The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-08

stantly suspect them OF being rascals
instead Of assuming that they are hon
est men. Moreover. he got the pension
for his constituent.
Ex-Congressman Brewer, now civil
service commissioner, Is said 10 be in
favor of the revocation of Clevelands
sweeping civil service order. Although
a civil service exponent he still believes
that the victors ought to have a fair
share of the political plumber.
War I'm Dead Earnest.
Our government has given formal no.
tice To the government at Madrid and
- the nations of the civilized world
that the war between Spain and the
United States is 10 be prosecuted with
yigor by this country.
Ii is said by a gentleman having most
intimate relations with the administra-
ton that the second call for troops has
a greater significance than it's formal
official utterances would seem TO indi-
cate. One OF the senators, whose coun-
sci is often sought 10y the president ON
foreign affairs, this afternoon said:
when the non-committal message or
the president on the Maine court OF in
quiry was coolly received by the people.
public attention was invited TO the fact
that the presidents message was not
a private executive document TO the
congress, but a message TO be read and
commented upon by the civilized world.
The second call for troops may be wise
~ construed. 1t is not merely call
for an increase of our volunteer army.
nor is il a declaration that so many sol
diers are needed for the subjugation OF
Cuba II means q great deal more
Circumstances have cOnspired TO make
this republic one of the foremost ma
lions Of the world and have compelled
a demonstration Of strength which VIII
prove TO be costly for the present, but
which will prove decidedly economical
for all time. The nations of the world
are given to understand that, in war
with an effete power, this nation VIII
mobilize an army of more than quar-
ter of a million men inside OF three
months. Ii is not unlikely that we shall
have half a million men bearing arms
before the close Of the current year.
Can Equip 100000 Men.
1.-The European and Asiatic powers
will understand without argument that
in an emergency this republic can cas-
men and speedily make them ready for
any military duty. 1t is necessary that
an object lession shall now be placed be-
fore the world. AT the conclusion Of
the war this country will have at least
a quarter of million drillmasters, be-
cause there are brains in our ranks,
and every private, corporal and SER
andgeant will become capable OF mus
I..ff hnf iC
what this second call means"
Inquiry elected a statement which
was surprising, even to a careful OBJ
server of events at close range. With
in the past two weeks the department
Of state at Washington has obtained
information indicating a concerted eff
fort to induce European Intervention for
the protection Of Spanish colonial pos
sessions. There is no doubt TO this fact.
There are official documents on file in
the department of state to warrant the
apprehension which has come to the
government at Washington, and the
president has met the situation in a
manner which cannot be misunderstood.
Without further elaboration the state
ment may be bluntly made that the
government at Washington intends To
carry on tn war with Spain until the
government at Madrid sues for peace,
and when that moment comes the terms
of peace will not be dictated from any
capital or capitals in Europe, but from
the capital city Of this republic. The
government at Washington fully under
stands all of the serpentine twinings
and writings of European diplomacy.
No Stronger Argument.
The government at Washington also
fully understands that there is no ar
gument stronger than the argument Of
a million men with arms in their hands,
ready and eager TO maintain the honor
and integrity Of this government Of
the people. The government at Wash
ington knows that the call for another
nnartar If a nillinn snldiers La meet