The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-27

keep the peace. 1t will keep the peace
at all hazards. 1t will not be pulled,
or browbeaten, or insuited, or humil-
lated into war; No condition can arise
so aggravating as to make the presi-
dent swerve from his lofty, patriotic
purpose. Better, far better to give
Spain a few millions as an indemnity
for the injuries her feelings have sus-
tanned at the hands of this nation than
attempt by war to defend an absurd
misconstruction of national honor.
Commit this country irretrievably to
the gold standard, and our national
honor is securely established forever;
but until that is done we have no ma
tional honor to defend. In conclusion
Senator Hanna said that the horrors
of war cannot be overestimated, War
at once forces a depreciation of stocks
and an expansion of the currency, the
two most gigantic evils the human
imagination is capable of concelVing.
He regretted that court OF inquiry
was rash1y investigating the Maine ex-
plosion-it seemed to imply doubt of
his assertion that 1t was the result OF
an accident. When he said thing.
that settled it, and the country should
promptly get out of it's self-poise and
accept it. Investigations are cheap
and nasty device of the rabble to breed
trouble, to encourage unrest and foster
discomfort. They are menace to our
public men, they are inimical TO our
business interests, they threaten, the
stability of society and they should
promptly be suppressed by the strong
arm of the injunction.
Madrid, Feb. 26.-Minister Woodfords
banquet to the court of Madrid this
evening was an elaborate, brilliant and
altogether charming event. There was
a profusion of Spanish and American
flags, the latter being used exclusively
in the place of crash, so that every
facility was politely afforded the de-
lighted Spaniards to dance and walk
upon the stars and stripes. Senior can
alejas responded to the toast 'What
the Matter With Mckinley The
speaker said he had every reason to
believe that Mckinley was all right
for he had proved his friendship for
Spain time and time again under the
most trying circumstances. tCheers.)
The Spanish people should remember
that McKinley's position was an ex-
ceedingly difficult one. Often the pres
sure brought to bear upon him by the
American jingoes to renounce his ale
glance to the Spanish crown, was sim
ply tremendous AT times, perhaps, TO
quiet the noisy rabble, Mckinley had
made them a few concessions not quite
consistent with his loyalty to Spain.
But right thinking Spaniards will re-
gard these apparent faults rather as
virtues-as wise and necessary pieces
of diplomacy. applause and cheers)
Surely we must not be in a fault-flnd-
ing mood when we consider that the
successor to our great and good friend,
Grover Cleveland tremendous cheer
ing, lasting several minutes) has, like
him, stood firmly by us while we have
starved and butchered three hundred
thousand more miserable, plague
stricken. diseased cursed, men, women
and children Granite cheers), who has,
| say, with a sublime courage and
supreme complaeency fit only to be
compared with Neros at the conf1agra-
ton of Rome (yells of Bravo! and
Guerra al Cuchillo!o, looked on at
| our splendid work of determination
and held back the fierce, wild hordes OF
/ American barbarians. who would have
snatched the prey from our grasp"
During the magnificent demonstra-
| ton of applause that followed senior
/ Canalejas' superb effort, Minister
| Woodford walked over to him and, fall
/ ing on his neck. shed two quarts of
/ tears of joy down the senor's back.
/ Minister Woodford himself responded
/ in an able manner to the toast The
/ Supreme Domination of Wall Street in
/ Controlling the Foreign Policy and
/ Shaping the Destinies of the United
States of America" At the conclusion
of the toasts, the queen regent and
| Minister Woodford led the fandango,
in which all the guests participated I'M
til the strength and rapidity of the
champagne undermined their self-poise
i and necessitated the active interior
ence of the police to protect the chan
delers and prevent the promscuous
protrusion of legs through the window
panes.