Arizona republican., 1896-12-27
WILL GET A KNOCKOUT BLOW
Opponents of the Cuban ReSo-
 lution Will SIay It.
The Senate Is Becoming Conserva- tive on the Cuban Question There Would Be Little Reward or Honor in War.


 Honor in War.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-The Gu ban situation is uppermost in the pub lie mind here, although congress is not in session and fortnight will elapse before the discussion of the Cameron resolution authorizing the recognition of Cuba, will begin in earnest.
 The president and Secretary Olney stand opposed to the proposed action of congress. The senate committee on foreign relations listened to MT. Olney, but their minds were made up in ad- vance to report the Cameron resolu- tion. American sentiment, which fiuctuates like the mercury in a ther- mOmeter in a changeable climate, was wild with excitement for a brief twenty-four hours. The reaction, which came with the realization that such talk as Senator Cameron was try ing to commit the country to meant war, was almost a cold wave MT. Ol- ney's prompt declaration that the pol icy of the administration would be continued, no matter what congress might do, was very apparently received in many sections of the country with a feeling of relief. To be sure, it has also stirred up the ire of many who consider that no president and his cabinet have a right to say that they propose to ignore the wishes of the people as expressed through congress.
 In fact, this little question of con- stitutional rights between the execu- tive and legislative branches of the government bids fair to eclipse the question of recognition of Cuba as a republic. This dispute, in which MT. Olney, in the absence of his chief, has very promptly and forcibly thrown down the gauntlet to congress, is likely to be productive of much speech -mak- ing in both senate and house, for con- gress will not mildly accept the posi- tion of adviser to sovereign without at least few words of protest.
 At this the business interests of the country will not be likely to grumble. Internal dissensions of congress or expensive in the way of consuming time, but congress would talk about something anyway and might pass some costly bills, if not otherwise oc- cupied. In the meantime foreign pow CTS would look on calmly and there would not be the least possible danger of a war resulting with any of them
 The Cameron resolution has as dead ly gauntlet to run as ever had captive in Sioux war camp. Bludgeons are waiting for it all along the line, to say nothing of the sledgehammer which MT. Olney says MT. Cleveland has all ready poised aloft for its reception. The senate will not disturb the Christ mas merrymaking which it's members expect to enjoy through the long re- cess, and when they get back there may be a sort of "peace-on-ear good will-toward-men" feeling existing there that will preclude all possibility of any action tending toward trouble with foreign power.
 Conservatism is developing in the senate on the Cuban question, and some of those who criticise MT. Olney the loudest for his undiplomatic and very Yankee manner of saying what would be done while the bridge to be crossed is still long way off, are not anxious to rush blindly into a war in which there could be little, if any, honor, no hope of reward, and consid- erable cost, both in life and in money to say nothing of the pensions for half a century to come.
 Should the senate finally pass the resolution and send it to the house the committee on foreign affairs in that body will greet it very coldly Many of the Republican members ot that committee agree with MT Olney that the best thing to do in the Cuban matter is just what has been done After praising the wise foreign policy of the president, as several of then have already done, they will not be likely to change at this time. It is seldom that the house orders a com. mittee to report anything which it has under consideration, but such a thing has been done, and it might be pos sible it would be done in this case, fol there are good many warm friends O. the Cuban cause in that body.
 Should the house recall the reSOlu tion from the foreign affairs commit tee unacted upon, there still remains the committee on rules to deal with After the holiday recess there will b. none too much time to pass all tn, appropriation bills, with such othe matters of general legislation de handed
 Since Speaker Reed and other mem bers of the committee on rules are op posed to any kind of belligerent reso lution, there seems to be scarcely
 chance that MT Cleveland and MI Olney will get chance to pigeonhol
 MT. Cameron's resolution, much a thew would like tn do SO