New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-25

er, but more insignificant, journals,
could not forego the partisan pleasure
of criticizing the action of VIM. ]. .Bry-
an in joining the military service Of his
country, as having been taken "mainly
for the purpose Of keeping him before q
public which might forget all about him
if he had not done so.'' This unjnst at
tack is nobly answered by the republl-
can Minneapolis Tribune in the follow
ing.
| Mr.. Bryan should be given credit for
the same patriotic motives that other
citizens are given who seek to do their
| duty in this crisis. Thousands of men all
over the country many of them men Of
distinction have offered their services
to the government. Some of them have
received commissions from the presi.
dent Others have raised troops and
obtained commands through their state
executives. The patriotism CT none of
these men has been 1mpugned except
that of Mr.. Bryan-and his, we are glad
to say, only by a few caustic sheets
which allow their partisan prejudice to
override their sense of fairness
Mr.. Bryan is an able bodied citizen, a
man of great energy and ability-just
the man, one might think, who, with a
little military. training, would make a
fine, military officer: With his gift Of
oratory and his hold upon large masses
of people Mr.. Bryan might have made
much trouble for the administration by
covert or hostile criticism. But since the
country became engaged in war he has
given the war frank and open, support.
It is said that he rendered his services to
the president, but no notice was taken
Of the offer, so he was left out of the
first call for volunteers. There is now
talk of another call, and Mr.. Bryan is
engaged, Under authority procured from
the governor of bis state, in recruiting a
regiment which will bc available when
ever it is needed. It is true that Mr..
Bryan might have enlisted as private,
but seriously one would hardly expect
that of man of his age, ability and
prominence, and there is no doubt that
he can do the government more service
| in raising regiment than he could by
merely enlisting. There are hundreds,
and probably thousands, of men who
| will gladly follow him into the war, who
might not feel like gong if they thought
he was opposed to it.
The statement that Mr.. Bryan is in
danger of being forgotten by the public
and is obliged to do something OF this
kind to keep himself before the people,
is hardly warranted by the facts. He has
no trouble in drawing large audience
| whenever or wherever he is announced
to make political speech. Just now
| interest in the war of course overshad-
ows politics; but after we once get fair
ly settled down to the fighting, interest
in politics will resume its sway. It was
So during the civil war, and will be even
more SO during this war, which will
prove far less Absorbing.
So long as we are engaged in for
eign war, it should be the policy of the
government and Of the loyal press to
draw all classes Of people to its support:
| We should aim to show Spain united
nation behind President Mckinley.
Nothing could demonstrate this fact
more forcibly than the spectacle of Mr..
McKinley's late opponent for the presi-
dency encouraging men to enlist and
himself heading a regiment for active
service. It seems to us that his course
IS deserving of praise and encourages
ment rather than sneering innuendo and
open insult. T
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Prince Bismarck has spoken. He
condemns the present war and says:
ssThe whole course of the Washington
administration has been insincere. My
views of war are we'll understood.
have always held that it IS only defensi-
| BILE after all ether remedies have failed.
The result of the war cannot be whole-
some, either to Europe or to America.
The United States will be forced to
adopt an intermeddline p olicy, leading
to unavoidable friction. The United