The morning times., 1895-11-01
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Geddes, Hon. John w. Marbury. William A
Croffut, and Col. John. A. Joyce.
WAS A MIGHTY CHORUS.


Geddes, Hon. John W. Marbury. William A
Croffut, and Col. John. A. Joyce.
WAS A MIGHTY CHORUS.
Prof. L. Dnshane Glow ard t.ien led the
singing Of ''America, having advised those
who couldn't sing Ito holicr IL The vast
audience rose 10 their feet and to the spirit
| of The occasion and flung out 'he grand
anthem in thunder tones.
Every verse of the song was sung as If
n regiment or Two were singing hymn
bcfpre going into battle.
The secretary then read the following
communications. which Will explain them
Washington d. c.. Oct. 81 1895.
Dear Corporal Tanner: Your kind and
llattering note OF me Ioth lhsitnt, niVi, ~
this evening at MetZerott Hall TO express
sympathy for the Cuban people in the
heroic effort they are making 10 free them
selves from the Spanish woke. ] had ex-
pected to be present on the occasion, but
now find that l must leave the city be-
fore the hour of the meeting. You need no
assurance from me that my whole heart
is with the struggling people or that
heaven-blessed but man-cursed country.
AID that L deem II Il calamity tnaG our
own government is under such treaty oDii-
cations as 10 prevent ii from giving tne
shout of encouragement from the whole
people which is upon TIE lips of the
mass of our individual citizenship. May
God prosper the right Very truly yenrs. ,l,l,s
II. L. Street, deputy commander -in-chief
OF the Union Veterans Union, wrote to
the chairman that the $4,000 OF the Union
Veterans Union We're 'in fun accord with
the objects of your meeting. L only regret
/ that your Invitation TO the Department OF
the Z otonac was not received at an earlier
date, so. they might have attended as re-
quested." This sentiment was tue occasion
of another outburst of cheering.
Rev. DIR. Rankin, president OF Howard
University, chairman of the committee on
resolutions read the following resolutions.
whlen Were iuterruptSd often with demon
strations of applause:
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Whereas it is an American axiom that
no government has right TO exist with
out the consent of the governed; and
Whereas, nearly a century and quarter
| ago, the God of nations raised up our
Revolutionary fathers to establish this
axiom, by treasure and blood, in forum
and fiehd; and
whereas this same God of nations has
enabled their descendants to carry out their
| ideas until we have made permanent the
freest, greatest and best republic the world
has ever seen-in 4 single word,
Whereas, the God OF nations has put us
into the vanguard OF free governments,
constituted us its advocates and representa-
tives, and made our standard the symbol OF
freedom the world over: therefore
Resolved, That We. the citizens of Washing
| ton. the Capital of the great Republic of the
West, cannot view with indifference the
struggle OF any people, especially people
on this continent. TO secure constitutional
rights or republican form of government
and that we extend our hearty sympathy to
the island OF Cuba in her present effort to
follow our example; TO throw off the tyr
annical yoke of Spain, and make herself
indeed the Gem of the Antilles.
Resolved, also, That while we would
discountcnance all fiiibustering, and would
not have our free soil converted into a rem
devious OF freebooters or buccaneers: that
| oil
tions OF International law, we shall gladly
han the day when our legal authorities
can see their way clear 10 grant to this
island bclligerent rights, and afford her a
iair chance to set up a government pat
termed after that which has given 10 this
Republic her happiness aud glory.
Resolved, That n copy of these resolu-
tlons De transmitted 10 the President, TO
the Honorable Secretary of State of the
United States, and To both Houses OF Con-
gress. so soon to assemble, as Well as TO the
public press.
DIR RANKIN's ADDRESS.
Speaking of the resolutions, Dr. Rankin
salu mat American Ms stand for certain dis
, t1nctlve ideas or government. which We're
ooyn IN the fire of the revolution. Our
never solved. Since then we nave been
teachlng the world, and are now teaching
John Bull how 10 spell Nicaragua. Gap
|! is the spirit Of freedom that has made
us free and will make Cuba free. He then
gave graphic description of the govern
as n triple tyranny, and concluded thus:
.Shall Cuba be free?'' (Crics of Yes
Yes,) shall she. with her mountains
with metals, clothed with mahogany and
erdar and ebony; her saranas and meadows
rich sugar and cotton, their coffee
and rice ana maize, their pineapples and
bananas. shall she have chance? Her
chance, given her by her Creator when he
sent this gem mp from the depths Of the sea;
nent? We do not ask that this govern
nient shall come forward. as she lid under
President Polk. and offer to buy.
They are i'll arms against iespotisIn. as
our fathers were. And we ask, that they
be given fair fight: chance to lay down
their lives as our fathers did, and-lo build
molested and not afraid. Yon say Cuba
is not lit for selr-government- We ask
that she may have chance 20 show
tice of sclf-sovernmcnt will fit her.
SPOKE IN POETRY.
Mr.. w. A. Croffut spoke next. He noted
| the fact that SDain's government was q
failure from the beginning. He was glad
! to know that Columbus was not a SDaniard
The reign of 1bc SDaniaris was like that
OF Cortez, {; reign of blood and TYRANNY.
| He reviewed the result of CorteZ in Peru
which was left by him land of ruins.
He had rot come.to make a speech. but
in lieu he would read poem which con-
| tanned his thoughts and feelings. This
poem ran thus:
| o. fertile. fair, and fruitful isle
or summers gift aud graces,
| Thou'St been oppressed IA weary while
| To thee we turn our faces;
| We lay our hand upon thine own
|! We find our heart repeating
The music of thy plaiDtive tone
Our pulse in concert beating.
We, too have felt the insolence
| OF Europe's mad aggression;
| We, too, in battles hot defense.
Have met the hireling Hessian:
| So now we wait, till, prey no more
| To absentee and iobber.
| Thy sons, from all thy radiant shore,
| Shall hurl the alien robDer.
| Soon may thy mercenary foe,
| Made wise by death and distance,
| More prudent grows and learn to know
A freeman's wild resistance.
May happy homes, where love eudears.
Make bold the patriot raider,
| And bayonet hedge, like cactus spears,
T. Receive the hired invader.
| o, land of flowers, and cane, and vine
| o, Queen of fair Antilles.
| The arm of Spain shall yield to thine,
Like Hector to Achilles:
Their guilty doom Hidalsos hear
| Aud BOurbOns meet disaster,
| Till no man in our hemisphere
| Shall call king his master.
In Phillips western realm, thou hast
| No longer companion,
| Thou, little islet. art the last
or naughty Spain's dominion:
Then arm each cane-brake, copse and crag
Until no longer vassh.
Thy sacred blood -annointed flag