The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-20
WAR NOTES.

i, The Presidents peaceful war hs
been without incident for the pas
week. 1t is reported that vessel
TO leave San Francisco today wit
men and supplies for Dewey, but
will probably wait for "a day or two.
= a Spanish fleet is reported as gettin,
ready at Cadiz to swoop down upoI
our coasts, This will probably scar
'he Board ;.s Stia.sgy. out OF i,
boots. The Cape Verde fleet il
lodging around somewhere and grea
apprehension is felt in official circle.
for fear it will dodge Sampson ant
lombard Chicamauga.
Dewey is the hero OF the day
Everywhere his name is heard,
Away off in San Francisco Balboa
Boulevard has been changed to Dew
ey boulevard. All this is natural
enough. We have for month been
engaged in war and Dewey aud his
men are the only ones who have done
blessed thing. But there are ex-
cuses for others who might have done
something. 1t is we'll to remember
that Dewey telegraphic communica-
tons were cut and in consequence he
was not under the direct orders of
General Imbecility and his lieutenant
Cowardice, lat Washington, while
Others have been obliged to labor un-
den their blighting influence.
Now they say the Oregon is safe.
VI course this is true. For ten DAYS
the vessel has been cut off from tele.
graphic communications with the
strategy fools at Washington and,
besides, a Velmonter is in command
OF that fine warship. Should it run
across the Cape Verde feet we may
expect to hear that there are a few
hundred less Spanards and that their
cruisers lie peacefully at the bottom
of the ocean.
For three or four weeks it has been |
''On to Cuba," and then some vessel
would come and report war ships
coming to our coast, then Oh, Oh,
Oh Hold on boys, we can't 90 to
UubS. We must defend our coasts.
Aud SO it has gone. And in the
mean time Spaniards are at work like
beavers Strengthening their Cuban
tortitcations. Places that three
weeks ago could have been taken
without loss and in fifteen minutes
Uilk now require days coupled with
he loss of life and possibly vessels.
SIN a few days" or tomorrow"
something is going to be done. For
month we have heard this. But the
ew days and the tomorrow never
yet here. 1t has been twenty days
since Dewey destroyed the Spanish
leets and forts in Mauiia bay, and
yet no men nor supplies for him have
eft our shores. Isn't this shameful !?
sn't it humiliating to American
)ride A great nation after months
If preparation are unable to start sup
lilies and men, where needed, within
wenty days +! Did not our authori-
les know that these would be needed
When Dewey was ordered to Manila. t
shame on such management.
When Admiral Farragut was about
ntering Mobile bay he was warned
hat there were torpedoes in the har-
or and the gallant old tar said,
'D-u the torpedoes, 60 on" We
ommend this to President McKin.
ey. He need not say 'damn it, as
bis might hurt his feeling but he
night say: Boys, | guess the coast
an take care of itself, 60 on and
lean, the Spaniards out OF Cuba
1t is said that that dirty old copper
cad, Mark Hanna, called for cheers
then be heard OF Dewey's victory.
t is-a great pity that he couldn't ,
ave been kicked from Washington
0 the Philippine islands. And this
IAN, or thing in the shape of man.
as the ear OF the President, above
II others.
Finally, men and brethren do you
now what is to become of the Re-
ublican party ? Unless there is
peedy change IN war management
ne people, next November, will wipe
off the face of the earth Our civ
ization doesn't permit petty revolu-
ons but instead takes to the ballo,
Ike duck to water. If today Nc.
.mley and Fitzhugh Lee were to be
oted for for President the former :
ould not carry q state in the Union
mot even Vermont.