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The herald., 1898-05-30
TRYING THEM OUT

Were 1t not for the horrors of war,
one might wish that peace might be de-
layed until opportunity has. been afford
ed to "try out" two classes Of young
men who have enlisted in the volunteer
service-those sons of prominent SOL
diers and civilians who have obtained
commissions on the strength Of the pa
rental fame or pull, and the members of
the 400" who have Joined "Teddy's Ter
rors" and other organizations, and got
themselves talked about.
To be the son of a great man Is to be
handicapped to no small degree, and sell
dom in such cases does the son attain
the pinnacle on which the father stood.
1t is matter Of notoriety that Logan,
Harrison. the Brices, Webb and other
officers received their commissions
through no proved merit and ability Of
their own. Some OF them have been
marked failures, others are yet untried.
1t would not be fair to say that none of
them will make brilliant and honorable
record; but the very manner in which
they received their appointments tends
to prejudice the popular mind against
them. At the same time, should they
prove themselves worthy Of the honors
bestowed upon them. the public will be
quick to recognize and applaud. Other
wise they must sink to their normal
level.
Some Of the giIded male BUTTERFLIES of
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There Is great cause for congratulation
celebrated today more in accordance with
the spirit in which it was conceived than
at any time since its institution thirty
odd years ago. To q. great many people
holiday is simply holiday. To them
there is no incongruity in observing the
day with sports and pastimes that
give them relief from their ordinary &C.
equations.
gratitude and reverence. 1t is in memory
OF those who gave up their lives that
the Union might be preserved, and surely
no thoughtful, loyal citizens will be-
grudge any small sacrifice of inclination
that shall give the day its just dues.
Another cause for congratulation is
that Memorial Day this year is marked
by the spectacle of a reunited nation
with the north and the south standing
shoulder to shoulder once more, battling
against common enemy, with the last
vestige Of bitterness engendcred by the
civil war forever removed. The blue and
the gray will laurel together today thu
graves of the gray and the blue.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that as the
numbers of the survivors Of the civil
war. on both sides, grow smaller, the
respect of the American people for Me-
mortal Day and the principles and deeds
that gave 1t birth will be more and more
manifested in it's proper observance.
The herald., 1898-05-30
FAKE EXTRAS

The Herald greatly regrets to see its
esteemed morning contemporary sue
cumbing to temptation and falling into
the devious ways Of yellow journalism.
To issue an extra edition at o'clock in
the afternoon, and then have to taku
back in the morning issue the news pub
lished in the afternoon. is not consistent
with the policy Of a conservative and
reliable morning paper. 1t is furnishing
both target and ammunition to the evil
minded afternoon paper, with its full
day Associated Press report. which has
somehow conceived the wrong idea that
people read the afternoon sheets.
The Times extra edition Of Saturday
afternoon contained just six exclusive
dispatches. Three Of them were old. One
told Of the alleged treachery Of the Aus
trian minister, which was rank fake
that had already been officially denied
through the Associated Press. Another
contained fifty words about the fight at
Cienfuegos- Another announced that the
army was ready to invade Cuba! Still
another, dated three days back, told Of
the arrival Of the Eagle at Port Antonio,
with no news to give out.
From the nature of things the daily
newspaper in war time must give cur
rency to rumors the reliability Of which
it cannot vouch for; but there is no good
excuse for printing extra editions con-
tanning wild, improbable news, old news
and palpable fakes. and foisting them
off on confiding public at bargain coun-
ter prices.
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line Of the state. Senator Bulla was picked
out and idolized as just the man to put his
feet in the senatorial moccasins Of Senator
White, and as the only man whose record
as a reformer Tin Republican politics)
would meet the requirements at this day
of our representative in the upper house
at Washington. But no sooner had Sena-
tor Bulla's little boom taken a fair start
than the mischievous and meddling poll
ticians at San Francisco and the envious
and ambitious office-seekers at Los An
geles concocted their scheme, the success
of which has surprised themselves and
brought despair to the supporters Of Sem
ator Bulla. Senator Bulla has thus become
the victim Of geography, and his six years
of record-making in the state legislature
have been brushed aside to make room for
a man who happens to live at Los Angeles,
but who happens to be candidate for an
other office, which can be played upon the
checker board Of politics to better advan-
tage. SCRUTATOR.
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When the services of matured and ex-
perienced soldiers. such as General John
S. Mosby, are spurned because Of their
political convictions. and score or more
of callow youths, with no other recon-
mendation than that their fathers are
rich and influential, are commissioned as
officers to lead the volunteer army, we
need look no further for a reason for the
delay in the invasion Of Cuba. Raw re-
cruits may not be speedily metamor-
phosed into well drilled and thoroughly
disciplined corps by unskilled and mex
perienced officers. and that many such
are, with the consent Of the senate, be-
Ing daily clothed with authority, must be
apparent to all who scan the lists sent
in for confirmation.
And with knowledge Of the favoritism
already displayed by the executive, fol-,
personal and political reasons. in confer
ring military titles. it requires little
stretch Of Imagination to trace the cause
Of the delay in clothing and equipping
the new army-a delay wholly inconsist-
ent with any other theory than that
political influence Is as essential to the
procurement Of contracts as for obtain-
ing commissions.
It is true that war has been declared
but five weeks, but 1t is equally true
that for two months previous to the dec
laration it was by everybody regarded
as inevitable, and the chief excuse which
the administration gave for its policy Of
palaver and procrastination was that it
might secure time for preparation-an
excuse the potency Of which depends
upon the vigor displayed in making prep
arations during the tentative period.
At Tampa, at Chickamauga and at San
Francisco, the volunteers have been sub
jected to innumerable and needless hard
ships because of the delay Of the COM
missary and quartermaster departments
in providing clothing and food-a delay
that Ii utterly inexcusable, when the
boundless resources of the country arc
considered and the time consumed in
preparation is taken into account.
An incident Of the house proceedings.
only a day or two ago, justifies the sus-
picion that favoritism is playing lead
ing part in the supply department. By
resolution Of that body the competitive
system in certain bureau was sus-
pended and full discretion given its chief
in the placing Of orders. Unbiased OBJ
servers Of the conduct Of the war will
need no Interpretation Of the inspiration
of that departure. 1t was obviously not
in the interest of economy, either in the
matter Of time or Of dollars.
The herald., 1898-05-30
THE GAME OF LIFE

This life is like game of cards,
Which mortals have to learn;
Each shuffles, cuts and deals the pack,
And each a trump doth turn.
Some bring a high card to the top,
And some do bring low;
Some hold a hand quite full OF trumpss
And some but few can show.
In playing, some throw out their trumps,
Their winning cards to save
Some play the king, some play the deuce,
But many play the knave;
Some play for money, some Tor love,
Some play for worldly fame;
But not until all hands are played
Can any count his game.
When hearts are trumps we play for love
And pleasure rules the hour;
No thought of sorrow checks our JOYS
In beauty's rosy bower.
We laugh, we dance, sweet verses write,
Our cards at random play,
And while the heart remains on top
Our lifes q holiday.
When diamonds chance to rule the pack
The players stake their gold.
And heavy sums are lost and won
By players, young and old.
Each one, intent upon the game,
Doth watch with eager eye
That he may see his neighbours cards
And beat him on the sly.
When clubs are trumps look out for war
On ocean and on land;
For awful deeds of blood are done
When clubs are held in hand.
Then lives are staked instead Of gold,
And dogs of war are freed;
And sad it Is for any land
When clubs are in the lead.
Last game Of all is when the spade
Is turned by hand Of time.
He waits the end Of players cameo
In every age and cline;
No matter how much each one wins,
Or how much each one saves
The spade will reckon up the game
And dig the players graves.
w. F. Lohn in Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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A CHANGE OF THIRTY YEARS

The first decoration Of the graves of
the deceased Union soldiers took place
1t Chalmette cemetery, just below the
city of New Orleans, on the 5th day OF
May, 1858. There were many others the
same year in the north, east and west
but at later dates. 1t was arranged for
the next year that the observance shoulc;
take place on the same day all over the
United States, and on one when flowers
were everywhere obtainable. The 30th
Of May was selected, and ever since IL
has been set apart as Decoration Day.
These ceremonies at first and for sew
eral years were looked upon with sus-
picion by the ex-Confederates, as pro-
ceeding intended to keep alive old preju-
dtces and to organize in hostility to the
south.
AS soon as IL was deemed wise the ex-
Confederates organized on the plan of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and
adopted the practice of decorating the
graves Of their deceased comrades. 1t
was foolishly supposed by some that this
would lead to rivalry and tend to keep
up the animosity that had been engen-
dered during the war. Such, however.
were not familiar with the sympathies
THAT are created among soldiers, though
they have belonged to different armies
and have commended with each other on
the field Of battle. They have the same
experiences in enduring hardsnps and
aspirations, and in confronting danger.
There 10 an affinity when at peace be-
tween men who have belonged to op-
posing armies which is only less strong
than that Of comradeship.
IN brief period the cx-Confederates
we're invited to join with the ex-Union
soldiers in these ceremonies, and they
accepted with good will, and soon courte
s'es became mutual and general. 1t was
Z step towards perfect conciliation-a
sonsulnmation moro readily achieved be
cause the two classes of soldiers wers,
- the same ratr and nation and had
been equally animated by sincerity Of
purpose. In many countries armies gov
era the people, but in this country the
diSbanded soldiers ruled public sentiment
and brought 1t to that state in which
We now fnd It, when all sections vie
The herald., 1898-05-30
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Pneumonia at the Preside

The bright sunshine weather is more
than welcome to the encamped volunteers,
for they have had pretty hard time of
1t Of late. One death from pneumonia,
two men dying from the same complaint
and several hundred suffering from severe
coughs and colds tells the tale of the effect
of the unexpected hardships. AS a large
percentage of those roughing 1t came from
warm. comfortable homes it is easy to ac-
count for the way many of them have
been knocked out.-Oakland Tribune.
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with each other in manifestations Of 10y
atty to the nag.
We now witness the spectacle Of mep
from the north, the south. the east and
west standing side by side to defend the
honor Of the nation and unfortunately,
commanded by men who held high places
on opposite sides a little more than a
third Of century ago. All this Is a
triumph Of intelligence and good sense.
and proof that patriotism and loyalty
to popular institutions are common to
the Ameican people.
The herald., 1898-05-30

Senator Wolcott made an earnest ap-
peal, on Saturday, for the passage of
the bond clause Of the house revenue
bill, and strongly opposed the corporation
tax feature. He thus arrayed himself
in opposition to the known sentiments
of ninety-eight per cent of the people
he misrepresents and renewed his alle-
glance to the trusts and the money
changers whose avarice he has been de-
nouncing for ten years or more. His
suggestion Of gradual coinage of the
seigniorage, a minting limited to four
millions a month, was a weak attempt
to placate an angry constituency in the
mountains.
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UNCLE SANS NAVY
NO. aPoRrroLIo

NO. 9 PORTFOLIO
Of that artistic series Of views Of tho
United States Navy has been received mt
the business once of the
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Portfolio No. 8 comprises some Of the
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taken by camora or sketched by pen, in
GLIDING . double page illustration Of a
nsxal engagements between the fleets OF
America and Spain, representing the
greatest battleships. torpedo boats, tor
pcdoes, and torpedo boat destroyers OF
both nations in furious combat.
The herald., 1898-05-30

The president is credited with having;
complacently remarked to General Mer-
rift that war is slow business" and
to have intimated that he might take
his own time in preparing his expedi-
ton. Slow. indeed. is war when there
is more incentive to prolong than to end
it. Slow. indeed, when the commander
in-chief declares that haste is not essen
tial. Slow, indeed, is war when its Wig
orous prosecution and speedy termina,
ton would menace the designs of the
men who, once upon time. put beg
gar on horseback.
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Cannery for Orange County

Never, perhaps, in the history Of Orange
county have the prospects for establishing
cannery been so favorable as the present
season offers. Everything is in favor of
the scheme and nothing against it. The
partial failure of fruit crops elsewhere
throughout the state makes it sure that
ready sale could be had for all the product
of a fair-sized establishment.-Santa Ana
Blade.
The herald., 1898-05-30

The memorial of the Ohio legislature,
a Republican body, charging that Marcus
A. Hanna occupies a purchased seat in
the United States senate and asking that
he be deposed, was formally presented
to that body on Saturday. Then the war
revenue bill was taken up, and the ques-
ton being upon the motion to levy a
just tax upon the corporations Of tho
United States for war purposes, Mr..
Hanna voted to lay the amendment on
the table. Were he an honest man and
guiltless of the charges, he would have
Immediately asked for unanimous con-
sent that the memorial be taken up and
referred to the proper committee, with
instructions to report at the earliest pos
sible date.
The herald., 1898-05-30

This country is mot in nearly so much
danger from the great powers as from
the little powers-the local push here:
and there-that are sapping the life blood
of the nation and endangering its very
existence. The federation of Marcus A.
Hanna as a senator Of the United States
is more dangerous to the future peace
Of the republic than the whole Spanish
navy. The one evil can, be eradicated.
Can we smash the other?
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Every year gives to us more graves
to decorate, and Memorial Day will per-
petuate itself. Wars are separated barely
by generation, and new heroes are born
each hour. The nation will not forget its
dead. Nations which do that die. Tho
uniform Of the Federal soldier commands
higher respect today than ever before
To die for ones country is still esteemeG
the greatest honor.
The herald., 1898-05-30
Now Ia the Time

The California Fruit Grower well sug-
gests that now is the time for the Ameri-
cans to renounce the unripe, green, hard,
favorless Spanish olive and make the ac-
quaintance of the ripe, dark-colored, mel
low, rich-favored California olive. Exper-
imenters in this direction are assured of a
very happy surprise-San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1898-05-30
Japan,s Rapidly GROWING Navy

Japan is now building abroad eleven war;
ships, three Of them battleships. five first-
class armored cruisers and three second
class cruisers. The Yankees Of the east
have their eyes open to the signs Of the
times. Naval establishments are going
forward with jump the world over.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The herald., 1898-05-30
What a Colonial Policy Means

After Hawaii, what? The Philippines1
Cuba? Porto Rico? Samoa? A colonial
policy that means eternal war and a huge
standing army? Do we need q coaling sta
ton in the Pacific badly enough to engage
in eternal wrangling with other nations
over desert islands and savage tribes?-
Omaha World-Herald.
The herald., 1898-05-30
Prince Henry as an Advance Agent

Whatever may be his merits as warrior,
Prince Henry of Prussia seems to have un-
deniable talent as a diplomat. The inroad
he made on the conservatism. not only of
the Chinese empire, but even upon the
empress dowager, inaugurates wonderful
change in the customs Of the ancient en-
pire. Prince Henry may be an advance
agent of civilization after ll.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The herald., 1898-05-30

From the open sea on the south of
Cuba to the city in the land-locked har-
Dor of Santiago is seven miles. At the
entrance is the powerful squadron Of
Commodore Schley. Behind the city Is
a formidable insurgent force under Gar
cia. For more than week neither the
one besieging force nor the other has
been able to determine definitely the
presence or absence in that relatively cir
cumscribed estuary Of feet Of hostile
ships that has terrorized the government
at Washington for fortnight and pal
sled its arm. This anomalous situation
seems quite incredible. How long Is 1t
to be allowed to continue? Could such
a condition obtain with a Farragut in
front or Grant in the rear? Hardly.
The herald., 1898-05-30
In at the Finish

Santa Barbara is not always the first to
take up new ideas, but we usually come in
all right on the Observation-Disclosures Bar
bara Press.
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They'll Regret Polo

Canadian cable companies will regret the
departure of Senior Polo de Barnabe. Dur
ing his stay in the dominion his daily cable
bill amounted to about $500. San Diego
Tribune.
The herald., 1898-05-30
Consolation for the Reiected

The boys who have been unable to pass
the physical examinations should not go
home with ashamed faces. 1t is not their
fault and they can draw comfort out Of the
fact that If the same tests had been ap-
piled to Bonaparte and to Nelson France
The herald., 1898-05-30

Spaniards are known as fire-eaters, but
we don't appear to be helping them to
much of their favorite diet.
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Comforting

Today's dispatches bring the comforting
news that Admiral Cervera cannot possibly
escape with his fleet unless he gets away
Pomona Progress.
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This Has Been Heard Before

Only first-class men can be elected to office
this year. 1t will be well for the conven-
tions to bear that in mind.-Fresno Ex-
positor.
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All the president now needs Is new
cabinet and another strategy board.
The herald., 1898-05-30
High Private Plaisted
First to Abolish Slavery

Be this as 1t may, we are all of us en-
listed for the war.-Riverside Enterprise.
The herald., 1898-05-30

Civilization is making some progress
in France. lola was cheered upon leav-
ing the court room the other day.
The herald., 1898-05-30
Weary Pasadenan

The new court house tunnel and elevator
cost $22, 1856. They will be worth it.-Pasa-
dena Star.
The herald., 1898-05-30

A clever caricature depicts Hanna frown-
ing as he reads the news from Manila, and
exclaiming: dewey moved too fast!" The
less Hanna, the more of country will the
United States become. He has the pol:ti-
cal evil eye.-Mexican Herald.
The herald., 1898-05-30

Even the Chicago Times-Herald, per-
sonal organ Of the president, rises to a
question Of privilege, and asks II the
The herald., 1898-05-30

Provision contractors all favor pro-
longation Of the war.
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harvest Time for the Contractor

1t is safe to say that every contractor In
the land lucky enough to get fat job
from Uncle Sam to furnish army supplies
is war patriot Of the most pronounced
type.-Waukegan Gill; Democrat.
The herald., 1898-05-30

That uprising in the southern states
which the Spanish ministry counted
upon, has taken place. All the quotas
are filled.
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prowess Of four Spanish cruisers is not
being unnecessarily magnified by the ad-
ministration, and If the order for the
invasion Of Cuba is not being delayed
beyond all reason.
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Unweavine the Bloody Shirt

1t took one war to weave the "bloody
Shirt" and it has taken another to uns
ravel it.-New York Prsss :.
The herald., 1898-05-30

In lieu of panic we are to have an
other bond issue. There is nothing so
potent as a bond issue to avert a patri-
otto panic.
The herald., 1898-05-30

The issue of six hundred millions of
interest bearing bonds at this time will
insure the election of Democratic presi-
dent in 1900. That achievement will bt
worth a great deal to this country, but
we had hoped 1t would not cost so much.
The herald., 1898-05-30

How would the Dingley law answer for
purposes?
The herald., 1898-05-30

The Danes were the first to abolish slave
ry in their West Indian possessions.
The herald., 1898-05-30

The Hickory club holds meetings every
Friday night at its club rooms In the
Gardner & Zellner block on Broadway.
The herald., 1898-05-30

It is now suggested that an attempt
be made to locate Cervera's fleet by means
of a balloon. That idea isn't half bad.
1t won't delay matters more than a.
month, and will presumably be less ex-
pensive than tunneling into Santiago.
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would never have had her general and
England would never have had her naval
Moines Leader.
The herald., 1898-05-30

Councilman James Ashman Is announced
as wanting the Democratic nomination for
city assessor.
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II 1t be true that the fleet Of Admiral
Cervera Is shut into the harbor Of Santi-
ago de Cuba and that the land forma-
ton is such that the fleet cannot be at
tackled from the seaside, 1t must be held
in its place by our warships and finally
taken from the land side. On the as
sumption that the situation is as stated,
the early invasion Of Cuba has become
more necessary than ever. An American
army investing Santiago de Cuba would
soon compel the surrender Of the city
and the Spanish fleet. To save both
Blanco would be forced out Of his forth
f1cations at Havana and to fight our
forces on ground Of their own selection.
The war is about Cuba, and the taking
Of the island, is the greatest Of the OBJ
jects to be accomplished.
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A single round from the guns Of the
battleship Indiana costs $4,000. But the
nation wants to hear their successive
booms. Six-thousand-dollar rounds are
vastly cheaper than peaceful blockades
and bloodless countermarching between
Tampa and Chattanooga.
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Captain A. M. Bragg would like to sue
coed Mr.. Ashman as councilman from the
Seventh ward.
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fashion have also enlisted; men whose
fame has been achieved through playing
polo, opening small bottles, leading the
german or fighting policemen In the
tenderloin districts. These may have
gained their ideas of military life
and heroism from reading Ouida's I'm
der Two Flags" and similar works. They
will find the stern realities Of warjvery
different from their preconceived ideas.
Here again the trying out" process
may make men Of young fellows whose
lives, up to this time, have been worse
than wasted. Others Of the gilded youth
will prove miserable failures in war as
they were in peace. Military life, es-
pecially life In the ranks, is a great level
er. By putting men on the same level it
soon places them on different levels;
which is paradoxical but true.