The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-23
ARDMORE, IND TER, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1893

mOHOpOllZ0, al the glOrl6S Oh the
war. Their perennial and moss
covered orators, from DIR. Depew
down to the village oracle. are per-
ambulating the state fighting over
again with their tongues the few
battles of the war, giving vivid
likeness to war scenes and detail
ing warlike events which never Oc-
CURED, seeking vague and imagin-
airy issues rather than confronting
those actually existing.
Even the distinguished Repub-
lican candidate for governor in
one of his recent speeches went so
far as to say that the war would be
regarded as having been fought in
vain if a Democratic victory should
now occur. This is the first sug
gestion which l have heard from
so high a source that the late war
was a Republican war or that it
was waged in the interest or for
the benefit of any political party,
official or individual Democratic
!, soldiers as well as civilians will re-
sent the offensive and Untimely
suggestions. 1t was the nation $
, war, undertaken not for political
| effect, but for liberty's sake-for
: the sake of humanity-for the de-
? fense of the national honor: a just
: and righteous war which over
: shadowed all political considera-
4 tions, and it will not have been
: fought in vain, nor will its glOri-
: ous results be obscured, dimmed OF
t affected by the success or defeat OF
II any, political party, much less OF
: that party which is held largely re-
Y sponsible for compelling the inaug
n uration of that very war.
1t 1t is said that the Presiden
le must be sustained. This is a sill!
:. plea at This stage of events. Th
Is conflict has ceased; no armet
to forces confront US anywhere, ant
le We are virtually debating our owl
D. terms of peace. No dangers con
ID front the country except thOs
Mt which may be Occasiored by on
ir own selfshness or incapacity, an
IS under snch circumstances appeal
d. to our patriotism to sustain an ad
g verse administration with whic
ty we 10 not agree, must be regarde
at as unwarrantable and childish
During the continuance of th
be struggle the appeal was pertiner
of and was most patriotically adopted
er Never in the history of the natio
On was there a President more loyal
fl supported by an opposing part
ly and by the people generally tha
o. during the recent conflict. Mel
on supplies and money were voted 6
of libitum, Democrats wed with R
of publicans in the endeavor to gil
ell the administration everything
Ii desired; and while difference
ial opinion necessarily arose as to Il
ed method and details, there was b
no one common purpose manifesto
to which was to assist the Preside
he in every legitimate way in a vigo
es- Gus prosecution of the war. TIL
lb- duty having been abundantly dl
no charged there is now no obligati'
ng resting upon anybody to susta
Mt the national administration unle
of we really approve its policy. VIII
IN blind approval of any admin
tration, whether right or wrol
of may be expected in time of we
ta- no such rule prevails in times
in peace. 1t is no impeachment
in the loyalty of patriotism for p'
ek- pie that they decline to c,ndo
en- the incompetency, the negllgen'
ing the favoritism and the corrupt
hat which characterized the conduct
ed some of the departments of
bv government and especially sir
the close OF the war, resulting
r is much privation, suffering a
ash death, saddening the gloric
and memories of the conflict and