Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-04-02
PAIN.

SFAiN.
Show us a man who loves human
nature and we VIII show you a mar
who hates, and is hated by-Spain.
Every mai who ever took a step in
the march of progress has been am
pushed by Spanish soldiers. If
Spain ever took one step forward il
was to enable her get within gunstOt
of some friend Of the human race,
Other nations have shed oceans OF
blood that some hu1na1 beings might
be free. Spain has shed blood that
she might epslave. Follow the path
of civilization back, back, month
after month, year after year, century
after century, back to where the
faint trail IS lost in the somber shades
of eternity, and at each step of the
way you will find the skeletons of
every mar or woman who for one
moment yer lifted up the torch Of
reason~-murdered by Spain.
The people Of other nations built
ships that they might carry mer-
chandlae and civilization to distant
parts of the earth; the people of
Spain built ships that they might be-
come pirates. Other nations invent
eo the Spade and shovel; Spain in
vented the stiletto. Other nations
invented the steam engins: Spain in
vented the thumb screw. The mel
of other nations studied anatomy.
that they might set broken bones
with the least pain to the sufferer:
the men Of Spain studied anatomy
that they might on the rack break
human bones with the greatest pain
to the victim. Other nations organ
ize "societies for the prevention of
cruelty to animals Spain organizes
societies for the encouragement of
bull fights
Other nations build jails in which
to lncarcerate criminals; Spain built
dungeons III which to cast honest
men who intertered with Spanish
criminals. Other nations point with
pride to their schools; Spain points
with pride to her inqulsition. The
army of no other nation was ever
known to BUN a school house; the
army of Spain was lever known to
pass a school house without reducing
1t to ashes. A soldier of no other
nation, except when drunk, was ever
known to murder a baby in its cradle;
a soldier of Spain, except when drunk,
was known to pass a baby in a
cradle without numbering it.
The men Of other nations study
chemistry, that they might distill an
tidotes; the men of Spain study
chemistry that they might distlll
poison. For every Darwin, Hum
boldt, Spencer, Stephenson, Fulton
and Edison that the other nations
have given the world, Spain has
given a Luc1etia Borgia.
Most nations have shed blood
fighting for the right; Spain has
never shed one drop of blood in the
cause of human liberty. Other ma
tons pay their debts because they
W. them; Spain pays her debts that
she might borrow more. Other ma
ton say to the weak, come! Spain
says to the oppressed, go. Other ma
tons say to the ignorant, welcome,
Spain says to the learned, stand
back.
In the early history of America, the
people from other natious taught the
Indians how to use the ak in clearing
the forests. Spaniards taught them
how to use the ak in Draining the
wives and babies of the colonists
Others taught the Indians how to
take a scrap Of iron and make a pillow
Spanlards taught him how to take {
ploT and make of it a t~onahawk
Others taught the Indian how te
build a house; the Spaniards laugh.
him how to burn one-AD INFINI
TUM.-Atlanta Dictator.
BREAKING LOOSE.