The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-08
A Period of Prosperity,

Under the above caption the New
York Sun points out very clearly that
"the confidence is universal in the
financial and commercial world, that
this country will enter upon period
of extraordinary prosperity at the
conclusion of our war with Spain,
now so near at hand While the
Sun is an Independent Democratic
paper, its editorial expressions are
marked by no rancor or intense and
narrow partisanship.
Commenting further upon this ap-
parent feeling of confidence our con
temporary says "The demonstration
of our military prowess, financial
sOundness, national unity and politi-
cal sui1iciency afforded by the war
has created new and greater self-con-
tideuce at home and an unwonted and
Il profounder respect for our potency
in all foreign minds. 1t is evident to
the whole world that territorial eX-
pansion will open rich and fresh fields
for American enterprise, extend and
vi tlNlAN our llllIhtlS, give ii new
impetus to our commerce and manu-
factures draw larger attention to the
financial opportunities here offered,
and give to our own people the hope
fulness of energy which is primary
essential to vigorous prosperity.
''All that is so generally recognized
as inevitable that its expression suvors
of the commonplace. But it is well
to say il because already the malg
nant forces of journalism are gather
ing such strength rs they have, with
II view of renewing their assaults on
American credit for the purpose of
preventing the practical refutation of
their ceaseless accusations of cOrrup-
tion and incompetency against our
political methods and our public men,
They want to justify themselves as
prophets of evil by bringing the evil
to pass. The war having exposed the
groundlessness of their past assaults
by II demonstration of national power
and integrity, they are the more eager
to get the semblance of an excuse for
their malice by minimizing the sub
stantial benefits secured in peace We
expect TO hear these jackals barking
in chorus with all their old energy so
soon as the negotiations for the settle
ment of the war begin formally.
They are already training for their
bowling concert.
The Sun contends, and truthfully
so, that there are newspapers whose
whole industry is directed to destruc
tion, and whose game is to SOW seeds
of discomfort with all American
institutions, social and political, and
to awaken distrust in our popular
government. For fifteen years they
have been engaged in II concerted at
tempt to bring this country into re
proaoh abroad and to weaken faith
in it at home.
"This journalistic school Of de
famation,n continues the Sun,
strangely enough, has received very
much of such patronage as it has
had from among the very business
and financial circles most injuriously
affected by its malignant spirit of de
tPaction and disparagement and its
policy of creating doubt, suspicion,
distrust, and political confusion. 1t
is engaged in wrecking simply from a
love of ill-natured mischief.
''Hhe striking and justifable self
confidence which is now giving stim
ulation to all trade and enterprise
renders futile the efforts of these
newspapers to set back the current
of prosperity, but they should b,
made the more impotent by the re
fusal of even the small part of the
public which have tolerated them il
the past to give any further counten
ance or support whatever to theil
malicious industry. They ought tC
be left to die of inunition."