The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-08-04
IS PEACE NEARq

In day or two ia expected the
reply of Spain to the ultimatum of
the United States, which was pre-
sented in answer to SPANS over
lures for peace The probability is
that the terms of the United States
will be accepted, that armistice will
soon be declared and the war virtual
ly at an end.
Nevertheless. there is possibility
that Spain will object to some of the
provisions of our demands to such
extent "a to cause the war clouds to
grow thicker and darker. She has
given an intimat ton that she con-
siders our terms harsh. This may
| be the prelude to the demand for
| modification, or an Indication that
! she hopes to draw the United States
into bargain counter traffic, where
by she may secure something below
its true value. Spanish diplomacy
lis sharp, artful and treacherous and
this country should not permit itself
! to be drawn within it's influence.
1t is understood, however, that the
| United States has it's eyes open along
this line, and that it understands
what sort of folks it is dealing with.
| That this is true appears from the
| following extract from a Washington
Post editorial, written after Spain's
proposal had been made and before
the reply of the United States had
been given. The Post says:
"The country, therefore, is to be
congratu lated upon the manner in
which the administration has accep
ted the Spanish overtures for peace.
Approaching the danger of indeci-
sion, the Importance of prompt and
decisive action, the President and his
Cabinet are d unit in their reply. 1t
will go to Spain in courteous terms,
devoid of harsh phrases-a generous
measure befitting big and magnan-
imous nation-but it is to be none
the less an ultimatum. Spain can &C
cept or r. ject our offer. No counter
proposition will be considered. There
will be no hcggling back and forth.
A failure OF the present negotiations
will be SPANS loss, not ours. BY &C
ceptiny our terms she will retain a
part OF her colonial possessions and
probably survive as a nation. BY
rejecting them she must inevitably
lose all"
READ the letter of Chairman Sim
mons to Penitentiary Superintendent
Mewborne in this issue. The mask is
torn from the faces of the Superin-
J tendent and the Governor, as well,
and the lash applied with vigor upon
the corruption, deception and in
dency of those in authority. The
ras ala may finch at the threatened
exposure of their meanness and may
attempt to bulldole, but the time
has come when flnching and bull
doing will not avert the demand Of
an outraged people that the light OF
truth be turned upon the Official
transactions Of the whole gang, from
top to bottom, and their horrible
rottenness exposed. These fellows
struck a snag when they ran against
Chairman Simmons. He is hard
hitter aud is determined that if tle
present disgraceful affairs continue
in North Carolina it shall not be
through any failure on bis part to
show up the rascals in their true
light They may squeal and squirm
as we'll they may, but it may be
depended upon that Simmons is
going to make the fur fly.
IT has cost many fellow many q
dollar to find out some things which
he could have found out, without
loss, by profiting oy the experience
OF others. An incentive to this sort
Of thing is the bump of self-esteem
which dictates that the experimental
can dodge the rocks and sands anC
keep the ship fl ,atlng in deep water
in other words, the last explorer
fiatters himself that he has more
sense than the fellow that went ahead
and got lost in the jungle. Later
there is q fellow feeling between the
two, but it is too late for financia
purposes.
HAVE you heard from Alabama
Democratic by over fifty Thousand
majority. The Republicans were moi