Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-26

/ 70 Jlt ulucLcGubH' LIZ you uthu w
pass down to US the curse with which
you have been blasted? Or will you
let me begin under new auspices and
turn the island of desolation into an is
land Edenic?"
1t Is war inspired by mercy, which
| II an attribute in man initiative of tho
same attribute of God. In no other
age of the world could such war have
been waged. The gospel of kindness
needed to be recognized throughout
Christendom In order TO make such
war possible. The chief reason why
most OF the European nations are not
now banded together against us Is be-
cause they dare not take the part OF
that behemoth of cruelty, the Spanish
government, against the crusade OF
mercy which our nation has started.
Had it been on our part war of con-
quest, war of annexation, n war of
aggrandizement, there would have
been by this time enough flying squad
rons coming to this country across the
Atlantic to throw into panic every city
on our American seaboard.
The wars of the Crusaders were only
to regain an empty sepulcher; the Ma
poleonic wars, with their 100000
slaughtered men, were projected and
carried out to appease the ambition OF
one man; Of the rs, 600, 900 slain in jew
ish wars, and Of the 60, 600, 900 slain in
wars under Julius Caesar; of the 1870.
10000 slain in wars with Turks and
Saracens; OF the 50, 900, 600 slain in wars
OF &erxes; OF the 20,00o,0 900 slain in
wars Of Justinian, and the 100000
slain In the wars of Genghis Kahn, not
one man was sacrificed by mercy; but
In the Hispanic American war every
drummer boy, or picket, or gunner, or
standard bear, or skirmisher, or sharp
shooter, or cavalryman, or artillery
man, or engineer, who falls, falls in
the cause of mercy and becomes a
martyr for God and his country.
Another alienation Of this war Is
that 1t il for the Advancement OF the
sublime principle OF liberty, which
will yet engirdle the earth. Not only
will this war free Cuba, but finally will
free Spain. BY what right does
'J huppJ llho VIM anu u WILL hPo
court dominate people for centuries,
taxing them to death, riding In gilded
chariot over tho necl6s of Il beggared
population? There are 10000 boys in
Spain growing up with more capacity
TO govern the nation than will the weak
boy now In the Madrid palace ever pos
sess. Before this conflict il over the
Spanish nation will be we'll on toward
the time when constitutional conven.
ton will assemble to establish free
government instead of the WORKOUT
dynasty that now utllicts the people.
The liberty OF all nations transatlantic
~ well as cisatlantic, If not already
established is on the way and 1t can
not be stopped.
Napoleon III. thought he had sue
cessfully driven the principle out of
France, when, on the second day of
December, 1851, he rode down the
Champs Elysces of Paris, constitutional
government seemingly crushed under
the hools Of his stecd. But did 1T stay
crushed? Let the batteries on the
heights above Sedan answer, and the
shout OF 100000 conquering hosts, ana
the letter of surrender to Emperor
William tell the story. "Sire, My
Brothers Not having been able to die
in the midst of my troops, it only re-
mains for me to place my sword in
your majesty's hands. | am, your
majesty, your good brother, Napoleon.
Sedan, September !, 1870" That mon.
arohy having fallen, then the French
republic resumed its march.
Another alienation is that the war
opens with a great victory for the
United States 1t took our govern
mcnt four years To get over the tasco
at Bull Run. A defeat at the start of
this present war would have boon dis
heartening to the last degree, and
would have invited foreign interven.
ton to stop the war before anything
practical for God and humanity had
been accomplished, and would have
prolonged the strife for which we are
hoping n quick termination. In the
most jubilant manner let this victory
OF our navy be celebrated. With the
story of tho exploding battleship fresh
in the minds of the world, it required
no ordinary courage to sail into the
harbor of Manila and attack the Span
ish shipping. That harbor, crowded
with sunllcn weaponry of death; to en-
ter it was running Il risk enough to
make all nations shiver But Manila
is ours, aud the blow has shaken to the
foundation the palacoe Mt Madrid, and
for policy's sake the doubtful nations
are on our side. For Commodore Dow
ey aud all who followed him let the
whole milton utter its most resound-
ing huzza; and more than that, let us
thank the Lord of hosts for His guild.
ance and protecting power, Praise
yc the Lordl Let everything that hath
breath praise tho Lordl'
Another alienation is the fact that
in this war the might Is on the side of
the right, Again and again have lib
orty and justice and suffering humaui-
ty had the odds against them, 1t was
so when Benhadad's Syrian hosts, who
were in the wrong, ut AphcIi, came
upon the small regiments of Israel,