Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-31


He maintained masterly attitude Of
inaction until Congress adjourned. ana
then nonchalantly hied him 10 his nap
tha launch 70 revel in the aiscatorial
pleasures of BIzzard's Bay.
For another year The sack and Pr
lage Of Cuban plantations. the murder
of innocent children. the worse than
murder of Cuban women, aud the per.
petration of other revolving atrocities
upon the inhabitants of the island by
the fendish minions of Spain went on
in ceaseless round of inhumanity and
savsgery. When the frightful night-
mare of blood and devastation again
presented itself for the consideration
of our Chief Executive he complacent-
~ regarded it not as an abhorrens
spectacle. but as an unfortunate condi-
tion of affairs brought about mainly by
the loss of self control the Cubans had
shown ..in rebelling against their
mother country, who. although she
might have oppressed, robbed and en-
shaved them and their ancestors for
well nigh 400 years. should not DO de-
prived OF her tortured thrall and vic
tin. because. forsooth. she had loaned
Columbus three leaky ships to discov-
er America with, and had thereby in.
ferentially enabled the people OF the
United States to enjoy the iuestimable
boon embedded in the presidency Of
Grover Cleveland.
Accordingly, 10 has message, while
admitting in effect that one OF tho
most beautiful aud fertile islands on
earth had been changed by the torch
of war into mass OF, charred and
blackened ruins. and that famine and
pestilence had joined forces with the
armies of Derfidious Spain to extermi-
nate such of the pasriot Cubans who
still survive to battle for freedom, he
gave the owlish counsel to Congress to
wait few months-presumably to al
low the Spaniards a chance TO finish
their job of throat-cutting aud butch-
ery-and then, If the unfortunate is- (
land still remained unpacified, the Uni
ted States government might, without
violating the laws of neutrality or
wonnding the seusibilities OF Spain,
step in and ask her TO grant Cuba au-
ton omy or some other milk-and- water
kind OF relief
When the Senate OF the United States
Indicates that it is unwilling to SUBJ
scribe to Mr.. Cleveland's lol.cy Of
practically aiding Spain in the exter-
mination of the Cubans, and brings for
ward resolutions acknowledging the
Independents of Cuba. it is bearded by
Secretary Olney with the declaration
that the Executive alone has power to
recognize the independence of q for
eign country fighting for liberty, and
that If Congress should pass the Cam
eron resolutions GfF. Cleveland viii
veto them, and If thGy should pass
them over his veto he will defy Cons
gress.
Meantime, while the citizens Of near
lyevery town, city and State Ia the uu-
ion are holding meetings and calling
on the government to heed the cry Of
the brave people. almost at our very
doors, fighting as desperately for free
dom as did our patriot sires at Bracdy-
wine and Yorktown, while the Con-
gress is giving expression to the peo-
pies demand that the war of extermi-
nation waged In Cuba shall cease, His
Corpulency sits smiling in selfish un-
concern over the spectacle of daily car
mage, cruelty and rapecity going on al
most within sight Of our Southern sea-
board It fills the fatty convolutions
OF bis brain with pride aud thrills with
elephantine JOY the osseous heart that
psmps the fishy blood through his
apeplectic corporosity TO think that in
ignoring the sufferings OF the people
OF Cuba be is showing his contempt for
The sentiments OF the people Of the
United States.--K C. Times.
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