Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-29
Thursday Dec. 90, 1898.

Thursday Dec. 90, 1898.
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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
Cuba is lucky to begin its new era
with a Mckinley tariff.
Mr.. Bryan can make another point
by advising senators not to oppose the
100c dollar.
The balance of trade in our favor
for 1898 will be considerably larger
than the cost of the war.
Within a year President Mckinley
has been east, west, north and south
without finding the enemy's country.
One of the sanitary lessons of 1898
is that science has not yet mastered
typhoid fever and grip, both prevent
able diseases.
Maine ship yards are crowded with
work to their full capacity. The boom
in islands is quickly followed by one
in American ships.
The presidents expansion march
through Georgia has ended the charge
that he had not made up his mind
about the Philippines.
The United Science is liable to eX-
pand as long as there are American
soldiers and sailors and men of Dew
ey's type to lead them.
The Cuban junta is no more, but It's
temperance as an annexation CLUB
would be no discredit to the intelJI-
gence of it's members.
Spanish books will be admitted to
Cuba free of duty for ten years. The
demand for English primers will beat
them in the race a thousand to one.
No party ventures to oppose the
treaty and the people will allow none
to stand in the way of the legitimate
expansion to which it is the preface.
Madrid will be glad to say goodby to
the year 1898. The death Of an ele-
plant imported to fight two bulls
again spreads gloom throughout the
peninsula.
The treaty provides way by which
the native of Spain in Cuba can be-
come Cuban, and that is a long step
toward future citizenship in the
United States.
Although the treaty involves the
principle of expansion it will go
through without much Of democratic
fight. The treaty is thus admitted 10
be unasSailable.
Several of the regiments that fought
at Santiago in July will be at the
Philippines in February. The inscrip-
tions on their flags will put a girdle
round the world.
Mr.. Chamberlain says the politics
of England has been purified as the
empire has expanded. He states a
historical fact, whatever lesson may
be drawn from it.
Detroit VIII hold an exposition in
1901 to celebrate the 200th anniversary
of its beginning as trading post.
That is a good deal of ancient history
for western town.
In all respects and at all times
Dewey has taken a cheerful and conf
dent view in regard to keeping the
Philippines. His Judgment and knowl-
edge are both unsurpassed.
Gold is known to exist in nine of
the Philippines. The fact that so
many Of the islands have not been
prospected will be great attraction
for adventurous Americans.
Monitors are slow and uncomfOrta-
BILE for crews, but no battle-ship is
anxious to fight them. They are hard
to hit and their big guns are as for
midable as any in the world.
The president has ordered imme-
diate relief supplies to be sent to
Havana. AS soon as the Americans
get to work the extraordinary NOR
tality in that city will decline.
A millionaire who died in Boston
few days ago directed in his will that
no one owing him less than $4,000 be
required to pay. 1t was an extensive
and unexpected Christmas gift.
In the last eleven months in Havana
the deaths numbered 9,4S0 and the
births 2,22S. The figures are another
proof of Weyler's efficiency in the
work for which he was selected.
The idea that the president was re-
served on the subject of expansion
has been dispelled. And his question
concerning the flag. "Who will haul
it down." remains unanswered.
The Nicaragua canal would shorten
the journey of a war-Ship from the At
lantIc to the Pacific forty-siX days.