The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 31, June 10, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
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previous speaker, who had declared himself in favor of supporting
Turkey, as "one of the 'by-Jingo-if-we-do' party." From that moment the war party was christened the Jingo party, the men who belonged to it were called Jingoes, and the platform of the party was "_Jingoism_." The Russo-Turkish war came to an end, but the word lived on, and now, twenty years after, we find it in use in our own country, and applied to our own politics. The word has in fact become a part of our language, and is incorporated in our modern dictionaries. The quieter people insist that there is a great deal of Jingoism in the United States Senate to-day, and that the people who clamor for the recognition of Cuba are Jingoes, who want war with Spain. Many people think that the proper course for us to pursue is to let Spain settle her own affairs her own way. Every one is most anxious to know what the President intends to do about Cuba. It is asserted that he is not at all in favor of the Morgan resolution. He wants to end the war, but he does not think that is the right way to go about it. It is said that he will endeavor to bring about a peaceful settlement of the matter by suggesting that the Cubans be given the right of absolute self-government, in return for a sum of money which they shall pay to Spain for her expenses of the war. If these friendly offices are not accepted, it is said that the President will intervene in a more determined way. |
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