Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

ish murderers and for the traducing of
American honor. Never before in the
history of the world has so revolving
spectacle been witnessed. Never be-
fore In the history of a nation was
there justification for such an act as
that of Senator Mason, when he called
for Congressional investigation,
frankly insinuating that the McKin-
ley administration could not be trusted
to render fair verdict upon the man.
gled bodies of American sailors.
There is not one chance in a hundred
million that the explosion on the
Maine was an accident. In all the
history of the American navy this is
the first instance of an explosion of
warship in times of peace. A thous-
and circumstances point direct to
Spanish treachery; not one to the the
ory of an accident. Every naval ex-
pert whose opinion is worth recording
promptly says it was the work of a
torpedo. Every banker and Wall
street stock gambler, every paid re-
tainer of the gold combine, every
agent of European Jew money lenders,
every lickspittle whose services are
Prostituted to plutocracy, every cring-
ing, cowardly slave from whose car
cass the last trace of genuine Ameri-
canism has departed has joined in the
chorus af accident" accident" and
turned venomous tongue or pen on
every man who has dared assert his
patriotism.
The man who is longer deceived re-
garding the extent and insolence of
the money conspiracy deserves to be
ens1aved.
No future act on the part of Presi-
dent Mckinley can wipe out the inn
preston which has been made in the
mind of every honest man in the Uni
ted States. There is no secret about
the motive which inspired Mckinley
to passively watch the butchery of
hundreds of thousands of Cubans. 1t
is well known why he tamely permit
ted a Spanish cur named De LONE to
call him slow politician, weak and
catering to the mob, and a man of ma
tural and inevitable coarsness." 1t is
well known why every member of his
cabinet has thus far acted as Spain's
attorney.
There are outstanding S40O, 900 900
uoy-fl of Coo bo.,1. -L:.L .
be redeemed by Cuba or repudiated.
These bonds are not held in this coun-
try. We have no direct interest in
them. But they are owned by Jew
bankers in Europe, who own the men
who own Mckinley. If Mr.. Mckinley
would consult his own wishes and
obey the natural instincts of his heart
Cuba would be free today, and the
brave sailors of the Maine would be
alive. 1t is possible that public pres
sure may yet force Mckinley to act.
1t is possible that he may be COM
PEELED to ignore for time the demands
of Wall street and act in behalf of the
American people. But no future act
can efface the recollection of what
happened when European money lend
ers gave the word that the murder of
American sailors in Havana harbor
must not be made the pretext for war
or the recognition of Cuban indepeud-
ence.
This is the blackest page in Ameri-
can history. Thank God the pluto
cratic press of the United States does
not represent the American people.
The millions of honest but misguided
men who voted for VIM Mckinley are
not participators in this crime.
What satire! What a traversity,
A little more than a year ago the air
was full of American flags with the
inscription mckinley and national
honor" Hired orators appealed to
the patriotism of the American people
and warned them against taking any
step which would endanger abroad the
fair name and honor of the United
States. Today it is badge of shame
to be known as an American in any
part of the world. We are considered
as towards. We are known as a "na.
ton of shop keepers" The term of
Yankee" is used as an insult. We
are ranked as fourth-rate power, in.
ferior to Japan and not to be men
toned with Italy. European papers
solemnly regard us in the same liph,
as they do China and complacently
discuss the impending dissolution of
the United States and its division
among the first-class monarchies. We
are good producers" We are "great'
when it comes to paying interest on
bonds. We are patient, submissive
tractable. We have no navy. Weart
not allowed to carry arms.
What would England do if one of IT,
lspleudid battleships were blown up ir
the harbor of a nation whose officia
representative had just insulted Ouee.
. Victoria7 Would the London pres,
{ exhaust the English language in ar
attempt to find excuses for an "acci