The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-26

with which congress has nothing whatever
to do. II congress passes a law which
usurps the presidents constitutional func-
tons, he can refuse to execute it, and there
Is no redress save in impeachment. This
is the position which President Cleveland
has taken in this matter and as matters
now look it Will prevail There is great
deal OF dissatisfaction among senators and
members OF congress, especially among
those who do not like MIR. Cleveland, but
the president has the whip hand in that he
Is so soon TO 20 out of Office. If congress
were 10 pass the resolution and then carry
III over the veto, it would not Le able to
accomplish anything in the way of a SUI
preme court testor Of impeachment pro-
ceedings before both MIR. Cleveland and
the congress die their official death.
Poor Cuba!
1t is Probably true that politics has had
great deal to do with the dissemination
OF the foreign relations COMMITTEES to press
this resolution. Some of the men con
cerned in the movement are sincerely
friendly to the cause Of Cuban freedom.
They say that If wo do not interfere pretty
soon there will be nothing left in Cuba to
light about nothing worth having. AL.
ready, am told on good authority. the
war debt and civil debt together charged
against the island amount to $500. 600.
OOO That Is more than Cuba would be
worth to any government in the opinion
OF men who have made special study of
the matter.
am also told that Cuba is now nearly
ruined from an agricultural and CONNER
clal point OF view. A few years ago there
were In tho island moro than 100 planters
VINO were millionaires, descendants of the
ola territorial aristocracy They had in
herited vast estates from their ancestors
ana had grown richer in the cultivation of
sugar and tobacco. Now there Is not a
planter in Cuba worth 500, 900 in the
clear There il ruin on every side. The
only rich men left in Cuba are the bankers
ana merchants in the cities, and almost
every ono OF these is a Spaniard.
An Unfortunate State of Affairs.
am also told that under tho surface
behind tho scenes, as it were in Cuba.
back Of the limo which Spain preserves
and through which no news save that IA
vorablc TO her cause is allowed to percoIate.
the destruction OF human life IL something
appalling Men and women are slain i'm
great numbers An official who knows
whereof he speaks tells me if the war be
not soon stopped the people of Cuba will
be practically exterminatcd.
Some of the senators who want Cuba
recognized arc familiar with these facts
ana are moved by them TO action They
thlnk we must interfere soon IL at all. IL
We do not act promptly, there viii be
nothing To save. Others, no doubt, have
been moved by desire to gain Iolitical
advantage--to put Mr. Cleveland i'm n
hole, or to clear the way for The coming
administration Among some Renublic
ans have found prevailing idea that IL
would be good thing to bring on war be-
fore Mckinley comes i'm, so that he could
escape responsibility for the trouble. They
also say that, in the event of war with
Spain. President Mckinley would have no
trouble In passing the tariff bill There
would be no trouble with the silver sena-
tors. The whole co lntry would be united
In support OF tho president But / am
sure the president elect has never insnired