Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-22
qNPAIHY FOR CUBA
,,,l EXPRESSIONS 10 Favor Of The
Insurgents.
.,,,,rarwspLE FOR THEM


ssftADFLHHlAt F'
f.t,oi most outspoken cypress
a''ll,,,mpa,hy for Cuba yet ma 10
~. .I,v wers heard tonight 81 q
,,s =, the Academy Of Mu'ie
rs ,.,,s, au,oic,, Of the Philadelphia
HN ,1l in aid o, tho Antio'hm
W. o., und. Tue speakers were
-, Ms,thows Of Indiana, Gen.
S se Q issada, ssoroiary OF the
..,,,,Iou,ry party III the United
.. and Captain w. w. Kerr,
' ~, d the steamer LAur'da.
w. ~, resolutions were adopted,
~, mon Congress Immediately
81, ..',ny,ping to request PRECEDENT
S,,,,ui to rscogplEe the Cuban re-
~. vllhout delay. General Palms.
49,, pl.nIpoloatiary Of the Cuban
~. and a number Of prominent
e',,s, were present.
e,,rnor Matthews said In part
r.,,s.. Of history nowhere reveal
,itocisus crimes against hu-
Ia, more cruel warfare or Wicked
.,lsn. more examples OF outrage
~ lad Justice, nor creator oflmea
,,.,,ll Christian civilization than
y. n,fkei spanish miefulo aud
..,t,m In Cubs. A gem upon tue
h would have been n mine oil
IN 10 lls possoseors through the
,'.s,g care OF home rule, and would
~ veil fsplepished thr depleted
.,,u,y Of dscayei aud ractod ma
=, But the reverse has been true.
~ lad lhe selfish greed OF revenue,
~, has been drained aud robbed
''IJSpolled until In the destruction
IN own prosperity crushing out
y. hsp,s anu ambitions and energies
5l,,tsople, she scarcely yields rev.
sai5thr oppfessot. Debt upon deb
,sWesmulatei, reaching tue enori
-,,sm Of over 800 per capita.
sfh, system Of ts1Ation 10 the m NJ
-,vslye, tfulAl and degrading ever
,llulsi by any government. Bur.
s,sne ta1es are LAID upon oil trade,
- every Industry aud enterprise,
rIatubllc busiuoss and domestic life,
"a The home the cradle anu this
-, lie exercise breeds corruption
rllatefy Ia the public officials, aud
s,thabllant, excluded from holding
"a he humblett office, 10 robbed OF
:, at fsmnant Of political, civil aud
tf5u, liberty. All revenues de-
N. from isIcs must now 20 Spain
si.sih spanish officials, and there
aCstan must pay Tor tho privilege
it,h laying aud selling.
aFsi nearly four hundred years has
twas with nothing expended for
'!.li dtvel0pment-her taxes only
sribs " Furnish means for still
rnld oppression and 90 mnts firmly
.U The chains which bound her In
HstgndAlion and shame.
aIas Wfongs againtt which We re-
slsi we've not hall 40 griovous, nor
ntaitAfous cfuvllios nearly 40 great;
niyd The sans great principles arc
1ursd that aroused TO action our
Na'ii 10 lTlj. Yet, with all disA1van-
~, he Cuban patriot has breu
lllt aud has fought good fight.
ahnhi have Inhaled tue atmosphere
dAli liberty loving country,and their
"a have been enkindleI with the
tsuhleh We nave lighted. There IL
Fsss,sd 10 vs. question which we
aii'lSell sscape,a cry coming across
livItu iot sympathy and for aid,
bGllsh ~ cannot much longer close
sitar ami hearts.
ms appeal comes direct 10 ne.
lirs he appeals Tor help nj times
'sall becomes almost a crime not 20
H'''h cut the hand with needed AID
va AID hnd encouragement mean
htlaui He, peace anu happiness,
Nahsli refusal 10 sorrow, suffering
sihiallon AMI death.
hlht1 my w0rJs be construed inl 10
hi'suon OF ctiliglSm On our govern.
-al ! have an abiding faith In tue
alil principles Of our government,
nllhlnt courage, the Justice anu ths
s.m o. lhu men whom We have
Nl 70 dlieot It's affairs. In good
-sluey VIII no that which ssemuth
u'l iIght ana just aud wise, and
.NialEi lhu duty and obligation te.t.
agI9n Tho great Republic OF tbs
sNhtn Il IL asked tina, bslliReFont
-'es heartily and speedily accord
we long'suiisTing doiondsfs OF
su lisedomi II IN that they may
S M. .9'oalet opportunity TO present
NM, M ehlmt TO the world aud subject
~. ,lle' OF civilized warfare. With
49, ~" Helilei, the question OF inde.
r n. VIII DO for after conAilefa.
,1wpaen OiaNoly aud wOTIhily merit.
mnN claim, | ask, has spain upon
hi'.' lnuulgoncH VI the civilized
,'im " mankind? would Al least
T.uslI u conceive that any mode
a,s,,ssiamsnl could be worse Tor Cuba
E,s,as which sue would now spurn,
s,,,s.ae question Of AnneGation 90 be-
O1, q lhin time, nor whether
h, euI place another ElEr unon tho
lg,, u'll Of our national Gag. itis the
'lssuoIe unselnsh question Of nation.
~ humanity. "
Rn,t T., Is q government, with high
Q,'SS'ol national honor ana naiionnl
M may DO reserved, conservative
sr,ri'omallc, hut M indlvluuai eiti.
nm may span the dividing waters
MibtI hopeful, generous sympathy,
DIX ggo,lspeei TO the CUBAN pstrlo,
Ni5S 'uO,ime nope and hls holy am.
nsII III. nls cause is lust, tho rlgnt
hi, prevail, anu IN GodIs own time
gawill h. ftee.D Wv" ''"o
ia " st Qassaia followed ina s,ir.
AG,iSg,nns S a lGr tho sympathy Of the
'ii,S'a,a KEN in his speech, said:
y our, a country on God'r earth
ti,,,u ,a' to despiss ana bare our
Gs.,,,,o their bGllets' Il il spslD ;,
hv,IaSIllns' he sail, "Vesssls viii
uH,, Sn,,, country every DAY and land
aoit,' ammunition a,,, And men on CuSs,.
Nj S,I SI.ll che IL lree, anu 4, sUaln
a,,t ,.,, yea days 'hs viii hear OF an,
G,n,,,p,' 0 ! lon beiag landoi.n