The evening times., 1898-02-26
REPUBLICANS FOR WAR
ChicagO'S Administration Organ
scaiIS at Indemnity.
TRUE WORDS OF PATRIOTISM
M. Mcdiu SAYS That the Dons Must
Fight. Because They Murdered
the Grew of the Maine American
Honor Must BE Maintained and
Snanish Blood Must Flow.

chicago. Feb. 26-The Tribune, the
leading Republican paper in Illinois,
prints the following editorial today. II
Is said TO have emanated from Mr.. Me-
dill himself:
..'Th, time is past for conjectures as
To whether there is to be war with SPAN,
There is war now II viii not begin
when Congress declares war. Ii began
when Spain blew up the Maine in the
narbor OF Havana
ANY declaration of war that Congress
mas, make win be merely an announce
r,ent that this country il ready to ad-
minister to the cpuntrymen Of Ava
condien punishment for an act Of perfidy
more atrocious than amy ever commit
ted. II has been determined beyond a
shadow OF doubt that the act Of Span
iar,ls destroyed the Maine and murdered
her crew. Everything indicated that
from the beginning. but Americans could
hardly bring themselves To credit II.
There is no more room for IFS.
"Ft has perpetrated a crime which Is
an itself "A declaration Of war, and that
declaration. made nearly two weeks ago,
must he responded TO by America as
soon as it has made all needful prepare
tious Spain has declared war. and it
must not be allowed to escape the con-
sequences. 1t may conclude now that its
act was impoIitic and it may be anN-
ious to apologize and pay an indemnity
for the vessel and the men who have
been murdered.
IF this country were 10 consent 10
such a settlement il would become the
mocl1eiy and the byword of all the civil
Iized nations. They would sneer at the
Yankees. who were willing to condone
any insult and outrage for dollars. The
people of America would become loath-
some i'm their own eyes if their Govern
Tnent were to accept money as compensa-
tion for the lives that have been taken
and call everything square.
There is but one thing to be done.
When the President is ready he must let
Congress know. Then it will slip the
American dogs of war. 1t will not takc
the Spaniards long TO learn now the
Americans can punish "a crime which
none but Spaniards or Asiatics could
have perpetrated.
TIT s'lifiti4Nii lAcctS iiihSl it cNNlft a. ~
the seas. Spain must be driven out Of
the West Indies and compelled TO ahan-
don all its claims to Cuba and Porto
Rico.
ut must be compelled to bid an eter-
nal farewell to that New World its rule
in which has been an unbrOken series
OF atrocities. And in addition to that il
must be compelled to pay a fine which
viii 20 toward defraying the expenses
Of the war it has begun. 1t cannot be al
lowed to cvade war by paying blood
money. II must have its dose CT wal
and then pay its fine.
Spain must be made TO suffer. The
pride Of the dons must be humbled Il
the dust. 1t has shed too much innocent
blood. II has burned Jews. 1t mas mas
sacred HOllanders Not content with th'
reputation for matchless villainy gained
by past misdeeds, il has assassinateC
American seamen sleeping at peace il
one of its ports. There Is no answer t.
that but an avenging war
so let there be an end of talk in tn
newspapers or elsewhere about a none,
settiement-so many millions for the shil
and SO many millions on account of tn
murdered seamen."