The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-23
Time to Load Guns.
Grand Demonstration for
Cuba in New York.
THOUSANDS IN LINE.

! OuUd tOUA pldCC III tutS O'tJ
One vas street parade Of the orgapi-
cation called The Friends of Cuba.
The other was mass meeting at Coop-r
Uoicr called by the Cuban league Of
the Uoi,ed States Several thousand
men took part in the street parade and
manv thousands more lined che side
walks and cheered enthusiastically y
along the line of march The process
sion formed 90 epst Eigbtv-sixth and
Zig hty-seveoth streets aud marched By
way of Third and Lexington avenues
aud Broadway to Cooper Union Franz
Mayer, president of the Organization, /,
was grand marshal The column was
divided into 10 battaiions. An Ameri-
cao flag was carried at the head of each
battalion with two Cuban soldiers as es-
corts A large number of transparcn
cies were carried illustrating Spanish
massacres. One showing the killing
of Maceo bore the title "Spain's last
trump in numbering the flag of truce :"
Other Inscriptions were Let congress
act the people will uphold congress, ,
Americans for liberty and facts. " Re
member Washington and Lafayette"
Uphold the Monroe doctrine" can
other star to the constellation Of repub.
lies. - "For Gods sake stop the mur.
der 10 Cuba" I'VE die, but 10 surren-
der, Viva Cuba Libre," 'Joio the
American Friends Of Cuba-our OBJ
iecs is to assist the down trodden and
to prohibit Spain from committing fur
sher assassinat
Cooper Uuion was packed to the
doors when the meeting Of the Cuban
league vas called to order by it's presi-
dent, Ethan Allan, liueal descendent
Of the general Of the saue name, of
revolutionary fame.
President Allen was greeted With
cheers when be rose to speak. He said
in part:
..Tbis immense aud enthusiastic au-
dience is proof that the heart of our
citizens still throbs in harmony for asy
people struggling TO be free. Further
than this. it ia proof that the Ameri-
can people do uos breathe the cir of
towards, although some of the govern
meot may. We are asseab bled tonight
to uphold in other lands the cause for
which Washington and his CON patriots
coutended in this If we are DOT. will
ing to make some sacrifices 10 extend
The heritage of liberty bequeatbed to as
from the storms Of battle, we are an-
worthy to hold aod erjay it ourselves.
1--WE assemble here tonight as
Americans TO declare that the iodepepd-
ence of Cuba shall be recognized now.
To delay is to make ourselves respon-
sible for the forther ruin aud slaughter
which will follow. Cuba has resolved
upop freedom or ex,ermination. aud
applaudiug her heroic energy. il is our
duty to stay he assassiu's band. With
Spain, We have tried argument long
enough. She is DOT amenable to rea-
sou, 80 we must resort to some other
forces. The time has come to stop our
talking and to load cur guns. We are
animated wi.h the hope that a brighter
day is to dawn up"n these struggling
heroes of the Antilles
"rhe Cuban league which is here 10
ausarated, will labo, on till, from the
Moun, Sinai Of our own invincibse re-
publicanism. we thunder our conmapd,
50 that Spain sSall hear, and heariug
shall obey, Let those Cubans 60. !"
a long preamble aud resolutions
breathing the spirit of Pre,ident Aliens
speech we're adopted The concluding
resoluuou is as follows:
Resolved. That the Cuban league
of the Ueited S:ates, organized to diff.
fuse ,he santireutS aud to secure to
Cuba by all legal means, The lnailsn-
able rights CT self government, will
labor Gu ua,il is c,;ssioa is accomplish
ed And n furiaeraace Of its object
We ask that copy Of these resolutions
as expressive Of ;be sense Of this meet
lug. be forwarded to the representatives
Of the people in congress ard in other
branches of the government. .
Gen. Bradley T johnson criticised
the attitude Of president Cleveland.
At,he conclusion of Gen. Johnson s
speech the secretary, De Zayas. read
letters from Senator'S Heory Caoot
Lodge, John Morgan, Wilkinson Gail,
r @. Mills, s. NJ. CulIorD, Thomas
Dixon, Jr.. AID Governor Morton
All regretted their inability to be pres
and speak for Cu6a's cause.
In most part the letters condemned
the butchery being conducted BY the
Spanish soldiers under Weyer Sec.
retsry De Zayas read number of let
ters from prominent people giving
6uapcia| aid to the cause Anon 9
them wss one from ". & D. Stokes