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

v a no question out side Of
democratic politicians, nor have I
heard anywhere any complaint. Its
burdens are not heavy and they are
being carried with contentment BY q
patriotic people.
From the record Of opposition made
by the democratic members in the last
session Of congress all thinking men
must realize thei Importance of electing
men to congress who will sustain the
president in his noble efforts to give
the people of the country a prosperous,
economic and progressive administra-
ton.
THE WISDOM OF MCKINLEY.
President Mckinley has proven him
self to be the right man in the right
place. When many people werec lam
oring for war he seemed slow to act TOR
he. more than any other man, knew
that we were not prepared for war.
Just think of it; we had only about
twenty-seven thousand soldiers all
told and these were poorly equipped.
We did not have sufficient ammunition
NOR did we have modernguns; ourcoast
defenses were weak; our navy small
and many vessels not At for use. But
when 1t was time to act President Me-
kinley acted and behold the wonderful
result in the bief space of ont hundred
and thirteen days an army of a quarter
OF a million men was organized and
equipped with the latest improved
guns; furnished with plenty of anu
milton and carefully drilled, so that the
American boys who went from behind
store counters. from mills and shops,
from banks and from farms, soon be-
came splendid soldiers and stood the
weary marches. and the fierce Skin
mishes as we'll as bloody battles like
veterans and he'd their own with the
trained regulars amide the bullets of
the enemy.
The record made by our country in
this brief space of time is unexcelled in
the history of warfare and while we
have taken many thousand prisoners
and slain thousands of the enemy, yet
Cur total oss was but a few hundred
and none of u men were taken pris-
oners. And again, though attacking an
sllemy in their own harbors underlaid
with mines and under the shadow and
protection of their own forts, yet our
navy destroyed more than twenty war
vessels-in fact almost the entire navy
ut the enemy-and all this too. without
serious damage to any Of our vessels
and without the loss Of a half a dozen
men. Surely we should be thankful
that 1t is all over and peace again has
come to our land.
I am certain that the record made by
cur noble president in this war with
Spain will grow brighter as the years
pass by. and future generations will
know that to President Mckinley,
more than to any other. the honor ia
iue.
He has especially endeared himself
20 the American people because he
las totally ignored politics in his con-
luct Of the war. His prompt appoint
:nent Of the distinguished democrats
Sho had ben soldiers in the southern
army during the civil war as officers
n this war, proved that hei Intended to
wipe out sectional lines in this country.
Surely the gallant Generals Wheeler
md Lee can bear testimony to the
Presidents loyalty and desire to rise
above party to the sublimer heights of
American patriotism and to bind the
once divided sections Of his beloved
country closer together in the strong
bends of unity and friendship.
Washington broke the chains that
bound the chivalrous colonists to the
throne of tyranny, Lincoln struck the
chains from the limbs of four million
slaves. and Mckinley lifted the yoke Of
slavery from asuffering race of human
beings. and at the same time ushered
CIR young republic like a young giant
into the council chambers Of the
worlds great powers and compelled
them to give him a seat at their coun-
Gil table.
The American people were fortunate
In electing William Mckinley presi-
dent. for his administration will e
down to p~osterity a. one Of the best
and most brilliant in the annals Of oul
history; for he al be trusted to man.
iage our country's affairs in the settle.
nent Of the problems Of peace, with
the same courage. wisdom and patriot.
ism that have characterized his solu.
ton Of all the difficult problems o.
war.
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN ARMS.
Within the last few months war ha,
come and gone. The war cloud ap
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