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Seigniorage and Bonds.
MDana, used to have ,i theory that ;
his contemporary of Tin livening Post i
couldn’t, afford, or didn't dare, to tell the ■
whole truth about any imporiaut subject ■
which it undertook to discuss.
Now we are of the opinion iaat M '
Dann was wrong. Os course there, are ;
a good many suspicious ciieumstances .
going to show that he was right, tie-re
is piled up in behalf of his theory <> bulk !
and volume of < ireumstant ial evidence i
that is well-niy : l overwhelming; and
yc we think he has given the wrung i
name to a si rof very inti resting 1
phenomena.
What Mr. Dana, mistook for ad« sii e on j
the part of The Evening Post, to avoid i
ine fruili, is simply u. genuine inability ;
to see but one side—-and that side its '
own—of the questions fiiat come up for '
discussion and about which men natural- I
!y differ. We have before us a capital
instance of this, which may prove to lie :
interesting to our readers.
The editor of The Evening Post Ims
been asked by several correspondents
what “this ‘seigniorage’ is which Bailey i
mid his liappy-go-lueky opposition in I
congress are proposing to coin.’’ The
editor doesn’t hesitate a moment to
swell the volume of circumstantial evi
dence which gave Mr. Dana an excuse
for his characterization of The Evening
Post “The answer is.” curtly remark’s
tiie editor, "that no such seigniorage, ex
ists. or ever did exist.” Then In- goes on
to explain:
What Bland, Balk-', and their fellow
n iti-s mean when they talk about the.
■'-•ji -a- <• ignior.igc” Is the profit made
by the government, during the period of
compulsory silver-dollar coinage, bj'
purchasing silver at the market price
I and putting it out at dollar coins which
| were not. intrhisiiitlly wort'll one liun-
I drrd cents. Between IS7S and l-Sl‘4 about
| l',l.''.ooii,(oo of such dollars were coinei! ami
Dsued. The bullion In these coins cost the
government from llfty to ninety cents for
every dollar coined, but the coins
were used to pay the treasury’s debt
at the uniform rate of 1(10 cents apiece.
Few people, without an axe to grind
would so dense as to call this enormous
difference a "seigniorage.”
This statement would, of course, go
into Mr. Dann’s list, but we think it is
perfectly plain that Hie editor believes
himself to be stilling a fact; that lie is
entirely üblivioms to the real facts in the
ease, ami that, instead of deliberately
suppressing the truth, he has merely
conjured up a supposable state of things,
just as he denounces Bland and Bailey
as fanatics simply because their views
do not coiincide with his views.
Talk about the seigniorage does not
involve a refereme to the silver pur
chased under the Bland Allisou act. for
the seigniorage from that purchase was
actually coined and covered into the
treasury. When reference is made to
the seigniorage. it is understood, of
course, to mean the seigniorage of the
bullion now lying in the treasury bul-
I lion which was purchased under the
I Sherman act of 1890, and which never
I has be.-n coined inlo dollars. The prac
tice under both Harrison and Cleveland
■ was to purchase $4,000,000 of silver bnl
i lion each month, and issue treasury
■ notes against, it, leaving the bullion tin I
i coined.
Some of the bullion has been coined I
into dollars from time to time, but the;
, great bulk of it is lying in the treasury ’
the seigniorage, which is the difference ■
in the value of the silver coined and tin- i
coined, is about $50,000,000, and it would ;
not only lit into the present emergency, I
: bill would save the people from taxation
i to that amount, which is no light thing
in these times.
i What The Evening Post wants is an
j issue of bonds, of course, but that is
precisely the thing which the democrats
i desire to avoid, not only because it is
; unnecessary, even us a. war measure, bin
because it involves a large increase in
I the burdens of taxation, which will be
i heavy enough in any event.
Tlie < 'onstilntion hop' s and believes i
that the democrats in the senate will i
' lake a fnm and an unalterable po- !
■ sition on this bond question, not by
■ means of filibustering, but by voting
i it. down in the open senate. We hope
' not only that Hie senate will vote the
i bond clause out of the revenue bill, but
■ that they will make the mailer ;i party
i issue, mid thus fasten upon the republi
can party the stigma of issuing bonds.
It is true that the proposed loan is
; labeled as a “popular” one. but the very
! idea of such a thing is preposter
ous. The people have no money to
lock up in bonds. A popular han was
attempted during the civil war. When
the time came for it, it was found that
: the banks had pressed into s< rvh c clerks.
! runnel’s, collectors, agents and what ■
- not to buy the bonds. The people were ;
i mere spectators of the thrilling scene. I
i So it would be again.
I.ow prices and hard times have placed
I the people in a condition where even ;
: gilt-edged securities have no attractions :
I for them. If they are able to pay their ,
| current taxes they are doing well.
, Wo trust, theri.forc, the senate will •
j put. a quiet ns to the proposed robbery of (
the taxpayers by I lie issue of bonds uu- ,
j necessarily.
The Span A.rm ida.
I uiquo in the annals of naval warfare 1
I is t.iie brilliant victory achieved by Coni- ;
i modore George Dewey in Manila harbor i
i just one. week ago today. Without Jos- ;
ing ■ • single man 01 is tain ing iny
; marked injur;.' to his flee-,, (kmimodore '
. Dewey, in the space of barely more than
I two hours, performed the magniiieent i
j stroke of completely annihilating the ■
I Spanish fleet, stationed in those waters, j
Even the defeat of the celebrated Ar
• niada, in 15SS pales in comparison with ’
| tb.e utter deslrm t ion of the Spanish fleet i
in Ma 1 the hands of Com
i modore Dewey.
! When the British tars, under the com i
maud of Draio', Hawkins, I'robisher ami I
. Winter, m-1 the celebrated Armada in ■
I the Briiis'l) channel, they v< :e favored •
\ by the elements, which aided them in
tiirowiug the enemy into confusion, and,
more.’ e.'. t;i<.', fought upon familiar wa
tecs, almost in sight of tb<- harbor lights
of home. But. when Commodore Dewey :
opened fire tijHin tiie enem\ in the !■■-
- mote waters of Manila harbor, no such
■ friendly agencies assisted him. Over;
' 7,000 miles from the Bacific coast, with
out the iiispirai ii.’U whicn comes from
the consi iiiusncss of being near home,
without sufficient coal supplies to give;
him due < nco'irageim nt, without tiie na
val force which the vessels of the enemy. ■
combined with the batiei’i' S on the shore, :
Ind v .■ • he least. ad vant
a.g<- vvhi< h familiarity with the surround- -
ing b:i. nii.-iit give him. Commodore
Dew. y with the tiid of bis int epid men.
Kueeeedcd not only in surmounting these
difll< altii-s and in ovvo-oming these odds,
but in achieving vvbat < undid minds in ;
both li'-mi.-nbere.s must, admit to be one
of the gToaie.-t naval victories recorded
inhistory.
Sim c tbis brilliant engagement in Ala- i
nila harbor vividly recalls to mind thei
fate of the Armada in 111. British chan
m-1. some reminiscent mention of that ;
grievous blow to Spain may not be;
out of place in this connection, especial- I
ly sim e it .et ves Io mark the beginning i
of s '• '■ wu ’.i!i rii
■ of the Armada was to overthrow the!
! S’cpte.’ of Elizabeth and to establish the ;
.-upr--niac v of Spa in in England, together ;
i with th ■ asi-t udanev’ of (’.itlioliei.--.ni over
l Protestantism. In order to make tin- ;
: siio ’-ss of the expedition certain Spain
1 taxed her resourci's to the utmost in 1
fitting up the Armada Wh<-n ready for
; it '-ompri - d 140 monster ships,
; maiim -l by 11.000 Pori ngm-se and Spanish ;
; sailors. Tbl? splendid fleet was to pro- i
I e ed at. 01 < •- to I'alais, there to meet ,
! the duke of Palma at the head of 17,000 I
I veteran soldiers from the Netherlands. ;
; l-’rom Gaiais it was the plan of cam- ;
; paign to pro. ”<-d at om-’ 1 - to Dover, where ;
j the soldiers should disembark ami ad-I
vauce immediately upon lAindon. while ;
; the fleet guarded tin entrance to the i
I Irnibo- ’Wieds and waves interfered ;
; with thecxieution of this carefully laid i
I plan, and several weeks elapsed before |
tiie Armada, considerably disabled mid
reduced. ni>proached the .shore:- of Eng
land j«- readiness for tiie impending con- ’
fli< ; 111 enough was England prepared ■
to engage in hostilities with this appa- I
rciitly invincible Armada. In tier fleet !
she possessed only thirty-six: poorly
equipped vessels; but these were supple
mented by thirty-three vessels furnished
by the city of Eomlon. eighteen vessels
furnished by the liberality of private
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citizens and several small craft hired
for the purpose. Fortunately for Eng
land the Spaniards were unacquainted
witli the currents of the channel and |
when hostilities commenced they found ;
themselves in sore straits. But to add
to the confusion of the Spaniards at. this
juncture, heavy winds came up and drove
the Armada into utter rout. Only eighty
vessels remained of the magnificent
equipment when the elements subsided,
mid not. less than two-thirds of the sail
ois who manned the Heel, perished in
the waves. When the remnant of the
fleet reached Spain several weeks later,
after experiencing various other hard
ships and vicissitudes. I here was little
in the spectacle which it presented to re
call the once superb Armada. In bare
ly more than one month Spain suffered
the almost complete loss of three long
years of industrious preparation in get
ting the Armada, ready for its ambitious
enterprise. Since receiving the blow
which that disastrous failure dealt, her,
Spain lias gradually declined from her
pinnacle of wealth and power.
But Commodore Dewey's brilliant vic
tory in Manila harbor completely over
shadows the defeat, of the Armada and
relegates that famous engagement to the
reti r.
Commodore weorge Dewey.
The wheel of fortune moves with dull
monotony in time of peace, but in time
of war it moves with the rapidity of
thought itself.
I We are confronted with this truth in
- the sudden rise to well deserved proml
i nenec which Commodore George Dewey
; has recently achieved in the waters of
I Manila harbor. Less than one short
j week ago this now illustrious hero of the
i hour was virtually unknown to fame. I
' Except, within the sphere of his oflicia! ;
i duties scarcely any one was familiar'
with his sturdy character or even with '
his name, which has since bo-rome the:
radical synonym of American invincibil- I
ity and pluck Though imbued with ,
the spirit of the patriot long before the ;
piesent week dawned fatefully upon Ala
nila harbor, he. was still untried in the !
responsibilities of naval conflict, and I
there w.is little reason for his ovv’ii com-
! rades Io suspect the possibilities of hero-
I ism which lay dormant in his iron frame.
But what changes have the past few
; (lays wrought in the affairs of this erst
while obscure commander of our Asiatic
squadron? Aesierday his name be
longed to the records of tin- I nited
Slates navy, but today it belongs to
the annals of the human race. On the ■
wings of that übiquitous and evcr-vvatcli- ;
fill bird, the [tress, the story of his dar
ing exploit in Manila harbor has been
scattered broadcast until it fills today;
every corner of the globe. Out of the.
obscure, multitude, fame has lifted him j
into serene fellowship with those illus
trious heroes of the navy whom we de- ■
light to honor, viz, .Jones, Decatur, Berry. ;
Bainbridge, Lawrence ami McDonough.
Whether or not he scores another vic-I
j tory upon the seas, he lias made his i
i fame secure for .all time and shed en
i during luster upon the stars and striiies.
I In this hour of national rejoicing every
j section of the country should unite in
j paying tribute to the splendid grit of
Commodore Dewey.
; Several days ago we asked tin ques
tion, Who will be the heroes of the pres-
' ent war with Spain? In quick response
i thereto fume sounds the name of the
i distinguished commodore whose achieve
ments we havi beei Jaiming d
; now she pauses in momentarv ■ -t ere
i siie names the next. <»..! of the smo .■
’ of conflict which is soon to shroud tiie
i waters of Havana, wh > will he the sec
: ond hero to step forth? We are mak- I
• ing history : n these stirring days of 1
i bloodshed, and We will eontrntlicl the]
‘ precedents of the past one hundred years
if we do not enrich the traditions of our i
• flag with added acliievemeiits in the j
line of heroism. Again we ask. Who
I will be the m xt hero?
Former American Conflicts.
On tiie score of principles as well as i
: on the score of viclori-'S, o • hnv. every
! reason to be proud of the distinction
i which the various wars of the republic
I have conferred upon us. While the Eli -
i ropeaii powers impelled by motives of
, caprice or self-aggrandizement have fre
quently resorted to destructive measures
within the past one hundred years for
the purpose of settling their disputes,
we have never yet unfurled our Hag ex
cept in furlheiatne of tiie cause ol hu
man liberty.
When we took up arms against the
mother country in tiie first great strug
gle of our history we did so lor the pur
pose of establishing our independence.
AA'e endured the yoke of British despot-,
ism until patience sank ben*.uh it com- ;
ph’tely ov’taome, and then with such!
crude im-t ;’"m. nt s of warfare as we. ■
could summon to the re-euforcement of!
: our courage, we struck tiie superhu- ;
man blow whi< h made us lr< •. lu thu- |
i
Britain we not only purchased indepen-
■ dem e for ourselves, but Hl. the torch of ;
liberty in other lands.
AA’hile our wars, with T ipoli and Al :
; giers were comparatively unimportant i
from tho sauguinu . standpoint, they
; nevertheless involved ossentitil prim iples ■.
of r ‘'ll’ and justice, and vveie n< ce.-sary
to maintain the honor of our flag upon
the seas
In the second war with Great Britain,
j otherwise known as the war of 1812,
| we were animated by the same spirit of
resistance to oppression which, had char
: notorized us. in the revolution. We sought
no selfish ot mereona ; end it merely
undertook to arn st the high-handed poi
’ ley of Gmai Britain in meddling with
: our commere<‘. Ou ' "ho'ly specious ,
grounds Groat. Britain claimed the right
to search our vessels: but she soon real
iz.ed to her discomfit uro that she could
not play at this game v ith impunity.
Coming on down to tiie war with Alex- j
o. which began in 1845 and ended in
:. v us? ch in
. ■>• i d us in that great conflict was the
; cause of upholding th•’ rights :uid liber
i ties of Texas. In 1536 'i’exas, in < nl- ■
miiialioti of iiH' long’ ami patient strug- ,
■He which she had mace for indeiie:,-
: donee, succeeded in throwing off th”'
■ yoke of Alexieo. Nino years later she
: entered tiie sisterhood of the United
: Stall’s, being impelled solely by her own ,
' d. ?i:es in Ihe matter; but no sooner had !
i "the lone star” taken its place on the I
: flag of the. iepiiblic than Mexico imme- '
diately dissolved relations with us and ’
t made tho tragedy of war inevitable. Be '
ing thus compelled to fight in order io i
maintain the sovereignty of I’exas. we >
! did so with the glorious result which is ;
: today recorded on one of the brightest j
pages in our annals.
With respect to the late war between
the states, there is not one single reason '
why either party to that great conflict
should fool tho least remorse or shame j
| If the north fought to the union I
of the states, the south ijught for vvbat ;
| she honestly believed t< be her rights ;
I unde,' the constitution wtiich her repre
j sentatives had mainly h-lped to frame I
Neither in ancient nor ii:modern times;
was battle ever joined hr purer prinei- j
pies; and today the heroim of both ar- ;
mios is the common li”! ; tage of Hie re- i
public just as tiie led rose and the white
rose are today the twin dories of Great
Britain.
So from tho revolutio: down we can
loot; without reproach loon the princi
ples for which wo have ((intended both
with foreign powers and .vith ourselves’,
but. in no former conlih tjhave we been
impelled by purer or ie:-s i? , ifi.sh motives
than the ones which act jute ns in the
present fight with Spain. We plant our
selves upon the pr’u<’ibles of human
liberty, and we invoke upon our arms the
benediction of the God of Bat l ies. Suc
cess has never failed us in rhe past, nor
under these condition-’ o it apt to fail
us in (he future.
The Philippines.
While the eye:-: of I><>':l hemispheres .
are riveted with iindisiviiveil respect up- i
on the daring and .‘-tie''ess fill exploit of j
out Asiastie squadron in Manila harbor.!
we cannot occupy our time to belle!’ pur- |
pose than by making some inquiry into!
the history, resource: ami nature of tiie
islands whi' h have rei ’nily become the i
center of such world-wili nnd dramatic!
interest.
At the risk of unnc' es.-arily repeating ;
facts which- have appeared already in |
these columns, we desire to acquaint our ’
readers thoroughly with the situation in '
the Philippines, and to leave nothing |
itndisi'iissed which <if’r. to contribute'
I to their information in tht least We ob- j
: serve, first., that th" Philippines com- I
: prise some twelve hnndri islands, lying I
I in Asiatic waters midway between the
island of Formo. a on i io north and the ;
' island of Borneo on the s-mth. Os course:
i most of these islands are comparatively !
i small and insignificant, but in the aggre- '
i gate they contain many thousand square!
I miles, and according to recent computa-!
I Hons, not less than S.<>oo,ooo inhabitants ;
The largest member of flu- group is the'
island of Luzon, which is ;i[ip: oximatelv !
the size of Cuba, although Us population
is much mor.’ dense. The capital of
this island is Manila, the S mish strong
hold which has recentl.v ~ icenmbcd to
the assault of our Asiatic squadron un
der the command of the gallant Commo
dore Dewey. Alanila is oii” of Hie most,
important commercial '•cr.tcrs of the
I east, regardless of the fact that its busi
ness is restricted mainly to the natural
' products of the Philippines In min
: oral and agricultural resources the Phil
ippines are lavishly endowed, being not
1 one vthit behind tho famous islands of
' Borneo, Java and Snm.it a in produc
tiveness. Manila, contains over 350,000
i inhabitants, and is six hundred miles
1 southeast of Hong Kong
But. what is known of t ie past history
of the Philippine islands’’ fn 1521 they
were discovered l>y Magellan the fa
mous Portuguese navigator. th< n in the
employ of Spain. <>n talcing p ssession
' ”!
aril of the ch'nich and sought to evan
i geliz.o tho natives. Instead of adopting
those tib-fluids which best comported,
with the sjiirit. of Christianity, the hardy
: navigator ondeavor-'d to compel them, at
; the sword’s point to accept the faith
which he prof<‘s: ed: a:d naturally his ei-
I', >’■’ ■■ 1.1,1..'. ■ . .
With sour fifty of his followers Ala
■■. 'lan suffered death at the hands of the
i refra-tory natives us the result of his
pietj Soon
; Spain formally ass< I’tcd her ight to
; gove’zn and ccloni.''' iiie islaud-yaud gaw
. io them the name which they have since
' borne in lionor of Philip IL king of
I n In Sp; n 1(
! temporarily, Great B .tain having sv
: ’ ’’0110(1 in wresting th< u away from In
mt in .subsequon i at u t ,
laiier power, obtained tin m back f ga n.
I Gioat Britain certa: V did not ’•■i: ""
i what fabulous wraith of ’Soiirces the
Philippines posscisi L el ■- ie would
: not have been so ■ adv to turn t.aem
over to Spain witlio > demanding in ex
change therefor sonu p um-ely ransom.
! But again Spain i called upon to tor
i feit her interest in I Philippines. With
the result of the ;■ ■ nt naval victory at
; Manila, she v. inn’ transfers them to
the guardianship of Lie stars mid stripes,
md ■ remaii to I eon < ■■ hat terms
she will reeewe ti '.n back again C'er
tis that befo her sc pter is again
sovereign over them, the cause oi hu
man liberty must r only bo triumphant
in oppressed Cub.': but its progress in
the Philippines m ist lie. signalize,’ by
radical reforms.
Where Gei'.uauy Stands.
We must no! co ’hide from tin ton”
i of . riticlsm which oine of the G”i'm:ui
new '-papers ha ve re. eiitly adopted in di*
! cussing i he attitmh of this country that
! we are not to hav, tiie sympathy and
good will of I lie < man people in lhe
. present crisis.
In.spite of minor differences which
' have long existed ■-■t ween Germany and
the United Staiel we must recogniz
the fact, that mm n in common ex its
: b<-tween these two great powers, amt
1 that on the scor«‘ • : kinship there is al
most as mil’ ll !eas<m for German;, to
side with the Uni Stab as for Great
Britain. Tluts** wie> have studied his
; tori do not n< ><■ <> be informed that
G< i .in v. •rca 1 If lain and t!m United
Stale each ’race 'e ;■ ■■■ lia< 1 to
’■. ime fountain rings < civilization,
and that each :> els in the glorious
birth: igli* of Anglo Saxon blood. If there
existed no other I-md of union between
these [lowers, the ■ . imson tie of kinship,
things bein equal, would si ffi< ■
to unite them in mutual sympathy.
AA’” desire to qll-ite in this connection
from ’Dm Frankfurt Zeiuing, one of the
leading German n< ■ papers Says this
IV of the be: I Germai entinient:
• [•.■ople who judge :.up( i li’-m iiy may im
pute land-graiim ■ ins 'acts to the
Americans, but every observer who looks
beneath tiie surface will readily sec that
diff’ ent motives prevail AA’eylc s pol-
I icy of destruction has caused deep-seat
ed indignation on 'lie other side of the
water, and the conviction has taken root ,
that, intervention is necessary on tiie
ground of humanity and justice. If one
! looks back to the unpunished murder of
I the Armenians, o-ie cannot hut rejoice
' that there is at least one nation in the
; world for which humanity and justice
I are not. empty sounds. Two cultures ;
■ are now striving against each other the ;
! tree, progressive Anglo-Saxon and ttie I
; reactionary, narrow-minded Latin race - ;
and we cannot doubt upon which side .
I victory will perch." This expression I
! from The Frankfurt Zeitung undoubted- i
! ly represents the spi'it of the German ;
j people, and we cannot do otherwise than j
rely upon it in preference to tho harsh j
i criticisms which have emanated from
; less responsible sources.
While Germany lias not yet. followed
: t lie example of Great Britain, France and
! Russia, in the matter of holding aloof
from (tie present contest, it. is certain that
j she will declare her neutrality within
j the next few days.
Another Ambassador Is Chosen.
Information received from Washing
ton, I>. <’., states that Sir Julian Paunce
fote expects, within the next, few weeks,
to formally resign the diplomatic toga
which he has worn for several years past
with such acceptability both to the Uni
led States and to Great Britain.
Occurring at this particular crisis the
announcement of Sir Julian I’anncefote’s
contemplated retirement from the official
life of Hie nation’s capital is well cal
culated to excite wonder; but from pres
ent indications', the announcement is
without political significance, unless,
perhaps, it bears upon the matter of
closer union between the English-speak
ing powers. H such is its meaning, sub
sequent developments will soon dis
close it.
Sir Julian Pauncefote is to be sneceed
: ed by Sir Thomas 11. Sanderson, who is
j credited in the dispatches with being one
of ihe most experienced officers in the
; diplomatic service of Great Britain. That
! such must be the case is evident from
i the appointment which he has tilled see
: cessfully for several years past as under
I secretary of state in charge of foreign
I matters. On account of the distinguished
i prestige which Sir Thomas IL Sander
i son will bring to his position it is not
I unlikely that the rumor with respect to
i the object of his being chosen to suc
ceed Sir Julian Pauncefote may possess
j some warrant.
Evidently there are interesting prob- ;
1 lems in store for the experienced diplo- 1
■ mat, whatever may b Gre it Brit- '
I ain’s object in naming him to succeed I
I her present able representative
Wbat the South May Gam?
We note witli much interest th” fol-I
I lowing prophetic common l , which The 1
i Chicago Times-Herald malo s upon the ;
I p esent situation in the south:
Beyond question t!>e sout iein st;'!’ - v. 11 I
■ : 4
. purliuiii i» s, not on!; for in trii.t ili.stiin. : iuti,
' but for development of om-i * s, !
, Lik’- it.s <it \ of \\’., dun.’.• • > this
, country is rlistinguisln •( ii. •■mugniti
i cent jj, " iii me mii-i n ? m.; .1. u\< i
; (inuisanO' in«n aid , b it .t •spor. < d
1g ■ 1 I
i mo.si <l< light fol season of Un- y'.H. With
lh<‘ pra- in 1 nutiiH’ of our ■ to ri*
opjjortunit \ is to impiuv’ it. 3 > ■ gim nt -•
wiil prove onl.y tin* vanguard of nil .umy of
peaceful invasion to tli-’ sugar .cd coilon
• states, with ih'sr mild. '* hm.; u- and partially
developed r-■.<*. 11 r< • .
In th-- field of ,<< live h<i. 1 ilitir-s i!i«- 'tsnii’i.
erner.s ar*’ already in < sp ; • puisi! jou. as ,
being parily immune from ae. m »s( dr* ade«l
♦ iivmy, yellow fever. No seciion of this
country rias <\» r Ix-en moi’ not'-h o>r th-*
jh i.soihh courage >iml splendid daring of its
; • .tizeiis than th*- soufhern .a A.s th
- firs; naval gun was or j |»y an ofTu • .■ who
was a iia!iv<- of T«-nn it i- easy t i
etell th ' «
of v *r will f ill to <»ur brothers on ii» other ;
side of M ;>on nd Hixon’s line.
We devoutly trust, thai the present '
serious crisis may result in sonic uo si
to this .’'"eta 1; but wiiotne:- it does or
not, it stands pledged in pu'i’ioli ni and
in self-re- )>e<t to loyally uphold t he stars
and stripes.
The Irony of Fate.
On the eve of the bait!.' of Manila, the
governor of Luzon, in the hope oi :ii >ns
, ing the enthusiasm of "o biynl imtiv ,
, appeal'd to them fcrn’iil''’ in hinguag”
which sul seq tent events have hown to
ho full of the i.ony of late.
" A squadron •mm f d by ’■>’• -rnor.'
and possessing neither instructions nor
dis. ipline." s’lid the governor, "is nt”
paring to com’, to ties .■!''.'iiipelago witu
the ruffianly intcnticH <>■ robb’ng us of
all that means life, honor :i::’i liberty.
Vou wiil nos pe mi’ th. aggros ors to
l>" >':’no th” tombs of your mh” ::"d
to cover .v.ni with disgi'iicto yon will not ;
industry has a< <'nm‘ii::tc<i; yo : will not
. permit them to p-rp-lmte th” < :'imes ;
which their v:• k”dnos nnd ■■<>■> tousm-ss
may in-pl c. becu:i.-e von ui’” (■..' ’ ’livai
rou.s and inn riot ie."
I We admire the spirit wnieh this : ; -
vid language breathes, but in ': ialii
oi’ whn! has ro <>utiy transpired wo cun
iiol s mo !'• cling ot comm - ■ ra
tion ’’ot the hapless snbjo.t.s to whom
it was addressed.
Strang.-ly at va iamv with the yov
■no Jm:.; iag:' is sue t:'el” e: on'.
1’ iuniplmnt • m itrn wavina <>■>• r the mtn
[• 11 !.-■ of M.
We Are Making History Fas-r
Th' .e ale periods m tiie life of every
i mil ion ahen whoit dei aib s oi iindis
i turtied I ■ auquillit; clap-u’ vit:’.i»u. de-
I velopimr one singlo event worthy , ' the
1 histo: is i.'s pen but while this ol>--”'va
lion is cornet, n may :i! •> he atlirm d
Wilii equal ti lth in tile ligill of ei e: t
ii;tpi’eniugs thu: ofitim-s in ti.<- LI ol
eveiy mitioli weeks li'-ci!”” invi-ied
with lin sign m e of . ■■ '■■'is.
i'll!.-. I’ o'.- us to renin k ii.it s■ ■ : '•••
ides of last Eein’i'ti y. when our butth
ship Maine was rut iiles ■■ y <l”.- ; :o> -d in
Hivaua htirbo", we I ■.,.(•-• e. nit ri but ed
more materia; to histo y t 'an for ihi. iy
e.'i’s prior to that time. I. r us glance
b:ii‘fly ovet the iuterveuing' w- and
note some < •' i io important events winch
have lollowed one .’iiiother in s:x h q ii> k
On February 15th our l«at.ileship M.i tic.
Wils 26<l moil on board . mT to t ie I; :'
tom of Havana harbor, literally c • fl
ed into ruins. While the explosion was
attributed by some to accident. Anieri
e: us generally believed it to be du-- to
Spanish treachery. Next e-imo th” ver
i diet of ’ii” boa rd of inquiry, aunoune'd
on Ala • ii ::Bt.h. ox’ineratinjr Lie m<-mb”i’s
; of the ba:t.los’nip’: crew and ih . iar’ng
the explosion to be duo to oti'side agon
eies. This verdict < all- >1 i th”|>
ident's message on A| ii IHii. M iiu -e
deliber.it ion followed, and on April Iht.h
congress formally empowered .he pi’ -,
. dent to use the mi lit a ;- ard na ■, a! :■ r < -
of the government T < '.,■! <ii" ■ -iiain
. from Cuba and in estabii bin;.- tin
island’s independent e. Asia. 1 a ;. so-
I this action, congress i< ■ it. d the br'ital
and despotic measures In 'vhici' Simin
had vainly sought to quench th” tires of
libet’iy in Cuba, alluding only Ir way of
. Umax io the destruction of the Maine.
On April 20th, the president farwa ded
to Spain the government’’: ultimatum, al
lowing her sixty hours in which to with
draw hei troops from Cuba. This wis
followed by the severance of diplomatic
intercourse between tiny two roue ri s.
Spain’s answer to the ultimatum Ix’iiig
I the presentation of his passports to our
minister. On April 22d, hostilities for
mally commenced with the capture of
! the Buena Ventura by tho Nashville and
! the Cedro by the New York. On April I
I 23d, the president called for 125.000 ' ol-
i unt’eers. On April 24th, Spain formally ;
! declared war. On April 25th, the United i
States formally declared war, and Secre
tary of State John Sherman resigned
from the cabinet. On April 26th, As
sistant Secretaiy of State AA illiani ■
Dav was appointed to succeed Secietji.
Sherman. On April 27th. Hie batti’iies
at Matanz.as were silenced by the
York, the Puritan and the Cincinnati,
members of Admiral Sampson’s fleet sta
tioned in Havana harbor. On May Ist,
Commodore Dewey, in charge <> i<
Asiatic squadron, completely annihilate,
the Spanish fleet at Manila and achieved
one of tho greatest victories in Ameiu an
annals.
Os course we have not undertaken to
give the developments of the past few
weeks in complete detail. We have
merely endeavored to point out the mosc
salient ones, showing the rapid manner
in which we have recently made history.
B.ut the end is not in sight yet, and we
may write several more chapteis oi his
tory before the complications growing
out of the present grave crisis have been
adjusted for all time.
—
Spain’s Predicament.
The Spanish government is as se i
ously embarrassed at home as it is in
the Philippines. The trouble i.i Hie
dense and terrible ignorance of the p”O .
pie. in spite of the steady loss of pow- ;
<'!• and prestige l>y Spain, the people I
continue to beli-v” that Spanish amis |
are invincible; that no foe can stand
against them, and that Spanish coiira
cannot be overcome.
These preposterous ideas have been
drilled into the minds of the Spaniards
by tradition, by such education as they
have, and by every impulse of stubborn
:i’”| uu' i.'ldLig pride. BrutalHy and
cruelty t icy regard as the highest form
■ Os couragf , the bull-fight is their nation
’ in sport.
i With such characteristics as these, and
believing with ail their souls in the po
tency of Spanish courage. I he Spaniards i
I are not n the least likely to trace de- ■
; feat to any rational cause. They will j
j not admit that their army can be out- I
classed on land, or their navy on the |
■ seas. Defeat only embitters them against ;
' fheirown government They trace every ■
disaster to their army or navy to the,
; imbecility, or waywaidness, or treach- I
> : ■ of ii.' o in [io.ver At this moment ;
: they are ready to overturn the throne
and kick the cabinet out on account ot .
De’,\ev’> brilliant vicloiy in the Philip-j
■ pines. j
i All the proof in the world would fall ,
to convince them that, the result at I
Alanila was due in part., at least, to the;
fad that the forts on the shore played
so small a. part in the engagement Here .
was incapacity and bad management, to ,
say the least. In addition, the Spanish |
vessels were not so tremendously' out
classed by the American s(|iiadion. If ;
t heir commando's had possessed the vim i
(■ap’-'cify and coolness displayed by the ;
Americans, the result, would not have:
been -o overwh<'tming and crushing. It i
the Spanish vessi 1- bad boon commanded
and manned !>y Englishmen, the vessels;
1 that went, down would have had com-,
puny.
Pii' Hie Spanish people do not look,
at matters from n reasonable point ol
View They lelmve that th< Spanish
siiiiadron would ha v <* annihilated Tin
! American shins but. for the incapacity;
of ’.nose in [lower. Hence tley are ready |
■ to cry treachery, a.- a preliminary to;
avenging themselves on their rulers. ■
No doubt: this disposition on th- part’’
, of the people is so ■(!'.' fanned by am-i
' bilious army off!’i lls, who. ■■■'>(•” t 'm i
days of General Prim, are not averse
r-> give t h”iii. “Ivos an opportunity to j
rille. The most dangerous, ; s well as ;
: ib” ii” a popalar. man in Spain today is ;
’ ’ ' ■■ b:u’ i! wretch who sowed I
:■ GaTi ami brought death I
Dud «h'sp;iir i<) so many .ihkh'-’I-t p< j :
in that island. Weyler would ask lor;
”,,i m.,..- pi tter thnn to he called on to |
put down an uprising which he himself
■’ bad fanned and fed.
We do n< t d”tiy that Weyler has his I
I place in the ii.rxim.v el Pro: hlence. so;
: far as finite minds (’an see or'judge. Bru- ;
■al and . . n I as he is. he seems to have ;
b. -ii enii'loyol as ar. ins! riimerit to shock :
; II;.. s f ■I: iiii i’ t i.'■■ and arouse I h.' syrnpa- ;
: tikes o:' Lie people of this count.y. and I
at last (I’tnpel tb’iii to go to tiie rescue,
I of (he famishing tint! io Hie support, or i
i the.’ who are struiirliug lor freedom.
mav ■■' t I '■' "i ■ : 'al •’■ m W”y
I ler had his u. es, ami his career may .
; yet b” Olltr ill W” sincerely trust I
that. >h” evil if his nature may, in thei
d’ ,ii ; (’ ec inomy. continue to work tor ul-
i- re.mils ihat may i.ie:'-a me ;
now reti: and torn by dissensions. ;
as S'.iain is no,v facing tend to clear the |
at rnosphe ■. .
A
As to War.
do not wai■ to ■ : ■ 'Op
I.i; ■em:n’!. ’1 ' ” I' ' ' T c* IT
and the remark is a s ' ■■< i'.tng oim. It
■ simply covers all war.-, of any kind wiiat-
, ’>.l’ tbe i ri'i h ■ f 'h” matte is
inal some wa:’: will I■■ >»■ !■» :!;.r while
others will excite the di-gust of right
■ei;;.md men < ■■ er.\ wh”!'' AA ” should
think ii i.- would be understood even in
those precincts v. here war is unpopular,
not be<ario it is tin < 'hristiau and re-,
voliing in most of its aspects, lint be
e.nts - it !iite:'f’’!'< .- wii It tiie occupations
of the s' en-honfio<l demon of '.treed.
\nd ye, a ben gain 1 at '. bottom
o'" ’Aa:. th<n the seven-lie.ided demon
takes .a i-isoion in the verv front, and
even cariies the (!.•>:. Ho: ■ .»! lais
sort form the basis of history and the
.-'.amo of mankind. But wh.en war is
•!'.ui('it.ik-"i in th” into o-;is of hum:’im t
and in behalf of 'lorn, they will al- !
wavs be r»palar, that, is to say. tight
minded and c'hrist.fan men will appro-e
of them. In that sons” rhe present wa''
!is popular. H is not undertaken for l
",ain. though it will he a mi "a 'b- ;• me
■ even-hi'iid” 1 ’ demon foils to profit i
it. !.-■ not undertaken for pin pOS’’;' o:' ac
quisition: it has keg.i'i .and !' wiil ei d
n tne interests o.' peace; and ii v. ill be
tho means of paralyzing the arms of op
pression,'.and of restoring to a neighbor- ;
ing nopulntion their natural and innlien-
I ahi” rights.
|i follows, therefore, that the oracular
remark of The Trans, ipt is apropos of
nothing whatever. 11 belong-: in the'
categoi’v of owl-like and unmeaning
phrases which can bo found even in Em
erson's essays, and which abound in the:
' Now England litern-tiire of fifty years!
ago and later.
"We do not want war to become pop
niar.” What is wanted is war that is :
unpopular.
—. <.
The Constitution is of the opinion that.,
al the recruiting .station, it would bo
j well, other tilings being equal, to enlist
; men who are familiar with the e.olu-
. on tra Georgia
Stanton’sWarSongs
When Dewey Gained the Harbor.
They were easy on their pillows-they wnr.
dreamin' o’ tho light
when Dew.y gained the harbor tn tho
night
Night.
Night!
They hear tho thunder rolling—
Saw the lightnings leaping bright
When Dewey gained the harbor in the night'
"The foe Is upon us!
Ho! gunners, left and right—
The fit' s of licit are blazing,
And Dewey leads tiie light!
Then bayed the wild shore batterle® ‘ *’
put his ships to flight! ,
Ho has stolen in the harbor In the nigh
Night,
Night!”
But the sails ot their proud vessels were
■ ' their winding-sheets of white
vvnen D”Wey gained the harbor in the nUhtl
"The foe is upon us!
Ho! gunners, left nnd right—
The files of hell are blazing
And Dewey leads the figh< ■
i 4 their proud
Then s oik their ships forever i
D igs furled from sight,
! ( -.. r Dewey held the harbor in the nlght-
Nfght.
Nlgb ’ , u waved "Victory!"
t Ijf stars and si i rp»
o’er the morning hills of bgh • •
When Dewey gained the harbor in the
night!
"Tho foe is upon us! _
Our vessels sink from sight!
U ase. guns, to b' leli your thunders.
For Dewey gains th" ~fk h t'
SI • • * •
Reunited.
..ii- of it over, an* It ‘peari*
I’ve b< j t*n rhhilcin Jt o »
| T> e warT Dm "b’ggost basin’ that ha.
ever <■( me our way.
' -Course tlmr'll be some. ligl-Hn', an a few
‘ WharGm tnedder look the',
purtlest at me.
I For that’s to be expected; but-the thing
that mak s me M th .
I That, the war’s a heavenly war
K- >und.« that it'll heal
The old wounds that’s b.-en ranklin’ ..no,
the day that Gm’n'l Lee
I said we'd rest an’ think It over by the.
old-time tipple tree!
! see the boys that fix us fn the union
coats ot’ blue,
| On the same groun’-nalo an- hearty, an
a-shnkln’ howdy-do'
An’ I hear -he ban' play "Dixie, an I see
’em ma ch away, (
: ’Till I can’t tell wlwr the blue •» rrn
mixed up on too (’ray-
The old war tunes air ringin', an’ "Dlxia’. ”
on the rise;
But "Yankee Doodle” rollers ’fote it’s half
way to the skies'.
An’ the old "Star Spangled Danner’ la In
ever’ steeple's chime,
An’ I tell you, w.'ro a-havin’ of a haile-
Jula time!
I'm rlid I Jived to pes it.’ I’m glad ths
time is come
\\ ium north an’ south we answer to the
rod-' all of tho drum!
Wii.n th.>r ain't no line divides us. but
north an' .south we stan’
l-'or j. s' one common country—one frac
ilom-loviii' lan'!
That's war the war’s n blessln’, that's
wliur ’pears like 1 see
. brighter mornln’ breakin’ on tha hills
for you an’ me!
It's shoulder now to shoulder—thar ain’t
I i no blue or gray,—
i An’ we’re shoutin’ "Hallelula," an’ we're
happy on the wav’
« • • • •
Dixie for Dewey.
1 <!>■ Span: .rds blow, en brag, en bluster,
; Twell Dew< v come, en jerked his duster,
Ln away,
Dai day
AV’ id de Spanish ships forever!
D some folks tell him: "Walt 'twell
Monde y."
But 1..0 k’d 'em all six ways fcr Sun-
Im away,
Dal day
W ■ nt de Spanish ships forever!
■ <>ii. Dew.-y come, en he crops up quiet,
■ Den iii loose in a mighty riot,
En away.
Dal day
' \\ .nt de Spanish ships forever!
II i.i!' em all <lat he boun’ ter git ’em,—
Never know.'d w hut de devil lilt ’em!
i .((•:■'■■'
' \\ iii tip- sp.iuh ships forever'
Wo'ili n't See It.
i \ . I.- :i a wamin’ of ’em
|- , •,• .m stripes above their head,
j A ripi’li ' in til’’ sunshine,
AV nr. dangerously red!
The Old Flag' Forever!
■ . < >ld Glory- where lightnings
! S d.iz.zl”. th” nations with ripples of red;
nd 'll wave fol is living, or droop
o'er us dead.-
"■ i, . of . ,i country forever!
S. ■(> I: i. (I'd Glory how bright the
\,,,l ■” io,like red signals of liberty
\ n d w .I'l lor her, living, or dream the
last dr. .11 n
■y, ,(>i :>: ■ 11a:; of our .ountry forever'
'' « .
I, ir oi. .i’”' la :g!ilm s.< no slain cn her
■ i ars:
I’ltive blood of heroes hath . rirnsoned
Sic s the |i.:g »f our country f*i;'’ver!
A. Pe ice’bul Fanibly Man.
• ”. ”, ■ 1 ho: in ev'y spot
Ell d' vo 1.,;' e’.'ll Wavin' green;
!<u do .-ol ton n. •••I n’ choppli’’
11.. .1” wil.-s you es ”i seen!
I m I ■ i i;• ’ I got time f< r fig lit in’,
Kase <b- grass 'll take de lan’;
~ plow .'ii hoe !- ill I know -
I a p.uee’bul fnmbly man!
<l<i 'iuiig w.'l <lat musket!
f loin’ on a d'ffunl p’an :
D“ .Taps mils crow
I'a ib w .o', w ' know
I ape .c'bul famb!y m in'
Oh. de siir: shin, hot in ev'y spot
way,
!<:il p.i’eh up w. : lb nea'!"
Ln I ain’t got time fcr flghtin’,
ix isc de g':i.ss 'll m ike n ,stan’;
I'tn de plow ho” < all I know, -
I a peaci'bu! ramble man'
Go 'long w :d .l it musket!
I buil’ on a diffurit plan;
D'.’ cr.’.ps m is' grow.
En de whole w.i-T know
I .: pe.'ice’tiiil fanibly man!
Now's the Time.
Now's tin time for di’eamiirg
< if cool and shady nooks,
To .I'U the ll.i ref'.i.it follows
I’or i r::’ nsh in running brooks
M.i.vtlmc in tho meidows!
Take it at your ease;
No use hunting honey
AV lien 'he world is ful! of bees’