The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-16

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duet or result of our state administration
that every voter and creator of IL cannot
take honor and credit and feel q glory in?
Why. then. should any OF our men. al the
dictates OF eur enemy. wish 10 repudiate
himself? He viii never, never do II.
Therefore all of our state officers and their
exemplary assistants will DE spontaneously
commended.
Foreign Policy.
Permit me to suggest that as the county
conventions select delegates TO their state
convention. and who are TO be their epolses-
men. that all declarations as 10 foreign
policy to be subsequently pursued by this
government be left to the state convention
Inis for the apparent reasons that. as
wide divergence of views exist, contrary
expressions from each county may en-
barrass delegates to act freely upon and
according to events that may develop be-
tween the meetings OF the state and county
conventions Again, for the other reason
that broader field OF discussion Will be
afforded at the state convention because
OF the DEVELOPMENTS which will follow to
a unit for the defeat Of the Spaniards and
the placing OF the flag OF freedom and
the cross OF Christ on the shattered en-
battlements Of tyranny and persecution.
SantiaEo-SiIver Soldiers.
1t IL glorious TO contemplate the achieve
ment at Santiago. 1t mus, be consoling
to our hearts when we think upon the
feats OF the Twenty eighth Michigan. the
Sixty-ninth and Seventy-iirst New York
and. while We would not permit the slight
etst shadow TO be- cast upon the glory of
all the others. yet We cannot but reInem-
Der that these Michigan boys are the sons
or poor farmers. the poor lahorers and
email merchants, and themselves with
their fathers. rose up and protesting
against wrong, sent frcsn their state two
"a M IA e,ilu
form Then the Sixtyninth New York.
composed or the. men who were OF the
BRYAN and silver clubs of Upper New
York. Their club. in q body made up
these volunteers. Now eee even the New
York Sun praise the Seventy-tirst When
these latter went out they were held up
the marble cutters. the tile workers the
hricklayers etc. They were the men that
Went with Ianmany for Bryan and poor
peoples rights See how they die to re-
not loyal 10 the nation, And yet 80 much
they had IN lose. families mothers and
ehiidrer to fan because of their death
And Yet there are those who, hope that
our forces will forget their great wrongs
and. under the cry Of wat viii vote that
every political organization but their own
Ia entitled 10 the honor or the war or 10
the glory CT the struggle Heaven forbid
that any man of our loyal force should
50 tar forget his children and the children
OF like brother man to d.shoaor them with
himself. Our worthy citizens are nos
70 De induced to slander their own dead
Iaey sleep In foreign lands. killed ~
spanish husiets, and onr people will honor
them eternaliy and allow no man to rob
them OF their righteous S.ory.
National Matters.
Pardon me II | outline briefly some addi-
tional thsm7s OF consideration by our
people in the approaching campaign.
The present war was inevitable The
Administration refused TO accord even the
rights Of beiiigerency 30 Cuba an! daily
ing ard parleying with Interests tina, were
Working against liberty ana honor. the
Spsnlatds. eneNuFaesd 10 he idea that We.
were All towards and a deCrepit nation
cruelty murdered oar brave sailors and
destroyed Our norls rhlps This was the
unQu"s toned cause Of war-and together
with the demands of humanity in CUBA
ftS complete Justification. L. j. however
10 the Subsequent events happening in con
grs$s and IN connection with the admins
ration 30 which seriously advert.
The duration of the War pas giaced uron
t1e fartatst limit OF any contingency IN
one year Let us nope il will he much
shorter ih1u pTesen; events HOW Indicate
TIE eSf tuEtes OF ne navy and war de
rartGtenfs were Ssa 'sa $50 for the n9vv
! ata SEn"aVo for the wa ~ 90 a.
hsFab t1at We nlecs ~ SIX nNut hS-one-
/ halC year--t8at one-hAlf re- -aa whole
fvHns@ estimates o. tae de{artEusnts-
8 sou-at'd ny corrupt Cc0tricfoys-yet
,sttet Ger an oNfs'Ge ma0.p8iatio0s.
bill II pressed throagA taxing tAe people
together wita Interest Oh the taxes 81
6t% F1tss' and Gen. GrasVeuor N. smokes
M n o, ne sdlninisi-at'oH. <ays II viii
reach N'.t e"o'1 Tank cf - Ten
hundred III ltou dollars Corf,.sSes3]v more
tran needed og asked fer
The reform forces StSot by the adm -
fr2tlon, p0tn9E behind them marty differ
entes. AID bat ln one single fnsfsor~ a.
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''Aat g HNF'sSke t2n earnings % every
l2tssi"r. the proGWcr % every farmer and
tlt" thHeFg3aoS@ 90 rNetV cAii& FOR a sam
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tFyond any demand ~ var ev rait,pst ~
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