The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17
THAT CORNER ON PATRIOTISM.

For pure idiocy and rank inconsistent
cy observe the following from an edi-
toriaI in our morning contemporary:
why say the Republican party is the
party of patmousm2' asked citizen
yesterday. Because, was the answer.
there have been no wars for fifty years
wherein the Democratic party CID not
range itself on the side of the foes of the
republicsH And a true reply it was; for
the Democracy as a party has done just
thai. and has done it extensively and
helpfully TO the nations enemies.
A more infamous falsehood never
dropped from the pen of feather bed
hero who has managed to live through
three wars and in time of a fourth
without suffering any personal incon-
Tehience. except hoarseness, possibly,
in any Of them.
There has never been a war from the
beginning of this republic to the pres
ent day but Democrats have stood for
the flag and fought for it, even while
raseally contractors have been picking
their pockets and stay home dema-
gogues have been stabbing them in the
back 1t was under a Democratic ad-
ministration that the war of 1872 was
fought and England vanquished. It
was under a Democratic administration
that the war with Mexico was waged
to a successful termination. All the
wars that have since engaged the at
teption Of the country have been car
ried on under Republican administra-
tions. when for Democrat to assert
his political opposition to the politicians
In power, or his preference for the
party of his choice. was a signal f0r
every administration lick-spittle in the
land to assaiI his Americanism and
question his loyalty.
Thu records tell the story People
understand them better than they did
when sectionalism was kept alive by
political agitators who waved the
bloody shirt" and shrieked rebellion"
for twenty-five years after the civil
war was over. There were as many
Democrats in the Union army as there
were Republicans, and yet, when Nc
CieIlan was nominated for the presi-
dency, and Hancock was chosen stand
ard-bearer for Democracy, later on,
this same old cry of ignorance and hate
went up from the threats Of dema-
gogues and freside soldiers.
Democracy, as a party, ranged itself
on the side Of the foes of this republic"
says the Republican organ. Let US ex-
anime the record again for moment.
IL shows that the war with Spain was
bitterly opposed by Hanna, Ell1ins,
-. u, 49, ,,.oe-s, "a r.,,..- ,,7,.,..1,..-.
that the presiden: was literally forced
tnte a fighting attitude by the patriotic
sentiment of the country; that he was
not manly. enough TO resent the insults
and treSchery Of Spain, but preferred TO
treat The destruction of the Maine as
"a lanentAble incident" rather than
cas,se for war; that he wished 10 leave
s. All 10 spanish honor TO settle in
epain,g good time; that war might have
,,cep averied had Mckinley shown half
tbe backbone displayed by the kaiser
when German planters suffered at the
4.aHdS of Spanish guerillas.
Ybe .ecord shows further that the
,.gas;aert and his couRselors yielded
s.i4, ebfu they found they could no
ls44ttffsT cF-lst TIE wave ~ puntiN opinion
ss5,iab sas sssctping them away; that
54aena, fhs chairman OF the national
fa.a,fiitap convention and present
sa+S1e ~ tse snip of state, objected
- sst4i sesig 70 q declaration of war on
~ sgeuad that II would affect stock !
z.,.. ens. The record shows that the
paa administration consented to /
49, ssis m ore condition, and that
ffs3 issaanee 81 unnecessary gold
= fse exclusion Of the silver !
- which ought 10 have been /
sys-q arc gsi - circulation. The rec
es 49, uasihs information 10 the ef- /
49, Republican leaders vowed TO
i..t So Asf H. fseir personal and po-
soeaat sisee the rabble had
$3.50 assn int u. that they forth
hEh f. fgn she volunteers up !
sSsk country. TO turn them
5gtf care Of sons Of some
n selze them in pest camps. I
M e4 eH ef5Fsr rations which. /
k Il faaefeit ascre unfit for a /