St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-03-26
SPAIN.

We copy the following beaut'lui
tribute to Spain from the Atlanta
Dictator:
Show rs q man who loves human
nature and we will show you . man
who hates, and is hated by-opain.
Every man who ever took step in
the march Of progress has been am
pushed by Spanish soldiers. II
Spain ever took one step forward 1t
was to enable her TO get within gun
shot of some friend Of the human
race.
Other nations have shed oceans
Of blood that some human beings
might be free. Spain has shed
blood that she might enslave. Fol-
low the path Ut civilization back,
month afte, month. year after year,
century after century; back To
where the faint trail is Lost liz the
sombre shades Of eternity, and At
each step of the way YOU will find
the skeletons OF every man or woman
who for one moment ever lifted up
the torch of reason murdered by
Spain.
The people Of other nations built
ships that they might carry merchan-
disc and civilization tn distant parts
nf the earth; the people Of Spain
built ships that they might become
pirates. Other nations Invented
Tie spade aud shovel /; Spain invent-
ed the stilletto. Other nations in
vented the steam engine; Spain in
vented the thum-screw. The men
Of other nations studied anatomy,
that they might set broken bones
with the least pain to the sufferer ;
the men Of Spain studied anatomy
that they might, on the rack, break
human bones with the greatest pain
10 the victim. Other nations organ
ICES societies for the prevention Vi
cruelty TO ANIMALS !" Spain organ.
ICES ''societies for the encourage
ment Of bull fights"
Other nations built jails in which
to incarcerate criminals Spain built
dungeons in which to cast honest
mem who interlere1 with Spanish
criminals. Other nations point with
pride TO their schools; SPAN points
with pride to her lnquisitiOn. The
army Of no other nation was ever
known to ourna sch00lhOuse; the
army Of Spain was never known to
pass . schoolh0use without burning
it. A soldier of no other ma
ton, except VIXEN drunk, was ever
known TO murder . baby in its
cradle . soldier OF Spain, excep,
when drunk, WAS never known 10
pass = baby in = cradle without
numbering it.
The men Of other nations study
chimes.ry, that they might distil
antidotes the men Ut Spain study
chemistry that they might distill
poison. For every Darwin, Hum.
boldt, Spencer, Stephenson Fulton
aud Edison that the other nations
have given the world, Spain has
given = LucIetia Borgia.
Most nations have shed bl0oe
| fighting for the right; Spain hat
never shed one drop Ut blood in III.
cause Ct human liberty. Other ma
lions pay their debts because the,
owe them; Spain pays her debu
that she might borrow more. Oshe
nations say TO the weak, come
spain says to tie oppressed. go
Other nations say 10 the ignorant
welcome; Spain says 10 the learned
stand back.
| In tue early history Ut Americ;
the people from other nations laugh
the Indians how ~ use the AZ il
clearing the forests, Spainiald'
taught them how to use the ak II
Draining the wife and babies Of thu
colonists. Others taught the Ia
dlans how to take scrap Ut irol
aud make . pillow; SpaEiards laugh
him how TO take . pillow aud max.
of il 4 tomahaNk. Others laugh
the Indian how to build . house; thu
Spsniards taught him how to burr
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