The age-herald., 1898-03-01

It is but natural that the Americans should become thoroughly aroused at this
 particular time against Spain. The best evidence that Spain has not been acting
 fairly and honestly with the United States
 regarding the condition of affairs in Cuba
 was made manifest in Minister DeLome's
 letter. That letter was unquestionably the
 honest expression of the man who wrote it.
 It laid bare the fact that Spain had been
 resorting to subterfuges and fatsehoods
 with reference to the most important af-
 fairs pending in Cuba.
 The Spanish are known the world over
 for their treachery. That Is the chief char
 acterstic of the Spaniard. He will smile
 at your face, at the same time stab you in
 the back. Talking as a basis the DeLone
 letter, that was in itself sufficient to give
 this government cause for action in inter
 fering in behalf of Cuban liberty. In the
 opinion of a great many people it is a dis
 grace to be an American. To be patriotic
 Is to be a jingo. To be a jingo is to be
 one of the people. To be one of the people is to be one who is not controlled exclu- sively by money. Up ito the present time Russell Sage is the only monied man who has spoken in patriotic manner with ref
 erence to the United States asserting its manhood againsa the insult of the Spanish in blowing up the Maine. It is true it has not been officially decided that the Maine was blown up by the Spaniards, but suf- hcient evidence has been taken to support
 the belief that such is the case.
 It is difficult to believe that any human mind could be so depraved as to resort to such means as were pursued by the Spanish in deliberately murdeufng 25s members of the Ma.ne's crew. The Maine had been sent to Havana harbor. for what? Not in a hostile spirit. It carried with it the ban ners of peace. It went on mission of friendship. Not in antagonism to Spain
 nor in support of the cubans, but to pro- | tect Americans and American interests in the event there should be a greater rupture between the revo,utionists and the sup 1 porbers of the crown.
 It has been pretty we'll established that the Havana harbor is practically a net
 work of submarine mines. The battleship Maine was, at the request of the Spanish war officials, moved from it's original place of anchor a few days after it's arrival there and at the request of the Spanish officials was moored at the spot where it was de-
 stroyed It was anchored immediately over a submarine mine. This, in itself might be regarded as prima facia evidence that it was by Spanish intrigue, managed by Spanish war officials, that the vessel was destroyed.
 It would be unfair to impute to President
 Mckinley motives other than the purest
 and most patriotic during the trying times of the past two weeks. It is but fair to presume that President Mckinley is a patriotic gentleman, a man who loves his country and one who is willing to defend it's honor It is a notorious fact, however, that since the time of the catastrophe, which was two weeks ago tonight, that the entire monied power of the United States has done all it could to prevent even an honest expression of the patriotic senti- ment by the people, The New York Com mercial Advertiser, owned and controlled by Hubbard Stllwell & Hubbard. the larg est firm of lawyers in Wall street, has ad-
 vocated consistently that the less said about the Maine disaster the better. This is fair sample of Wall street patriotism. do not undertake to say that war would be beneficial The question at issue is did Spain or any Spaniard blow up the
 
 way to settle it. No amount of money
 would be equal to wipe out the insult. It is an insult that has no commercial value
 It is a question of manhood upon the part of the American government. Not one of dollars and cents. Shall its ships be de- stroyed in time of peace by citizens of a foreign country who are not over friendly | to the United States and nothing be done 1 to resent the insult?
 It is not a high commentary upon l American manhood and honor by those who control the financial destinies of the 1 country I doubt if there is more pa- l triotic people upon the face of the earth l than genuine Americans. They have gone | through internal strifes, and the great strife was many years ago settled. It was settled without dishonor to either section .s.e.s..sss...