The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-23


which has been made in the mind OF
every honest man in the United States.
There is no secret about the motive
which inspired Mckinley to passively
watch the butchery of hundreds of thou
sands Of Cubans. 1t is we'll known why
he tamely permitted Spanish cur
named De LONE to call him Glow poll
tician, weak and catering to the mob,
and man Of natural and inevitable
coarseness." It is we'll known why every
member of his cabinet has thus far acted
as Spain's attorney.
There are outstanding $500 OOO, 900
worth of Spanish bonds which must be
redeemed by Cuba or repudiated These
bonds are not held in this country. We
have no direct interest in them But
they are owned by Jew bankers in Eu-
rope, who own the men who own Nc
Kinley. If Mr.. Mckinley would consult
his own wishes and obey the natural in
stincts Of his heart, Cuba would be free
today, and the brave sailors Of the
Maine would be alive. 1t is possible
that public pressure may yet force Nc
Kinley to act. 1t is possible that he may
be compelled to ignore for time the de-
mands of Wall street and act in behalf
of the American people. But no future
act can efface the recollection of what
happened when European money lenders
American sailors in Havana harbor must
not be made the pretext for war or the
recognition of Cuban independence.
This is the blacklist page in American
history. Thank God the plutocratic
press Of the United States does not rep
resent the American people, The mil
lions of honest but misguided men who
voted for William Mckinley are not par
ticipators in this crime.
What satire! What a travesty! A
little more than year ago the air was
full OF American flags with the inscrip-
tion mckinley and national honor"
Hired orators appealed to the patriotism
OF the American people and warned
them against taking any step which
would endanger abroad the fair name
and honor of the United States. Today
it is a badge of shame to be known as
an American in any part of the world
We are considered as towards We are
known as nation of shop keepers"
The term Yankee" is used as an in
suit. We are ranked as a fourth-rate
power, inferior to Japan and not to be
mentioned with Italy. European papers
solemnly regard us in about the same
light as they do China and complacently
discuss the impending dissolution of the
United States and it's division among
the frst-class monarchies. We are good
producers" We are great when it
comes to paying interest on bonds. We
are patient, submissive, tractable We
have no navy. We are not allowed to
carry arms.
What would England do if one of it's
splendid battleships were blown up in
the harbor Of a nation whose official rep
toria? Would the London press exhaust
the English language in an attempt to
find excuses for an "accident?" Would
they revile the honest English yeomanry
for expressing their loyal indignation?
Not in thousand years. Had this "ac-
cident' happened to an English, Ger
man, French or Russian man-of- war,
Havana would now be in ruins, and the
treacherous Spanish butchers would be
food for sharks.
1t is an honor to be called lingo"
The opposite to "Jingo' is Cur" and
I know of no other word to properly
designate those who clutch their bonds
with one hand and shake the
other in the face of honest American
citizens who are overwhelmed in the
disgrace which has fallen on the ma
tion-New Time.