The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-15
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Commercial expansion, not territorial ag-
grandizement is the true American policy.
Madison Courier.
A great country. great people, great
President and great destiny has Amer
ica.-Seymour Republican.
When one reiers to the late war now
it does not mean the war of the Union.
-Mishawaka Enterprise.
Any political party can carry Cuba with
the free and unlimited coinage of bareback
as an issue.-Warsaw Times.
Spanish pride had to give in at last. How
much better all round if it had been low
cred at the ti-Muncie News.
The war was a glorious one, waged for
noble purpose and the world is better for
its having taken place.-Laporte Herald.
Democrats are looking for new issue,
but they are not yet agreed whether to at
tach an inch rope or a small Irvine to their
declarations on territorial eXpanslon-l-a-
fayette Courier.
The terms of peace proposed by the United
States are exceedingly generous, much more
than would have been granted by any other
nation of the earth under like circum-
Observation-Disclosures News
The war began as a war for humanity,
and the motive lived until the signing of the
protocol of peace 1t has been a marka-
bic war, remarkable in its purpose and far
reaching IN It's reSultS.-Munc1e Times.
final wiping out of all sectional feeling,
and we are now in fact what we have been
IN theory a united people; This alone is
worth the cost Of the war.-Lafayette Call.
Spain must be satisfied to get off without
having to pay big cash indemnity, and
not expect us to assume or to allow Cuba
to assume any responsibility for any portion
of SPANS bonded NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
The country trusts President Mckinley
and his administration and the people have
confidence in his ability to handle, in the
best possible manner, the extremely trou-
bleSome and delicate questions growing out
OF the War.-Columbus Republican.
The question is not whether we are able
to hold and govern the Philippines and 9TH
er foreign possessions, but ought we to do
SO? 1t is not a question of power, but
Oh poIlcy. OF course, we are able to do
SO, but viii 1t be right to do so?-Nobles-
The nation whose history on this CONT
nent for four centuries is written in blood
has been Invested Of it's last opportunity 20
murder and deSpoil on this side of the At
lantic and it has been so hindered else
where that a repetition of it's atrocities will
be lmpossible.-Marion Chronicle
Spain has been outcassed. outgcneraled
outwitted, outnumbered, outdone at every
stage of the game. 1t is a sweeping vic
tory all around for intelligence industry
freedom and right over ignorance, super
sutton Incidence, oppression and wrong
South Bend Tribune.
1t is not at all likely that the American
people will turn the settlement of the war
questions over to set of men who used
their votes in Congress to embarrass the
government when a crisis was impending
The reasons for a, Republican majority in
the next House of Representatives are nu-
merouS, but this Is one of the most con-
Splcuous.-HuntinSton Herald
The secret of President McKinley's popu-
larity and wisdom in the conduct of the
war is that he considers himself the chief
executive of the people and attempts to the
best of his magnificent ability to put into
effect the will of the whole country IN
like some Presidents, he does not think
his own opinion should be his supreme rule
of conduct-Fort Wayne Gazette.
Aside from the glory of establishing the
independence of Cuba and the permanent
occupation of Porto Rico as United States
territory and the possession of as much as
we want in the Jhiiippipss;c there is an
other reason for congratulatiOn and rejoice
ing that appeals to the pride of every Amer
lean. 1t is that this Nation has gained
prestige on two oceaps.-7Terre Haute Ex-