The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-22
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS

The greatest event of the past week
was the surrender OF Santiago. Il was
done without further blcodshed. They
either had. to surrender or be Slaughter
ed. Surrounded by superior force,
and threatened by land and water there
was nothing elss to do but give in. The
transportation Of the soldiers to Spain |
10 O small affair in the arrangement.
At Madrid there 10 an impression that
the Spaniards can fight better than the
Americans. This is emphatically .
wrong impression, and yet Il is true that
the Spaniard can eight particularly when
he has Mauser gun TO do u with. It
may be said with great confidence though
that the Spanisrd will never whip the
Americans in land battle any mora
than they will In naval battle. In shs
Mexican war We never lost battle, and
it il the DEMocBAT's opinion that We will
not in this war.
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There continues to be talk OF peace bus
liz is not official, and It is very doubtful
liz anything conss out OF 1t until the
lSpaniard is on his back and We literally
have him by the throat and the blood
sursss 10 his temples In = aeath struggle.
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Germany which has never declared Id
! neutrality in this war every day or two
does something to indicate It's friendh-
ness TO Spain, or rather perhaps, it
enmlty to the United statss on account
lof an old pork difficulty between the tive
countries, bus it will probably mo-
, amount TO much and it 10 to be hoped
. does not.
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i There is . grosing sentiment that th'
B statsmsrt that feet would Be sent =
Spain under Commodore Watsoa 10 .
!. bluff in keeping with the Spanish style
{ The DExocRAr though hopes IL is not
{ A feet in the nsighborhocd OF Sp&iI
! would have 8 wondsrfnliy good effect o.
: the Spaniard and set him to thinking
t particularly after . lev thousand pound
o ers had been sent into come OF hi
]. ssreets.
I'll s.s
es Just now people are talking about Ad
/. miral Schlsy little more than any on
,. else. he seems to have the Americz
=, heart with him. Here In Oregon ne a.
watching Capt. Clark Of ths Orsgo
. closer than any one elsa. The name I
his bastleshib in q measure accounts x
it, bat only partly, Tor he has made
record already that entities himto Il
ar respect of not only 0regonians bat |
we'll the people of the whole world. vi
It, admire bravery, . clear head and Cox
- Judgment. He 10 . gallant officer ai
nd We are proud Of him.
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We stop our war thoughts long enouI
". TO mention the fact thai thsre 10 sor
talk of 9 good many million dollars th
are on their way to the United Stat
from the KIondlke, liable to DO eapsur
bg Spanish cruiser II caution j. n
I used. It has been the DxxocRAT's.opi
ION that the Spanish cruiser part Of
was q fake, but it is asserted that the
Iis actually one mp north watching for 1
Klondike steamer.
; During the week several more Of &
{ boys lave started for the war, and sh
8 it does not make very big hole in {
= population Of the city, yet il has stro
effect on the public pulse, which bss
. faster and In sympathy ~ith those fro
1 whom they have gone. The DExocn
hopes 70 zee good record made by %
of them and that they will come hcn
better men on account Of their expe
ences.
Boys are emulators OF older peop
Hence this week balloon zscsnsions ha
been Of common occurrence, bailoo
made by ingsnius boys. It may
ehild's play, bat the boys who are !
with the times in such things are ole
the ones heard from in after years.