The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-12
WAR WILL DO GOOD
ARP SHOWS tile sUNsHINE AF'EH
TIE STORM.

nnp,o-American A,ltance-Blil Fav"rs VI
Scheme In Order to Ctv'hxo t""
People Of other
Countries.
If this war WAS waged for huma'
- ,ty's sake--that is for the purpos"
u feeding tho starving Cubans--
course it has failed of ITS purpot
to- for they have not been fed. B
Ia oveu though our government me<"
D, blunder in assigning e8ding
~ ~ oasus belli-nnd instead housand
ur the starving have kille1hilippines,
ar Spaniards ufar off ipfiago, never
up and 5000 moro pa to have been
I'D theless tho WI many grievances
tho cn,mip,S resulted in inestima.
IT,, it's and has>Nhother it bo manifest
~, lilo pf tho will Of God and tho
'ho d,>6ent Of prophecy, wo cannot
1t. Tbut can only say, as Of old, Tf
IrMis thing bo of man it will come to
naught, but if it come from God we
cannot fight against it," Ono thing
il certain. 1t has exaltod tho prowess,
tho gonius and tho resources OF tho
American people more than anything
that has evor happened. Tho United
States now stand acknowledged by
tho great powers of tho world as
equal to thom any of thom, and hor
only rival has solicited hor hand in
frnternal union. At banquet given
tho other day in British Columbia to
Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Hon. Mr..
Macintosh, the lieutenant governor,
paid to Americans tho following
beautiful tribute:
"To our American friends who nre
prosont wo cannot refrain from OK.
tending our congratulations for tho
recent achievements of thoir army
and navy while wagiiig II " hito mans
war for the extension Of modern civil
llzation, and we implore thom to
cast their influence for n white mans
policy Of nn Anglo-Amerioan al,
lance. Cloud cheors.) There can
be no legitimate civilization whore
Bible il carried in hand and
drawn sword in thu other. Whom
tho great English speaking nations
link their fortunes together, thon tho
war drum will throb no longer and
tho bnttle flag will bo furlod and
union be perfected that will be sane.
toned and blessed by tho Almighty.
Qmmonso applanse) Then will be
written by angel fingers tho bright
eat pago in history, on which will be
recorded the union Of the powers
owning to the same origin, speaking
tho same language, but long severed
by passion and prejudicos for which
tho Older must accept responsibility.
(Applause.) Then will be established
tho greatest confederation of freemon
the world has over dreamed of. Each
altar upon the flag of tho United
States will then represent civilizing
powor and each British colony an
auxiliary forco, all working together
in concort-all honoring tho fing of
our fathers and all revoring the ban
nor of liberty and patriotism. cloud
choering.) Mr.. Mayor and gentle.
mon, l give you the stars and stripes
and tho Union Ja,k. Long may their
varying tints rounite and form in
heavens light ono arch of peace"
lsont that finer Conld it have
boon bettor saidp AFRO wo not all for
that--an alliance with grand old
England, our mother from whom we
have been long ostranged--a whito
race who now asks for an alliance
with tho white race of this country
for tho Christian civilization of the
world.
Our recent victories on sea and
lnnh havo dono this. Old solid, atur.
dy England has long had doubts of
our ability and our statesmanship
Sho has heen prejudiced against our
republican form of government, bnt