Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

UUk MANdlNtlUN lhI Ih1.
Had there been less monkeying
with flags of truce and more CO.
operation between Gen .Shafter
and Admiral Sampson in the cam
paign against Santiago, the WASH
ington officials would not now be
nearly frightened out of their wits
by the appearance in the field of
SPANS long expected ally, "Yel-
low jack. While our army and
navy we're waiting for the Spanish
army in Santiago to surrender, the
Spaniards were hurrying refugees
out of the town into our lines, with
the knowledge that some of them
would bs certain to carry tho yell
low fever along with them. 1t
was probably owing to the panic
in which some of the officials were
thrown by the news that the yell
low fever had made it's appearance
in our army and that it was al
lowed to become public. But not
one word can be had officially as
to the extent of the outlook or in
what portion of our army 1t is,
further than the admission that
there are fourteen cases In the
field hospital and some additional
cases elsewhere. This is ono case
in which the censor does more
harm than good. Since it is known
that tho yellow fever is in our
army, it would be much wiser to
allow the exact facts to be stated
than by suppressing them to cause
the public to imagine it much
worse than it really is. There can
be little public rejoicing oyer the
taking of Santiago until our people
are assured that there is no danger
of yellow fever becoming epidemic
in our army.
| Admiral Dewey, the one COM
mander who is not hampered by
orders from Washington, has been
at it again, and the result is
another victory, with the demoli-
ton of the Spaniards. The victory
was won by the cruisers Raleigh
and Concord, and without the loss
of a man or injury to either vessel.
A German gunboat might also
have been demolished if it's COM
mander had not been wise enough
to get out of the way before the
Americans began to lombard.
This German had set himself up
as the protector of this particular
fort, going so far as to threaten to
fire on the insurgents if they at
tackled it. The insurgents reported
that to Dewey and that's why he
sent the Raleigh and Concord to
capture it. Later the German
commander tried to explain his
meddling to Dewey by saying that
he acted in the cause of humanity.
He wanted Dewey to take charge
Of a lot Of refugees that he had on
his gunboat, Dewey told him he
had better keep them since he had
taken them.
The republican congressional
campaign committee processes con-
fdence in the election of suf.
6cient number of republicans to
keep in control of the house in the
next congress, but that committee
is not acting up to its professions.
If 80 confident of winning, they
should be willing to fight fair in
the campaign, instead of engaging
in trying to bamboozle voters into
believing that all the patriotism is
in the republican party and that
the democrats in Congress tried to
obstruct all tho war measures that
went through congress. OF course
everybody who is acquainted with
the facts, knows that the demo-
Gratis and the populists in congress,
voted for every war appropriation
that was asked for. The republi-
can committee has force of OK
pert word jugglers now carefully
going through the congressional