The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-09

church to-day we think of no sectarian
differences, but think simply of their
splendid manhood. A mass is being
said for the repose of their souls in all
the Catholic churches to-day. And we
give Methodist amen to the prayers
of the priest.
God 'aint going to be too hard on a
man who died for men," Most were I'M
educated. But they were schooled in the
university of life. And our culture is
not taking our valor from us, else were
it an evil thing. Our young recruits
from Yale and Harvard and Princeton
and Wesleyan are showing that hero
ism and learning can go together.
Many We're doubtless unspiritual. But
beneath all swearing, drinking and
roughness, it was not all bad. If we
as Christians do our duty as well as did
they with their light and spiritual adj
vantage is shall be well.
What exhibition of splendid self
control in Captain Sigsbee. Although
he must have known that it could have
been no accident. How patiently did
he bear the suspicion of his efficiency
till his clearing camel Sea captains,
trained by the elements, are glorious
fellows and he was one of the best.
How finely did the nation behave I'M
der the strain. 1t knew the small prob
ability of accident. Every chance was
against it. Ships do not blow up in
that way. Yet even under the instiga-
ton of a sensational press, they kept
calm tho strained. They began to learn
about the starving thousands They
Ivy crat inc
plies and a navy. Still for forty days
they waited. The Naval Board, making
cautious, thorough work, let no word
escape them tho their conclusion must
have been long evident The world
never saw such manifestation of re-
serve and self-control.
1t was incarnated in President Nc
Kinley, maligned like Washington and
Grant, he still kept cool. His message
after the report was not inf1ammatory
He stood fast, firm and sure.
We could not arbitrate the Maine for
| events pushed us on. There were other
| things that could not be arbitrated-
| Spains inhumanity, spoliation, mis-
| governments, untold cruelty. Had we
| plain duty to clear her out of the west
| ern hemisphere? There no one could
! advise us about that. She must
| go. Peace journals may see no reason
| for this war, but the great heart of hui
mainly sees it. The cup of Gods wrath
| is full and we are his executioners.
| Spain's queen speaks only of her throne
and her son. She is to be pitied, but
what Of those Cuban mothers and
sons? Spain until shamed by us sent
| eto, Of tEUnr
faithful Isle" but had thousands for
carnivals and ships. Even when she
voted it, did it be ever leave her treas
ury or get through the hands of ras-
cally officials to the hungry and dying.
Keep in mind her fiendish course, lest
we forget, lest we forget"
The men of the Maine died in a
vicarious sacrifice. They died in our
places and for the sake of the poor.
| Say not all the population of Cuba is
not worth the sacrifice of an American
youth. Be they ever so poor, illiterate
and wrecked they are still men!
Let those who persisted on the altar
| of their country stir the fires of our
patriotism, Remember the Maine-not
| for vengeances's sake-but remember
| their fidelity and sacrifice and the cru
city and infamy of men foes.
Remember the bereaved ones. Remem-
| Der those in the mud and debris of that
| fatal harbor or sleeping in that far-off
cemetery under tropic skies. Our APP
| peal has been sent to the churches of
the land. Let us raise an ever-enduring
lofty monument to their valor, faith
fulness and martyrdom which shall be
an inspiration to us and our children!