The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
GEN. ALGER AR0IjSI


wv uees"tNttVn u46 TO pt1c6 IN <u8 {HQI<&
national code. It y an Americas tfknol5
| pie. President Cleveland has dsci4xe
u must be recognized BY tho powers. ~
tells tho world this country han the Meo4l
to support this fiat. II u : good tlnS W
open tho books and give our poattio4 1e61k
existence II wcrc better for ttsls colz>$
try to live hcnceforth In povUrty and ~
clusicn than In dishopor'' ~
General Russell A. AiEer tai<es this nrJ3
position. Hc docs not advocate war DOR
yet advise hnmiliating peace He declares
the flag and National Integrity W1t8
threatened. His congratulations Weroi
among the arst to be wired 10 tho preoly
dent. He is republican among rampant
republicans, but regards this issue a. i.
cause which should wipe out parties peud-
Ing Its settlement 1t Ia his mind that
the least point In tho matter Is tho Euro
poan attitude touching the acceptance
Of tho Monroe doctrine He strongly
urges caution and conservatism, but
hopes that no inch OF ground may be
abandoned TO compromise matters. II
would he better to fight than TO wavcr
president Cleveland Ia n patriot" said
this fighter TO a Times Herald reporter
last night ''He proved himself loyal to-
the country, "a nan who fears not the
"
from the stror sest nation on earth He
has acted; hts address Is the word OF the
government; Vt Is now the duty or each
man. from Maine TO California, and from
tho Canadian borders to tho gulf, To-
stand vita him. There Is no room, for
repubiicanism or democracy on this Issue.
1t is the crisis OF tho Nation: Il ~ fncnfi-
cat treachs~y to shlrk whatever result the
s..nn.rnmeAt's nat may bring
-
THE impulse which moved the president
| People have no right to search for such
excuses he has spolsen to, the nations
The Republic, aud patriotism demands
that az parties assent 10 the message.
mcnt aud should have no right under it.
| IL Is no excuse for thetn that they do not
nsfeee with, tie president, soldiers Hght
| ut the order of their commanders. we
must acknowledge this diotum or tho
chief executive, the cabinet, congress and
the senate, despite small criticisms, and
l am confident tho masses have done 80.
"The correspondence IN the Venezuelan
discussion is Tic most yexntious batch OF
state papers have read. 1t Li not to
be wondered that Mfr. Cleveland took his
radical position. Lord Salisbury rejected
all his recommendations He actually
fcreed upon this Nation threat OF tho
uso OF It's force. He was arrogant and
Home Incapable and poweriess people. Ii
was not necessary In his mlnd 10 consider
the claims of tho Monroe doctrine, because
II had not been accepted and placed In
the code. The president saw there would
be increasing dangers 20 the United Stntcs
| na long as the principle could DO used
as football. L was an orportuno time
| 20 chll matt. We are glad Of e. we VINO
| have once rallied about the nag in limo
! or dangor. and never since the Rebellion
| h9r there boon such an ontburst OF pa
| triotism tt
"Critcism at this time IL not wisc nor
good. and yet tho. caliner days since tho Z
points which might have bosn improvcd
| upon. II now Eeoins to me that The ofnis-
slor, 81 tho thrc<t would have strengths
of the commission. which would nalu-
rnlly be ACCENTED as the basis of hint
/ al war. The commission may conclude r
! mo United states has no rights in Neue-
| suoin Sucl a report wuull give the
critics opportunity TO dcrldo the chief ex-
nc,tise, chatglns him with. rushing into {,
q, ctisiH without due aud calm considera-
| ton OF the facts,
| president Cleveland, who hns my as.
suranoc OF support 70 tho end, be whnt
| II may. made u slip when hn wrote that
should The matter be settled between ven-
| TINS country had no cause. This IL an
| error. II must not be granted that any
| can he changed without our consent or
! objection. THIS is the spirit OF the Monroe
| doctrine. we announce ourselves the law
for this continent, Nnpcsnela has no
| right To make grants " land to England
60 Insure ~ own peace. .snve, by our
| public do this It might establish prece-
dent aud thereby allow any OF the little <
slater nations TO sell or barter their pos
sessions TO the highest bidders across the
"yenezuela rnust heed the Wishes of tho
United states II must be made TO UNI
derstand that the British territory 10 It's
south mutt not he Increased until our 4
government, by conipission shall make
recommendations; ENGLAND. having COM
p"llei this people to give II. additional
square miles to save war and conquest.
might be inclined TO attack neighbor.
England loves acquisition. Venezuela
forced to yield. parliament might follow
It's customary greed of country and well
come disputes over lines in Central Auaer-
lea until dominion as Igrge as CanEda
should DO established. This forces mo 1
TO believe we must sottie this issuo peaca- z
fully or otherwise IN
'"ris position does not Intimate that Il
we are going 10 fight for conquest There Il
Ia no good American who hopes we may /
acquire n foot OF territory in Venezuela. 4
even though our arms might bs called 4
uron 10 check the British or TO teach the +
natives they Gun not make by sale or com- \
pulhion, new provinces for any European
power. We wanted and should have 6
ihid the sal dWich ISLANDS, nut they Wero
10 come Of their own accord. This would Y
not have compromised our position under 4
the Monroe doctrine, nor violated the Il
American principle that wc are the rulers
Of this hemisphere. We were prepared
then TO enforce our righta We nre now. Il
AS Nation, we arc ready To teach tho
world our demand for consideration and *
recognition can DO sustained" *;
General Aigera hopes that war Is the
resnotest possibility. lie does not expect
any such calamity. This. however. does
not hinder. the expression OF an opinion
that tho United States would he victor
beyond doubt.
I'VE have ships and VIC have men, he
gaid. "our interests are NJ home. EHg- X
lands are scattered Dyer the continsnts. 4
There are points IL must watch and guard
with guns We have none. All our hight v
ing resources are available. We can "
match all the boats England can send Il
and our cruisers can sweep from the e
ocean Englaud,s comineroe. We are do n
ing but little trading over the seas these
days and we could suffer but little from
this source s III e
anything mentioned In history. rheref