Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1898 — TRIUMPH OF THE PRESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

TRIUMPH OF THE PRESIDENT.

He Has Done His Work So Well That the Cooßtr}' Commands WorldWide Respect. There is a marked change in public opinion in Europe regarding the United States, which may be attributed primarily to the statesmanship of William McKinley, next to the exploits of “Admirals Dewey, Sampson, Commodore Schley and Maj. Gen. William It. Shatter, and thirdly to the fact that any untoward movement made by continental powers against the United States possibly would effect an Anglo-Amer-ican union which might set ali Europe aflame in war. The tone of the German press, which has been markedly unfriendly since the beginning of the present war, begins to change, and German professions of friendship are pouring in hot upon the incident in Subic bajY where Admiral Dewey plainly showed that there can be no further trifling with his orders by Germany or anyone else. When he brought the cruiser Irene to with a shell across her bows, it might have been thought that Germany would have expressed dissatisfaction; but that affair apparently has attracted no attention in Germany. At any rate, nothing is said publicly about it. Possibly the intimation conveyed to the German admiral by the captain of the British cruiser in Manila bay, that he had an understanding with Admiral Dewej r as to what would be done if German war vessels ventured to interfere with Dewey, has also assisted in clarifying the case and has helped to convince Germany that she always has been a friend of the United States. The change in tone that Is noticed is highly gratifying. No matter tp what it is due, it is pleasing to the people of the United States, who are not seeding trouble, though they are able, as the world knows to-day, to protect their interests when they have engaged in a quarrel. It seems to be clear, then, '.bat we are not to have trouble with Germany over the settlement of the Philippine question. What that will be can only be conjectured; but that the settlement will be wise, as becomes the statesmanship which has been shown by this administration from the very day that the affairs of the nation were taken in hand, may be accepted as a certainty. The administration Iras done its work so well that the country to-day commands the respect of the whole world. Even those who were disposed to look down upon it six months ago its power and foresee its possibilities. If the administration 1 had acceded to the demands of those who would have pushed the country into war before it was ready to take action, we would have suffered reverses, we would have incited envious powers of Europe to take action adverse to us, which would have brought about complications of the most serious nature. As it was, however, William McKinley managed with such signal ability that no reverses were sustained. American triumphs were contiuous and now peace is in sight.—Albany Journal.