Fergus County argus., 1903-08-26
GENERAL MILES,

When General Miles enlisted TO
fight for the Union the Democratic
press and party was doing all in it's
power to aid the cause of the south
and even after the struggle had pro-
gressed for four years and Miles and
Grant and Sherman we're winning vic
tories that told of the approach of the
end of the war, this same party de-
clared the war failure and favored
an armistance that terms of peace
might be negotiated.
These same commanders were abus-
ed in the obscene language of fish
women because they were soldiers of
courage and ability and were fighting
for a just cause. This course was due.
no doubt. TO the enmity entertained
for the Republican party which was
prosecuting the war.
The sudden praise bestowed upon
General Miles just uow by the same
press is also actuated by political mo-
tives. Democratic editors see an op-
portunity to attack President Roose-
welt and his administration.
The Helena Independent sees in
General Miles reception in San Fran
cisco both a rebuke and vindication.
| Now. every old soldier and every civ
/ ilan. should honor one OF the con-
spicuous heroes of the civil war. Miles
has a brilliant record of deeds per-
formed. He was a soldier and a good
one and as such he will receive the
tribute and praise of his fellow-coun'
trymen. But Miles the soldier and
Miles the would-be statesman are two
different things. Because his old com
rades give him the glad hand as one
of them it does not follow that they
believe him good material for presi
dent of the United States. When II
comes to that there would be less en-
thusiasm; there would be Others tC
admire. The Independent, with al
its cunning, says
The generals reception can only
be taken as indicating that those who
fought to save the patton 40 years age
have seized the present opportunity t.
make ii manifest TO the administra
ton that they do not approve thu
Sights and insults that the late com
manding general of the regular arm!
has received at the hands of the ad
ministration and the members of th'
inscriptions war department clique
in Washington"
IL does not indicate anything of tn
kind 1t indicates nothing more thai
one brave soldiers regard for anoth
/, |pr and the respect and admiration o
poole for man who has rounde
oVt a splendid military record. An
- about here il ends. The pity Is tina
: General Miles does not know when h
-, has won glory enough. He should nc
:, blame others II he detracts from tn
m>tcr of that record.
n viii be remembered that after tn
- la'tlc of Manila bay several inte
views with Dewey were published.
" ono OF them the subject of the pres
denoy WIS broached. To his int
= viewer he said he was a soldier OF tn
! scu ho knew nothing of politics
I governmental policies. he was sati
I a.d with his vocation. Those wei
! uujl and sensible words. He wo
! Ihr admiration of millions of his couI
| trymcn for his good sense. Bht upo
| his return 10 Washington the sire
spng Of the ambitious MeLeans, WI
| Waited to strut in the van OF societ'
I turned his head and in an. unguarde
| moment he made a timid ana snlVl
ing bid for the presidency which wa
received with a snicker througho'
J the nation. So different were the