The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-03

the action and speeches of the senate.
Such step is inconceivable. AS Mr..
Webster said, in the famous Hulsemann
letter, it would be an interference with
our domestic affairs which no independ-
ent state could admit for moment
l trust and believe that the Spanish
government understand their situation
and ours better than these Spanish
newspapers and popular meetings ap-
pear to do, and have no doubt they
do.
There is nothing in all this which
should affect us. The United States
must do what is right and what it Is
their duty to do. We cannot suffer
that useless brutal warfare to go on
and that slaughter house to be main-
tanned and our large business interests
in Cuba to be destroyed right at our
doors and under our eyes without pro-
test and without every effort which u
great and civilized nation should make
to end it and to restore peace to the
island. The violation of the consulate
of the United states at Barcelona
makes disavowal necessary by Spain,
inquire of the Spanish government
what amends will be made. The case
finds an analogous one in the event
which occurred sixty years ago, when
a mob of persons in New Orleans as
saulted the Spanish consulate at a
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uppermost in the public mind. 1t was
a case of mob violence. and the govern
ment of the United States made COM
pensation to Spain for the damage
DONE"
Yesterdays news confirms the sena-
tors belief that the Spanish govern
ment has made no move in the direc-
ton of protesting against the express
sions employed by the United States
senators in debating the resolution
granting Cubans belligerent rights. On
the contrary, the Spanish minister OF
foreign affairs has expressed his un-
qualified regret at the action or the
Barcelona mob and has given assurance
that American interests shall be ac-
corded the full protection of Spanish
law While the situation is critical be-
cause of the possibility of rash word
or deed on the part of some subordinate
official setting fire to ignorant popular
prejudice, there is no reason as yet to
tions with Spain. If, however quar-
rel should be picked, the United States
could not afford to be the aggressor
Representative Stone, of Allegheny
has been figuring out how Senator
Quay is to be nominated at st. Louis
There will, he thinks, be more than
three ballots, and after the third most
of the New York delegates and Il ma
jority of those from the South and
Southwest will go over to the Penn
sylvania candidate. Says Colonel
stone: THE real workers in the party
and the men who go to conventions
and nominate presidents know Mr.
Quay, and they trust him. They know
he would make Il safe president, and
one who would have the interest of the
business men and working people at
heart" Pennsylvania will hope that
Colonel Stone is true prophet.
The popular vote" system of deter
mining presidential favorites is
sometimes Il loaded bomb. The
Pittsburg Commensurate n Quay
paper. tried it, hoping to cNhib-
it the popularity of the Penn
aylvania candidate; but ere three days
had elapsed. Mckinley took the lead
and is steadily forging ahead. There
doesn't seem to be much doubt that the
masses want Mckinley.
If ii was ever Mr. Cievelands inten-
tion to play Cuba as II political pawn,