The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-15
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.

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Vengeance is at hand. There isto be
no more dilly-dalls ing with lying Span
ish diplomats. Uncle Sam is going to
take Spain across his knee and give 1t
threshing it has go long deserved at our
hands, and the cowardly and dastardly |
massacre of our sailors and the destruc-
tion OF our battleship is to be avenged
Even Mr.. Mckinley is row convinced
that Spain has been playing him dipio'
matically for no other purpose than 10
gain time. Mr.. Mckinley acknowledged
his failure TO secure the independence OF
Cuba by diplomacy, and now 1t is the
turn of congress. A last frantic attempt
ia being made by the bond-holding eie'
ment to mazzle congress, but there is no
possibility of its succeeding. Congress
knows that the patience OF the peop'e OF
the country who place national honor
and patriotism above the stock ticker oil
Wall street has been reached and that
the time OF action is at hand and will act;
ard its action will mean war, which the
country is now in a position to fight to
victorious end in ehort order. il it only
has Spain to contend with, and is deter
mined to win regardless of what 1t. has
to contend with.
The French Ambassdor to the .. 5.
has asked the State Department officially
whether there was any objection to his
looking after the interests OF Spanish
subjects in the U S after the departure
of ths Spanish minister, and mas been
informed that there would be done.
This action has been regarded as being
significant of the intention of France fo
remain neutral in the war. notwhhstand'
ing many assertions to the contrary. II
was added to by cable0ram from Mad.
rid saying that both the French and
Il British ambassadors had rendered Gen
} Woodford. U s Minister to Spain
, offers to care for American interests
after his departure from Madrid.
Few men possess the all around COM
mon sense equipment and Temperament
: needed TO prevent the man who fills tts
position OF secretary to the president
the man who stands between the presi-
= dent and his callers, and either masei
him lots of enemies or additicna
: friends. Dan Lamont was one OF tDs
t few. Mr.. ] Addison Porter. the gentle
: man who nov fills the position Is not
= He has made himself the laughing stool
a of Washington. 4 good strong bottle o.
lsmellipg salts is what Mr. Addison
Porter needs great deal more than h'
does the republican nomination 10
& yovsrnor Of Connecticut, although tn
3 democra,s OF that state ~onld probabl,,
a rejoice to ses him nominated. HIS hys
10 terical appeal viii doubtless get an
}. aims be ever had to the nomination
l. laughed out OF the field.
N If "a bill, which has been favoradiy II
ported TO the House, bscomes Las, ex
It Confederate soldiers who may hereaits
y serve ninety days in the U S Amy vi
ID be entitled to all the benefits provide
es for ex-U S soldiers in the act of June 2
u 1890, generally known rs the "dependei
NJ pension act." The bill as originally II
As trodueed merely provided as an lndue'
" ment for the Union veterans OF the Ia
K war to enlist for the war with Spain TIA
enlistment should not operate to etc
pensions now being drawn. bnt the con
mittee thought the ex-Coniederaie We
le erans would also make desirable
cruits, and it was amended a. above.