The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-28
Claims Of the Republican party.

publican party said: I'VE watch |
with, deep and abiding interest the |
heroic battle of the Cuban patriots |
against cruelty and oppression, and
our best hopes go ont for the full
success OF their determined, contest
for liberty"
1t was q buncombe declaration,
born of hFpocrisy. When. in the
fullness of time, it became, necessary
for the governments of the United
States to interpose its strong arm
and save the Cuban patriots"
against further ''cruelty and oppres-
sion," the. president commanded
that the party's whip be vigorously
applied to lash it's congressman and
other leaders into submission to
SPAN. Every cog of every wheel of
the party's machinery, mn well as the
influence of the government, we're
made to grind out arguments against
antaRonixing Spain in behalf of the
Cubans. The administration set its
face hard and fast against even the
appearance OF giving the Cubans
anything like substantial aid and en-
couragement. Republican congress-
men are importuned or lashed into
accepting and defending the presi.
dents price policy,
Wall street and the money syndi-
Gates rushed to Washington to hold
up thespresident's hands in his deter
mined opposition to carrying out the
convention pledge of his party. With
the syndicates of money leader and
the trusts and monopolies standing
about him, the president turned his
back upon Cuba and extended the |
hand of friendship to Cuba's op-
preesor.
That is the way the administration |
started out to put in operation the
declaration of the st. Louis plat
torn. Mckinley knew all the time
it was a hypocritical trick to catch
votes, and the votes having been
caught the inner meaning of the de-
claration might be given. Therefore
he would theoretically hold the hands
of the Cuban patriots while Spain
laid on the lash with more vigor
thar ever. That is what peace at
any price meant. But the people saw
what was going on, and it did not
take them long to sweep the admin
istration of it's feet. They did not
demand, but they commanded the
president and congress to declare
war against Spain that Cuba might
be free. The president and his party
leaders obeyed, but very reluctantly.
Victory followed victory, in spite of
the .bungling and ineficiency of the
administration.
And now bob up the leaders and
claim it was the republican party's
war and that all the praise and glory
accruing to the nation from the
splendid work of thelarmy and navy
lie the-exclusive- property of the re-
publican party, and in consideration
of the great head of Mckinley he and
his followers. should be recommis
1 BtOuS0 W A0u4IG4cbCA bAO R49AAS NOA
Germs of the people. The people have
not forgotten how they had to force
the administration from its peace-at-
any price policy and put agun into
it's hands and drove it OF to war.
The democratic newspapers of the
country. voicing the sentiments Of
the people, raised the hue and cry
against the administrations subser-
viency to Spain and its subsection to
the money powers, and drove the
president into asking congress to de
clare war. OF course, it was to be
expected that the brilliant achieve-
ments of the army and navy would
be appropriated by the republican
party and parAded a. its own victo-
rie0, butzkhe people know the admin
kistrative, conduct of the war, which
was a series of blunders and exhibi'
tions of political favoritisa, is the
: property Of the, republican party
and no one will dispute it's title to 1t
In spite of the obstacles and obstruc'
ltions,WAich the administration put
in their way. the army and;navy con
quered glorious peace. For hind
ering, and not aAding, i'm conqnePinG
Spain will the republican party have
to answer to the peOple.-Kansal
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