The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-06

heard no question outside OK Deuocr2uc
complaint. Its burdens are not heavy and
they are being carried with conseu,rnenr oy
patriotic people.
the Democratic members in the laa, session
OF congress all thinking men must realize
the Importance OF eiec;ing men TO congress
who viii SUSTAIN the president In his noble
efforts 10 give the people of the country a
prospe rous, economic and progressive ao-
ministration-
The Record Of the War.
President Mckinley hes proven himself
20 be the right man IN the right place.
When many people were ciamoring for war
he seemed slow 10 act. for he. more than
any other man, knew that We were no; pre-
pared for war. Just think Of l.. We had
only about 700 soldiers all sosd ana and t hsss
sufficient ammunition. nor did We nave
modern guns, our coast defenses were
weak: our navy small and many vessels
act, President Mckinley acted. and behold
the wonderful result. In the brief space
OF LIB days an army OF a quarter or mil
lion men was organized ana EQUIPPED WIN
the latest improved guns; furnished with
plenty Of ammunition and carefully drilled.
SO that the American boys VINO went from
banks and from farms. soon became splen-
did soldiers and stood the weary marches.
and the fierce skirmisheS as Wei as bloody
battles ike veterans. ana held their own
With the trained regulars amid the bullets
tine record made by our country in this
brief space OF tine Is unexcelled in the
history of warfare. and while we have
taken many thousand prisoners and slam
thousands or the enemy, yet our total loss
was but few hundred. and none of eur
men were taken prisoners And again,
though attacking an enemy In their own
harbors, underIad with mines and under
the shadow and protection OF their own
forts, yet our navy destroyed more than
XpSQSlS-n
entire navy OF the enemy-and all this,
too, without serious damage to any OF our
vessels and without the loss Of a half-dfEen
MEN. Surely. We should be thankful that
II Is all over and peace again has come TO
our land.
Il am certain the record made BY our
will grow brighter and brighter as the
years pass by. and future generations VIII
know that to President Mckinley. more
than TO any other, the honor Is due.
He has especially endeared himself to
the American people because he has to-
tally ignored politics in his conduct of the
war His prompt appointment ma Of the Dis. DIS
diers in the Southern army during the
civil war as officers In this war. proved
that he intended to wipe out secti' lines
IN this country. Surely the gallant Gems.
Wheeler and Lee can bear testimony to the
presidents loyalty and desire to rise above
party TO the subl.mer heights OF American
patriotism and to bind the one divided
gether In the strong bonds Of unity and
friendship.
washington broke the chains that bound
the chivalrous colonists TO the throne Of
tyranny: Lincoln struck the Chains from
the limbs of four million slaves. and Nc
kinley lifted the. yoke of slavery from a
suffering race Of human beings and at the
same time ushered our young republic like
q young giant into the councils Of the
worlds great powers and compelled them
to give him a seat at their council table.
The American people were fortunate In
electing William Mckinley president for
ity as one Of the best ard most brilliant
in the annals of cur history: for he can be
trusted to manage our country's affairs In
the settlement OF tie problems nj neace
tr.otism that have characterize! his solu-
ton Of all the difficult pre- blems OF war
When the war ended all the world
knew that 1t had been splend,dly planned
and executed. The press Of Europe and
all honest publications in the United States
gave unst.nted praise to the administration
for unexampled success alike In pyepar-
ing for the conflict and lighting ii to an
early end. The three great events of the
war. two naval ard enc land engagement.
were each and all such victories that they
stand alone. History has no parallel for
any Of these battles Measured by results
accomplished in proportion to cost each
and all Of them and the war as totally.
| ec..psed all records. This is the verdict
! Of TIRE civilized world
while The war was on the political cam
paign Jagged. for there was more patriot
| ism than politics in the hearts and minds
| OF the people. Who cared TO talk of con-
| age. of tariff. Of currency reform, or any
other issue: who cared to remember that
our ships were sinking the enemy's fleet
and our armies were moving on the Phil
ippines, Cuba and Porto Rico? But now
we hear men whose selfishness and greed