The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-09

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said:
Il hope that my public dispatches
will justify me from all blame, except
that of having trusted the Spaniards
in anything. We. are worse. off here
than in an enemy's country. The
and accomplish none. They violate all
the laws of humanity"
That fairly well describes her policy,
and within the last three years it has
been concentrated and emphasized in
all the horrors of Cuba. Is it any Won
der that the national heart rushed to
the conclusion that it did come to in
regard to the tragedy in Havana har-
Dor?
CAN BE NO COMPROMISE.
With the Pharisee there can be no
compromise: with the Pharisee Jesus
had no arbitration. Politically speak
ing, the Spanird is a modern Pharisee.
With such a foe, and with such an
oppressed one at our doors, the law of
and it always will. God grant that
this will be the last call to arms; but
whatever the future may be. you may
be quite sure of this, that the issues
will never die until the millennium has
come. To ignore perils of our life civil,
or to our life religious is the height of
folly. If you do not yourself compel
issue with you There can be no neu-
trail in the universe of God; the weak
ness of one is the weakness OF all; the
strength of one is the strength of all.
For better; for worse''-that is the
marriage vow of Columbia.
MUST BE NOBILITY OF PURPOSE.
The war means, further, dear friends,
to those who are going to the field
and it may be there are some boys here
hi ,s,,-~
usual strain upon your character and
upon your moral life. Remember this,
that the high pitch of excitement which
army life induces must have along with
1t corresponding high pitch of noble
purpose, or the strain will be too great
for you. Just as in times of peace,
there are diseases worse than diseases
of the body; so, in times of war, there
are bullets more dangerous than rifle
or cannon shot-the darts of evil that
strike deep into the soul. Go forth,
wearing the arms of your country and
the armor of your God. Go forth with
your heart beating high, the flag over
your head, and do not for a moment
forget that you may keep it very close
IN this war to the. banner of the cross
of Christ
This war means that new names shall
be placed in the old galaxy of heroes.
Our great men ole. and old men, sadly
signing,
Shake their gray heads, and with stern
faces say:
There are few left; the race of men is
dying;
From every land our heroes pass away
Go to. We prophets false. Our men of
Wore swaddllng clothes when other men
were great;
One dies today. another's born tomorrow,
And he who dies still speaking from the
tomb,
Guides the newborn one on to future
glory
And bids his heart stand fast to doubt
and gloom.
Earth is still blessed with heroes; and
the golden age is before us.
The dust and noise of the conflict
may hide the real question All con-
tinental Europe is laughing today at our
claim that we are fighting for humanity.
The continental mind is imDervious TO
such thought. 1t is very significant
and shows what a stride we are making.
And let us, every citizen of us, insist that
be furnished. and let US come to the
victorious close of this conflict, true to
the high aims under which we have
entered it.
In the period before 1860 James Russell
Lowell said:
BE just at home, then write your
OF honor Ger the sea,
And bid the broad Atlantic roll
The ferry of the free!'
EMANCIPATION.
Since that time we have put one more
article of our creed into glorious deed.
we have added the proclamation of
emancipation. Now let us write Our
scroll of honor DER the sea, and bid the
broad Atlantic roll. ferry of the free
International isolation IS possible for US
no longer A city set upon hill cannot |
be hid. America, for better, for worse, |
takes her place in the congress OF ma |
tions A new era has opened May our
first triumph in that line be as white as |
the bars in our flag, as clear as the stars
in the blue of our banner.