West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-12
nURRAH FOR THE
EIAEERICAA IA!Y!
ADMIRAL DEWEY HAS MADE A
RECORD THAT PLACES CUR
NAVY In TIE Fa9ST
ElhK.
Champ Clark Calls Down Smart
People Who Monkey With the
PAID Wadan.
President Mckinley Manufactures
Some More Major-trnera.s.

WARRINGTON. Nav 9TH. 1899. -
Mr.. Mcktnl"y's fighting blood has
been sr"u-,d b. The great victory
rpn by our A-iaiic Squa iron undrr
t'ommulorc Dewey. Ii would have
tren strange. indeed. n il had not
ieen. f"r nothing more daring in
Tue Annals OF naval warfare has
Teen recorded than Dewey's action
IN taking his ships into an enemy's
harbor. supposci to be heavil,
lnlned. far TIA. purpose of attacking
H.et nearly his equal in strength
which was supported by heavy land
batteries, aud succeeding in de
s'roving thc Spanish fleet, silencing
The b"iieiirs and planting the
american flrg oil the Philippine
Islands. 1t was an achievement
worthy OF the American Navy. and
one that every American Commo
dore is anxious to try to duplicate.
They are. apparently, going to De-
given opportunities, too. In fact.
The orders have been issued that
viii give the rest of orr navy an
opportunity TO share IN avenging
the Maine by doing ssmc fighting
Porto Rico Is to be taken. Our
soldiers arc also to be allowed tn do
some fighting. The air of hesita-
ton, which was so aggravating. has
entirely disappeared, and every
thing is now apparently hent on
lighting. Admiral Dewcy's official
report has been received, and he
cannot possibly be proudsr Of it
'hin Is every American who reads
1r. Millions OF Americans Vet IN.
born will thrill with pride and
patriotism when they read of the
victory won by the daring and gal.
liant Dewey, who will be made AN
admiral and who will receive a yot.
81 thanks from Congress.
-
Congress has authorized the en-.
iistmeht of 10000 yellow fever
'nmnnes. in the South, for service
IN Cuha. III addition to the RS. 900
yoilluteers
~
1t is always more or less danger
GUS to interrupt Representative
Champ Clark when be is making 4
speech, but Representative Lacey.
of Iowa, had to get squclched be-
fore be would believe il. Sir. Clark
was making = vigorous talk against
The ak Democrats who voted for
fhe Republican war revenue bill.
which authorizes sn addition of
> 100, 000,0 10 the ceuntry's in.
terest bearing debt, aud inciden
tally against the Democratic party
being held responsible for the acts
OF the Cleveland administrations
which he declared were Democratic
only IN name, when he said there
were only two worse names in his.
tory than that Of Grover Cleveland
the names Of Judas Iscariot aud
Benedict Arnold. just then he
was interrupted by Mr.. Llcey, who |
asked il Judas Iscariot was not the |
original silver man. Mr. Clark
turned upon him and retorled
1.-The first silver speech ever made
IN the American Congress was by |
William Il. Allison, whom YOU all !
worship. Now, some OF the rest Of 1
you ask me questions. The |
challenge WAS not taken up. In the
same speech Mr.. Clark ridicnled the
claim OF some Of the Repub |
llcans that they were responsible
5or The war with Spain, aud al
dressing the Rcpnblican side he !
said We took yoo by the sceua I
Of the neck aud dragged you into I
81. lts our war" Mr.. Clark I
closed with glowing and pitriotic /
reference to the brilliant achieve
nieut Of Commodore Dewey, in
Manila harbor.
The ADMINISTRATION is not allgw-
ing the war 10 cause IL to ferget
he need the Republicans have for
help ~ the Congressional cam
pnign. The patronage Of the Coz
eminent Printing Office is to be
turned over to the Republican can.
didst,s for Congress, by an order
declaring that establishment never
80 have been leg lly under the civil