Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-20
CLIPPINGS AND COMMENTS.

CLIPPINGS AND COMMENTS.
War Talk From the Editorial Columns of
Our Exchanges.
President Mckinley can now run
the war to suit himself. Congress
having adjourned t;iere is no one to
retard the carrying out Of his plans.
Mr.. Mckinley has the confidence of
the American people. East Ore
gonian.
1t will be observed that the Spanish
lion which Sagasta SAID we had
reused from It's slumbers is standing
with It's tail parentheszed betw en- S
aft legs.-Astoria News.
The Quill has been Keeping account
of all the incidents of the Spanish.
american war as reported in the
great daily newspapers. and according
TO reports the net results up to date
have been, 81 naval battles, 1872 bonn
bardments of fJrts, 2,745, Spanish
war vessels sunk, 7I3 Spanish war
vessels damaged, 1853 Spanish forts
destroyed, 1853 Spaniards killed,
4,942 Spaniards taken prisoners, 1882
Spanish merchant vessels captured
The Commoner.
A great deal is being said by the
Populistic press about the appoint
ment OF the sons of prominent peo-
pie to positions in the army. In most
Of these cases the appointee has mad
considerable training and is better
qualified than man whose training
is not on the military lines. All Of
the people forgot 10 put Colonel Bryan
on the list. Where did he get his abll =
ity to be a colonel?-Oregon City En-
terprise.
Goldwln Smith argues that II an
American fleet goes to lombard Span
ish ports "with the smoke Of its first
guns will vanish the Monroe doctrine.
If America will not let Euroue alone,
she cannot expect TO be let alone by
Europe. Tacoma News.
There are many stump speakers and
newspaper writer's, who have in re-
cent months, declaimed .much about
national honor" but who in reality
think more Of an unpunctured skin
than their country's glory. While
Bryan, whomlthey called a "traitor"
goes out with the volunteers to fight
for his country, they remain, safe and
snug by their own firesides. They
dote much on "national honor" so
long as 10 is unmixed with Mauser
bullets or Spanish shells-Corvallis
Times.
The end OF the war with Spain is
not far away, but the "war tax" will
remain for year or more. The East
OregOnian would like to see the tax
collected until the interest bearing
national debt Is wiped out.--East
Oregonian.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, published
at Salem, is rapidly coming TO the
front as the leading paper of Marion
county. IL takes splendid day tele-
graphici service, and continues TO
stand for the rights Of the people,
Defending such principles, II is bound
to succeed. Times es-Mountaineer.
Schley and his ships blew the Span.
isn Navy onto the shores Cuba; II now
only remains for Miles aud Shafter
10 blow the Spanish army OIL, and the
war is ended. DE mocrat- Leader.
Dewey continues TO be all right. ln-
stead of sending protest to Washing
ton against the Interference of the
German cruiser Irene at Subig, he
sent two American cruisers and took
the place and the Irene speedily made
its escape. That settlement. more
effective and speedy than an exchange
OF diplomatic notes, aud will probably
prevent any further Interference
Tacoma Ledger.
The conflicts around Santiago have
furnished excellent data for confes-
sion OF error on the part of Lent2,
Whitehead, Harvey Scott, ct al, who
have belittled President McKinley's
officers. The proportion of fatalities
among the "gllded J sapheads and
shoulder strapped dudesn demonstrates
that true heroism runs rampant
among these "dude sons ,of big faith
ers,n aud they died or were wounded
while brayely doing their duty,-Eu-
gene Register.
The "gilded sapheads and shoulder
strapped dudes" against whom Lentz,
Whitehead. Harvey Scott, 20 al, have
rallied have not beer killed nor
wounded while brayely doing their
duty at Santiago. They have been In
specting potatoes at Tampa, under
General Lee. The dudes who were
killed aud wounded at Santiago were
mostly prlsates in the ranks OF Teddy
Rooseielt's regiment OF Rough Riders,
They dldn't pull for commissions, but
enlisted like men, aud 10 their honor
be II SAID, they fought and died like
men, TOO
PAiaA.a no saov With Dr. Milss' Pain snlA