Pleasantville weekly press., 1898-08-17
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II. 1898.

TODAY the Republican Congress
ional Convention will be held in
Atlantic City, and probably Congress
John J. Gardner will be renominated
for fourth term without opposition.
- USSIA and England are almost
AZ upon the verge of war over the
Russian aggressiOns in China. 1t is
to be hoped that they will not go to
war, but if they do, it will be a bat
tie of the giants, with Russia holding
the advantage ON land and England
overwhelmingly superior on the sea.
EVEN our green volunteer soldiers,
- who were never before under
fire, were more than match for the
disciplined veterans of Spain in their
night attack upon the American lines
near Manila. When it comes to
skilled and courageous fighting, the
Dons are not in the same class with
the Yankees.
THE war is probably over, so far
as open hostilities in the field are
concerned-for Spain has officially
accepted the terms offered by the
United States-but our armies will
not be disbanded for several months
to come. We have, most likely, Sc
cured several white elephants that
will cause no end of trouble i'm Cuba
and the PHILIPPINES, and large stand
ing army may be required for years
to come.
yA|HEN Spain surveys the situation
w and foots up her war bills she
will find that her little game has
been a mostexpensiye one. Stripped
of nearly all her valuable island pos
sessions, her armies defeated, her
navy destroyed, kicked out of the
western hemisphere, and rent with
internal troubles at home, she can
ponder at her leisure upon the cruel
Fate that impelled her to throw
down the gage of battle to great,
powerful and progressive nation like
the United States.
THE Democratic State Committee
= will meet in Atlantic City on
Friday, to map out their plans for
the fall campaign, and to try and
make the two wings of their party
flap in harmony.
They ought not to have any chance
of carrying the State; but the imbeci-
lie legislature of last winter, by it's
deeds of omission and commission,
has put new courageinto their ranks
and they are quietly perfecting their
organization with the expectation OF
gaining their lost ground.
If they can "get together" and
nominate strong candidate for
Governor, acceptable to both wings
OF their party, they will come danger
ously near to accomplishing their
object, and they may succeed. They
are reasonably sure to, unless the
Republicans nominate their best and
strongest men everywhere, and pre-
sent united front all along the line.
THE treatment that our soldiers
4 have received, both in camp and
field, in many places, has been simply
horrible and somebody ought to be
punished for it. Sick and wounded
men have been compelled to sleep on
the ground without shelter, proper
clothing. or medicines, or sent North
in ships whose filthy condition and
lack OF proper appliances would dis
grace savage.
In the camps men have been half
clothed and barefooted. and also half
starved, for want OF proper food.
In battle, or on forced marches,
some allowance may be madcfor such
shortcomings, but in camp or during
transportation, there is no excuse.
The truth of the matter is that
rascaIly contractors. in collusion with
corrupt officials, have 'sfeathered
their pests" at the expense of the
brave men who volunteered to defend
their Country, and these miserable
harpies expect the people to forget
all about it in little while, or to be
unable to fix the responsibility. The
Unites States government pays for
the best Of every thing, and II it does