The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-11
Keep Cool.

Keep COOL.
The Mdldd Enterprise:
1t is always difficult for people to
keep their heads in war times but par
ticularly so when certain and large
class of political jingoes and infiam-
mable newspapers is Systematically
working up agitation and excitement.
There is going up constantly a terrific
howl against the conduct of the war.
The administration at Washington is
hooted at for incompetency; the bond
holders and corporations are said to be
IN the saddle and running things to
suit themselves, There is neither sense
nor patriotism among the responsible
authorities, say the yellow journals and
Vermilion politicians, and the peoples
heads are turned and they take up the
cry and repeat it without stopping to
think how utterly false and foolish it
Is. For the purpose of steadying the
mind and putting a proper estimate
upon current agitation, it is we'll to
look back little and see how tleeting
and short lived are those windy out
bursts. A few months ago, it was
bruited up and down the country that
there would be no war because the
money power would not permit il.
Politicians and newspapers churned
themselves into white foam oyer this
baseless fabric of their own weaving,
When the war came, they howled
against the money power as loud as
ever because the money power permit.
ted 1t to come, During the discussions
In Congress a terrible wall was sent up
because President Mckinley intimated
That he was opposed to recognizing |
Cuban independence. According to the |
yellows and vermilions that was an un- |
heard OF crime, and they managed to |
carry public sentiment almost to the |
boiling point. Later DEVELOPMENTS
show that President Mckinley was alb
solutely right and that his defamers
cid not know what they were talking
about and probably cared less There
is 10 such thing as established govern
ment, republic or otherwise, in Cuba,
The Cuban junta in New York lied
and exaggerated in every direction.
They magnilied the Cuban forces be-.
yond all reason and belittled the Span
lsh forces to the same extent. The
truth has come to light that there are
not above three or four thousand men
in all the Cuban armies; that they are
fairly good lighters only as the Indians
lght; that when Spain is driven from
Cuba it will be done by American SOL
Tiers without any help worth mention.
hg from insurgents. 1t is also clear
hat the Cuban republic over which SO
much maudling sentiment has been
wasted, does not exist. Furthermore
mere are approximately 100000 Span
sh soldiers on the island, d rilled and
vel fortified. All of which goes to
how that President McKlnley's course
las been eminently wise and properly
Conservative. suppose the jingoes had
heir way and a few thousand Ameri-
an soldiers had been rushed into Cuba.
rs result they would have been an
INFLATED, and the same jingoes would
ave turned about and abused the
resident for murderous recklessness.
We advise patriotic citizens who want
De right to pay very little attention
D the sensational reports and treason.
Die expressions with which the coun-
y is being flooded. The Government !
guided in this war by wise counsel.
umanity and patriotism and will con.
uct 1t to successful issue. It will
rlke when the proper time comes, and
Re blows, as they follow each other,
i'll each be as effective as Dewey's at
Ianila.
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