The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-01

United States to stand thus idly by.
have the right to pass along the
street and see a helpless dog stamped
into the earth under the heels of ruff
fan: 1 can pass by and say that is not
my dog. / can sit in my comfortable
parlor. with my loved ones gathered
about me and through my plate glass
window see fiend outraging helpless
woman near by. and can legally say
this is no affair of mine-it is not hap
pening on my premises-and can turn
away and take my little ones in my
arms and, with the memory of their
sainted mother in my heart, look up to
the motto on the wall and read, "God
bless our home''>
But if do I am coward and a cur,
unfit to live, and, God knows, unfit to
die. And yet I cannot protect the dog
nor save the woman without the exer-
else of force.
We cannot intervene and save Cuba
without the exercise of force. and force
means war; war means blood. The low
ly Nazarene on the shores of Galilee
preached the divine doctrine of love,
men," Not peace on earth at the ex-
pense of liberty and humanity. Not
good will toward men who despoil, en-
slave, degrade and starve to death their
fellow men. believe in the doctrine of
Christ ! believe in the doctrine Of
peace, but, Mr.. President, men must
have liberty before there can come abid.
ing peace.
Lesson In Patriotism.
Mr. President, against the interven-
tion of the United States in this holy
cause there is but one voice of dissent;
that voice is the voice of the money
changers. They fear war! Not because
Of any Christian or enrolling sentiment
against war and in favor Of peace, but
because they fear that a declaration of
war, or the intervention which might
result in war, would have depressing
effect upon the stock market
Mr.. President, L do not read my duty
from the ticker; do not accept my
lessons in patriotism from Wall street.
l deprecate war. hope and pray for
the speedy coming of the time when the
sword of the soldier will no longer leap
from it's scabbard to settle disputes be-
tween civilized nations. But Mr.. Presi-
dent, it is evident, looking at the cold
facts, that war with Spain would not
permanently depreciate the value of
single American stock or bond.
Let them go; what one man loses at
the gambling table his fellow gambler
wins. 1t is no concern of yours, it is no
concern of mine, whether the "bulls"
or the "bears" have the best of these
stock deals. They do not represent
American sentiment; they do not repre-
sent American patriotism. Let them
take their chances as they can. Their
veal or woe is of but little Importance
to the liberty loving people of the Unit
ed States. Let the men whose loyalty is
to the dollar stand aside while the men
whose loyalty is to the flag come to
the front.
There are some who lift their voices
in the land and in the open light of
day insist that the Republican party
will not act, for they say it sold out to
the capitalists and the money changers
at the last national election.
1t is not So God forbid The 7,000,-
600 freemen who voted for the Repub-
lican party and for William Mckinley
did not mortgage the honor of this ma.
ton for campaign fund, and If the
time ever comes when the Republican
party hesitates in its course of duty be-
cause of any undue anxiety for the well
fare of the accumulated wealth of the
nation then let the Republican party
be swept from the face | the earth and
be succeeded by some her party, by
whatever name it may } called, which
will represent the pr otism, the hon.
esty, the loyalty and t.e devotion that
the Republican part Inhibited under
Abraham Lincoln in il.
Intervention means -ce Force means
war. War means bic ]. But it will be
Gods force. When g battle for hu-
nanity and liberty I,t,' been won ex.
cept by force? What barricade Of wrong,
injustice and oppression has ever been
carried except by force?
Force compelled the signature Of un.
willing royalty to the great Magma
Charta; force put life into the Declare
tion of Independence and made effective
the emancipation proclamation force
beat with naked hands upon the iron
gateway of the Bastile and made re.
prisal in one awful hour for centuries
Of kingly crime; force waved the flag
of revolution over Bunker Hill and
marked the SHOWS of Valley Forge with
blood stained feet; force held the broken
line at Shiloh, climbed the flame swept
hill at Chattanooga and stormed the
clouds on Lookout heights; force march
ed with Sherman to the sea, rode with
Sheridan in the valley Of the Shenan.
doah and gave Grant victory at Apo
mattox; force saved the Union, kept the
stars in the flag, made "niggers" men.
The time for Gods force has come
again. Let the impassioned lips of
American patriots once more take mp
the song:
In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was borne across the sea,
With glory in his bosom
That TRANSPORTED you and me-
As he died to make men holy