The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-08
VIEWS OF SENATORS
What Som, Of Thsm Think Of (leVe-
lands Messsg,
ABOUT THE CUBAN AFFAIR
His uttorancss on This Question
Seem 10 strIke Them Favor
ably-He says Nothing
about silver.

washington, Dec. sf-toihluthAs IN
the senate on The message we're ge1~r-
ally favorable 10 the tenor of the mcs-
sage on the cuban question, though
there were sume opposing views ex-
pressed. 4 large number of senators,
including "A majority OF the members ot
the committee on foreign relations, cN-
cused Themselves from expressing
opinions on the ground that they had
not given il careful reading.
Mt. Mitchell republican, % oregon
The message seems TO leave the Cuban
situation AS he finds IL. refraining from
any recommendation as To- congress
siJncl action. The presidents quasi
endorsement of the existing tarin act
viii scarCely be- acceptable To republic
cans Who believe In the.protectiye pol
ley.
Mr.. pctigrcw, republican. uf south
Dakota-it Is The first time In our hts
tory that an executive who II the rep
rcscntntlvu of a defeated party ever
glnrined. as Mr. Cleveland does, In tho
fiat paragraph OF this message, over
the success at the polls OF his party's
opponents
MIR Pugh II Alabama-The message
IL sound on Cuba, sound on tarin and
especially sound on trusts ana inonop-
olps
Mr.. Rrice NJ Ohio-The president has
handled the question In as diplomatic
manner as possible.
Mr.. Nelson " Minnesota-It Is fair
statement so FAR as regards Cuba.
Senator Chandier--Its treatment oi
cuba is elaborate and strong while
not going as far as I wished Il would,
IL does by Implication from the last
sentences very plainly say II Spain
does not suppress the rebellion very
quickly the United States will he sure
to Intervene to secure the Independence
OF the island. The most notable fea-
lures IN the message IL the omission 10
mention free coinage of silver or the
currency question. except tn make the
usual recommendation that grecnbacks
he retired or not reissued when they
come To the treasury. Brief allusions
To the tariff reiterate the claim Of
Cleveland that the amount NJ duty al
ways increases the cost to that amount
but his feeble treatment Of the tarin
question. compared with the vehement
assaults made upon the tarin In his
previous messages. IN notable. The
tone ard temper OF thew hole message
" excellent aud fervid patriotism. ane
]
less sinCee
senator Tillman-It is commonplace
The hest thing about n In that 1t Is thu
last we viii have from that source, al
least the last annual message.
Mr.. Morgan-In the presidents re-
citai OF the facts and his statement o
the moral duties of the United State;
towards the cuban belligerents. ther'
is "A response to the sentiment Of tbs
people and. beheve. OF the senate. II
asserting that no other nation must In
| terfere In the affairs Of Cuba. there II
the most decisive and practical decla
| ration of the Monroe doctrine that hai
been made. While the present govern
ment warns on all other nations. tn
message calls the great civil war al
insurrcCtion, and on this false decla
ration jusiiheS active aid To Spain II
| furnishing all Sinds OF military munt
| tlons, white It refuses our people th'
| right Ia send anything. even bread o
| medicine, 10 the Insurgents. ] rcgre
| that this national action IL 50 illogica
| and unjust and that II must stlll COS
| many lives and terrible suffering Ia I
| people who arr admitted by this mes
sage 10 De at war for the sake OF liber
~. and not as a means OF gaininl
| power for personal ends.
Lincoln Neb, IA representative o
| the associated press called upon VIII
| lam Jennings Bryan this afternoon al,
| showed him copy of the president.
| message Mr.. nryan was overwhelmC'
| with n pressure OF work and a con
| stant stream " callers and after re-
| peated efforts was compelled to aban
| don the attempt to read the message
"Nr. Cleyeland's message" said Mr.
Tryan. 'is too important a dooumeu
either to bc commented upon In piece
meal or briefly as a whole. do no
care To express myself upon the mes
sage until shall have had an oppor
tunlty to carefully read and digest H..