The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-07-28

: party mas psen II me nzple VI I9'o..s
ing it glorious achievements Ior Ina
{ last half century. It might have been
ae..ad ta.+ tha miner ana trivial
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lasA u ensse
ike spain would nave Deen merely
an incident in the days work, to be
5;sn.I.bad u,ithauI any unusYaI fuss
= .-.,e
VI 0A9Ieion
But note What IN 'efIicient hepuD-
Iican Administration actually did
uhan II fa.ad thIz little crisis. The
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slae "es er
1888. Inc omnIscienl hepuDiean
mind realized the situation at once. Of
course. and the thoroughly trained
80 :. .ha naoa ~ tha cova.nmant
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demonstrated iihInsoiaeeIy eheir n
herenf decision and capacity Tor ae-
ton ? One would say yes, II he ae-
cepted Republican claims at par. But
the records say no. When We talk
about indeeision. Drecrastinatlon, IN
preparedness and efficiency, look o.
er Tue newspaper files for 1898, II You
want to find all these things IN their
superlative estate. When they LOOK
back at this record, Republicans must
almost be driven to The conclusion
that Mckinley was O Democrat the
Maine was blown up, as We have said,
February Is. 1898. but It was not I'M
til April % that this efficient Adj
ministration had sufficiently made up
Ifa mind IN nall the militia I1T EEI-
vice. And after Il got the militia into
camp 1t did not seem 70 kno. what
to do with them. Our Fifth Regiment
remained tied up until May u before
IL was sent South and when II ana
other units were finally sent toward
the scene Of operations what vas
their fate They we're dumped down.
half equipped, In fever camps. victims
Of General Ayers efficient rotten
beef and OF lack Of sanitary and med
ical supervision on the part OF the
Republican governmental machine.
The truth Is thai there was never
more glaring illustration OF want OF
system. efficiency and promptnezs
than was furnished In the Spanish
war By this Republican Administras
ton. Everything was - skies and
sevens. everything was loose and d.
Jointed: everything was out 81 place
and nearly everybody seemed q mis-
1T. Our camp Of Pimlieo was hlled
with sick men because Of FEDERAL IN
attention and failure Of supervision:
railroad transportation vas slow ana
Inadequate; and when the troops were
finally assembled In Florida they
found typhoid fever and Republican
meat contractors waiting to take the
place of the Spaniards.
Contrast all this with the smooth
ness and promptness Of an insffi-
cients Democratic Administration.
Wilson called out the National Guard
On June Is. In Iess than two weeks
thousands Of them, including one Of
our Maryland regiments. were on he
way 70 the front About $1,000 men
from the Department OF The East alone
are expected - be N the held
by the end Of the week. But that 3
not all. Where there zero hundreds
Of cases OF sickness IN the mobiliza-
lion camps IN 1898, there have been
comparatively few cases this year. The
railroad system Of transportation =
working smoothly. and II the points
on the border which The National
8uardsmen are 10 occupy careful pre-
paratlon has been made Tor the health
of the men. This Is a sample OF EN-
cheney which the country VIII be apt
10 appreciate. and which is : pretty
conclusive answer 10 The Republican
charge Of Democratic ineptitnde
MT ffhnGlB J. nehe4I FORMER ITO