The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-16

bans in Cuba. That is what the
president seeks 10 do. He asks for
the armed forces OF the republic "a
execute that purpose. What more
should he do? He shows that there
is no Cuban government To rccog-
nizc, and that there is no consider,
able body of citizens of Cuba who
have established IA right To be free
aud independent. The clamOr of the
! junta aud OF irresponsible agitators
! is not recognizable substance.
To assume that the president lacks
any of the patriotic impulses which
are common to all the patriotic citi-
zsns OF this country is 10 give The
! lie 10 the man scntlrc record in pub.
lie life His solictudc for the peace
and prosperity Of tins country is
second to that Of no one Of the cX-
citablc and i&mbOyant shriekcrs For
immediate war They shout 10 the
passions of the hour; he speaks to
the iutdrc in which the Judgment oi
mankind must establish be right
cousnr>- Of his words aud acts.
Is easy enough for public men.
aud public journals 10 declare that
the Cuoans are, aud of right ought
tobt free and independent That
Sounds welcome Co ourears and is cN
pro~,iyeOfuur national belief that all
ph0pl 'sarc entitled to Unrestricted
acknowledgements Bu, Cuba
q, not in position tOcE.im from Us
now recognition Ia which She j.
Observation-Disclosures theunivcrsal
right OF Independence SGch a
must bn preceded by con
dltiuhS which do not exist in Cuba
The president has perceived this
So has every other public man who
would look fairly aud without pre-
ludicr Much as wc abhor Spanish
much rs We loalhc Spanish
tyranny, wv are not prepared 10 set .
aside the established laws of nations
and with chauNinstic pride of our
strength rush in to fight the world
n what would bca war for conquest. /
Tie president has anulyzrd the (
Brought about BY the dcS- I
.rWItion of the Maine in "A most sat
siactory manner The significance
If what he says 10 that memorable
ragcdy II no less portentious than
he significance Of what he leaves
msail There is II world OF mean !.
ug in the brief line i'm which he in +
nrm> congress that he had made no 7.
eply 10 SPANS proposal to submit 4
hat terrible work of trraclcry To
,uard Of authorizations The LIMOGES
'ught to glory in that
Viewed in its entirety the mes
age is destitute Of scnsationalism.
iut that docs not detract one iota
rom the quality OF courage that I
"tnlnates every part OF it, The F.
pura%c thus displayed is OF dual
So faras be could do so.
+" declared war at one and the same !
me upon Spain in Cuba. and upon ]
~ JngOcS who are aud have been
>rrting every known influence and {
over 10 compel him to sacrifice the
l"nltN of his Office and bctrav the i
'hIldcnc" of the country by pre-
ptatin@ an uniustitiable war. ri
ally he lay, upon the congress, the {
'aNy responsibility of further {
fion.
Tue READ rotIragc and statesman .
hp al. the message must he rerOg a
z"d ln.thc future The hothcads /
90 now diagnose il a. weak and "
lcquaI 10 the occasion will doubt y
;, 1--we lo hear il hcraldcd aS one +
a. grandr,t ana modest messages Il
er reduced To written speech in *
mes 81 suppressed passion and V
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