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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

be doing something. anu never TO doubt
success or fear odds. In the present
contest the odds are all in our FAVOR.
and WIZ we should hesitate is the I'M
explained thing which increases the dis
satisfaction of our people. 1t does more,
in increasing the diScouragemens of the
men who want to do the fighting. If the
view OF the majority ruled, our army
would now be on Cuban soil. The argu-
ment that all the troops are not fully
equipped will hardly hold, for they are
equipped we'll enough to meel the
Spaniards, and all they need and all
they ask is the opportunity. The lear
that the transports might be captured
on the way to Cuba is too remote to be
considered. and the fact that private
forces are continually making landings
on Cuban soil surely proves that if our
troops were under escort they would
succeed in getting ashore and holding
their ground. With an army in Cuba
moving as Sheridan used to move, and
with the ordnance it could handle, any
pofE which the Spanish fleet might en-
ter could be taken from the land side,
and the navy could do the rest. 1t is
the lack of CELEBRITY that makes the sit
uation so unsatisfactory to us all. We
want to see the army move along prac-
ticable lines
1t is not the public feeling that alone
0tiAAeAAANaS lAiio CGiClAl9s lOI lilGlG oil
grave possibilities that are alarming
the leaders of both hemisDheres. Al
ready the change in the historic policy
of the government promises to take rs
from our invincible isolation into di-
rect contact with the powers of Europe,
for colonial extension means a navy
next to that of Great Britain, and all
the dangers of international complica-
ticns. But if the war is unnecessarily
prolonged, other nations may be
brought into the quarrel, and from that
general breaking-up of the worlds
peace might follow. The peril is too
great for delay. Further than all this.
slow war means hundreds of millions
of increased cost, thousands of lives,
and a lowering of American prestige.
All in all, the feeling of the people that
the fight ought to be quickened is more
than justified by the facts. THE move
ment was made with all possible celer-
ity3" wrote Sheridan: and some of that
CELEBRITY is what we want now.
Celebrity has fianked many batteries,
and the general using it has very often
spoiled his enemy's best-laid plans.
We declared war; we are the challeng-
ing party; hence, it is our duty to move
to the attack with all celebrity.
The demand of the people is that ce-
lerity shall take the place of slowness.
And this same demand applies to the
presidents second call for volunteers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
M'KINLEY's cUcKoos.

The vacillating policy of the war de-
partment is leading the cuckoos a
merry chase. 1t is bothering those OBJ
sequious journals which cry thumbs
up or thumbs down." as they see
| the thumb of the administration point
| ing. There has been so much twisting
and turning and trading and trucking
since this contest for points began with
Spain, that those who started in to
make political capital for the admins
tration party out of the crisis. have
been compelled to tread a tortuous
path.
There are those who mistake partisan
devotion for national loyalty, who cover
up the wrongs and abuses carried on in
the name of a government and imagine
they are doing it a service; who APP
plaud every movement or announce
ment made in war, however foolish or
fatal, and feel that they are aiding in
the struggle. These are party zealots.
There are others who proclaim their
patriotism from the housetops, adding
always a postscript of praise for the
party in power. They denounce as OBJ
structionists all who object to the job
berry, snobbery and robbery carried on
at the nations expense. They deal out
fulsome fiattery to the president and
the, heads of departments. apologize for
every change and endorse every de-
cision.
When, at the beginning of this war.
the president announced that Cuban
h;
satellites. political and personal, civil
and military, appointees and would
bes, attested his wisdom. When
peaceful blockade was established at
Havana, they were heard to explain
how it showed his mercy, his delibera-
tiCn, his commendable caution. When
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Manila, they exclaimed: How aggres-
sive is the administration" When an
immediate invasion of Cuba was de-
cided upon, every cuckoo paper in the
country cried: "On to Hayana, The
president is another Napoleon" When
the project was abandoned, they said:
The wisdom of our president is greater
than that of Solomon: it would be fool
tcrrid cline before the autumn" When
it was announced that 10000 men
would be dispatched to Porto Rico,
farther south and warmer, they offer
ed three cheers for the president
When the proposition of Cuban invasion
was reconsidered, the cuckoos forgot |
the climate. the crudity of the army,
and every excuse they had made for
inaction-and the Wisdom, and the
power. and the glory of the president |
were lauded again.
1t has been amusing to observe the |
antics ot those who try to stand in
with the administration and win a |
smile or favor from headquarters by |
making an argument in defense of |
every action taken, however contra
1ictory and paradoxical those daily dis !
necessarily had to be.
One of the loudest, healthiest speci-
mems of the cuckoo family is the Times
Herald of Chicago. But the family is a
arge ore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
THE PRESIDE.
fortress of the Golden Gate.

Fortress of the Golden Gate,
Where the sea-girt hills around
Give their Dageantry and state
To the soldiers tenting ground,
Spaniards named thee long ago;
Now thou are his proudest foe,
Glorious Presidio,
Now thou keeDest watch and ward
Ger Columbia's western wall.
All along thy trampled sward
Fife and bugle CHEEKY call
Bugles call and trumDets blow,
Shouts of captains come and go;
Nearest thou. Preside?
Freedoms banner DER thee streams;
Soldier-hearts their faith declare;
Duty calls and glory dreams.
When the starry flag is there.
Dreams OF battle fash and glow,
Ger the western wave they flow
Dost thou see. Presidia?
Youthful hearts are wild and strong,
Risking all for noble deed.
Follow honor, Smite the wrongI"
Is the soldiers simple creed
Ye, whose hearts for freedom glow
Freemen, fronting every foe,
Ye are our Presidio
Theodore c. Williams.
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CELEBRITY DEMANDED.

There is little doubt that the universal
demand for more aggressiveness in the
conduct Of the war has had much to
do with prompting the administration
TIC start a movement for the invasion of
Cuba, and the busy scenes at Tampa
are the result of this demand. The de-
mand has not come from any one sec
ton in particular, but from all, and
some of the papers that support the
administration in its general policy
have been severest in their criticism
of the Fabian policy pursued, this not
ably so in the case of the Philadelphia
Ledger. In the Baltimore American of
Saturday last, there is an article, sign
ed by General Felix Agnus the editor,
demanding celebrity of action After
saying that every day many questions,
suggestions and criticisms respecting
the conduct of the war reach him, and
making some comments on the dues-
tion of overconfidence and a reference
to the early days Of the civil war, he
proceeds:
Those who have called for more ac-
tiCn have encountered the antagonism
of many respectable persons and pa
pers, and my own impulse is to trust in
the judgment of those in authority, and
TO wait in patience until something is
done. But Dewey's magnificent work
at Manila has shown so splendidly the
power of CELEBRITY, that we may be right
in saying what is in the thought of
every man of experience who recognizes
and follows events.
Phil Sheridan, in his memoirs, says:
THE march was made with all possible
CELEBRITY" 1t does not seem to mean
much, but it states in an active way the
whole science of successful war. Those
Nho served under him know exactly
what il meant. II was to keep going, to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
THE TRANS-MIssIssIPPI EXPO.
SITION.

The Trans Mississippi exposition
opens at Omaha today. Omaha has
been putting forth every effort to have
all in readiness for the opening, and
things will be found more complete
than is usual on such occasions.
The exposition viii prove to be a
great event in the history of the great
far west: had it not been for the war
it would have been the great event of
the year in the country, but interest in
the war dominates everything else.
While the exposition has taken on
much of a national character. it re-
mains distinctly western affair, its
primary object being to make the peo-
pie of the whole country acquainted
with the resources and possibilities of
the west. They are somewhat ac-
quainted with them, but the exposition
will fix their attention upon them, and
it will teach them that there are more
varied and abundant resources in the
west than was dreamed of by them; it
is not too much to say that it will be a
revelation to them. They viii for the
first time realize how truly the course
of empire has been westward. But if
it will tend to broaden the views of
eastern visitors, the presence of eastern
visitors in large numbers will have its
influence in Broadening the views of
westerners; no man can have a COM
plete view of any subject who looks at
it from one side only. The TRANSMITS
sissippi exposition will have a great
educational value for all who visit it,
no matter from what section of the
country they may come. 1t will be a
common meeting place where people
can become better acquainted. 1t will
be a much more extensive and COM
plete affair than people have expected;
the most extensive and complete of any
since the Chicago exposition. Visitors
to the exposition may be sure of a
hearty western welcome from the peo-
pie of Omaha, who win feel that the
and good name of the west
are in their keeping during the time
the exposition remains open.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
BUGLE CALLS.

1 can't git 'em up,
/ can't git 'em up,
can't git EN- up in the morning.
l can't git 'em up
i can't git 'em up,
can't git EN- up at ALL
ne prlVateS worse than the corporal,
The corDorafs worse than the sergeant
The sergeant's worse than lEltenant.
And the captains the worst of all,
Go to the stable.
All We that are able.
And give your horses some corn,
For If you don't do ii,
The captain will know it,
And give you the devil
AS sure as you're born!
Oh. where has that cook gone.
Cook cone.
Cook gone?
Where has that cook gone?
Where the aitch is he-e-e?
Twenty years till dinner-time,
Dinner-time.
Dinner-time.
Twenty years till dinner-time,
So 1t seems to me-e-ei
Come and git your quinine,
Quinine, quInine, quininel
Come and git your quinine,
And your pills.
Soupy. soupy. coup
Without any beans,
An coffee. coffee, coffee
The meanest ever seen,
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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ish of trumpets, that he intended to
propose an amendment TO the revenue
bill. providing for the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF, silver, and that hence
forth the bill and the amendment would
travel together, or the bill would not
travel at all? They would have raised
their voices in one grand chorus OF pro-
test, and denounced the silver men in
unneasured terms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
TALES OF THE DAY.
A Boston Volunteer.

Boston Herald: Some of these volun-
teers are rather fresh when it comes to
military etiquette. They are telling OF
a young lieutenant down in Tampa who
was sitting by the door of General
Wade's headquarters. talking to some off,
Wade and his staff entered. The regular
officers arose and saluted the general, but
the volunteer lieutenant sat still.
THAT IS General Wade, commander-in-
chief" said one of the regulars. Why
didn't you salute him?'
"Oh. l have only been here a few
days" replied the volunteer, land have
not yet been introduced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Mr.. George w. Cable, the novelist
who is now in London on a visit. said
to a representative of London paper
that America must have "a govern
ment that viii stand salt water" Be
ing the salt of the earth the United
States can very easily stand salt water.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

The West Point class of 1875 should
feel highly honored. Eugene Griffin
has been appointed colonel of the First
regiment of engineers (volunteers), and
Willard Young was yesterday nominal
ed as colonel Of the Second regiment of
engineers (volunteers).
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

When Consul General Lee left Ha-
Nana Blanco was feeling too indisposed
to receive him. He will be very much
more indisposed to receive him when
Lee goes back-as he will in a very few
DAYS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Lieutenant Dorothy Mauer. Salvation
army is the late Editor Brann's Iegiti
mate successor. AT least she is a gen
ulne iconoclast, as her performance at
the Omaha exposition shows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

1t was very nice of Governor Lon ".
Stephens to offer Mr.. Bryan a regiment
II VIII serve to remind Mr.. Bryans en-
emies that he is not without friends, as
they have been assuming he was.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Spain, it is said. contempIates send
ing another fleet to American waters.
If she Goes Uncle Sam will give it the
greatest attention; in fact, he will bot
tie it up and preserve it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Washington Post: The Mckinley ad-
ministrauon and the party behind it
ing against any foreign tariff simply on
account of its highly protective charac-
ter. If the French tariff does not specific
ally discriminate against us, its rates are
not matter of which we can consistently
complain. We are not the only people
who have lard and sausages to sell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
WIT AND HUMoR-

Chicago News: Dorothy-It's all right
war won't last long. but you wouldn't
feel that way if you were in my place.
shall have TO go away from here JUST
as soCil rs hostilities cease
mean?
Dorothv-Fm engaged to four different
brave fe.-ows who are at the front now;
that's what 1 mean.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Cervera might hope against hope all
right enough, but it is useless for him to
hope against Schley and his squadron.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

If Commodore Schley has smashed
cervera's fleet the Spanish government
cannot help thinking that the American
fleet is over-Dewey-ing the business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

1t is said the Spanish soldiers in Cuba
VIII fight like fends. 1t must be con-
fessed that the career of the Spanish
soldiery in Cuba has been rather fiend-
ish.
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Washington Star: Now that the war is
here said the sidewalk strategist. in a
vociferous plant. why don't we do some
thing besides talk about it?''
And his wife looked at him mildly and
exclaimed:
That's what I would have asked you
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

After his kind words everyone is
willing to forgive Ri. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain for wearing a monocle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

General Miles has gone to Tampa
And like another Sir Joseph Porter he
takes his sisters and his cousins and
his aunts with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

A Chicago paper has a long leader on
he Golden Hog" Out west they call
EN- goldbugs, but golden hog" conveys
the idea all right enough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

People don't hear so much about in
tervention as they did, nor of the boom
ing Of cannon off the New England
coast.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Uncle Sam is getting ready to reach
Tor SPANS solar plexus; being long |
armed he will reach it all right enough. |
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Throwing salt pork into the sea fur
nishes food for thought for the COM
missary department, if nothing else.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

There has been a rank growth of
favoritism since the war began.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

The Spaniards are not scouting at
the American scout boats so much as
they were.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Cervera's fleet did not go on the war
path when it went to Santiago; it went
on bypaths.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

The Aston battery has been accepted.
Much Of the Astor property isn't far
from the Battery anyhow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

If Spain really seeks peace she can
readily find it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Cork hats are always popular in Ma
Mia Corked fleets are very popular
il Cuba
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

1t is not TO be wondered at that raw
recruits object to salt pork.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Brigadier General King is sure to
have some novel experiences in the
Philippine Islands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Sagasta says the war must go on.
Let her go, Gallagher
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Cleveland Plain Dealer: why did
Briggs try to cover his entire lot with
his new house?"
so he wouldn't have any grass to cut"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

How long will fleet lie in a bottle
ere it rot?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

There have been no further details of
that Spanish victory. Ell Pregresso is
not progressive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Quotations from Lowell are now in
order and will be for thirty days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

By the calendar it is summer, but it
is just getting to be nice spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

1t is better to invest Havana than to
invest in Spanish bonds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

The Schley cork beats any cork ever
made. It should be patented.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

There is reason to believe that Ger
vera viii now remember the Maine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

If Blanco will listen, in a few days
he will hear something drop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Louisville Courier-Journal: If Cervera
is shut up in the harbor of Santiago we
may go ahead with our invasion of Cuba
without any reference whatever to him.
We have plenty of ships to blockade San
tiago and conduct all other operations
necessary to taking Cuba If Cervera
comes out of the harbor he will be de-
stroyed: if he stays in ne will be harm
less. On to Havana!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

Kansas City Star: The following unique
announcement has been issued by an Did
timer who has just opened a dry goods
store at Lawrence KAN: Settled in the
territory, at Lawrence. in 1857. Stood the
Drought of 1850. Stood the war of '61-65.
Stood the Quant-ell raid. Stood the Price
raid Stood the three grasshopper raids.
Stood up for Kansas always and am
ready to stand up for the United States
against Spain or any country on earth"
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Chicago Inter-Ocean: Reports from
authentic sources indicate that the United
States government contemplates the i'm
mediate occupation of Porto Rico. There
is no revolt of the people against Spain
in that island. With the Spanish fleet
bottled up in Santiago, Porto Rico is OF
less strategic Importance in this war to
the United States than it was when Ad-
milar Sampson bombarded San Juan. The
sending of a large military. and naval
force to Porto Rico now means that the
island is to be occupied permanently, and
that the policy of our government is to
drive Spain from this continent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01
STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS.

Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks. and
other High Grade investment securities
bought and sold.
Loans on Stocks.
Dividend-paying stocks bought and sold
Investment orders from institutions,
trustees of estates and capitalists will re-
ceive the best of attention.
JOHN C. CUTLER. JR.
Tel. III. IS Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-01

San Francisco Examiner: 1t is to be
any other soldier will be compelled TO go
on short rations hereafter. The habit of
eating is particularly hard to shake off,
and men who stand ready to fight for
their country should not be compelled to
make the attempt -b
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your feelings

Chicago News: Little Edgar-Pa. what's
coming tower?
Mr.. Pokenham-Say, L wish you'd quit
tryin to ape them Boston people in your
way of pronouncin' words. Talk United
States. If you mean cannin tower. say
so, and don't come at me with any of your
Gavin towers. l spose it's the tower
where they can up the grape and canister.
Now. don't bother me. l want TO read
what that fool strategy boards been
dom today.
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New York Journal: What the admins
tration is doing now nobody outside the
inner official circle accurately knows. The
war could not be more completely in Mr..
McKinley's hands were he the autocrat
of an empire instead of the president Of
a republic. The people are satisfied that
this should be so. They understand that
for the proper conduct of war there must
be dictatorial power. But the people
would be better satisfied If they were con-
fident that this secrecy screened nascu-
line plans of vigorous action, and If there
existed no ground for the suspicion that
it may protect from view confusion of
thought, feebleness of purpose and anna
bic imbecilities ofithe same order as the
peaceful blockade" The three weeks of
publicity which preceded the inauguration
of the regime of secrecy hardly encourage
hope that we shall be startled by feats OF
aggression. such as the employment of
part of our ravyTto harass the coast, of
Spain while our most powerful ships beat
down the Notifications of Cuba, cover a
landing of our best troops to establish
a fortified base. and so bring about a con-
junction with the forces of Gomez and
Garcia. The president has asked for
everything, and everything has been
given him. All the power is his, and so
is all the responsibility. To that respon-
sibility he will be held.