The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-09-03
SUSTAIN THE ADMINISTRATION
A Leading Democratic Journal Pays
just Tribute 20 President
Mckinley.


the war in a way to command the con-
fdence of the American people. The
conduct of the war to its close will in
volve the conclusion of q treaty of
peace, for such treaty will be "the
| close of the war"
The administration should therefore
be trusted in the making of peace just
as 1t has been trusted and is trusted in
the making of war.
1t is the duty of patriotic and
thoughtful citizens land newspapers)
to stand by the administration.
1t is not their duty to sow distrust,
to engender destruction of confidence,
to plant doubt or suspicion or difficult
ties among the people or in the path
OF the administration. We have very
pronounced views about what ought
to be done. We have not hesitated and
shall not hesitate to express them.
But we are not In the business of vim
dicating those views at the expense of
the administration charged with the
duties of war and of peace.
Between what we think ought to be
done and what can be done the dis
tancs and the difference may be great.
The administration should be trusted
! equally well to know what Is most de-
sirable and what is most wise or
| feasible.
1t is a patriotic American admin
istration. 1t carried American opin-
ion and congressional action unani-
mously with it in embarkation on war.
1t has carried them unanimously with
! II in the conduct of the war. 1t should
receive-for it will honestly and ear
ITestly strive to Recommendations
public and congressional support in
the terms and work of making peace.
II is entitled to the benefit Of full and
candid statement of every opinion.
But, most of all, it is entitled to a
free hand and to an assurance of the
loyal unanimty of citizenship and Of
journalism in any programme which it
may put forth. after all the questions
OF public opinion. of national rights
and of international considerations
have been carefully studied by 1t.
This is time for advice. 1t is no
time for hectoring. for arrogance or
for threats. It is time for unity and
not time for division. It's time for
judicial mindedness. not time for Sec
tional passion, local prejudice or per.
sonal insistence.
conciliatory but firm and self-cen-
tered statesman who is president of
the United States is entitled to the
confidence and cooperation of every
true American, for he is n true Ameri-
can himself He Is entitled to greater
consideration for his own views than
any private citizen can claim for con-
trary opinions. For the president has
the chief, almost the sole, responsible
| ity for action on peace or war ques.
tions nnder our system. The solemniz
ing sense of duty on which he acts
makes his decision. with his great re.
ceipt of information, with the grea,
aids in counsel he can command and
with the great consciousness of the
consequences of his course to the age
and to history, as likely to be wise s II
is certain to be final.
This is the time to stand by the adj
ministration. This IS the time to hold
up the hands of William Mckinley,
president of the United States, as one
who will have every reason and who
should have every support to be as
wise, just and upright in the making
of peace as he has been in the making
of war.
Stand by the administration.
Trust the president. - Brooklyn
Eagle.