Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-18
SOME LIVELY WAR TALK.
opinons dqdulged in by Our Elk
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oplnions Aqduiged in by Our Elk
changes.
Tie course of'the opposition papers
hunting some complaint against the
administration in the conduct Of the
war, would be highly amusing, If il
were not for.the element OF treason
able design TO give aid and comfort t.
the enemy. 10 the hope Of forwarding
their own vicious partisan greed
One af the latest fads IN this direc
tiun Is the kick against President
Mckinley because Gen. Fiizhugh
Lee was not given the Santiago
expedition IN order TO add 10 his
already able work for the country and
thereby increase his fame. The facts
are that Gen Lee. at the outset was
slated for the Havana expedition,
supposed to he the most important
one OF all, 10 the satisfaction OF the
entire country wi hout reference to
political bias. That the slipping OF
Ceryera's feet into Santiago drew the
action TO that point, was the fortunes
ofytEe war and not President McKin-
ley's fault or planning and there
seems To have been no mistake in Gen.
Shafter having been IN command and
having reaped the renown. Albany
Herald.
For years Spain hesped insult up
on our residents in Cuba. and we did
not resent She murdered and starved
her own people, but we made no pro-
test. She blew up our battleshlp and
killed 262 OF our citizens, and then
we were slow TO demand reparation.
Finally her subjects at Santiago re-
fused To take our money at par and
we got mad, and the department at
Washington wants 10 exclude every |
tra1esman VINO dishonors our coin.
It's a good thing that something
can arouse the ire Of our govern
Dent. Possibly we will now see the
Spanish municipal officers OF Santiago
removed. Nothing but Il slur at our
money would have caused their Of
fetal heads To fall into the basket.
Times Mountaineer.
A speaker In Democratic state
convention struck the keynote which
all citizens sh Juld go by In these days
when our men on land and sea are
keeping the flag proudly anoat. He
said this is not Il Democratic or IA
Republican or Populistlc war. 1t Is
an American war. In the conduct Of
II all citizens support the president,
who Ia the face OF the nations, rep
rcsents no party but the people. "He
Is commander-in.chief of the armies
and nayies OF the United States, and
as such the Democrats OF Illinois and
OF the nation will be as loyal To him
as they would If VIM. Jennings Bryan
were in his place" That Is the true
spirit. Mckinley Is In the lead, be-
cause a majority Of the people put ,
him there, aud In this land the ma /,
jority rules. Bryan Is on his way TO
the front, 10 serve In any way that ,
may be assigned 10 him. Politics ,
walt. The uphoding o.; the flag is
the work OF The hour, and all take
part ~ il. Men may and should
haYe their opinions on issues existing
before or that grow out OF the war
but these viii be settled afterward |
So faras the war Itself is concerned |
all are as one. Tacoma News I
Inc London Times graNely con
cludes that Admiral Dewey has
played ditlicult game with consplcu-
Gus ability That is singular. A
good many of us had that same i'm
preston. IL is strange how great
minds run in the same groove. But
the greatest feat that he has per.
formed, strangely enough, is never re +
ferred 20. The sinking OF Montijo's a
fleet aud sllencing the shore batteries Il
was right Ia his line, the handling OF v
the treacherons natives he was equal o
TO. lie did not seem 10 lose any pres h
tlge when he ran up against the r,
German admiral, but all these were on Il
lines that men OF his profession are "
more or less familiar With. But his Il
zreat feat was 20 cut the cable aud 81
never be able TO plek II up after q
wards. That was genius Baker City 81