Evening journal., 1899-02-13

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peated rumors OF breaking of OF
and a resumption OF the
conflict, and stlll he said; 1T is now
matter between the United States and
Spain. and we are out cf IT,"
When the general election rolled
around. and when President Mckinney
needed all the support in Congress,
and in the states to back him UP I'M
the policy which he had pursued, the
Republican leaders in the Fifty-hfth
eieution district Of this city went toI
Ralph De Soto and lmportuned him toI
register and vote, and he refused to-
do so, stin holding to that safe and
bloodless declaration. 1T Is now a
matter between the United States and
Spain. and we are out Of II"
As soon as peace had become an as
sured thing he changed his tune to
Look at what we have donel" and
bestirred himself to ges a government
job.
THAT is the story, and the pe-Wle
know that every word OF 1t is true
Senor Palma and Senior Rubens can
exhaust their vocabulary and still be
in need Of words to excuse the wan
ton c0wardlce cf this Ralph De Soto.
He was recreant to his native land;
recreant to the land OF his adoption;
racreant to the Republican parity, and
recreant to the very president from
whom he obtained this appointment.
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT has repudi-
ated relponsabil.ty for the selection,
and those who deceived President Nc
Kinley are evidently ashamed OF their
work, for they do not come out, but,
like the man whom they sent to Cuba,
keep under cover and out Of range.
We once more caCl on the Cuban
junta Of wilmington to sh-w paDele
cf enlistment and honorable discharge.
There is not one Of the entire coterle
cf ante-belum screamers fer war with
Spain who can make such a showing.
They are as helpless beneath cold pub
iio scrutiny as sucl1iing babes and
Ralph De Soto and the editor OF the
Sunday Star head the list.
The people OF Wilmington d1 not
want to hear anything from the Gu
ban junta Of New York about Ralph
De Soto. They had him here beneath
their very eyes and know what they
saw They know that he neither
Fought nor voted, and those are the
1.-TWO vital questlcns involved in this
controversy. A man who really wants
to fight does not usually ride over tC
New York and ask somebody's per
mission 10 do 70. when recruiting Of
hces are open an around him. Al
the present time Il is keeping thu
Cuban junta of New York busy apollo
Sizing for the conduct not only Of Gu
bans IN the United States, but ais'
nor that Of the Caibans in Cuba. Il
} The history Of the world there ha
! never been a set Of men more great
ly overrated. The annals Of the San
tiago campaign reek with the coward
; fee. laziness and insubordination 0
these Cuban patriots. Read the re
ronas az that campaign and dra'
: your own conclusions. Does the edito
OF the Star, the historian Of the lcca
? Cuban junta think that the peopl
E have forgotten thesd thingsg The
e VIII never forget them.
Net a De Solo went % the FRONT
3 not member Of the Cuban junt
3 went TO the front; net one Of the en-
d tire outfit had an excuse for not &c
S ing After all the representation
d they had made they slgulked and hi,
I There were two local Cubans VIII
Joined the First Delaware Regimen
n They deserted at Camp Tunneil an
d a corporars guard came to Whining
e ton and dragged them back to CAM
G And in the face Il this record th
editor of the star has the effronter
d to come out in an attempt to excus
E, the cowaIdioe Of Ralph De Soto an
t to Justify his appointment by Pres
d dent NIklSin.ey. He even goes TO n
II length Of fahng a commentator
communication and signing il A Vo
h unteer Soldier" II is improbable thi
of a Delaware volunteer wr5te that le
a ter, but is more than likely reek fro
ID the pen Of the editor Of the Sunda
star and is added Insult to the 50
ID diens Of Delaware who Loft ever
le thing and went to the front, whi
re De S-to and his friends remained
hcme and said: TT is now mabtl
~ between the United States and Spai
D. and we are out Of it,"
ID Now Il Is matter between the PEI
is PIE Of Delaware and this Ralph /
ID Soto and his friends. The peop,e
Of Delaware want this man recalled az
one CT the Delaware volunteers sci
be to Havana In his stead. President NJ
~ Kinley has no excuse for not actin
w In the matter The men who are r