Arizona republican., 1898-07-14
THE END IN SIGHT.
From Now On Spain Responsible for
 Every Life Lost.

New York, July 13.-We have reach ed a poin. of success at which the end of the war is brought much closer within sight Barring the remote possibility that we may have some dip lomatic spar,ing with t,e pow5rs over the appropriation of the Philippines. we can easily measure the work to be done before peace is achieved. We have now but to await the formal consum- nation of a settlement, the essentials to which have been already won. The time for anxiety, for great military undertakings and for further large drains upon our war resources has thus passed its climax; and the coun- try may therefore be expected to give it's attention less to the achievements of conflict and more to the pursuits or peace. From this time forward, we may consequently expect a steady elimina ion of abnormal e e,nents from the financial markets and a gradual return to natural conditions Tn pro- portion as we approach the consumma- tiOn of these tendencies. We may ex- pect a revival in every branch of en- terprise and improvement in the value or all good securities.
 The fiscal year upon whi h we are now entering premises to be one of prosperity unparalleled in the history of the country. The tendencies to- wards industrial recovery during the ! last six months have been so vigorous l that the intervention of an important war and a large increase of taxation have scarcely produced any visible check upon business Everywhere throughout the country the trade feel ing is hopeful. Our factories are bet ter employed than at any time since ! 1892. The export trade is expanding faster than ever, and yet the falling of in imports shows that we are in creasing our consumption of home products.
 The indications of the last two years of foreign trade point to our be- coming great creditor nation The present splendid crop prospects look to another year of foreign trade cor responding in it's results to 1S97-S.
 The country is therefore naturally be- coming impressed as it never was bee fore with a consciousness of it's power of wealth, it's productive resource and its ability to compete With the great commercial nations
 All this must conduce to the crea- tion of confidence in business circles that will give a fresh impulse to the productive energies of the nation; and the conclusion of peace will only add to the buoyancy thus in process of de- |. velopment
 Remember the Maine has been our War-cry and has warmed I'D Our
 naval officers and sailors to a deter
 imitation to avenge the foul, murder GUS disaster, and they have done we'll. Our naval battles have been the most
 brilliant in the worlds history The credit is due to the superiority of the American sailor. What a contrast be- tween their efficiency and conduct and that of the seamen of La Bourgogne,' '' for instance. The handwriting is on the wall that we are fast drifting to the close of the war
 Peace may now come any day. It is simply inevitable, as Spain must rec ognize the necessity of it, and cannot therefore fail to sue for peace without much delay. There should be no ne cessity for any more bloodshed, and If Spain compels it she is responsible for every life lost hereafter cn either side, as it resolves itself into the crime of murder.