The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-13

place. it 10 perfectly absurd 70 thiek ol
England going TO var With this ccu q
try over she few acres Of bog. fnhabis-
ed chiefly By crooodiles. down in Vene-
Iuela-
Why. For the simple rrasoo that
Great Britain makes now more money
annually oct Of this cou ntry thar the
whole Of the disputed territoFy. II MOI
more than the whole Of Venexuela, Is
worth The fact Is that the [ nited
states 10 the most valuable colony that
Great Britain has to-day. She does
not want TO tight US With arms when
she has already conquered as in peace
or, rather, should say, when she has
subjugafed US and laid heavy tribute
upon Us By An industrial warfare more
deadly and relentless to our iaterests
and prosperity than any war tina, has
been Waged with sword and musket IN
the history OF the world.
1t il the resentment which our peo-
pie feel against Great Britain on &C
count Of this industrial warfare; il il
the 1ardships which our people feel
from the heavy tribute which she lays
upon us and our industries that caused
the wonderful out burst of approval OF
the Presidents message on the Monroe
dOctriS e, and, As | said before, our peo-
pie are beginning to suspect that the
message was used to divert the people
attention from the Industrial warfare
Of Great Britain and to give Great
Britain an opportunity to make new
raid upon our Industries and our
Treasury. Even the newspapers OF
this country that are friendly to the
Presidents administration admit that
he used that message for the purpose
Of arousing the patriotic sentiment OF
this country and under that cover to
get the people to submit to another
bond issue. ! hold in my hand 3 copy
Of the Evening Star of December 2S.
ask the Secretary to read the part l
have marked.
The Secretary read as follows:
WHY VENEZUELA WAS SELECTED
More or less discussion has prevailed ever
since the Presidents annual message wa.
sent TO Congress respecting his choice of We
nezuela over Cuba as subject for patriotic
deliverance. In the opinion of many of his
friends, Cubas case, being the more pres
sing, was the better of the two, and they
wondered that he did not take it. NeneZue-
las case was good. but it was still open to
arbitration. Cuba's, on the other hand, had
possessed SO many likenesses to the case OF
the United States in the revolt against Eng
land that it touched American sympathies
at every point.
Mr.. BUTLER. This paper says point
eddy that the President was in doubt
for a time whether or not to send a
message to Congress about Venezuela
or about Cuba; that he hesitated about
the choice that he would make; that
his purpose was to select one that
would fire most the American heart.
If Spain had been the country that was
carrying on the industrial warfare
against our interest, if Spain had been
the country which had been influence
ing the legislation of our government
and was DESTROYS of making q still
further raid on US, then the President
would have used message on the Gu
ban question.
Yes, he would have sent to Congress
message telling us how in 1776 We
struggled for liberty, how we took up
arms to resent and defy unjust taxa
tion-taxing without representation,
and how to-day Cuba-poOr, oppressed
Cuba-was struggling against the
same wrongs and fighting for the same
priceless boon of liberty. Yes: he
would have asked Congress to recog-
nize Cuba as belligerent i'm the con-
test with Spain. Similar statements
have been made in other papers that
are known to be friendly to the admin
istration and its policy. This certainly
ought to be pretty good proof that the
message was not sent to Congress in
good faith, but for a sinister purpose.
1t sounds like Satan quoting scripture.
The people understand the game.
1t is not the first time they have seen
q man put on the livery of heaven in
order that he might better serve the
devil. L stand here to-day and warn
the President of the Z nited States and
warn this Congress that the people
have not been fooled by this ruse. They
have their eyes open about this matter,
and if either the President or this
Congress suppose that under the influ-
ence of the patriotic sentiments con-
tanned in the message on the Monroe
doctrine, new crimes can be attempted
against American prosperity and
American liberty with impunity, they
are treading on dangerous ground !:
they are outraging the people whose
is not dead and whose man.
hood will surely assert itself-a people
whose patriotism and manhood will as
surely rise to condemn and brand their
own faithless officials, to redeem this
government from the tyranny of Brit
ish gold, as the manhood and patriot
ism OF their ancestors over q hundred
years ago redeemed it from British
bayonets. We had Tories then: we
have Tories now; but, thank God. the
sons of liberty" are still living. and
this Infamous conduct will make their
tribe increase.
In the language of the distinguished
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Vestl.
there is in this country to-day an cir.
conflict" between everv
honest industry, and the SPECTATORS
and monopoly vultures who live by or
gained greed and theft. l might saw
that there is. All irrepressible conflict
between the people and their own gov
eminent, because the voice, the inter-
ests, and wishes of the people of this
country are not heard nor needed, but
it is the corporation vultures who have
the ear of our government and W no are
using it to squeeze and bleed those
who create wealth, those who toll and
spin.
This irrepressible conflict is more
threatening to our future than the ar
mics and bayOnets of every foreign foe.
My earnest prayer is that this conflict
nay be settled peaceably and with
equal justice to all, but it can never be
settled as long as the Executive Man
ZION of this country is occupied nv a
nan who is either a willing or an 1n-
conscious tool of British gold and or
sanized monopoly. 1t can never be
settled until the people elect Presi-
ient-until the people elect a man for
President who is broad enough to see
'he needs of the whole country and
Who has the desire to do right with the
!ame high patriotic unselffshness and
devotion to duty as was exhibited by
|efferson, Jackson, and Abraham Lin