20 bring IL to a complete IN triumphant
conclusion. We are at war with Spain
and IL Is manifestly the part Of mill
tary wisdom, as well as our duty, To
cripple here in every possible way we
can. not only in the destruction Of her
armies and navies, but also in the de-
struction of her power and influence in
the colonies now owned and dominated
by her. In carrying out this policy Of
Gripping and injuring our enemy we
shall in all human probability acquire
possession Of the Philippines, Porto Rico
and Cuba and possibly other islands
now owned by Spain. The question as
TO what our policy is TO be with respect
TO these acquisitions is one to be deter
mined in the future.
For myself. ! should not like to at
tempt at this moment to say what that
policy should or shall be. II must de-
pend largely on circumstance yet an
known TO us. OF one thing, however.
i am satisfied, and that is that in the
disposition of these affairs the nation
will be guided in the future. as in the
past. by a just sense of duty and right.
In other words. l believe that this ques-
tion can safely be trusted to the Amer
lean people to do that which justice. hu-
manity, Christianity and civilization
may deem right.
One Thing Certain.
zone thing. however. may be set
down as certain. and that is that the
American people. having once broken
the tyranny of Spain so long exercised
over the people Of these countries. will
never under any circumstances consent
that they shall again he turned over
TO their oppressors. The man or the
party who would propose this could
not stand a moment in the face OF the
public sentiment of the people Of the
United States. This Is a war of human
ity. and having engaged in II, We can
not and shall not turn back or do any
thing that would lower the high stand
ard Of exalted purpose which we have
set for ourselves. More than this | can.
not say. and do not care TO say at this
time. In common with the whole
American people, ! am not only fully
satisfied but immensely proud of tn,
splendid progress made by our armies
n by the unfinching courage and ne.
roism displayed by our soldiers anC
sailors on land and sea. Nothing NOR,
splendid is recorded in history. Tn,
war thus far has demonstrated beyond
cavil or dispute that the United State
of America is now a first-ciass powel
among the civilized nations of the earth
It's status is fixed, and there IL mus
esermore remain. growing I'm strength
and power and prestige with every yea
tha rolls by"
Senator Mantle voted opposite to Con
gresham Hartman on the question o
Hawaiian annexation. and in reply 4
a question by the reporter regarding
hls vote on this question. Mr.. Mantl,
said:
Nafiou of Hawaii.
THE annexation Of Hawaii do no
regard as coming properly within tn
lines Of argument directed against tn,
scquisition OF foreign or colonial pos
sesslons. The subject Of annexing Hs
wall was discussed very fully in exc