The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
'THE POWERS NOT IN IT.

The powers of Europe which are
bothering themselves about fixing
up terms of peace for us are lend
ing themselves unnecessary anxiety
and travail of spirit. This govern
ment viii be able to negotiate
peace to its liking when the time
comes for Spain to cry "hold,
enough
We have no entangling alliances
with foreign governments and we
shall get into none over the war
with Spain. We told the powers
why we went to war and what we
proposed to do. They assented to
our program by each declaring
neutrality. We shall carry out our
program quite unconoerned by or
from threats of their interference.
When we began the work of re-
moving the Spaniards from Cuba
we anticipated but slight resist
ance. Since then the Spaniards
have put up stubborn opposition
to us and we have been unable to
execute our humane purpose with
the facility and dispatch we had
confidently counted on.
Their spirited resistance has
broadened the scope of the war and
compelled us to enlarge the field of
our operations. Within that en-
larged field it has been necessary
for us to contemplate the seizure of
Porto Rico and the Philippines as
a part of our legitimate campaign.
No European power has yet had
the impertinence to deny our right
to take those islands.
When we get possession of them,
as we will before we will talk of
peace with anybody, then we will
be in position to decide what we
will do with them One thing
seems to be quite certain and that
is that one of the things we won't
do is to surrender any captured ter
ritory to Spain.
The powers will waste their time
and abilities if they devote any
thought to preparing terms of
peace for US which will include the
restoration to Spain of seized ter
ritory. We may not be able to
govern them under new and un-
tired colonial policy, but we will
be able better to govern them than
,1pain has been.
The powers may have jurisdic-
ton on the continent of Europe to
dictate terms to one of their num-
Der, but they have no jurisdiction
to dictate terms to us. We are
neither France nor Turkey, and we
will not acknowledge, much less
accept an ultimatum the powers
may submit Charleston Gazette.
"Lawd! Lawd!' Exclaimed a
pious Georgia negro. "But amt
de Bible comm true ev'ry day?
Amt we got Sampson fghtin'
fer us? An amt de word come
clar across de oshun dat de United
States flag waves over the Philis-
tines?".
The Dingley law as trust breed
er and protector, is a success, but
as revenue raiser is a grand fail
ure, 1t has produced deficiency
of over S6O,o0o,0oo in the past IL
months.
The order of Watson's squadron
to Spain with the Camara fleet
threatening Manila, looks as if the
strategy board had studied draw
poker.
President Mckinley has signed
the bill removing all political dis
abilities rising from the civil war.
This fings the last sod upon the
grave of rebellion and buries it out
of sight forever. We are one peo-
pie, thank the Lord.
If the good were not inclined to
go to the bad we would have no
missionaries.
The ex-Confederates are doing
some pretty good fighting. They
can be relied on in this business
every time. Wheeler is at the
lDons now, and Lee will soon be in
the field too.
The town council should take
steps to break up the persistent
begging on our streets.