Show SCIMK IITT1I lU 4201NTI T Up to the time of writing these lines i there been nothing occurring In the war situation that comes anyhr near keeling step to the pace net by Dewey at Manila A few slight ad nntagc In desultory scrimmages the net profits of which are next thing to nothing one derided reverse with lamentable la-mentable and useless loss of life and a bombardment which cost SSOOO nn hour for three hours Raving the nomyo work practically uninJured with his gun still roaring arid two mar mn alain NNIth several InJured thee make up the showing Ot course the Atlantic sid ot the program has not fairly begun but why does It not begin is the question to which many million anxious souls tire looking for a reply Things have drifted along under the tnoirentum Imparted by the mngnlfl cent victory achieved at Manila until that force Is I almost spent To put the people of the nation In ns good spirits ns they ought to be kei t In to main tnn the necessary moral and to cause I Instant antI spontaneous responses to the calls 01 the government II Is I now Imperative that brisk and brilliant work take the place of strategic delays The Is I a widespread and grolng demand de-mand throughout the country that the superior power of the United States be no longer permitted to remain Inertbut that It be promptly hurled upon the forces ot Spain and thus prosecute the ttruggle with rapidity and despatch PcUjs were never more dangerous limn now with the enemy gathering ncouragl111nt anti discontent Iradu ally growing among our people War means blowo hard unsparing Unceas I I b o 7 11II Ing blows until the necessity for Inflicting In-flicting them has pasted It Is the most merciful and humane method ot conducting a great struggle between nations to make It so fierce and ceases cease-s that It will the sooner bq at nn end and as long aa we are engol1 In that line of busness and havo the necessary materials with which to make the gilt in swift and decisive one why not let them be applied that wllhln a reason slits time ne eqn return 10 tho way and works of Pence t In nil this them Is no disposition manifested or entertained to find fault with the controlling agencies at WashIngton Wash-Ington Even If so disposed this Is I not a proper time for faultfinding when we should all pull nnd push together to-gether It In I still the came however that nothing Is I likely to be lost by letting let-ting headquarters know the state 01 feeling In the rDllk ror Moral weeks now those who direct affairs have beta given an absolutely frc rein and no complaints ot consequence have been heard from those whom such directors represent There will Probably be no complain mad now but the two bodies < must be kept as nearly together ns insslble and this can be accomplished only by each exercising ex-ercising Its proper functions without seeking to exclude the other from consideration con-sideration President Lincoln and hi advisers kept themselves close to the people nil the time as a result ot which they kept closi to him they demanded de-manded catlon of masterly Inactivity Inac-tivity and the substitution of n vigorous policy looking more to the bringing of thing to n supreme climax al the earliest possible time The President heard considered and acted according Is I Bo we think will President Me Klnles and his associates act to the best of their opportunities on knowing that such Is the will of the American sovereigns The News has all Along contended contend-ed and now claims that those In charge of our side 1 of this contest understand their business fully and know exactly ubat thy ate doing Thy are < doubt leas desirous 01 pushing matters to a conclusion with as little loss of life and property as possible To do this they must not be Interfered with but II would be unjust to them and Injurious In-jurious to our cause were they not at times advised that there Is I a general desire for more friction to be applied more steam to be used and less life and man to be endangered It nol wanted To temporize Is I to go backward or remain re-main sluggish hlch Is I worse and togo to-go ahead with vigor may be the means of producing < results much desired and greatly needed Since the above wa In typo there has 0 come good news from Clcnfucgos An American cablecutting WOT had a desperate fight with several thou and Spaniards losing tour mn and Inflicting a loss upon the enemy of a hundred for one The cable was successfully suc-cessfully cut and Clenfuegos Is I now fully Isolated This will greatly revive the spirits of the people generally |