The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28

tS,rs trnuregrzbie. Whatever works are
mace wiz be such that additions can frosn
time 20 time be made 20 make them eqesi
80 withstand the advance OF science lf
we 10 this wa will receive the corinenda-
ton Of she whole country
or, tfie conclusion Of Prcctor's speech,
The bIsl was passed for the construction or
two steam revenue cutters. 10 cost not to
exceed $50 600 each. for use on the Pacitic
coast.
The army appropriation bin. carrying
.=s g7e 90 Was then passed.
The Cuban resolution Was then taken 10.
and Morgan asked unanimous consent THAT
a fnai vose on the resolution and al
amend .nerfs be taken az l o'clock sorzor-
row This led 10 considerable discussion.
but ari 1srcerneEt was finally reached for
a vote a. that hour. Sherman stated that
he would speak tomorrow. and Morgan
readily axsented that Sherman. as chair
man Of the committee on foreign relations,
should close the debate.
White. Dem. Cal. thereuron resumed
his speech on the Cuban resolutions The
senator laid down the principle that the
United States could not recognize the tn
dependence OF any insurgsnt government
ungn the vital disturbance Is closed and
actual Independence is an accomplished
fact.
Vest disagreed with this proposition.
Was IL not for congress 10 determine the
question of fact as To whether the uprising
had not gone so far that Spain was power
less 70 suppress it, lis not" asked Vest.
.'the condition Of Spain today desperate7"
White answered that this was open 20
doubt. He sincerely hoped the Cubans
would win their cause hut with spanish
troops encIrcIing the island with Spain
holding every post in Cuba, with the insur-
gents unrecognized anywhere abroad he
could not conclude that Independence had
been accomplished.
Vest pointed ort, however. that the Gu
bans. without ships. without arms except
those made by themselves had maintained
a rebellion for ten years. If this has been.
why cannot the insurgents again main
tain a warfare until Spain is forced TO
yield. Vest added. III this proposed action
IS mere sympathy. lei US drop the question,
for mere sympathy is a miserable farce
from beginning TO end"
White closed With the statement that.
while he hoped TO sse Cuba free. yet the
United States consa not now declare that
Cuba was free and independent without
belying established facts.
AT this point Vest came forward with a
characteristic speech. His words came
with such fire and snch beauty or diction
that the senate chamber was quickly
crowded 10 hear him. Where would the
United States be today. asked Vest. II the
policy urged by the California senator had
been followed? Instead OF assembling here
as congress. there would be another Brit
ish colony and an appeniage of the British
crown. France recognized the independ-
ence OF the United States. and sent her ar
mics and fleets and placed on us debt OF
undying gratitude In ringing tones Vest
declared that II We. as the great republic
of the world, proposed 10 stand by these
people in their struggle akin to our own.
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need. And IL this aid was not given by
sending our fleets and our armies-for no
one expected that-then at least IL should
be by stating 10 the whole world what the
senator believed before God to he true. that
Spain could never again establish her do
mnion over that Island.
Vest drew a vivid picture Of Spain's
bloody rule over the old Spauish-American
dependencies. ''Of ell these vast domsn
ions won by blood" he added. won
through torture and fire. there remains to-
day to this toothless old wolf the simple
island OF Cuba aud SPAN today, like
the Giant Despair IN that wonderful pic
ture OF Bunyan. almost helpless sits at the
door of the dark cave of despotism, and
grins with impotent rage at the process
sion OF splendid republics that march on
In the progress toward civilization and lib
erty. That wolf can never retain that SIN
gle cub. Never can Spain hold the island
OF Cuba after she has been unable to hold
one foot OF soil south Of US In all the wide
area Of the southern half of this continent"
Gray interrupted To ask IL. as a matter
OF existing fact. Cuba had now establish
ed a condition Of existence
With another burst OF eloquence. Vest
responded that il was not for us to deter
mine whether the Cubans had complete
~ established themselves. The question
for us TO determine was, can Spain re-
establish her power and dominion over Gu
ba? The Cubans demonstrated that they
had the power TO resist Spain. a year ago
their uprising was a mere emeute. Now
every Cuban is a patriot. They have aban-
doned homes and families for the cause OF
freedom. Spain may exterminate them.
but" said Vest. with impassioned tones,
Spain will never, never. never again make
them the willing subjects OF her power
The senator spoke with contempt OF the
statements that the Cubans were negroes
and mulattoes. so much the more should
they have our sympathy" said he. 'Liber-
ty' he said, lives with the poor and ap-
pressed. not with the wealthy and power
ful. IL throhs In the breast of the Gagged
bird. an@ has gone with martyrs TO the
stake ass} kissed their burning lips as the
spirit winged its flight 10 God. Liberty can
not be extinguished when n people are
unanimous In defense Of their rights. which
God has given them
An expression % sympathy was a farce.
continued the senator. He denied and re-
pudiated the doctrine that every vest sge
% Spanish power must disappear from the
island before We could recogaIze Cuba as
independent. We're q Ciod-feariag PEOPLE
% stand dunhiy by while tais bloody Span
ish general drove these people into a pen
and slaughtered them? Vest closed as fol-
lows:
shall we. the great exemplar Of Repub-
lican Institutions throughout the world,
declare that IN our opinion the people Of
Cuba are able TO maintain their iT.de-
pende0ce and have achieved h? Arc we
70 wait until that island IS 6esolated by
Ere and sword2 Are We. Christian ard
Goa-fearlng people. to stand 81 mt ard
dumb while the Spanish governor general
declares that ne intends % pen up the reo-
pie Of Cuba and butcher them into sub
lection 10 the Spanish throne? Sir. IL
NE do n, Cod will curse us II we d. this
thing and stand here urfd A desert has
been made Of that splendid island. you
may - certain that t1e time wlll come
when there will Re TetrbftI0n n Us rs A
people. has-ause we have not been true 10
fhe task assigned Us ny providence, because
we have not cherished the legacy Of self
Eoverument as beQueathed 70 Us py our
fathers"
Gray responded briefly He sad tlitt -
elo1uence could free Cuba. then the anrn-
irg words Just uttered would stt her free
But be looked a. the question from lis
passionate standpoint. and he could nor
see how Cvha had established ~ actuFl
state Of indepen8ence warrRn-,Hg a rec n
milton Of such state ~ the United Slages.
Ves.-WaS not our conassio1 more ncs-
perate when France recognized us2
Csrav-Yes. but France seaF her aeet a11
he- armies ara male wer against tae
country depressing Us.
Vest r,osnrp-1 ouF that fToilani a1f Bel