The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-01

Champ Clark, OF missouri, IN
the House recently made stir
ring speech for Cuba. He said
in part
IF Spain does not bring the
the war to speedy conclusion
the United States ought to ex-
pei her from the western hemi-
sphere. There can be no doubt
as to what has been our tradi-
tional foreign policy. What our
foreign policy is under the Nc
Kinley administration the peace
of God passeth all understanding.
I'm these days of McHannaism
our foreign policy is SO feeble,
so cringing, SO cowardly that
even the old and decrepit Spain
insults our flag. maltreats our
citizens and searches our ships
with perfect impunity, and Pres
ident Mckinley, instead of send
ling out war vessels to protect
our honor, assert our supremacy
and teach the insolent and i'm
potent dons a lesson they would
never forget, passes the hat
around and invites the American
people to contribute aims for
starving and dying Cubans.
1T is high time that we serv-
ed plain and emphatic notice on
all kings, emperors and poten-
tates that the navies of transat-
lantic powers shall not be used
as collection bureaus for ques-
tionable debts as was done year
: or two ago at Corinto and as was
done month or two at Hayti.
THE Cuban case is this: For
0 three years the insurgents have
fought with a courage and suf-
. fered with fortitude that has
0 challenged the admiration of the
world save and except the Nc
Kinley administration
Three or four hundred thous-
and people have died; men, wo-
: men and children as much mar
tyrs in the cause of liberty as
was Warren or any other hero
e who died that we might be freed,
; and yet the Mckinley admins
q tration lifts no finger to stay the
: slaughter and can think of moth
!. ing more effective for their bene-
s fit than to pose as the big beg
:. garman. The party of Sumner,
r Chase and Seward. which proud
s. ly Wanted itself as the friend of
2, men, has become the ally of
= pestileuce and arson, famine and
devastation, rape and murder.
ITO every suggestion that we
should re-enter upon a vigorous
foreign policy we are met with
/: the hysterical shrek that we are
"a advocating war. 1t is not true.
ID but suppose it were, there are
in some things worse than war, de-
e plorable as this one unquestion-
=, ably is, and we are playing the
he cry baby act until we are despis-
sshn ed of all nations and kindred and
~ tongues.
BY 1--WE now number over 1000,
% 600 souls and a republican adj
'al ministration cannot be tainted.
e cuffed or kicked into resenting
ed ID an insult or demanding repara-
& ton for an injury. Such a con-
al temptible and pusillanimous pol
r. is enough to make Grant, Sher-
man and Sheridan restless In
their collins.
my republican friends, | in
vite you to lay aside the weight
ia la that is holding you down. Assert
your rights, come out on the
side of eternal justice and human
liberty, thereby demonstrating
that you are worthy of the higt
vocation to which your called
W. Democrats and populists hers
&C. stand ready to remove from
ned America her great reproach. W.
nth on this side will contribute 10.
,pa votes. If only q republican
,lu- will break the yoke, defy thei
on task masters and join us in thi
his noble work, before the sun set
IN m this day, we will send the gla
viii tidings ringing around the worl
r of that Cuba is free free, than
God, by the act OF the Americas
KS as Congress-"