The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-14

battleships are manned by, skillfu and
brave sailors and oftesfed by as , hrsa ss.
country or lived TO glorlfy it. The Cuban
patriots cry TO each other:
Strike for your affairs and your fires.
Strike for The green graves of your sires.
strike till the last armed foe expires.
God. and your native land.
If Spain had practiced an enlightened
and liberal colonial policy. she could have
kept what she had, without interference
In her colonies. And at home IL necessary.
TO end her extortions and cruelties upon
this hemisphere.
''The hypocrisy and evil Of the persistent
efforts made OF late in this country 10 ar
ray the classes. which from certain stand
points appear In every country, against
stood. The wealthy and influential stand
shoulder to shoulder in the thickest per-
sonal danger with those less fortunate In
the denagogue inds his occupation gone
the sober thought OF the people rejects
failacious reasoning. and prejudice and
sho@s to be aare sne and Sa
With a sound financial system and policy.
"A wise protective tariff, united country.
the country boy and his city cousin. the
man and poor man. and he of the gray ana
he Of the blue standing together to uphold
nothing to fear from external or internal
foes, from the SpaEiard or the demagogue
With last years and this years crops and
prices, the balance Of trade as Il has been
and is: with Dingley on the floor. Reed in
the chair and honest, earnest. able Nc
kinley In the White House this country
Is assured of business prosperity and free
dom from harassing vagariss.
Ever since 1t gained Independence this
country has been engaged In settling
vast domain, building cities and construct
ing internal improvements. We find our
selves at the beginning OF a now era, face
TO face with new problems In International
affairs and IN our relations with the col
unmoVed by any attitude or desire ot thu
alleged powers and without thought Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: shall solve them all In
the interest Of justice. humanity and good
government. II in Cuba. Porto Rice the
Philippines and the Cararies tyranny and
oppression shall give way tn freedom and
enlightened, progressive government, who
a home or among the other nations of the
"1rth. can Justly complain Of the forms
ton a.: new republics of American pro-
teCfoFGteS or even NJ American territorial
expansion, Il would he we'll to consider
whether. after cooperating with the Phil
ippine Insurgents and admitting the Jus
Tee of their cause can ever turn those
isia ud< over - Spain In consideration ~
any indemnity. or sell them "a any nation
~ wav of Obtaining indemnity America
has expanded boSorc--aS witness IsOu{St~
ana and Florida Texas and Aiaska-and
raytteS have opposed such exteusion~-a
witness N" Federaitsts ani the Wings
These partiss dl~ds the nation lives Let
Brvanltcs beware"
AZ the close of Prof. CrawtoFd's speech
a telegram Of coDeraIuiation was sent To
President Mckinley. No evening session
Wa held.
While no session OF the National Iracue
or Republican Gibbs vas he'd thts after
noon. the delegates managed 10 occupy the
time pretty thcrQGghly In the various eau
cuses ana committee meetings The cam
ia gu fo- the office of president i srgross-
'ng most II ;h~ attention. The PfnH.Syi-
vsnla delegates are theoretically pushing
their claims f7r their candidate. Isadore
Sdt-ll. of Erie
r y. p.uSley. OF Kalamazoo. Mich. son
- Congressman Diuelcy of Maine, IL max
.ng a hot canvass Tor the position. ard J.
CDokman Boyd. Of Maryland Is prosecut-
ng hts campaign with great viror
col ". Stone. of California, Is also
clreflsilv looking after his own interests
This evening the delegates are attending
4 reception "a the Millarl, given by the
Nebraska league