The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-09
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING. APRIL o. 1905.
Coz, and Calamity Of War.

MOI : q WI al1 Sll1Illtty ol war. Ri
i Tho West Virginia Bar. the organ OF
the state bar association. has the follow
Ing editorial paragraph which contains
a vas. abount OF truth:
'If war becomes necessary between the
United States md Spain. II will not be
and the blathcrskites. but, by thu quiet.
serious and deeply patriotic element OF our
people. who have deep and abiding pa
trlotism. WHO appreciate and love this gov
crnment and Its institutions. and who dep
reeate war and would only accept It as a;
dernicr resort after eIhausting all possible
neaceable means consistent with honor
II costs more than II comes to even
when won. But i is sometimes a,neces-
order to live In peace with him." s y &
This is a calm. conservative and yet
patriotic expression, which many who.
are carried away by the excitement OF
the hour and who have been INDUCING
in great deaf Of thoughtless talk would
do vel! to consider. 1t is the view which
has been held by thousands OF Amrri-i
cans who have their country's 5es. In
teres;s and honor a. heart. and who
would shed their LIES blood for them.
but who ask not for war for wars sake
They are citizens who count the conse-
quences and who carefully weigh all.
that is involved in country rushing
Into war without fret cxhausting every
honorable means TO settle difficulty
without it. ~
In the history of civilization the great-i
est OF statesmen ard solliers-tie patri-3
OTIS whose memories are to-day reyeredl
as the memories OF real heroes are, have
been those who have hated war, who.
Knew Of its horrors, appreciated Its con.
sequences and who believed In making
!; the resort only after all honorasIs4
measures for peace had failed; an
then, when all efforts to preserve peacsst
were frultless. they went to war because
It was.their duty and necessity required
Il. f3
Ills psychological fact worthyTof
note chat abou. once in every generations
a war feeling seems to sweep over 4
country. affecting principally the young
er elemen; OF the population, which has
nos lived during 4 previous war, or at
!ess: was no. old enough to understand
all the terrible realities OF such an event.
We are now having In this country one
Q; those periodical levers, ard TO all APT
pcaranccs It Will have the usual result
orirEins with It all the consequences:
In This instance, the feelings OF humans
~ Which have brought on the fever nret
natural, ard the United States govern
mcnt mas just cause at It, back.
Those citizens, however, who have bel
iieved with our calm. determined, cour-E
aStous President, that war should on,yt
cene when every honorable peace meas
ure failed, are no LEGS patriotic and Will
no more shrink from their duty than the
slusterers who have been tryin. to forcsi
tee hands OF The man at the wheel, and
OF the incaasiderate critics who have
Yielded to the prejudice breeding fsthel
sensational press that has made com!
meece OF the strain ttat has been upon
the country. We dare 10 say even, that
tney will be more 10 evidence doing
;heir patriotic duty than Inc clustering
ones who do theIr fighting with their
mouths. History sustains this theory.
II has been the case in the past; 1t viii
be the case now. 81
war means more than the thoughtless
people who are fascinated by the tdsa
seem to imagine. A war w!,lc,, lasts I'd
even few months means the sacrifi3e
not OF hundreds, but OF many thousands
OF human lives: It means thousands of
WIDOWS anc orphans, OF mothers ID.
ofiVed OF their sons, a nation OF GRIEF
stricken homes, whence had departed
me. sole support perhaps of the family
within. to die on the field or from
wounds and disease. While contempli.
ting war and even impatIently demand.
Ing 1t, We should remember that st Is M,
hired mcrcenaries. the rabble.s az
worthless vasabonds and the woreey eli.
men:s of society in such nation :. r,,, Z
that do The fighting and face these "a 9.
riflecs, but the very flower Of the youlb9
the visor and the splendid manhood 81
our country, who are inspired by a ser se,, a.
OF patriotic duty. All n;
There are other costs, not to be count.
ed go much or to be weighed in tho scaio5
OF national honor with these sacriilcss
and yet they are 10 be considered. They;
I arc the enormous costs IN the way Nay, ~
p!lng perhaps hundreds Of miilionris on
our national debt. which must be paid
by taxing the people for years to conc inc.
and Will burden coming generations Sn,,d
increase the burdens OF the present: the
interruption OF commerce; the great dc.
struction OF property; the addition lot
many thousands OF deserving yctcftna
10 our already enormous pension Ii I. ssSss4
All these things are to bc'consldsred, a s
the result OF going 70 war. IS la Id
pleasant picture to behold. ThIsIl Ii
what the people OF the United statesiare
facing To-day This Is Wha tthnses NM