South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-04

while men were drilling all over the
cotton states Abraham Lincoln still
adhered to his faith in reason TO con-
qUer the situation. The men of the
north were undrilled .undisciplined,
and unarmed. When the fifth Wis
COnsin, in which the present writer
served. passed through Baltimore on
the way 10 Virginia there was only
one company armed, and the first
platoon leading at the head OF the
regiment while the second brought
up the rear.
And so We have found IL in Europe.
not quite to the same degree, perhaps,
but to a serious degree, nevertheless.
AS I'm the case of the north. Britain
was practically unarmed, practically
had no army, no big siege guns, no
field artillery, while the forces of the
kaiser and Francis Joseph were ready
10 the button on the last haVersack,
were armed TO the teeth, and counted
upon a ready victory, the capture or
Paris and Calais and Warsaw, and not
without good reason.
The cOpperhead press of the
United States was more vulgarly Of
fensive than the copperhead press or
Britain. or shall / say. London.
Here is an example / can recall OF
the wOuId-be offensive piffle of Brick
Pomeroys celebrated democratic or
gan published in Lacrosse, Wis. II
was sought to belittle Grants Well
known expression: Let us Have
Peace.
And Brick Pomeroy converted it
into Lettuce half peas.
Pitiable piffie2 No, the British
copperhead press. while mischievous.
while endeavoring TO create dlssenslon
in the cabinet. while affecting without
a feathers weight of authority Tor do
ing so TO represent public opinion and
the nation as a whole, IS fairly de-
cent in its language.
Editorials Tolerable.
But there is this one characteristic
in these papers. Their editorial lead
ers are generally tolerable and some
times able: but rarely is there one OF
them dealing with the war and It's
conduct that does not cast poisoned
arrow at the prime minister. What
a contrast between these newspaper
proprietOrs and writer's and the lead
ers of his majesty's opposition IN par
lament, The loyalty TO the govern
roent. amounting 10 positive COmrade-
shin in many instances. On the part
of such men as Bonar Law, Mr.. Bal
four and Austen Chamberlain, Is be-
You'd all praise.
..To a great extent this was true
leaders like stephen n Douglas ana
John A. Logan. and many more, sup
ported the party in power and Pres
Lincoln 10 the utmost OF their power.
Finally. the scales fell from the eyes
OF the northern copperheads. and
they recognized a prince OF men IN
the rail-splitter and redeemer or the
slave And So ii viii be here.
"A deputation called upon Pres
Lincoln one day TO complain of his
conduct OF the war: and he made the
apt comparison between himself and
Blondin. the man who walked across
Niagara falls ON a rope. Gentlemen.
he said. suppose all the property you
were worth was i'm gold. and YOU had
put IL IN the hands OF Blondin 20
carry across the Niagara falls on a
rope would YOU shake the cable OF
keep shouting out To him 'Blondln.
stand up a little straighter: Blondin.
stop a little more, go little faster
lean little more TO the north-lean
"a little more 10 the south'2 No. YOU
would hold your breath as well as
we'll as your tongue. and keep your
hands off until he was safe over. The
government is carrying an immense
weight Untold treasures are in their
hands They are doing the very best
-hcv can Don't badger them. Keep
silence. and We'll get YOU safe across
You. patriotic hyper-critics. VIII
YOU please apply the Blondin parable
10 Asquith ana yourselves
nancinp every night nj Spssne brOok.