La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

earth. l am proud to say that In this
contest. which at times was threat
cned with great International compli-
cations. the Eien of Anglo-Saxon blood
and language stood together. ! notice
that l do not hear as much about
Cousin Ed MS ! used to do. This
war, which swept II great navy from
the seas, which ended an ancient peo-
pie, which developed the fact that
American officers and American sol
diers rise always 10 the duties that
are imposed upon them. developed
the vast resources and the character
OF the people, and the wonderful tri-
umph of Dewey. modest and coura-
geous. presented 10 the country the
greatest example II has yet seen of
naval ability and administrative abil-
ity. He stood out there for weeks
with no soldiers. with nothing but his
fleet. and he maintained order, and
protected from the insurgents the
lives OF foreign citizens and the safety
of Manila. He displayed wonderful
ability in governing those islands, as
well as in capturing them. Before
the news of his victory was hardly
cold the two most influential men in
the Democratic party. Mr.. Bryan at
Omaha and the chairman of the ma
tional executive committee. Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas, n gentleman of character
ana courage and standing, both open
ly and officially declared that the pol
ley of the Democratic party must be
against holding those islands, and
must be against further expansion or
acquisition of territory. and in favor
of giving them back To Spain. In the
| face of such utteranccs, the state
| ments of assistant Democrats at Col
| Il ,,uf much Hivnra
New yIstas are opening before us;
our flag is marching thousands of miles
| nearer the Occideni. and its honor
| must be maintained wherever IT goes.
| We have II part to play among the nn-
| lions of the earth ana we propose to
| do Il mans duty. II Is for us to help
| unbind the shackles of the enslaNed
and the oppressed. and lead the march
| of progress and of civilization. Ihn
| Republican party gave this country
the homestead law. which opened up
the West 10 settlement. the Republican
party freed the slaves. the Republican
party has ever stood foremost in every
measure for the uplifting and benefit
ing of mankind. and its work will not
be done as long rs there is further
work for this nation to do in the ad-
vnncemcnt of civilization and of Chris
tianity. As against this policy the
Democracy has so far developed on in
ternationul questions only a policy of
obstruction and of interference. They
wait until the Republican party advo-
Gates Il measure. and then fight 1t
unitedly and vigorously. The Democ.
rncy stands about the garbage barrel
looking for something that smells bad
and then toss II around in the hope
that It may tuini the air That Is what
they are doing today on the conduct
of this war.
DEFENSE OF TIE WAR.
War is horrible: 1t is grim-visaged
1t means death and suffering, cruc
suffering. Our war has been conduct
ed with less loss of life proportion
ately in the time II has been conducted
by sickness and by wounds. than an!
war that has ever been conducted. nDt
far less than our civil war. There hav,
, been serious mistakes. undoubtedly
made. We had n handful OF regula
troops: we had to employ ndditlOnn
coInmiss;iries and p,iartermasters from
civil life. unSkilled In business and TN
trained to those particular duties. w,
shipped our troops to u 'orr'l zone. un
. known to us. to which they We're no
acclimated and there were. undoubt
cdly, cruel mistakes-no suggestion o
jobberv no suggestion of thieving. NJ
suggestion of dishonesty but sugges
. tions. undoubtedly true. of inconpe
tcncy in many directions They dr.
inevitable In any country that has onl.
II small standing army nj he outset o
n contest. They are being investigated
The perpetrators OF them. II they ar
guilty, will be punished. but you en-
no more bccloud the Republican part.
with them than YOU can prevent III
sun dissipating the mists of the morn
ing. In all this glorious future whic
the Republican party is to be calle
upon to shape and define, we of Cole
RADIO propose 10 take n mans share
When. on the 9Th OF last month. earl
, In the morning. the Colorado regimen
together with n California regimen
and the Eighteenth infantry, all q
. whom had been living for days
. trenches half filled with water an
under tropical rains. We're ordered I
charge the old fortress nj Malate the
, started TO cross the Rio Cingalo
breast deep in its waters. and clinrSe
furiously up the li'l amidst a rain
storm OF bullets: when Private PheniN
who was the first of The Colorado troop
TO reach the Flagstaff. hauled down tn
Spanish flag and was about to raise tn
American flag In its place, he wa
killed by Spanish bullet, and PrIvat
Holmes took the fing and gave 1t Il
the breeze. they shed undying mstr
upon the prowess and courage OF Colo
RADIO troops. But. they did more, IA
more. The fling That slipped from tn,
dying hands of Phenix and was un
furled by Holmes was the flag of Ou
whole country. Emblazoned upon 1T
azure field were forty-tive stars. sta
for every state. and a state for ever,