The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-02

d1o oOLuo SHIPS LII Ouo uo0C CudL
will make valuable acquisitions to
our navy. Having the Spanish
feet where it can neither do any
damage nor get away has materi-
ally simplified the problem of in
vading Cuba and capturing Porto
Rico, and in order that there may
be no lack Of men to successfully
carry out the work of ending
Spanish dominion on this hemis-
phere the President has issued
call for $4,000 more volunteers.
Enlistments under this call will
not be from the Militia. as they
were under the first call, but will
be open to all, to t he extent of the
quota apportioned to each state
and territory.
Not the slightest uneasiness ex-
lists in Washington on account of
the reports of another Spanish
fleet being sent to attempt to re-
lieve the one now cooped up in
Santiago Harbor. Nothing would
be more pleasing to the President
than that every Spanish ship
afoat should be sent to Cuban
waters. We have ships enough
in those waters to dispose of them
all easily, and if they are sent
there it will result in more speedi-
ly bringing the war to close.
One of the most significant
events Of the week in Washing
ton was the acceptance Of large
U. S. flag, (2lx32 feet), by Secre-
tary Alger, with the condition that
it shall be raised over Moro
Castle, Havana. The flag was
originally bought by the Corn Ex-
change, of Philadelphia, and re-
giment was enlisted under it in
1861, but it was Mr.. George w.
Alger, of Merchantville, N. j.,
who was it's proud owner until the
delegation from J. X. Lee Post
G. A. R., Of that town, brought it
to Washington and presented it to
the government. Secretary Alger
concluded his speech accepting
the flag by saying: Il thoroughly
believe that an overriding Provl-
dence is placing this great burden
on the American people. Our
country has taken up the cause Of
humanity, and it will not lay down
it's arms until Cuba is free and a
government of the people and by
the people is there established. I
thank you for the flag; and will d.
rect that it be raised over MORO
Castle when it is in our possess
sion."
| Senator Lindsay, one of the few
democrats who favor issuing bonds,
instead of fiat money, made this
patriotic reply to Senator Till
mans inquiry as to what kind of
money would be paid for the bonds
to be issued: "Ihe bonds issued
will be sold for money as good as
gold, and the funds so raised will
be used to pay the boys who are
to be sent to Cuba to face Spanish
bullets and yellow fever, Our
credit will be as good as gold; and
at the end Of the war we will have
conducted it on the very cheapest
possible asis. We may become
involved with continental powers,
and the time may come when we
cannot go farther on a coin basis,
either gold or silver, and when we
will be compelled to come to the
issue Of greenbacks. When this
time comes, whatever necessity
demands will be done. It will be
done without complaint. Those
who are alive at the end of the
war will be charged up with the
debt. But we cannot promote
that state of affairs. We cannot
discredit ourselves at the very
outset by resorting to a currency
which is in the nature of forced
loan, by issuing notes payable on
demand and putting no money in
the Treasury to pay them upon
demand"
It has transpired that Hon.
William J. Bryan's appointment
to be colonel in the Nebraska
National Guard was, like so many
other things done by that gentle
man, merely bluff. What he
really wants is place on the staff
of Major General Wheeler, and
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