The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-01
IN BEHALF OF CUBA
"The God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liber-
ty at the Same Time"
A MONSTER MEETING HELD IN CHlCAGO.
Thc History of the Present Struggle
isn History OF Repeated Injustice
and Usnrpatioms. All Having In
Direct HbIec: the EstabIishncItt
Of nn Absolute Tyranny.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Surroundcd by pa
triutic notices. with the American flag
as II background. the declaration of in
dependence as Il text book and the spirit
OF liberty as an inspiration. 1000 per
sons yelled themselves hoarSc to-nigh hit
IN the cause Of Cuban independence.
There could scarcely have been more en-
thuSiaSm had the meeting been held in
cuba itself. Central Music Hail was
not big enough To hold al the svlnpa-
thizerS and there was an overflow meet
ing in the auditorium of the Youni.
Mems Christian Association building
At both meetings the same Resolutions
wer" adopted and speeches were made
by men prominent in civic affairs, all of
whom uncomprOniSingly favored the
freedom Of the little island The rcso-
lutlonS express sympathy for the revo-
lutioniStS; call on the United States to
r"coGniZ" them as belliEcrents and ask
other countries to Join in making this
demand. They begin with the best
known paragraphs in tho declaration Of
independence and end with detcrmi-
nation TO continue the work at to- nj rht &
two biz aSScmblugc.
some of the notices on the walls were
Know not what course others may
take, but as for me. give me liberty. or
give me death"-Patrick Henry.
Nhen long train OF abuses and
usurpa tiunS evinces II design to reduce
the people under absolute dcpotism. II,
on Such GoNernment-DcC of
independence
The moral progress of a people can
scarcely begin till they are indepontl-
ent Martincau.
'fher" is. however. limit at which
iurh"arancc ceases To be q virtue
Edmund Burke
Ihc history OF the present struggle is
history of repeated injustice and usur-
Pa'lvuS all having in direct object the
| - l man
over inns Observation-Disclosures of lnde-
p"ndence
Where liberty dwells, there is my
country Milton
Fhc cod who gave us life. gave us
ilh"riN ut the same time"-Thomas Jef-
frrSOn.
MESSAGES OF sympathy were read from
senator Cullom, GOV Altgcld of ili-
hn!%; Russell a. Alger. Mayor Pingrcc.
81 Detroit; senator Can. OF Florida
SSiinAor hoStwIck. of Jacksonville. Fla. {:
Mayor Caldwell of Cincinnati: Mayor
2allhonson, of Tampa Fla. and others
N'af!N every prominent club and or
s"hi"" tlon IN the city was represented
on me list of vice presidents. which in
clUdcd also The hest known busin,ss ana
professional men
Among the associations represented
Wyf" IN" Loyal Legion. 6. A. f.: con-
itdrrat" associations; Sons of the Revo-
iuti"h' state Federation Of Labor:
,tH' :NiI.iitah' scandinavian. Ger
man ana AiroA merican societies
Mayor Swift presided at the meeting
AZ central Music Hall In opening The
proceedings he made no speech but
TOOK occasion to express himself as i'm
fu!l accord with the movement
The first speaker. Key Dr GunsauIus
SitlI Il" was a Spuniard. but h. could not
IL" tru" To- his OWN country i'm the face
-! itS action toward the oppressed The
uitWh ol cuba : redemption was already
hIeaklns. MI hail Il righteous rcVOlu-
non. reference. mad" 10y Dr. t.unsau-
lnsi /" tn" inactivity OF the admins
tration met with cheers and uproariuus
applause. and the temper ui the lu-
dicnc- was evident before ten sentences
had been completed Or Gunsuulus was
followed by Thomas Bryan.
JudE" William j. Mines spoke next.
II am hes" tonight" D." hc began. "ucith-
er as a Spaniard nor rs a Cuban. but as
an American. ana To- voice the Srnti-
in"nt oi every american who wishes
success TO cuba in this struggle To be
nee. For ten years. she has made this
struggle without am expression Of SYM
pathy. Let them have that expression
OF sympathy now. rs early as possible
in this last fight. and let them know
mat Chicago AT least is willing To do
all in its power
Congressman W L. Mason did not
think il was much use to hold u meet
ing. passing resolutions OF sympathy
with the Cuhaas when The United
states turned lis back on them. He
thought as To- the opinion so frequently
expressed that cuba could not rule il.
self if il could not do SO ii never would
be able to. Should Spain he allowed Ia
pinion its victims for another hundred
years?
This was followed by the reading b..
the SECRETARY of the various letters ana
telegrans rceiYcd, expressing sympd-
thy with the movement
To the Rev. Dr. HurrowS was rn>
trusted the reading of the resolutions.
They are in part as follows:
We. citizens of Chicago. gathered 10
express our deep sympathy with the
Cubans in their brave struggle to So
cure for themselves and their children
the blessings of Independence. liberty
ana clf-Sovcrnment, present the fol.
lowing:
We hold these truths to be sclr-cvi-
dent. that all men are created equal:
that they are endowed by their Crca,
tor with certain inalicnable rights: that
among these are life. liberty. and the
pursuit OF happiness that To secure
these rights governments are instituted
among men. deriving their just power
from the consent of the governed: that
whenever any form of government be-
come dcstructiN" of these ends il is
the right OF the people To alter or to
abolish ii, and to institute q new govern
m"nt, laying its foundations on such
principles and organizing its powers in
such form as to them shall seem most