The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-07

nailed the fleet to follow. and II did. most
gallantly." Ii was not IA sigma to the fleet
to proceed. but to follow. The flagship
was In the van.-Helona Independent.
Whatever may happen we have no fear
that the United States will become drunk
en- on conquest and go around smashing
and strengthening out things To suit iself as
England does. This much. though: The
United States does not occupy the game
position to-day IL held six weeks ago, and
never will again. We have been slow in
coming forward. but will be slower in
going back.-The Muscular.
Whatever else may be accomplished in
the present war. IL can be set down as a
settled fact that IL will result I'm making
this country the peer of any other I'm the
matter of being prepared for future emer-
gencies.-Billings Gazette.
Indeed. when the truth Is printed about
this war Il will he found that the state of
Montana occupies "A proud pre-eminence
among all her sister states for patriotism
and prompt effective response to the can
of our country. To begin with she has FUR
nishod more troops in proportion to her
population than any other state In the
| Union. Next, she was the first state In the
union to officially notify the government
at Washington that her full quota was
mustered in and awaiting orders from
the war department. Thirdly, she holds
the record for the excellent physical con-
dition of the troops furnished.-Great
Falls Tribune.
So the Hon. William ]. Bryan is to go
as a colonel to the war after all. Consid-
ering the fact that two states stood ready
to honor him the war department was
wise i'm not prosecuting the campaign OF
1896 any further. TIL American people are
very prone to resent pcrsecution.-Butte
Miner.
Meanwhile. II Governor Robert B.
Smith will hearken unto our gentle en-
treaty. ne will also remember the Bitter
Root when accepting volunteers.-Hamil-
ton News.
We fail to see why we should refrain
from crushing Spain entirely because the
French hold nearly all Of the Spanish
bonds. The more completely we thrash
Spain the longer Il will be before we have
another war; therefore let the job be
thoroughly one.-Dill
IL would seem as II one year ought to
be sufficient To break SPANS supremacy
i'm her colonial possessions. II may be ac-
complished in much less time than this.
That the work will be accomplished soon
er or later there isn't the slightest doubt,
unless European nations should intervene,
a contingency altogether improbable. The
American flag will float In triumph over
the Philippines. Porto Rico and Cuba be-
fore the war is ended. this much is abso-
lutely certain. for the American people
have decreed IL and all other civilized ma
tions appear to have endorsed the decl-
ion.-Iivingston Post.
This il a great age. Ii is an age of phi
lanthropy. of self-sacritice for the general
good, but We cannot AFFORD as "A nation q
weaken ourselves by the Introduction of
discordant. and unwilling clements, ne
matter under what pretext. The spectacle
of the armies Of "A free government en-
barking for foreign ports smacks toe
much of conquest and the sooner the wal
is over and our armies return to our owl
soil the better II will be. We should no
want the earth unless n comes TO us M
it's own free will. and II will never d,
this.-Rocky Mountain ~Husbandman.
Butte streets are very muddy and IL &
reported that the girls there are wearing
red. white and blu, stockings. IT 50 the,
no doubt show their patriotism. and tn
report is respectfully submitted to the ed
/. itor of the Inter Mountain for verihcation
Boulder Age.
E A young lady from Missouri writes II
= to know whether II there In any vacan
land in Montana that can be homestead
ed and what would be the chances for
Y few nob;e-minded young women To com
= out here and grow up with the country
She says she thinks she would Ike Men
tana II all reports are true. and IL we Wi
guarantee that homes can b secured 10
about twenty OF them they Will star
right away. We answered her 10 cen
right along and all necessary arrange
ments would be made for the light-heart
ed lasses.- Boulder Sentinel
We are bound 10 "Remcmh,r TN
Maine" Let the cry continue to ring oU
on land and sea. Let IL be trumpeted /
front of every advancing column an
from every American deck. We not onl
intend to remember the murder Of OF
sCamen. but we propose to make spai
remember hat crime to her dying day
Billings Gazette.
Santiago harbor will probably become
famous Spanish watering pace IN u
near future.-TownseBd Messenger.
Red. white and blue hose are all a
rage. and while We are not PERSONAL
aware Of their universal use. we ha'
great faith In the patriotism Of n
Townsend acknowledgements star.
Judging from the reports. the Montar
boys who went to San Francesca ar
Chickamagua have a fine collection
o~vasions and the girls along the rUu
Rave equally fine collections Of brass bu
~tons.-DawsOn County Review.