The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-15
NO. 43.

MORO is Cojima. summer resort,
with shady beach and deep water.
Here TIE British landed in 1852 ano
took Havana in three days. These
troops marched from Cojma and Gu.
anabacoa, seized the range of hills a
short distance, two or three miles, in
the rear of Moro, and the Spanish
| fort surrendered The British held
| Cuba until it was restored to Spain bv
the treaty OF peace. Spain has good
navy. 1T is Overweighted by the metal
OF the American navy, but it will be
utter folly to underestimate its power or
It's hghtlng qualities. 1t would put up
game and hard fight. Forrest used
to say the whole art of war is pit
| there fust with the mostest men," The
United States have got the men, and
they have got the money and it is the
piainest dictate of common sense for
them to buy at once ten OF the finest
war ships now for sale in Europe,
They could he got to Key West in Ten
days and put in commission.
| am opposed to war, and | oppose
war with Spain and therefore / am
n favor OF prompt action as the only
way to avert it. If the administration
lets things drift the American people
are heating up every minute, and the
moment the court OF inquiry reports
that the Maine was blown up by a
mine in the harbor OF Havana You will
see such an explosion that as far ex.
ceeds that created by the firing on
sumter, in 1861, as the Sumter ex-
ceeds any other in the history of ma.
tions.
Before the war OF 1861 there was
some hesitation-some aversion to
shedding brother blood NOT much, but
some. In this case this whole country
Will 60 oil in blaze, and the South
VIII be lar ahead Of the North The
old COnfederatcs and their sons and
grandsOnS are most intense Americans,
and the murder Of their fellow country.
men on the Maine will send the fiery
torch OYER every mountain aud through
every cross roads from Mason and
DiNOn's line to the Rio Grande. The
dl9nitj and self control Of the Ameri-
can people for the last ten days has
been simply superb. 1t shows peo.
pie who have confidence in themselves
and confidence in their government.
But there are some pam signs that
the tension is becoming strained be-
yond endurance. Every village is
painting to be let loose, and it will
break loose If the court of inquiry
reports that there was murder-base.
c0warGIy midnight murder on the
Maine.
The country is standing at attention
now. Then tie order will be "For.
ward march" and it will echo around
the world. 1T seems to me that the
tnat9raI logical order of events will
be Tor the United States to demand
that the murderers be tried, convicted
ana hung in Havana harbor by the
side Of the wreck Of the Maine bv
Captain General Blanco himself sec.
ond, That an indemnity OF $50, O0O, 600
be paid by Spain in forty-eight hours,
and that the island OF Cuba be deliver
ed to be held until the indemnity is
pald. The idea OF money indemnity
Is horrible to me. But it is the oplv
practical measure With the demand
IhG entlre American fleet would move
10 havana ana blockade that port, . ,
Five ira rs OF cars would :akl :, ,OCO.'
Narylandcrs from Baltimore to Tam
pa IN twenty four hours There thew
would join with 5000 Nirginians, and
10000 men could be embarked on The
OF Mississippi steamers
ana Gun transportation, with muni-
ions aud provisions. Twenty hours
more would land them at Coiima,
The Spanish army would meet them at
) Iuana oacoa, six miles from Havana.
-lall days iighting would settle that
ana the American flag would noat over
he Morro within six days after the
BOYS eft Bal .imorc.
Get there soonest with the mostcst
hcn Is the watchword and the battle
ny, and we would have no war. Strike
lulck and strick hard is the way TO
preserve the peace. | am sincerely in
aVor OF peace, but if we dilly daily
| we put tM-the Spaniards will be
convinced that we are afraid. He
'hlnks so now-thcn he will know it
md there is no injury that he can do,
10 insult ne can inilict, that tyrant
Won't do. Roosevelt will do the wise
hing | know him well. He is
yplcai American, - rave, clear
beaded, high minded, chiyairic, gen
;rous. Hes got the energy of forty
" yhaihos ana the courage OF "a thousand
>ayoncts. | rely on him to preserve
ne psace more than any man in
" ashington.