| Show BOMB LITTLE discontent up to the time of writing these lines there has been nothing occurring in 14 the war situation that comes anywhere near keeping step to the pace set by dewey at manila A few slight advantages in desultory scrimmages the net profits of which are next thing to nothing one decided reverse with lamentable men table and useless loss of life and a bombardment which cost an hour for three hours leaving the works practically uninjured with his guns still roaring and two more men slain with several injured these make up the showing of course the atlantic side of the program has not fairly begun but why does it trot not begin is the question to which many million anxious souls are looking for a reply things have drifted along under the momentum imparted by the cent victory achieved at manila until that force Is almost spent to put the peopled odthe of the nation in as good spirits as they ought to he be kept in to maintain tho th necessary morale and to cause instant and spontaneous responses to the calls of the government it is now imperative that brisk and brilliant work take the place of strategic delays there m Is a widespread and growing demand the country that the superior power of the united states be no na longer vermIt permitted ted to remain Inert but that it be promptly hurled upon the forces 0 spain and thus prosecute the struggle gle with rapidity and despatch delays were never more dangerous than now with the enemy gathering entourage encouragement ment and discontent gradually growing among our people war moans means blows blown hard unsparing unceasing blowin until the necessity for inflicting them has passed it is the most merciful and humane method of conducting a great struggle between nations to make it so fierce and cease t it wilt at an end and I 1 lon onig as wo we are i en in that line of business bus ness and have the necessary materials with which to make the gait a swift and decisive one why not let them be applied that within a reasonable time we can return to the ways and works of peace peace in all this there la Is no disposition manifested or entertained to find fault with the controlling agencies at washington even if so disposed this is not a proper time for faultfinding when we should all pull and push together it is still the case however that nothing is likely to be lost by letting headquarters know the state of feeling in the ranks for several w weeks beeks now those who direct affairs have been given an absolutely free rein and no complaints of consequent ee have been heard from those whom such directors represent there will probably be no complaints made now but the two bodies must be kept as nearly tu together gether as possible and this can be accomplished only by each exercising its proper functions without seeking to exclude the other from consideration president lincoln and his advisers kept themselves close to the people all the time as a result of which they kept close to him they demanded a cessation of masterly inactivity and the substitution of a vigorous policy looking more to the bringing of things to a supreme climax at the earliest possible time the president heard considered and acted according accordingly so we think will president mckinley and his associates act to tt the best of their opportunities on knowing that such is the dillof will of the american elems the news has all along contended and now claims that those in charge of our side of this contest understand their business fully and know exactly what they are doing they are doubtless desirous of 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 it would be unjust to them and injurious jurious to our cause were they not at times advised that there Is a general desire for more friction to be applied more steam to be used and less lift life and means to be endangered it if not wasted to temporize is to go backward or remain m ain sluggish which is worse and to go ahead with vigor may be the means of producing results much desired and greatly needed since the above was in type there has come good news from cienfuegos Clen fuegos an american cable cutting crew had a desperate fight with several thousand spaniards losing four men and inflicting a loss upon the enemy of a hundred for one the cable was successfully cess fully cut and cienfuegos is now fully isolated this will greatly revive the spirits of the people generally |
