The Advocate and news., 1898-06-22

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Nebraska Independent: The Oxnard
Beet Sugar Company, of Nebraska, has
signihed its willingness to pay a war
tax on its product, and It's president Mr.
Henry Oxnard, has written a personal
letter to Senator Allen in which he states
that as the government has materially
assisted the sugar industry his company
stands ready to cheerfully pay its share
Of the war expenses. This action is In
striking contrast to that OF other cor
pOratiOns which are maintaining ex-
pensiVe lObbies at the national capital
In an EFFORT to evade war tax. The Ok
nard company should receive due credit
for its patriotic attitude in this matter.
Let us render unto Caesar that which is
Caesars.
Winfield Tribune (Dem): Conditions
change opinions. What is patriotism to-
day may be treason tomorrow. Before
the st. Louis convention nine-tenths of
the Republicans were in favor Of the
free coinage Of silver. Now they are all
gOldbugs and other people are repudi-
atOrs. In 1923 the man who opposed
the issuing OF greenbacks was a copper
head and traitor. To-day 1t is, IL not
treason, an indication of disloyalty to
propose paper currency. The sign of
fealty to government is to favor gold
bonds. Should the present war continue
a year or two, bond spectators will be-
come satiated and greenbacks will again
be the loyal money Of the realm. Thus
do we progress.
Public Opinion: Captain Clark, Of the
battleship Oregon, has made a report to
the Secretary Of the Navy on the extra
ordinary run of that ship from San
Francisco to Key West. He lays par
tiCular stress upon the discipline which
prevailed aboard the ship during the
voyage. This best can be described,
he says, "by referring to instances as
that OF the engineer officers, in volun-
tarily doubling their watches when high
speed was to be made; to the attempt
Of men to return to the fire-room after
being carried out insensible, and to the
fact that most of the crew who were
working by watches by day and night at
Sandy Point preferred to leave their
hammocks in the netting until they
could get the ship cOaled and ready to
sail from Sandy Point
Wichita Eagle (Rep): There is too
much dilly-dallying upon the part Of the
army and navy departments, and Long
and Alger together with Major General
Miles will soon be hearing from the
country If things do not move with more
earnestness Of purpose. Within two or
three days after Manila fell supplies
should have been started to Dewey, the
gunbOat Monterey dispatched and
within ten days or two weeks thereafter
10000 or more men should have been ON
the Pacific, sailing for the Philippines
or otherwise we do not know what we
are talking about. The Oregon should
not have been brought to this side.
There has not been man landed on
the soil OF Cuba yet. In the meantime
Blanco has concentrated his defenses.
Now II only twenty-five or thirty thou
sand men are, after all, to be landed in
Cuba to cooperate with the insurgents
and with the navy in destroying Ha-
vana, why were not the $4,000 regulars
landed In Cuba coincident with the dec
laratiOn Of war, and with Simpsons ar
rival at Key west!
Kansas City Gazette (Rep.); 1t would
be good thing for the Republicans Of
Pennsylvania IL the present year should
witness the end of the one-man dom
nation that has made it not a party,
representing a great principle, but a
machine subject to the manipulation
OF q politician lacking in every requisite
OF a statesman. John Wanamaker may
not be an ideal leader, and under other
circumstances might not attain to his
present power and prominence, but he
has shown himself shrewd and skill
full manager, and has made patent the
fact that the thinking Republicans OF
Pennsylvania are anxious to have the
Quay regime deposed, and one-man rule
in Pennsylvania brought to an end. In
nauv resnects Pennsylvania is a legiS-