Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-27
WARPROBLEMS NOT SETTLED
Over Hundred Thousand of the Enemy's
Troops Still in Cuba, and the Crafty
Spaniards in the Paris Confer
ence Show No Signs
of Yielding.

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of Yielding.
The presence of President Mckinley
| within the borders of the keystone
| State in attendance at the peace jubi-
lee celebration in Philadelphia. cannot
! out be an inspiration to every Repub-
lican in Pennsylvania. The magnificent
speeches of the president on his tour
to the Omaha exposition teemed with
patriotic sentiments and aroused feel
ings of admiration and pride in the
breast of every Republican and sound
money Democrat who in any way
aided in his election and the over
throw of Bryanism in 1896 While in
no instance did the president make any
direct allusion to politics, while on
his travels west, in his private talks
with friends whom he met in the sew
eral states it was made quite appar-
ent that he is exceedingly anxious that
there shall he nothing in the returns
oil next months election which will in
any way indicate lack of interest on the
part OF the people and particularly
among his fellow Republicans. in the
grave situation which now confronts
his. administration. The president has
received assurances from the Repub-
can leaders in all the doubtful states
that his Recent public utterances have
had a wonderful effect upon the voters
in reminding them that an opportunity
will be- presented III a few days for
them to go to the polls and give by
their ballots, in the most direct way
possible. vote of confidence and ap-
proval of the national administration.
The lining up of the Republicans in
.tnt.
Jersey Massachusetts and the others
in which there are debatable congress
sional districts, within the last week
has been the subject of general COM
ment.
THE WAR NOT OVER.
No one knows better than the presi-
dent the serious nature of the problems
yet to be solved in connection with the
Spanish war Great peace jubilees. in
the minds of many, while calculated to
keep alive the spirit of patriotism are
in fact, misnomers. The war is not
over by any means. \ special dis
patch from Washington to the New
York Tribune on this subject is inter-
estins. 1t directs attention to the fact
that there are still 10000 soldiers of the
Spanish army in Cuba. with all their
accoutrementS of wa. While it was
thought that the Spanish government
would have had the greater portion Of
this army out of the island by this time,
it is now stated that no efforts viii b.
made to send these troops home before
Dec. |. The municipal affairs of Ha-
vana are still in the hands of the
Spanish officials. The reports from
Paris regarding the peace commits
sioners all show that little if any
progress has been made toward reach
Ing a settlement of the many questions
involved. The crafty Spaniards are en-
ploying every known trick of European
diplomacy To thWart the efforts of the
American commissioners and the best
advised correspondents of the great
newspapers cable their editors that
they are unable to give any assurances
that the commissioners will reach an
early agreement. They declare that
there is nothing to indicate that the
commissioners are any nearer a settle
ment than they We're the first day they
met
A WARNING To REPUBLICANS.
Congressman James Rankin Young
gave a timely warning To Republicans
of Pennsylvania a few days ago. when
he publicly declared. LAS yet there is
lusion. There will be no peace until
the Paris commissioners sign and seal
the bond. The presidents wishes will
only be regarded when they are em-
phasized by your votes the will of
the American people. These gentlemen
of Spain, now in Paris as commission
ers, are well informed as to this cam
paiSn. They are as anxious for the de-
feat of Mr.. Mckinley as Jefferson
Davis was for the defeat of Lincoln.
Every blow aimed at the president,
every vote thrown against him. every
Incorporate speech. every morsel of
scandal swept out of the cutters of a
polluted journalism Weakens the hands
of the president, and tends to ham
string our commissioners in Paris. If
there should be such a calamity as the
defeat of the administration in No
vember it will invite a renewal of the
war. 1t will give a premium upon dis
loyalty. and invite a contingency in
which the blood and treasure spent at
Santiago and Manila will he as water
spilled upon the ground
I'VE cannot take too high ground in
support of the president. More than
at any time since Lincoln proclaimed
emancipation. it is our duty to be with
our leader in these glorious wars. Not
in "a dubious uncertain, half hearted
fashion, as a mere expression of party
zeal, but firm. outspoken, incandescent.
Auxiliary questions will he met in
due time Upon these there will be
legitimate, welcome differences of opin-
ION. Before we arrange the household
let the fire go down. \ war Is not over
in daN. The sea throbs and sobs
long after a hurricane, and we are now
in the throbbirg and sobbine of the
war with Spain which can be settled
promptly only by the American peo- ,
pie standing Loyalty by their president
at .he coming election
Both Swallow and jerks are running