Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-04-28
uTHE MULTYTUDEs

efs ~ Cuoan bonds Neither hes he
listened to the jingoist who has been
bowling war 70 please the multitude. -
Heppner Gazette.
Who make up @the multitude, !"
10 these United States, neighborP
= Il not composed of the rank and
file Of the nation, the plain, COM
mon people of the republic, who
have never been known to shirk
duty when the honor or integrity
Of their county was in danger?
Was it not s'the multitude" who
made William Mckinley what he
is today, the chief executive Of a
nation Of &c. 600, 900 ofpeople9 Was
II not Athe multitude who aral-
lied round the flag when Sumpter
was irst fred upon and who will
ingly shed their life blood that the
Union might be preserved2 Was
il ncs 'sthe multitude" armed with
flint locks and pitchforks, who a
rose in their might and wrested
the thirteen colonies from British
rule and British tyranny, and who
established this great republic, Of
which we are all so proud, and
which we all 50 dearly love to des-
ignate as '.the land of the free and
the home Of the brave on Fourth
Of July occasions and in campaign
speeches land editorialsjust be-
5ore electionf
Ne are not criticising President
Mckinley. He today is in need of
the earnest, physical and moral
support Of every American, perhaps
more 50 than any man in this ma
ton has been. since Lincoln's in
augurat;on in the dark days of '61,
but we do resent the habit, which
il becoming 50 fashionable, in GER
tain circles, and among a certain
class Of newspapers, in these fin
de steele days, Of characterizing the
crest body Of the American people,
even BY implication. as a clamoriDg
multitude q iingoists, etc, who
know not what they want and
whose opinion on any question is
moi worthy the consideration of
public officials, newspaper editors
and other great men
The fact is that the masses of the
American people come nearer know
ing. in nine cases out Of ten, what
they want, what the country needs
and what justice and honor and
right demand, than do the learned |
statesmen who have been employed |
By their masters, the people, to
look after the details and routine
work Of the governing business.
This fact has been forcibIy dem
onstrated in the Cuban matter. |
For more than two years sthe null |
titude" has held that the Cuban
patriots, who have been making
such heroic struggle for liberty, | !
we're entitled to recognition from
this government. For more than |
two years they have stood ready
% support any action which the
might take having for
it, object the freedom Of Cuba and |
The expulsion Of the Spaniards from
the western hemisphere. The
learned statesmen, who, by virtue
Of power vested in them BY ..the
multitude" have direct charge Of
The affairs Of state, saw fit, for d.
vers reasons. to ignore the wishes
Df the common people in this mat
ter aud to adopt q policy of pro-
and delay, and the
result has beer that, after the loss
# eur finest battle-ship and 266
American sailors, the country has
It last been forced into the very
position That "the multitude be-
leved it should take two years ago
Perhaps had the government been
pleased 10 please ''the multitude"
. ths matter Of recognizing the bel |
igasency Of cnba, the Maine would \
ill b flying the stars and stripes
"a hsr bonny sailor boys would
j alive today II
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