Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-23
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OHeials, AbG high officials at
that, c0Bi1 O0iy kBOw the hcatIOn
as1 meti,sd ~ G0Dg tie mine. The
murder " LlIe Maine and her sailor
Nsfe ~ much tbe act " spain ~ Naa
reduction ~ bBmptef the act u the
fJutf. Tine first massacred z',5 vi our
cOnDtfymsB; 10 the latter not one
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brothers, Oaf OuD cG1DtfTmeD, and
therefore more " be tolerated, " n
cOBGOBsd. For Sumter We destroyed
millions ~ property, dfenched ColniD'
bla IN blood ana slew tbOusands u
our own fathers, our own sons, Oui
own brothers Why should We waVef
doubt ~ dread over tbs Maine, now q
decisive step has been taken.
Finally, humanity, civilization ant
Christian impulse beg Columbia u
stay tho mefciIess hand " spain II
Cuba. Mothers outraged, murdered
starved, helpless children hOuDdcd v
40 awful death w pltlless hunger
homes desecfatod aud destroyed ant
plantations desp0iled, civilization
shocked, CbrlstbOod lDsulted and Chs
world dlsgfaced all these wrought b.
tbe reckless and bloody hand 0f u TOT
teflng and desDlsed monarchy acros
tho sea, plead, entfeat, impl0fe us u
reach out aud sud the awful spccta
Gle. We may declare that the suffer
lngs ~ the weak ana helpless being
are ~ 40 interest % us. We may al
lege that the veal 0f VOC Of the Gu
bans is 40 business ~ ours, but VI
Ne II ws are q Christian ant
la civilized people. VIC mus
ali lend an ear W w
touching appeals Of tbe miserable, u
the plants ~ the wretched. Th'
whole ain of human existence ~ no
greed aud gain. The man who refuses
% rescue a helpless woman FROM thi
raplst or murderer II coward,
william ana the world desplses him
The wretch who docll0es W aid th'
starving and comfort the dying fo
fear NJ losing nlckle ID deaplcable
Aud all, or nucc0r, should be extended
alike ~ high or low, 20 white or black
~ American oF Cuban. Gods raii
and sunshine falls alike on all, re
safdiean of creed ~ color, We have
reason, righteous, holy, honorable
reason 70 sweep spain from tho hemi
sphere, and and nov that the bugls
ealls, let every American heart beaI
for the boyssln blue aud bid tnen
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