The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-04-27
"RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRYr
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is now war-war spain between
liberty and desposm kingcra
mainly babanm; the Twentieth century
further formal declaration Other may
ceive notification, but
virtually
moment that sp having been informed by Polo Of our for
presentation notifying that
civil relations between the two countries
tries we're under the yey terms of the umaum at war We had e
Spain complied with specified
would be employed compel her comply to
even receive that demand from our knowing M terms from
ending peaceful inevitably
followed by the movement of ships Havana the
beginning blockade of that the policy
OF which we had given than ample notice.
The first that sounds the waters Havana today
hemisphere empire the proudest
years ago. Spanish caayels had
opened world the white Spain followed
with which, py contained the seeds
DEATH dominant power of
civilization Two continents in her and she was
mistress conquest only rapne her colonial
only robbery brought her new DOS
the brutality cruelty cupdy and eachery upon which
her European could not remain her
had beahed of poisonous
sedon sedrucon Her emisar SPAIN but them
great lately Spanish patriotism
Spanish patriotism easy when sedud by
Spanish Where there Spanish army officers did
upon country they enemy? Where
Spanish colony whose one hand in
Treasury the "Fatherand and the other its off
spring? Spain Spain that is why from
mghest power Europe weakest WHY
when she might have been in the two Americas
them both until Cuba her
stay falls rom her decrept grasp.
span dmissng upon the presentation
entirely Spanish sananshp and
piece silly cunning her diplomacy was and vet
than the action Of nation which confonts momentou
situation spoiled or the riynlous
who feels incumbent Insult It
than that because continuation trkery
by Spain ostrich sought to win the
game omacy which considerably opportunity to
play another the tricks which reyoca
ton the order had been refused ma and M
suspension hostility Pope had been denied
after late to affect game of
tckery played fifth ace is no longer mn the ev
which by quickest hand over
the backeg is over the
Spain play plays cards she
the
assassin by the of the traitor Spain but as war
that to be fought on one side by soldiers against ckse NV A
against Lan gunners by men
against the Lord and Dayy Jones have
that shown
right the war
which yesterday We have set forth that recent
issues that it would be needless repetition now to rie il The A
yet obscure lacking in know
destiny moral
and humane sensbies But tn. war is an actua now the % Tor
harspling gone. the eyes Of God and
wagng for God and And whether American sees
it with such eyes he must see it now with the ewes of him who %
"May right wrong country It is
country worthy
country with her We are all for the war now whatever wa h
been foryeght wise conduct its vigorous
prosecution glorious Chickering's and cayln
are swept away factions and divisions are closed M We are
against world ready substance with our
with lives call country may upon
Of shop farmhouse and inland glen
Thick the bees in clover-tme swarmng
Southwark the hosts hurrying with banners unfured
stately wealth of half the world
amid his clustered waters gesm
From where the Mississippi pours an unpouted stream
where Kenuckys fields Southern air;
broad Ohos luscious from orchards fair:
From where between his fertile slopes Nebraskas run;
From Pennsylvania iron hills rom woody Oregon
Omohers sisters daughters spare the tears ye ain
Who to die in such cause ye dead
They live upon the lips of in picture, song
And nature folds them her heart and keeps them wrong
Oh! length of days is not boon the brave prayeh for;
There thousand evils than death any war
Oppression with his iron strength, fed on the souls men
And license with the hungry brood that haunt his CHASTITY
like bright ye fill the eye-adoring hearts ye draw
sacred grace Of Liberty majesty of Law"