Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

I It is proposed to issue bonds soon in case of war with Spain... They will be “coin” bonds. Why not formulate an income tax fill to secure revenue for war purposes, which will pass the criticism of the supreme court? Would it not be ther poper thing for tho government to issue treasury notes to the amount of funds it may need, instead o. bonds to the gold sharks?

In declaring that “the people of Cuba are, and of right ought to be. free and independent,” congress practically, if not in words, recognized the government established by the people oT Cuba. There is said to be a rush of applicants for enlistment at the Americanjconsulate in London by English and Irish soldiers and sailors, which goes to show the race tendency in a very strong light. Gapt. Mahan declares that the American navy is a* well prepaied for war as any navy on earth and 'bat t would make short work f the Span sh vessels. He ought to know, as he is the ranking naval expert.

It 13 glorv enough for Ind ana to •mve furnished th? resolution for Cuban recognition which the McKinleyites finally defeated. It is one of tho e cares where the stone • hiefi the buildere rejected was ‘he most important one in the lot. Last Saturday v'as a tyoe of the davs of nianv moons ago t! e days of the Pilot. Its laHshnreho’derp, managers, directors, '-tc., could be seen in, around and about thesoscaUed Rensselaer Democrat and F ave seemed to enjoy bis old associations hugely. Senator Tubpie s name will be foi ever associated with this declaration:

“1. Tha f the pea le of the island of Cub i are and of right ougl tt Ibe free and indep? dent, and that the government of the United States hereby recognizes Hie republic of Cuba as <he true &Tid lawful government of that island.” Mark Hanna says that the pa* Hots who are fighting for liberty and independence in Cuba are anarchists. The torms of the rev olution considered George Washington an anarchist, A pijc? was fixed upon Jefferson's head but the great anar hist of the Hevolutmu of 1776 lived to see his priciple of free government accepted by Bullions of people.

sarcastic r mark ip the house’about the senate res.lutions, that a declaration that is to bear the inspection of the world should at least be “grammatical aud diplomatic” is good. It is es- | pecially good ill view of the- fact that Grosvenor’s house resolution' i authorize the {<> hike measuies tor “eslablishing” a goverment in Uuba, hut the establishlishment is to be “by the free aci. tion ot the people thei e,” aud also calls for an ‘‘independent govern*, ment of their own,” just as if there could be an independent goyern-* ment that was not their own. K protracted meetings at the Christian church nineteen were added to it* membership.