The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-09-03
Monlv Santiment.,,

| HOnly Sentiment
The Nation has recently lament.
ed, editorially, the loss of lofty som
timent incidental to war of Grim.
inal subjugation. During the last
few years, since tho mercenary in.
stinot became predominant in our
people, We have grown accustomed
to look upon all sentiment as weak,
foolish and unmanly. The pres
ent political tendency is amanifes-
tation of this loss of sentiment.
The imperialists are enabled
through misoonstruotions of the
words meaning to treat all senti-
mental arguments with ridicule.
They laud the practical man, and,
naturally securing acquiesoenoe,
they attribute coarseness, brutality
and orime to the practical nature,
says the Indianapolis Sentinel.
The charge that political liberty,
equality and fraternity are but the
emanations of sentimental dream
ers. They deride all sympathy
with the poor and oppressed as i'm
practical and useless. They de-
preoate popular protests against
injustice whom praotioed by the
strong upon the weak as sentimen.
tai gush. To them nothing is sac-
red. The teaohings of the Christ,
the principles of the father, the in-
lspiration of our hel 10 past-eyery-
thing that makes the blood run
faster and and human nature seem
grander is judged by the CONNER
DIAL standard,
What is sentimentP 1t is the
semi divine instinct of human ma
ture-the speaking conscience of
the heart "Only sentiment" the
corpulent porkpaoker sneerinaly
lexolaims, and yet without it, life
would be not worth the living, The
love of the mother for. her child,
the affection of friendship, the re-
speot for women, the reverence for
scenes immortalized by deeds Of
yalor, the fondness with which the
heart reverts to scenes of former
happiness-in short the poetry of
life is "only sentiment"
During the last three years tho
American people havo begun to
harden themselves to soeneg of
suffering and injustice. During,
the struggle Of Greece, Italy, Ire
land and the republics to the south
the United States has always re-
sponded with sympathy and en-
couragement. We were not per.
sonally concerned. Our kindred
did not bear tho yoke. Our pock-
cts did not suffer from the spoila.
ton. But the sentiment of JUS
tioe-whioh makes the whole
world kin dictated our position.
There is nothing at all practical in
our support. We Furnished neither
men nor ammunition. But tho
knowledge that in some far dis
tant land the heart of mighty
people beat time to the march of
liberty meant more to the forces
of freedom than FURNISHED steel
could mean.
Now that we have become "prac-
ticap the past seems to have been
sentimental debauoh. The mon
ey we have lostI But that is all
over now. We have brushed asid
the sentiment of liberty-and
plunged into the commercial
scramble of the world. In the
Philippines the scales dropped
from our eyes, and we burned hIitg
and killed the sentimental fooI1
who prattled of "liberty" and tooH
possession in the name of trade
We have no sentimental sympathy
for the sentimentalists of South AT.
RIGA because the British have mon
ey with which TO buy our mules.
But after all is said the manly man
} cannot but God pity tie man
OF nation that has no continent
ADastardIy Deed.
Mr.. Bob Brown, of Mercer's Bot.
tom, had a fine two year-old heifel
in pasture near his home, worth
about $50. He went out day OF
SO ago and found whore some fend
had killed It, and then just cut out
enough flesh for meal or two and
left the carcass. Bob is hot and
offers 500 reward for the capture
of the one that did it.
3 A ahoFt time a0o all fhe aFmias