Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-09-01
THE WAR WILL DO GOOD.
Bill Arp Predicts Sunshine After tho
= StOrm.--AngI0-American Alliance.

= BILL Arp Predicts Sunshine After tho
Observation-Disclosures Alliance.
If this war was waged for human
I ity'a sake-that is, for the purpose
of feeding the starving Cubans-of
course it has failed of its purpose,
for they have not been fed. But
even though our government made a
blunder in assigning oarse -
oasus belli--and instead of feeding
the starving have killed q thousand
Spaniards afar off in tho Philippines,
and 5000 more at Santiago, never
theloss, the war seems to have
been the elimination of many
grievances and has already re-
suited in iDestimablo good. Whe-
ther it be manifest destiny or
the will of God and the fulfill
mont of prophesy, we cannot tell,
but can only say, as of old, eff this
thing be of man it will come to
naught, but if it come from God we
cannot fight against it," One thing
is certain 1t has exalted the prowess,
tho genius and the resources of the
American people more than anything
that has ever happened. The United
States now stand acknowledged by
the great powers of the world as
equal to any of them, and her only
rival has solicited her hand in frater-
nal union. At banquet given the
othor day in British Columbia, to
Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Hon. Mr..
Macintosh, the Lieutenant Governor,
paid to Americans the following
beautiful tribute
"To our American friends who are
present we cannot refrain from ex-
tonding our congratulations for the
recent achievements of their army
and navy while waging a white mans
war for the extension of modern
civilization, and we implore them to
cast their influence for a white mans
policy of an, Anglo o-Amcrican ALI
anco. Cloud cheers.) There can be
no legitimate civilization where a
Bible is carried in one hand and
drawn sword in the other When
tho great English speaking nations
link their fortunes together, then the
war drum will throb no longer and
the battle flag will be furled and a
union be perfected that will be
sanctioned and blessed by the
Almighty. Qmmensc applause.)
Then will be written by angel
fingers the brightest page in
history, on which will be re-
corded the union CT the powers
owning the same origin, speaking
tho same language, but long severed
by passion and prejudices for which
the older must accept responsibility.
(Applause.) Then will be estab-
lished the greatest confederation of
frccmen the world has ever dreamed
of. Each star upon the flag of the
United States will then represent a
civilizing power and each British
colony an auxiliary force, all work
ing together in concert--all honoring
the flag of our fathers and all rover
ing the banner of liberty and patri-
otism. Cloud cheering.) Mr. Mayor
and gentlemen, give you stars and
stripes and the Union Jack. Long
may their varying tints rcunite and
form in heavens light. one arch of
peace"
Isn't that fine? Could it have
4 been better said Are we not all
for that-an alliance with grand old
England, our mother, from whom we
have been long estrangcd---a whitc
race who now asks for an alliance
with the white race of this country
for the Christian civilization of the
world2
Our recent victories on sea and
land have done this. Old solid,
st. rdy England Has long had doubts
of our ability and our craftsmanship.
She has been prcjudiccd against our
republican form of government, but
Ia now convinced and converted, and
is forced to admit that the people
can be trusted to govern themselves.
But the stress and emphasis that Mr..
Mackintosh pays to white mans
government must be withcring
rebuko to Mr.. Mckinley, who still
seeks to humiliato our people by
placing tho negro over us. The New
4 York Press is now the most infur-
ated organ of tho Republican party,
and in a recent issue says: eve
Z want no possession or control of the
Philippine islands or of any other
islands that have hybrid, mongrel,
lawless population. 1t would cost
us millions of money and century
of timo to civiiize them and educate