The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-06
NOT r POLITICAL
WAR.

Then came the declaration Of war-a
war TO be Waged not for conquest nor
military glory but to aid the cause OF sur
fering humanity in its struggle for liberty
And again are the ears OF the nauon
dinned by the voices of these moving
dervishes revtlinF our honored President:
He is weak. they say; he is Yaclliatlng;
he is timid; he is afraid OF pitcned bat
tie either upon sea or land. Ana the an
swer came so swiftly as to choke ana 81
lence his maligners. The intrepid dewey
in one fierce encounter piled the Snlps OF
Montito upon the beach, lot of burned
and useless junk Shafter mace MS nur-
ricane campaign against Santiago. mem
orable by the testimony OF all european
military experts as one of the greatest
and Schley so entertained Ceryera that
he was able to say to MontJo; Sir, yours
is not the only squadron on the, beach.
So were silenced our Presidents de-
tractors. and they were forced at last to
voice their approval OF his conduct OF the
war.
from Spain found our great President
willing to treat for peace.
"No lust of power
Led him to lengthen out the battle hour.
And now these peace negotiations are
under way, and if peace IS reached II
win be one honorable to our country and
magnanimous to Spain. for our. great war
leader Will show himself as plenteous IN
mercy as ne has been terrible in wrath.
But they say we are claiming a false
credit upon account of the War-lt was
RpDuDilCan war. lU6 dECuSdllOll
Is itself an exposure of the littieness of
their minds. God knows we make no such
claim, and God forbid that such claim
should ever be made. What matters the
notifies of the gallant tars who fought
the heavy guns. naked, in the deadly trop-
les and with the shock of battle endured
the heat of hell for the honor OF our
countryl What matters the politics of the
dashing soldier lads who in cuba ana Ma
Mia. with ali the hazards Of strife, I'M
eomplainingly faced the wasting levers
+i,,or nf n and n
accustomed climes. The Republican par
ty asks not whether they be Republicans
or Democrats or Populists, 1t honors them
all. For they, whatever may be the an
cegtral blood in their veins, whatever
may be the color of their skins, whatever
NAV be their political beliefs, they are
orr brothers-Americans all--hghting for
one common heritage, our beloved coun-
But there are others who seek your
s,1ffra ges into whose public conduct dur
ing these stirring days we have the right
to look. And, looking, you ma men VINO
sought to embarrass the administration
at home by opposing the war revenue
measure and the war bond measure, and
Others. who, more yenomous still, sought
to weaken the power of the administra-
ton abroad, and to encourage our zoe,
by public accusations against our Prest-
dent of Yacillation. incompetency and
cowardce Into the political standing OF
these men we have the right TO inquire.
Aud as we scan the list we ma them one
and all to be Populists and Mcguire DEM
ocrats headed by Judge Mcguire himself,
who voted against these necessary war
measures and against Hawaiian annexa-
ton and assisted by Mr. Barry, who
said that De Lome's only fault in charac-
terizing our President as potnouse pol
itician was that he spoke the truth too
nIainIv for diplomacy. In all that list of
obstructionists, detractioners and mallgn-
ers the name OF only one Republican Will
be found. And for this reason ana IN TINS
sense the war was a Republican war.
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