Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-15
SWANK TO DE LONE,
An Open Letter to De LONE, Minister
From Spain at Washington, U. s. A.

An Open Letter to De LONE, Minister
From Spain at Washington, U. s. A.
AUMSvILLE, Or, Feb. IL.
Mr. Dc Lone, Sir:
We saw in yesterdays Press dis.
patches that you had written a sour
rilous letter concerning the president
of the United States of America
| charging him with being weak, cater
ing To the rabble, and as low politi-
clan who desires to stand we'll with
| jingoes Of his party, while we d. not
| believe that the said letter is in the
whole original with you, but think
it conCocted scheme, for the
purpose OF creating sympathy for the
president. And to make believe that
the Spanish government is very much
displeased with regard to the course
pursued by the president toward
Spain,
We agree with you that the presi.
dent is weak. But weak only 10
goodness and sJrong in iniquity. We
also believe that the president is
guilty Of catering to the rabble. But
the catering is intended for Spain aud
her creditors and to pTolong the cruel
unrelenting war, hoping that some
thing may turn up so as to make it
possible TO saddle good debt on the
patriotic, prosecuted Cubans. We
also agree with you that the presi-
dent may be low politician, because
we believe he lacks the moral courage
to take sides with right. We also
believe that the president is
guilty of jingoism, but not the lingo
ism OF the original meaning of the
word. He is In favor of the Spanish
governments spirited and demon
stratiye policy, and IN the opinion Of
three-fourths of the American people
he Is doing all he can to aid the Span
ish In their lnlquity, which is evil
denced from the fact that he has
kept thoroughly equipped navy con-
stantly employed at great expense TO
the American people in watching and
guarding the interests Of Spain.
When you come to think OF il. Mr..
DeLome, you will readily see, il you
want to, that the president has not,
and is not catering TO the rabble of
his own party, much less the rabble
Of the American nation.
The rabble of the Republican party,
as you choose to call them, in their
platform of 1885, say we watch them
with deep and abiding interest, the
heroic battle OF the Cuban patriots.
against cruelty and oppression, and
our best hopes 20 out for the full
success OF their determined contest
for liberty.
The government OF Spain having
lost control OF Cuba and being unable
to protect the property or lives OF
resident American citizens, or comply
with the treaty obligations, we be-
lieve that the government of the
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influence and good Offices to restore
peace, and give independence to the |
island On taking sober second |
thought, Mr.. DeLome, can you not |
see that President Mckinley, is not |
weak in catetlng to the rabble OF |
Spain but strong in iniquity, and |
weak only in the thought OF right do !
ing. How dare you call president |
weak, who has the ferosity of a |
tryant, who dares to stand against !
the carefully formulated expressed |
wish of the party, to whom he oh |
ligated himself To serve If elected. |
Why sir any bad except weakling
In morals, or Joint In iniquity |
would abdicate the throne To which |
his fellow countrymen had elevated |
them, when holding views so vastly |
in conflict with his constituents, as
President Mckinley with the rank |
and file of his party, as evidence in /
be labored message on foreign rela-
tions, and especially with regard of
the island of Cuba.
Like his predecessor, Grover Cieve-
land, he sits idlely by without raising
a warning admoniti0n that the starv-
ing OF innocent women and children
must stop, or that rapine, cruelty and
the inhuman carnage OF war ceased TO
be virtue,
No sir, Mr. De LONE the world will
be slow To believe that, that letter
was genuine. No, Mr.. De LONE you
are such dummy as To write such !
charges against tn best friend Spain
has In all the land. President McKin.
ey could stop the rayageS OF Spain in
weeks time, and you know IL, and
hat knowing 10 is quite likely the
OF the letter your are
harged OF having written,
Respectfully, =