Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

the statistics Of our healthiest cities
show in times Of profundest peace.
About twenty-six OF twenty-seven per
thousand annually is the average death
rate in American cities. The death
rate in our army, calculated on the
basis of the figures above given, would
amount to forty per thousand per an
mum.
And upon this foundation has been
erected the vilest fabric of scandalous
exaggeration and abuse ever witnessed.
A new army of ray recruits goes forth
and endures the hardships Of war I'M
der the most unfavorable conditions of
climate and after three months only
one per cent Of them have perlshed of
wounds. exposure and disease. Ac-
ccrding to the moruary statistics Of the
country as many would have died had
they stayed at home with their famil-
les and pursued their ordinary avoca-
tons. Leave out the number killed in
battle and the death rate compares fav-
orably with that of tho healthiest and
best cared for city in the world. These
are the facts cleaned from the most re-
liable sources which show up the wild,
vicious purpose Of fooling the people,
and trying to turn them against an adj
ministration that has done so much
fer the country in so short a time, an
administration that in rare accomplish.
ments, remarkable wisdom, superb
courage. and singular holiness of pur-
pose. will take its place in history by
the side Of the best and greatest adj
ADMINISTRATION in orr republics annals.
APLEA FOR FAIR PLAY.
Tocondemn high officials setting un-
der the sanction of an oath and the re-
sponsibility of the offices that they fill,
UPON newspaper stories, is unworthy
Of any fair-minded and honorable men.
II upon investigation, which the presi-
dent has so wisely ordered, it shall be
found that there has been misfeasance
or m~alfeasance in Office, without doubt
it will meet its just punishment; but
until there has been judgment, let
there be no sentence or execution. Let
us have fair play. For those who
think themselves to have been i'll treat
ed. and who make complaint, all men
will have the largest measure of char
ity; but for those who incite to arouse
Indignation for the purpose of party
politics the people will have nothing
but contempt. The party that has the
temerity to make the conduct of this
war a political issue, will be buried out
OF sight by a patriotic and justice low
ing people.
AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE.
All honor to the brave soldier boys
who responded to their country's call
and side by side marched away to suf-
fei up their lives in defense of their
country and its flag; and in the sweet
cause of liberty; catching the spirit
that breathed upon them from the bat
t.. fields Of the republic in the past and
with the song of their fathers upon
their lips: I'm the beauties Of the
lilies. Christ was born across the sea;
He died to make men holy, Let US
die to make men free"
Thus they bravely went forth and on
foreign islands and on foreign a
they performed heroic deeds. and
to the world that in their veins runs
blood Of the same kind that warmed
the hearts Of Washington and OF the
shivering patriots at Valley Forge;
that coursed in the veins Of those who
fell on Lexington green and those who
fought for liberty at Saratoga, Bunk
er Hill and Brandywine; and with the
chivalrous sons Of the young republic
who, with Andrew Jackson at New Or
leans. taught the world that easier
were it to hurl the rooted mountain
from its base than to force the yoke
of slavery upon men determined to be
free; and Of the brave men who won
distinction and glory for our country
at Chapaultapec, Palo Alto, Cerro
Gcrdo and Buena Vista Blood Of the
same kind that filed the veins of our
fathers who defended the flag at Dom
elson and Antietam and Shiloh; who
stood with Thomas like a rock at Chik-
amauga; followed the knightly Logan
through storms of shot and shell; and
went dow mint othe valley of death in
the wilderness with peerless Grant;
who like a whirlwind swept down the
valley of the Shenandoah with gallant
Phil Sheridan, and marched with Sher-
nan from Atlanta to the sea; who
climbed the ragged side of Missionary
Ridge owe belching annon and
shrieking musketry to pluck the aow-
er of victory that blossomed on Its lof-
ty crest; who fought with Hooker
above the clouds on Lookout Noun
tain, and who on the bloodbesprinkled
heights of Gettysburg turned back the