The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-03-05
are stained with the blood of defense
less men and women"


less men and women"
The senator went on to give extracts
from recent interviews with General
Weyler in which he spoke of extermin-
ating the Cubans. These showed him to
be, said Senator Sherman, a demon
rather than general. Then the sem
ator added: IF this continues no earthly
power can prevent the president of the
United States from going to the island,
sweeping over it from end to end, and
driving out these barbarians'
AT this fervid sentence the galleries
broke into loud and long applause while
the vice president loudly gave warning
that under the rules If the demonstra-
ton was repeated the galleries would
be cleared.
Senator Sherman said every Christian
heart, every American heart, revolted
at this rule of oppression. We did not
want any Armenia at our doors. We
should not shield ourselves, like Great
Britain, by saying Armenia was too
far away. The spirit of the age de-
manded that Spain should be COM
PEELED to stop these cruelties. Not only
the United States but the countries of
the world would unite In this demand.
And If Spain failed to heed it and Wey-
Ter carried out his projected plans there
was not point on the American hem
lsphere which would not send it's troops
TO put an end to the infamy.
Il share in the responsibility of the
course we must take" said Senator
sherman In closing, land, confident In
the justice of this course, confident in
the justice of the Almighty Ruler Of the
universe, l feel we should aid in Sc
curing for Cuba the same liberty we
now enjoy"
Senator Lodge asked to have placed
In the Record the outline of Weyler's
Forthcoming proclamations sent by the
correspondent of the Associated Press.
and said this alone would justify any
action the senate would take. General
Weyler's policy of shooting down de-
fenseless people was begun said Sem
ator Lodge.
There was people struggling
against wrongs, beside which the griev-
ances which led the American colonies
to rebel against Great Britain were
nothing. The insurgents had gained
the rights of recognition by year of
warfare"
Senator Frye said: IT am heartsick
and tired to see, day after day, this
splendid republic Of ours doing police
duty for the most wicked nation on the
face of the earth"
After reading an account of the seiz-
ure of the Bermuda, Senator Frye, con-
tinuing said that he had been morti-
fled and humiliated by it beyond meas
ure. Although recognizing the su-
premacy of the law, would have been
delighted If Almighty God, without
loss of human life, could have sent
commotion of nature to send skyward
the seizing vessel and speed the other
Cubaward"
In closing he said he would vote for
anything that would aid the cause of
the patriots who We're struggling to
wrest liberty from the grasp of a re-
| lentless despotism.
THE DETAILED VOTE.
The detailed vote on the final pass
| age of the resolutions is as follows:
Yeas-Republicans: Allison, Baker,
Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Cannon,
| Carter, Chandler Clark. Cullom, Davis,
Dubois, Elkins, Frye, GallinGer Gear,
Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan
| Mantle, Mitchell of Oregon, NelsO !, Per-
kins, Pritchard, Proctor. Quay, Sher-
man, Shoup, Squire, Teller, Thurstcn
| Warren and Wilson. Democrats Ba-
| con, Bate Berry, Call, Cockrell, Daniel,
Faulkner. Gibson, German, Gray, H'll,
Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, MAI
tin, Mills, Morgan, Pasco, Roach, Smith,
Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White Popu-
lists Allen, Butler, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle. Peffer, Stewart.
| Noes-Republicans Hale, Morrill,,
Westmore. Democrats: Caffrey, Chill
ton, George.