Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-04

as do for using power to prevent such
an one from becoming your ~neighbor.
1t. Is said that international Law is
he Law of Reason between man and
man, applied to nations.
There is a maxim of the Common
Law that, "You must so use your
own property as not to injure that of
any other person." and applying thia
rule, founded in reason and morals, to
the conditions under consideration,
there is found ample justification for
our interference in behalf of Cuba.
RESULTS OF THE WAR.
Let us consider the results of the
war. No person ever did a generous
act who was not benefited by it, and
what holds good of a single person is
true in this case, of any collection of
persons, and therefore applies to the
Nation. The character of the Nation is
thereby strengthened and ennoblsd.
Sectionalism has completely van
ished. From this time, then, We'll
know no North, South, East or West.
The northern heart leaps with joy at
the mention of the bravery and patri-
otism of Gen. Wheeler displayed
before the Notifications of Santiago;
likewise the southern heart beats with
joy at the mention OF Dewey and his
great naval victory at Manila.
1t is with unrestrained joy that the
people of Maine read of the daring
and bravery of the Rough Rider of
Texas, and the Texan is as exultant
over the deeds of daring of the Rough
Rider of New York.
Every true citizen of the United
States ia proud of the achievements
of the American soldier and sailor and
in expressing his pride and delight
never stops to inquire from what
state he halls.
The bravery and fortitude of u SOL
diery ia the same old story as in every
conflict in which we have engaged.
| But the greatest consideration of all
is that 1t is the American soldier and
seaman for whom we shout and throw
up our hats without a thought as to
| whether his father fought under the
stripes and stars or under the stars
and bars; If he be a native or natur-
| allied, or what his previous condition
of servitude.
And another thing demonstrated is
that we ars all patriots whether
| we have gone to the front or re
NAMED behind to pay the war tax
and offer our friendly advice to those
in charge of the war.
Some of us might have done the
thing differently, but we are all agreed
that the job of cleaning up Spain ano
putting her off the Western Continent
is the thing to be done.
The bravery, fortitude and soldierly
skill of the men at the front and il
the trenches in the battle of July 3rt
has had not only the applause of the
people of the United States, but hal
won the admiration of the whole civil.
lied world and has received the favor
able Judgment of some of the mos
competent military critics of the age
We have learned another thing ant
that is that we have a navy able tt
cope with any in the world, and will
a capability of becoming, whenevel
circumstances require it, the strong
est in the world. The achievement
of the American navys at Manila ant
Santiago have not their parallels IL
the history of naval warfare.
Within a day or two after the new
of Dewey's victory was received, ant
began to be realized by our people, al
old gentleman of my town asked ont
of his neighbors in discussing thi
wonderful event in a ton expressing
a vast amount of wonder: "Did yol
ever hear of anything like it before il
all the world?" The neighbor, WHIT
was well versed in history, and es
pecially in Biblical history, afte:
some moments of reflection, answer
ed him: "Well, not unless it be TIT
throwing down of the walls and thu
destruction of Jerico by Joshua"
When the time comes, if ever, tina
men will attribute effects to the han'
of the divinity in these times, it viii
be said of Dewey or Schley in thes'
two great victories, as was said o
Joshua on the occasion of the de
s%truction of Jerico: $50 the Lord wa
with him."
Only ninety days since the declare
ton of war, and we have an army o
about 25O, 900 men, equipped and read,
to go anywhere. Three great conflict
without a single reverse, and it nov
looks as if the decisive battles of the
war had been fought, and that one O
them, that of Santiago, will turn tn
tide of the world to settle forever tn
question of the possession of territor.
on the western continent by any Q
the old Latin powers of Europe, as di
the English victory over the French a
Quebec settle the question as to whic
should dominate in North America
the liberty-loving and self-governin
Anglo-Saxon or the llberty-restrain
ing and despotic Latin.
believe it may now be said, j
| view of the later intelligence of til
true conditions in Cuba, that the de
termined yet conservative course G
the president as to the proper steps t
be laken to reach q settlement Of thi
. whole Cuban question, now has tn
, approval of a very great majority {
the American people.
believe, too, that the war revenu
bill, which puts the support of the wa
, principally upon the business an
3 wealth of the country, also has tn
almost universal approval of tn
9 people, and that this measured contain
some suggestions to the America
i people which may be seriously cor
sidered for incorporation into a pei
manent revenue system.
The country is to be congratulate
o upon its return to sound financi'
J, principles, and the absolute certaint
n that the mistakes made by our inar
{ | ciers of the late Civil war are NJ