The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-25
AMERICAN TROOPS ASSAULT TOWN
OF CALUNP|T, AREBEL STRONGHOLD


MEINSELF-und Gott.
She will not dare to fight again,
But If she should I'll show her blain
Dat Elsass und lin FRENCH Lorraine
ARE MINE-by Gott.
Dere's grandma dinks thes nicht schmall
Nit Beers and such she interfere
She'll learn none owns dis hemisphere
BUT ME-und Gott.
She dinks, good frau, some ships she's got
Und soldiers nit der scarlet goat,
Ach! We could knock 'em-poof-like dot,
MEINSELF-mit Gott.
In dimes of peace prebare for wars,
l bear der helm and sphear of Mars,
And care not for den dousand czars-
MElNSELF-und Gott.
In fact, | humor every vhim,
Nit aspect dark and visage grim
Gott pulls init ME-und nit Him
MEINSELF-und Gott.
This copy of the verses was given out
Saturday by Captain Coghlan himself
The Army and Navy Club gave a recep-
ton to Captain Coghlan and the officers of
the United States cruiser Raleigh at the
club house Saturday night, says another
New York dispatch. Captain Coghlan made
speech, in which he reiterated what he
had said before the Union League Club on
Friday night in criticism of the Germans
conduct at Manila. He said in part:
Il feel inclined to say only a few words
this evening, because what I said last
night was taken umbrage at by some one In
Washington, who protested at what said
What did say last night was true, and
what l said | will say again. (Great ap-
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certain we all felt that we were being
nagged at Manila. We were nearly nagged
to death.
There is such a thing as being nagged
too far, and, d-n them, we were ready for
them.
II had read a great deal In the newspa-
pers of what occurred at various places in
the Philippines, and I thought that the
newspapers had not placed that grand old
man. Admiral Dewey, in the proper light
and that Is the reason thought was JUS
titled in placing him in the proper light.
My remarks in the papers were garbled
I will not say they were incorrect in sub
stance or untrue, but they were distorted
and twisted so as to put different mean
ing in them. IF anyone will reason a little
they will understand our situation We
were all away from home a long time. We
all showed Admiral Dewey we were with
him thoroughly and heartily. We felt that
we were DelnB DeliIIleu anu ud6Scu Until
our patience could stand 1t no longer.
"The admiral was a man who STANDS 1t a
long time. But when the moment came he
stopped 1t and they never moved hair
afterward."
Stopping few minutes and looking at his
auditors, Captain Coghlan raised his hands
and placing the palms of his hands close
together, raid:
II did t nix at one time that we were
that close to killing them. (Great APP
plause) One word. one act. would have
done it,
Here Captain Coghlan stopped, and was
about to cease altogether when the audi
ence cried: Go on, go on"
81 did not care to go on and repeat what
said last night, although am willing to
do it, because do not want the unenviable
reputation of being one-speech man.
'I would place our officers and our ad-
miral in the right light. We were all able
and more than ready to uphold the honor
of our country and stand by our adj
miral.
mo matter what the difficulty was there
was no man in the country more able to
meet 1t than our gallant admiral. "a voice:
Hes a Jim dandy.") You are right, he is
a jim dandy. No matter what the occasion
was or what the difficulty might be, he
always arose superior to it. In all his work
there he never made a mistake. We at
home make mistakes in telling about 1t,
but he who was on the spot committed no
error"