The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-04
A View of the War.
From the Rising Sun Journal.


The postponement Of the invasion of Cuba
has been premeditated thing from the FIRST,
and in order to bring it about, and make it
next thing to impossible one delay after
another has been planned. With this object
in view Admiral Sampson was sent with his
feet to Porto Rico. There was no other OBJ
iect in this movement but postponement
Commodore Schley was held at Hampton
Roads for the purpose of watching the coast
lest the Spanish fleet should lombard some
of our cities. Every one who had kept track
of events knewithat was all CANNON. Then
Schley and Sampson were ordered to hunt
round the West Indies and try and come up
with the Spanish feet as it would be danger
Gus to attempt to invade Cuba while the form
liable Spanish feet was loose, notwithstand
ing the American fleets were four times as
strong as the Spanish which was said to be
keeping out of the way, and could sail four
or FIVE miles an hour faster than the Ameri-
can fleets. All this sailing was only a syste-
matte wasting of time until the rainy season
set in in Cuba. That season has set in and
it's too late to invade Cuba. The purpose has
been accomplished that was planned by the
gold crowd which is running Mckinley.
Dewey has been left to wait for weeks for
reinforcement and supplies at Manila:
Spain and the international gold ring are
manoeuvring for time, and have made their
play. When October is fixed upon for the
invasion of Cuba and the American people
have been formally notified of the fact, nego
tiatious will begin by the same gold ring. The
American people will be disguised with the
Administration and the war and themselves,
Spain will be ordered by the gold crowd to
let Cuba slide, the Philippine Islands will be
handed back to Spain, and everything will be
settled as near satisfactory to the gold trust
as it is possible for the gang to have it. As
much debt as possible will be piled upon the
United States aud big fight will have been
made for the passage of bond sale law. The
bond business is the central object of the war
on the part of the gold ring. They have lost
the Cuban bonds, they have about concluded,
but the new tax law will afford revenue
enough to give a surplus which will be used
to empound the greenbacks, which will con
tract the currency and make gold dearer Il an
ever. The national banks will then have a
clear field to issue more of their bills if they
want to and loan all the credit that the bust
ness class will borrow
We believe, Judging from its signs which
show up, that this is to be the program for
the summer. The object of the gold ring
which is running Mr.. Mckinley and his adj
ministratiOn, is to get law passed to issue
bonds, ostensibly to prosecute the war, but
really in which to invest surplus money. which
low prices have made it impossible for bust
ness to borrow. If they can invest their
money in United States bonds, it will draw 8
per cent. interest and be safe from the tax
collector. At the low range of prices per
cent. will purchase more property and more
OF the necessaries and pleasures Of life than 6
per cent will buy when prices are normal and
business brisk.