Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-19
SOME WAR TALK.
How Harvey Scott How1s Both for
War and Peace.

How Harvey Scott How1s Both for
War and Peace.
EDITOR JOURNAL:-The first three
lines OF the leading editorial iu the
Oregonian Of the 14th are: "The
Democracy and their mugwump al
lies are beginning 10 raise q prema-
ture cry Of peace" Mark che "pre-
mature" The first three lines OF a
shorter editorial in the fifth column
Of the same page are: ut is high
time for peace, provided Spain will
agree to a reasonable settlement" ,"
This irresistably suggests the state
ment that, when you get blind
mule excited, he will try TO kick in
all directions at once-and come
pretty near doing 1t, too.
But that first editorial is we'll worth
perusal, aud, for the benefit of those
who haven't the blessed privilege of a
daily reading Of the chaste and grace
full literary gems tfat emanate from
the tall tower, the leading points are
here reproduced: "Thelr 1.-THE Dem
ocracy's) s)frantic yell. ""The Democracy
are beginning to yell peace" ""Guns be-
fore Manila and santiago have cleared
the air Of the foul smoke ofPopulism." !"
"The Democracy begin to see, when it
Is too late, that they shot their
granny" These 'smartAlecks' among
the Democracy never expected war,
never wanted war, but, knowing that
the president was ayerse to war they
believed 1t TO be shrewd party policy
to hound the president up TO the
verge Of war. 'Hounding the admins
tratlon up to the verge of war" "The
disaster of the Maine blew the admin
istratlon over the verge of war, to
which it had been pushed and
bounded by the Democracy" "The
Democrats begin to below for peace"
"The mugwumps are believing for
peace" "The Democracy beloved for
peace"
Now there Is art and nature mixed.
The art Is disclosed In the absence of
realism, while the style discloses the
nature of the man behind the pen.
Neither the democracy nor their al
lies are raising yell, frantic or other.
wise, for peace. Not a single Demo
cratic leader, not single Democratic
senator nor congressman, not a single
great Democratic newspaper. has
eyer suggested anything else but a
vigorous prosecution Of the war until
Spain is fully conquered and forced to
sue for peace on any terms
that we are generous enough to make.
The Oregonian does not attempt to
reproduce even the echo of a single
"cry" or "bellow" for peace on the
part OF any member of "the Democ-
racy and their allies" 1t must know
that it is lying, but depends on vlgor-
Gus vociferatlon to cram its allega-
ti0ns down the throats OF its dupes.
And IT VIII succeed with many, meyer
fear. The "brains and intelligence"
of Oregon are prone to swallow that
sort OF sewage, as the sparks to fly
upward. And they will never trouble
themselves TO notice the inconsist-
ency when they read the shorter edi-
torial on the same page, which says:
"lt is high time for peace, provided
Spain will agree to reasonable set
tIement. The only ones really clamor-
GUS for continuance Of hostilities are
those who prevented amicable settle
ment Of our differences. Chief of
these are the Spanish officials, to
whom the Cuban insurrection has
been source Of plunder of govern
nent and robbery of the Cubans,
These are the persons who oppose
peace negotiations, and they are
likely to haYe their way for some