Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

to the American people. 1t lacks
the vigor and breadth of statesman
ehip that have heretofore character
lied documents Of similar import
submitted to Congress on grave ques-
tons touching the honor OF the Ma.
ton.
The n plea running through the
Presidents labyrinth Of words is that
he may have the authority of Con-
Rress to use the army and navy of the
United States to hold the Cuban pat
riots by the neck while Spain rivets
anew the mauacles upon their limbs.
He would stop the war Of subjuga-
ton and starvation now raging at our
very doors by placing a people strug-
CLING for liberty more firmly under
the tyrant's heel. IIe would crush
out the spark of liberty now burning
brightly ON the Island of Cuba and
~extinguish it forever.
The whole message contains but
n ringing sentence that stirs the
heart Of II patriot and that is this:
an the zane Of humanity, in the
name Of civilization, in The behalf Of
endangered American interests which
give us the right and the duty 10
speak and to act, the war in Cuba
must stop"
But when one thinks Of the way
President Mckinley would stop this
unholy war, the ring is all taken ont
OF it and nothing but a hollow mock.
cry remains. Stop the war, by all
means, but do not do it by making
Spanish slaves OF the patriots Of Cuba.
Stop the war, but do not crush liberty
in doing so. Stop the war, but do
not tnrnish the bright shield Of
American liberty and make this Ma
ton a party to a iishonorable peace.
Better let the war go on until thous-
Rnds, yea tens Of thousands more Of
the Cuban people die from starvation
than that one blot should be put
upon the proud escutcheon Of Ameri-
can liberty. Stop the war. Mr.. Pres
ident, but do it by driving the Span
ish flag from the Western continent
and guaranteeing a free and indeper
dent government to the Island of
Cuba.
The sinking Of the Maine by Span
ish treachery and the murder of
American sailors in the harbor of
Havana, President Mckinley would
submit to arbitration. He would
submit the price Of human life, taken
by cold blooded, tr%eacherous murder.
ers, to a court composed Of represeu.
tRtives of friendly powers. He sees
nothing i'll the destruction Of Amer.
can property and American lives that
appeaIs to him in stronger terms than
the Almighty dollar. He would al.
most apologize for the Maine being
in the harbor u a friendly nation in
order to get gold for American blood
shed by the hephounds OF Spanish
cruelty,
We mistake the temper of tn,
American Congress il it tamely en-
dorses the sentiments contained i,
the Presidents message by giviny
him authority to use the army an,
che navy Of the United States for tn
purposes for which he asks it. II a
patriotism and love Of liberty in tn
people OF the United States is no
su6servient to the power Of money,
wave Of righteous indignation wi
sweep over the land that will hui
from power the men who would bal
ter American blood and America
honor for foreign gold. a,
The voice OF the people will ye
be heard in u mighty chorus demand
ing that tho war in Cuba shall sto
and that Cuba shall be free to talk
her place among the nations Of til
world.