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Ssals has insured . Republican victory
beyond . doubt. All the bicktrings and
hard names haye been dropped and the
party workers gone 10 work with one
object in view and that is the SUCCESS OF
the Republican ticket. It Is this fAct that
has scared the Democrats and given
them the bad case Of blues they are now
afflicted with. Congressman Handy was
an accidental Congressman and if the
Republicans had not had two tickets in
the field would never have. been elected.
1t was this that made his election pos.
sible two years ago. This year he will
not be 60 fortunate. e.-Daiy Republican,
1t is always safe to question the sin
cerity OF q Democrat. This has been
demonstrated very forcibly since the
pesce protocol was signed at Washing
ton, and as soon as the political cam
paign opened. 1t was admitted by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike that politics
had nothing whatever to do with the
war, and the administration made it
clear that no party considerations were
to influence the conduct Of the war.
The administration acted in good faith
throughout, and among those who held
high rank in the army were Democrats
of standing But when the political cam
paign opened some of the Democratic
papers could not resist the temptation to
turn the unavoidable accidents of the
campaign into ammunition with which
to lombard Republican candidates.
There has been studious effort to ignore
the exceptionally good work done at
Manila, Porto Rico and Santiago. There
has been concerted attempt to harp
uron the misfortunes that came to many
of the soldiers in the field as the result,
largely, of the unhealthy summer season
not only in Cuba, but in the United
States as well.
The Administration is given lio credit
whatever for its prompt ending of the
war, and sight has been lost Of the fact
that if the campaign in Cuba had been
delayed the losses to the American army
would have been tremendous. The Dem
ocratic papers were the lou lest shouters
for an immediate attack upon Havana,
but the wisdom of the Administration,
in not attempting that was revealed by
results at Santiago. Solely through force
of circumstances was Santiago made the
scene of the only land fighting in Cuba.
In two months after the troops had
landed they were on the way back.
During their stay there much was accom-
plished, but disease created sad havoc in
their ranks. Had the attempt upon Ha-
vana been made the results would have
been far more disastrous. The Admins
tration was willing to wait until autumn
to begin the land campaign, but Cervera's
arrival forced the issue.
The Democratic papers who claim the
credit of forcing the war upon the adj
now condemn the work of
the administration, and many of them
are condemning the terms demanded.
The oldtime policy of the Democratic
party has been extension of territory,
yet the Democratic papers OF to-day are
endeavoring to make political capital by
shouting against imperialism" what
ever that may mean. The average Demo-
crat is never an honest advocate of any
public measure so long as the Democratic
party is not at the head. The Demo-
cratic party is not party OF principle,
but it is party of offices. 1t cares not
for the public good, and it is always des-
tructive and antagonistic to the prevail
ing conditions. 1t is not party of pro-
gress, and the greatest advances made in
the United States have been accom-
plished during Republican administra-
tons.
The wholesale abuse of the administra-
tion upon the part of the Democratic
press is simply characteristic of the
party. Blatant young leaders like Bailey
claim that the Democrats forced the war
simply for the purpose of embarrassing
President Mckinley and his adminlstra-
tion. Such an admission is the contes
sion of men utterly devoid of honesty of
thought or sincerity of purpose. The
settlement of the questions created by
the war is yet to come, and the admins
tration is fully qualified to adjust the
new conditions satisfactorily. There
fore, when the atlanta Constitution shouts
that the peace commission and the
evacuation commissions are 'junketing
tours it belittles itself and should make
the shade Of Grady blush with shame.
The same paper exclaims that the Re-
publican party has no right to claim
credit for what it did its Every best to
STOP
1t is to the everlasting credit and honor
of President Mckinley that he did pro-
test against the war until Congress de-
cided that it must be war. Then the
President, as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, performed his duty 10y
ally and promptly. The Republican
party has never claimed all the credit for
fighting the war and bringing it to
close. The men who did the work held
to different political views, and it was a
war waged by the entire country and not
by any political party. 1t was fortunate,
however, and we do not hesitate to make
the assertion that it would have been a
national calamity had the war with Cuba
come with man like Bryan in the
White House, Democratic majority in
Congress, and the free and unlimited
coinage of silver in full force and opera
ton. As it was the war came under a
Republican administration, and when
every dollar was worth one hundred
cents. The country was fortunate in
having William Mckinley in charge of
affairs during the war, but the Republi-
can party is now being held up as a tar
get for abuse and criticism for waging
the war. Democratic consistency is an
unknown quantity. 1t is the party of