The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-15
The yindication of Events.

The Nindication of Events.
That was a splendid State paper
which, on Wednesday, the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations presented
to Congress and the country. 1t pre-
scented i'm calm and conclusive language
the whole position which the American
people have taken on the Spanish situa-
ton. and on the issue Of the Maine
massacre. We can say with just pride
that there is not a line of it, reference
Ia International authorities excepted,
which could not have been made up
from the files of The Times for the last
year.
The Indictment Of Spain. for her hor-
rible atrocities, her torture and murder
of American citizens, and for the
crowning infamy of her outrage in Ha-
vana harbor, ali are set forth in the re-
port and resolutions substantially as
they have been in the columns of this
journal from day to day. The public of
Washington kn,ws this. and does not
need to be reminded of the fact
But it is not improper to take occa-
sion TO pay our respects to the Hessians
and Tories who, in the past, have as
sailed The Times. and two or three
other exceptional papers which have
stood out for Americanism and nom
partisan patriotism during the months.
and in the course Of events, which have
led up to the present crisis. Their
/ treacherous spite has been vented in
/ vain. The whole nation accepts the
! story Of the Senate Committee on For
/ eien Relations as the true and undeni-
! able history and analysis Of the situa-
ton. There is not a word nor a line
OF that narrative and diagnosis which
has not been given to the country by
The Times from day to day in advance
The Times is not in the habit Of self
| laudation. Il does not care whether
Tories and Hessians like what it prints
II does not care for popular applause
unless that can be gained by stric
adhesion to truth and true American
| patriotism When those things are no
| recognized. accepted. and rallied around
by the reading public. we shall go GU
! Of business. But they are. The brave
heart of our citizenship goes out to tn,
man or journal that dares to tell th'
truth and shame the devil of the evi
influences that have tried to emasculat,
our manhood. and make US the slave:
Of an Anglo-American money oil
garchy.
On February 1G The Times declared
to the world that the Maine had beel
blown up and its crew murdered b,
Spanish treachery. on that day Tn
Times stood alone. among all America
newspapers. in taking that position
Today il would be hard to find a publ
cation on the continent. outside of tina
pestiferous and reasonable thin
printed in New York called the Evenin
Post. which does not justify the decla
ration made by The Times two month
ago.
Yet all Of our readers know that tn
attitude Of this journal has been as
sailed and its conductors vilified beyon
expression by the persons. interest.
and organs committed to the pro-Span
ish policy of Mr.. Hanna, for a whdf
year. That there should be a pape
devoted to The American people an
their honor and dignity in the Capita
Of the nation, has been an eyesore an
a fright TO the representatives Of tn
trusts, mon0polies and foreigners VIII
control the Administration. That ther
should be one journal beyond the powe
Of their coercion or purchasing powe
under the shadow of the Washingto
Monument has been a cause Of grit
and rage to them; because its existenc
and activity has interfered with all {
their plans and defeated some of then
We are not applicants for popula
credit. All we want is for true Amer
cans within our constituency to stan
with US for the right, and against tn
Hessians and Tories who swarm a
Z over and dominate the Administrative
; of a nominally free. independent, an
3 lf-governing country. All We ask
l public cooperation in our fight again'
Z enemies abroad and traitors in hig
i places at home.
i For that war The Times is enliste
= without period. For that war I'll
! Times is in the field for all eternit
d or until the disgrace to which Grove
l | Cleveland and the Administration SUI
feeding him have subjected our fla
: and fame, has been wiped out.
1 Remember the Maine!
q To Congress; Every hour of della
makes for Spain. Act, act.
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