The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10

is repulsive to the great body of the peo-
pie and is dreaded by them, in the realm
of traffic no less than in the political
world. 49,, VI.
ANOTHER GREAT CHAPTER
of Republican history remains to be told.
When President Mckinley entered upon
and downtrodden people Of Cuba had been
for many years, with varying success.
struggling to shake the yoke of Spain anu
to secure their indeL Evidence. Cleveland's
administration had turned deaf ear to
their appeals for assistance and had given
them no material or moral aid But
President Mckinley, faithfully represent
ing the feelins. and sympathy of The
American people for the poor Cubans
without delay proceeded through diplo-
in behalf of their independence, and
have no doubt but what such intervention
would ultimately have been successf ii
ing catastrophe-ex Of the Name
occurred in Havana harbor in February.
1898. That cruel and unproyoked act,
with irresistible force, brought on Z.
Spanish war, for which we were but poor
ly prepared. fa'
But the patriotism of our people and Inc
were such that in few weeks we were
in full batsle array. both on land and or
sea.
day of May, was ended at Santiago on the
Sd of July$ 1t was war glorious, short
and most decisive. Spain relinquished her
p ine III Islands 9 and Porto Rico. The people
of these islands we're forever relieved Of
Spanish bondage, fanny and oppression.
Mge aa ae a w9 sisSe
people Of the island the blessings Of a
free government akin to our own. and
dreamed e Of before. Courts untrampeled
wit Within mt the easy reach q ali have been
established and are in operation. A sys-
tenn Of free schools with school houses
and competent teachers has been y or
ganized and established all over the ISL
ands. Roads have been graded and built
island, where only precarious bride
paths existed before. The people have re-
covered from the effects Of the tornado
and storms which. devastated their island
in 1892. and under a good government,
and free trade with the States, have en-
tered upon an era of prosperity most
them and ourselves. million of peo-
ple oppressed and In state of tutelage,
have been regenerated and born to new
life under the stars s, ana stripes The
American heaft with thankfulness and
p. And what have we not done. for poor.
bleedin@ Cuba. The ten-year insUrrec-
ton had been suppressed with treachery
and blood. A calm, born of despair. had
supervened for few years. Then.
goaded beyond endurance, the poor peo-
Die had again taken up arms for their
Independence and had bravely struggled
against great odds with but slight pros
our nation came to their relief and smote
their oppressor, a blow swift, sure and
decisive which forever extinguished the
rule of Spain in the Western Hemisphere.
But the people Of Cuba stood in great
need of our further assistance before
they could fairly come to their own be-
fore theycould secure al stable government
and all the blessings which flow from it.
And this assistance we have giHen them
with most intelligent and generous
eovernment law Of order Their ne 1 iand
and their farms were devastated. dis
mantled and waste. and their cities
mere reeking with poverty. filth and
pauperized, helpless, aimless and many
of them mourners for the dead OF their