The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-20

i But when It became evident that ne
i peaceable solution was possible, that wal
4 was inevitable, they addressed themselves
4 to the task. of making suitable prepare.
/ ton, and from the time when $50, 900, 00(
was placed at the disposal Of the presi.
dent to this hour they have left nothing
undone to aid In the prosecution OF the
war and to insure victory. Modern ships
/ and guns and engines of war are more
powerful and more expensive tnan any
| ever known before. Our enemy was sep.
arated from us by great oceans. These
| things made the amount required neces'
/ sarily very large, If the war was to con-
| tinue for any length of time, and how
long it was to continue no man knew.
| To provide money to meet these great
expenditures it became necessary not
only to impose special taxes, but also te
authorize the government 70 porroW
whatever additional sums might De need
| ed and to issue it's obligations to pay
hack the money borrowed with interest
When the measure for this purpose came
| before the house and senate, at once the
| same Chicago platform Democracy VINO
had been so eager and so fierce to force
| us into war before we were ready, pc
| gan TO oppose so much of 1t as provided
for borrowing and paying back what we
| might be obliged to borrow. They were
| for war, but opposed to providing ade,
quate means to carry 1t on; they pr 1.oto
| for appropriations, and yet voted against
the means to provide money to meet the
| appropria tons. They invelghed against
| the bondholders and yet suggested no
method by which the government, any
without engaging to pay back what was
borrowed. They exploited every wild and
visionary theory Of hnance. iney a..
tempted to force the issue OF 1rredeemaole
I'M, v1oI
means to thwart the majority: and many
a majority of them voted against the oiii.
Rut in spite of their nearly SOLID Oppose,
tion the votes of the Republicans and
sound money Democrats provided means
to carry on the war, and today the patri-
Otto people of every class rejoice.
We have been asked with great hour
ish why we were willing to incur obEga-
lions to the amount of $500, 600 for the
Prosecution Of the War.
Wa answer that we were willing
to incur obligations and to pleoge
the credit of the country to any
amount which might be necessary 70 COLI
duct it to a successful termination. EVERY
hody knew that the receipts from the war
revenue bill would not come in at once
and that they would be spread out over
the succeeding months of the year ana
succeeding years. Nobody knew now iolls
the war would last. Few OF us ooupt ina
WI
bottlfng up of Cervera's fleet in the mar
hor at Santiago, which, when We nrsl
heard of it we could hardly pelleVe. ~"
news seemed too good to be true. beloIe
that everybody supposed that we Wouiu
have. to invade Cuba and invest havana
with a great army as soon as the slckly
season was over, and even after tnat no
body knew but what we might SUN nave
to do this. Nobody knew now long tue
capture of that city might take. All knew
money, and that that money must pc
available when needed. And the Repupii-
cans were determined that the govern.
ment should be given all the means thal
were determined that Spain and the Worid
should have an exhibition of our wealth
and power which would snow them .tnaI
the war once begun would be prosecuted
with all the resources OF the srealesl
and richest nation on earth. We had con-
fidence in our administration. We knew
that it would not issue more of these ooll-
cations than were necessary, and we were
determined that it should nave all that
under any contingency mAgnt De heces-
sary. The result has shown that our con-
fdence was not misplaced. Two hundreo
millions were not too much and tnat ~
all that has been issued ana all lnaI VIII
be necessary. More than all this we were
determined that there should be no issue
of irredeemable paper money which our
adversaries were trying to force upon US.
And the result has justified our actlon.
While there has been some slight disturb
ance, of our commerce, there mas mo-
been the slightest ripple of disturbance
of our finances.
of course, at such time there
were some differences of opln-
ion even among the Republicans. ihere
were those who were impetuous ana IN
clined to be impatient with the president;
There were some on the other side-and
my predecessor was one of them-Who
said he lacked backbone, and limited that
he was a coward. But l do not believe
there is one of them today-an honest
one-who is not willing to acknowledge
that he was wrong and
The President Was Right.
There is not one who will not ac-
knowledge that the patience of the presl-
dent, and his refusal to prec1p1tate war
until we were ready, have saved thou-
sands of lives and millions of money.
There is not one of them who will not
freely confess that to have recognized the
independence of the republic OF CUBA
would have been fatal blunder. pre-
venting alike a successful prosecution OF
the war and the complete accomplishment
of it's splendid results.
Looking back over all these stirring
events, l say reverently ! believe the
hand of Providence was in 1t all, guldlng
us slowly but surely to that point from
which the war was waged, not for selfish
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or revenge but for hu-
mainly and liberty, using this nation as
the instrument not alone to bring sue
and bleeding people of one island, but TO
carry liberty, civilization and commerce
cor and relief and liberty to the oppressed
using as the chief actor, as the great
half way around the globe, and in it all
leader in the great drama, one combin-
ing in his great character the gentleness
and patience and firmness of Lincoln with
the wisdom and constancy of Washington.
It is and ought to be matter of pride to
the house of representatives that at all
times it stood Loyalty and steadfastly by
the president, and for this it deserves the
support and endorsement OF the nation.
know it is matter of pride to me that
as the representative of this great district
stood firmly and devotedly by the pres1-
dent and for it I deserve and believe
will receive the support and endorse
ment of it's people.
shall not now stop to allude to the
successful and glorious prosecution of the
war. That is beyond all praise. 1t speaks
with an eloquence which no words can
command. Surely, as has been many times
said, it was worth all and more than 1t
has cost in blood and treasure. 1t has
proclaimed to the world that the rights
of man are the concern of all Gods peo-
pie. It has destroyed and buried out or
sight forever whatever may have re-
manned of sectional animosities born of
four years of civil war. It has wiped from
the map Mason's and Dixon's line. 1t has
placed us amongst the acknowledged