Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-28
WAR, ~STATECRAFT AMI
POLITICS.
Red Hot Interview with Judge
Healy--Defeat OF the Fusion
Ticket is Predicted.
Reasons for his Belief.

home from Washington, where he
had been during the prolonged SEES
sion of congress just closed. To a
reporter for the News he expressed
himself as happy to be at home
again, although Washington ct
this season Of the year, he said, is
most delightful, nature in all her
grandeur being on dress parade.
The beautiful parks surrounding
the government buildings are grand
and inviting to look upon, especial
ly to a resident of a prairie country
like our own state.
When asked to express himself
on the stirring scenes now being
enacted in Washington, in the pros
ecution of the war, he replied that
the residents Of our state, and in
fact of the whole country, have
each day through the press been as
accurately informed as to the
methods and means adopted for
the prosecution of the war as the
residents of Washington.
PATRIOTISM NOT PARTIsANsHIP.
"Whlle absent from the state I
have, nevertheless" he said, s'from
time to time, by reading the news
papers and through correspondence
e~ndeayored to gauge the sentiment
of the residents Of u state as to
their views on this war, and | am
pleased indeed to note with what
unanimity they are in favor of its
vigorous prosecution and how
heartily they are in favor of ex-
tending to the administration every
possible assistance, In order that
the government may bring this
conflict to an early and happy end.
/ am not unmindful OF the fact
that there is a very small element
within the confines Of our state
who have constituted themselves "a
war board of criticism and censure
upon every act of the administra-
tion since war has been proclaimed;
but | am glad to note that this ele-
ment is so small and its personnel of
such a character as TO merit the
contempt of every loyal citizen of
the state. / am in favor of pro
claiming and demonstrating by
action to the nations of the earth
the fact that when foreign foes go
to war with this nation they must
he prepared to battle with a united
people-a people who, while the
war is waging, know no north, no
south, who can and will sink part
isanship beneath them IN the high
or duty they owe their country as
true, loyal Americans. For this
reason, as | have already said, /
have no patience with any element
or party which, in times like the
present, Withhold from the admins
tration or government, no matter
what party is in control, the most
loyal support, encouragement and
assistance"
sHoRT-sIGHTED LEADERS.
Judge, are you not aware that
the views you have just expressed
are rather at variance with the at
titude Of your party in congress
during the session just closed?
eyes, perhaps they are at var
lance with such men as Bailey of
the house and Jones of the senate,
but / am glad to say that neither
Jones nor Bailey voices the sentl-
menrs Of the great Democratic
party. | believe myself in accord
with 80 per cent, of the Democrats
Of the nation, and to such men as
Turpie, Morgan, Pettus, German
end Lindsay of the senate, and
McMillan. Richardson and j. Ham
ilton Lewis of the house, l look
for my inspirations Of Democracy.
These are the men who, In the
future. must rescue the Democratic
party from the humiliating position
into which Jones and Bailey have
placed it by their assumed leader
ship. They may be and no doub.
are men of some influence in their
respective states, but in the con-
gress of the United States, as the
leaders of a great party, their mis-
takes have been so many and of
such fatal consequences t, the
party that 1T will take Democrats
years to explain. particularly their
impolitic attitude with reference
to war measures and the annexation
Of Hawaii, all of which they as self
constituted leaders under take to
make party questions. But | am
proud TO say that many members
IL the party, both IN the senate and
HE house, revoltal at such leader
hip and forfhe time being st least
their country above their
,arty."
Al COwARDLY PLATFORM.
1t ii Inferred from What yau
luye saifil. judge, that yon WeFc an
pneyatioa4ist.