Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1898 — Patriotism from the Press. [ARTICLE]

Patriotism from the Press.

And since we mnst have war, it should be speedily fought. Everybody, whatever his previous desire may have been, prays now for resolute actioh, for swift and heavy blows that shall end the unequal struggle soon.—New York Journal. In thus executing the will of the people as declared by Congress, President McKinley will have the united support of the nation and the good wishes of the friends of humanity and freedom throughout the world. Spain has chosen to make peace impossible save through “the iron gates of war.” So be it.—New York World. The wise man has*said that “He that is slow toJanger is better than :he mighty, and he that ruleth his sp rit than he that taketh a city.” Under the masterful leadership of he President this nation has been slow to anger and has well ruled its spirit. Having achieved those hig|n r ends it will not miss the lower. It will show itself mighty and it will take the city of its foe. —New York Tribune.

No nation ever entered Into war with purer motives. We may ‘ are our element of the though 1- • ; ess who welcome it simply for the ake of fighting. But the attitude of the nation as a whole is without interest. • It comets no new territory nor any pecuniary gain. It simply realizes that the time has come when it must stand for civilization and drive the relic of feudal savagery from this liemisplier?. —Pittsburg Dispute!i.

And that it (this country) had every reason to bo moved to enthusiasm and to proud action should now be a guarantee of exceptional vigor in the war to follow. Spain must be punished for the blowing up of an American warship and the slaughter of 266 American sailors. Cuba i)iust’ be freed from the inhuman Spanish yoke. The war now opened should accomplish both these ends swiftly and effectively.’— St. Louis Republic.

Cuba, on the highest authority known to the government juidpeople of the United States, is today an American state. The long tight of patriotism and misery is won, and the only thing that can deprive Maximo Gomez of his righteous triumph, celebrated before all the world, is his death between now ami the retirement of the last Spanish soldier. The Spaniards in Cuba are invaders and they must go back to their trans-atlantic home.—New York Suu.

Never before in history has it happened that a great and powerful nation has taken up the sword without a particle of selfish motive and solely to right the awful wrongs of another people. The only cases which approximate in some degree to the case before us are those of medieval Europe engaging in wars with the Orescent in th a interest of the Cross of Christ—and those are scarcely to be regarded as parallels, because they are rather instances of superheated religions frenzy. Still, it may, in a general way, ba considered that the crusaders had, as a rule, no selfish motives regarding their service as a holy sacrifice.—r New Orleans Timcs-Democrat

General Lee is made of the right stuff. Some men in his place would now be haranguing the multitudes on a lecturing tour. Instead of that he quietly made his report .to the President, ns quietly expressed his desire to return to Cuba in a different capacity and then went home to his family.—Kansas Citv World.