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Show THE WAR A8 AN ISSUE, Tho Democratic pnrty of this State nnd Nation are claiming, and Justly '.'bilmitig, that while tho recent Spanish Span-ish war in itelf is not nn lsuo in this campaign, still tho blunders, or perhaps per-haps "v might call It, criminality of the administration aud war department depart-ment can honestly and fairly bo called an Issue. As to the achievements of the American soldiers and sailors In the war, It Is only Justice to say that tlinso soldiers, sal ors and tholr olllcers belonged to nil parties and did not enlist en-list hs momb''rs of any party, but as American citizens who love their country, coun-try, and that the.v fouu'lit only as Amur-leans, Amur-leans, and Unit their victories are Ameilcnii victories. When, however, wo consider the trontmcnt of theso samo Ameilcnn soldiers nnd sailors In hospital after tho war, .vo come to a different condition. All of tho olllplals In chnrge of these hospitals were Administration Ad-ministration Republicans, and appointed, ap-pointed, not because they were Americans, Ameri-cans, hut because they wore supporters of McKinley or his administration and agents. It cannot be charged that the American people are responsible for these outrages; na 0110 can lie responsible re-sponsible but the appointing power, 11 ml that power Is composed of Republicans. Repub-licans. Tito Republican press threaten that If the abuses of tho War department depart-ment are ninde a campaign lssqo by the Democratic-party, then the glorious result or iho war Itself will bo attempted at-tempted to be made a campaign Issue on the ground that it was a Republican Republi-can war. Let them do it. Wo aro satisfied that tho people of Utah nro too intelltlgent to place credence In any claim that to the Republican party belongs the credit of this American war, Just as wo know they are too Intelligent In-telligent to place the responsibility of atiuiu and ill treatment nnywhero else than where It justly belongs, on tho sliotildcisof nppolutees of a Republican Republi-can administration, ...... ., 1 " |
