Show I COMMENTS OF THE PRESS I Detroit Tribune Mr Bynum who used > S to be so busy saving the country at le j I duced rates hasnt been heard from since I I the war was declared I Minnesota Times The Republican organs I or-gans ate devoting more space to Colonel j bryan s military amoitlons than the whole I pack of pothouse Napoleons and sons of great men put together Chicago News It Is a curious fact that those who jeer Mr Bryan for raising a regiment have distinguished themselves In this war only by raising their voice Chicago TimesHerald In certain particulars par-ticulars Spain has recently snovu gita I military shrewdness and foresight she saved 7000 soldiers ancj several snips the other day by not sending them to the Philippines Omaha WorldHerald Time was when uo heard a great deal from Mr Hanna But Mr Hanna hah not chirped since the president called for volunteers It maybe may-be that the thrift Mr Hannfi Is engab din d-In building another private yacht to sell to Uncle Sam St Louis Republic Hobsons choice has suddenly become the most popular j I choice in America and when Lieutenant j Hobson gets away from Morro Castle he I can pretty nearly Jive his choice of anything i I any-thing Uncle Sam has in sight j Denver Times This will be another j I I chance for Mr Bryan to campaign In I > I the enemys country He can alas be found engaged In just that sort of business I busi-ness His enemies will certainly give him credit for being no coward I Indianapolis Sentinel It may be mentioned i men-tioned casually that while the distress of I I the people In various gold standard countries coun-tries is causing bread riots Insurrections j 3S anarchistic outbreaks the Deope in i the silver standard countries are still enjoying en-joying prosperity and taking on flesh But I then si must remember that these poor creatures do not realize that the are enduring the disgrace of a debased currency cur-rency St Louis Republic Are the people of the United States about to learn at a cost measured by the death and the broken health of thousands of citizens that their property is being wasted and their patriotism made a footstool In order that political favorites may pluck the I benefits of an immense military organization organiza-tion San Francisco le The latest report re-port from Admiral l Dewey gives a better account of the Insurgents than any one I hoped to hear If they have captured 1800 men and 50 officers of the Spanish army I near Cavite this certainly argues that they will be of real help to the American forces This news also shows the utter I lack of discipline In the Spanish army for I poorly armed native troops ought not to I be able to disperse regular soldiers or to capture any of them St Louis Republic If It is true as reported re-ported that one 13inch shot from the Oregon sank the torpedo boat destroyer Terror or Furor as the case may be it demonstrates thnt bgats of this class are i anything but formidable It also demonstrates demon-strates that caplaln Clark and his crew can do something else besides travels travel-s I |