The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-21


the majority. but TO suppress it.
He said: You declare that Ameri-
cans are suffering from the effects of
war in Cuba, and yet you refuse to
recognize that war exists in Cuba. If
war does not exist there, the United
States should declare war, for nothing
| but necessities of war can Justify pen
ming up American citizens and starving
them. The attitude of the house would
be a surprise to the republican masses,
for the Republican convention had not
/ only declared that war existed, but that
it was the DUTY of the United States
I to terminate that war-profeSsing a So
licitude for Cubans they now refuse to
carry out. These were fine words, but
in strange contrast to your action to-
day. Then you were anxious to do
more than the sound Judgment of the
country would perhaps sanction; now
/ you refuse TO do what common sense
demands.
STOCK GAMBLERS ALARMED.
But the stock gamblers had become
alarmed and they would rather see the
country insulted than Justice done and
the Republican party was standing, as
it always did, on the side of the inn
mensely rich. The authorities of in
ternational law were in support of rec
ognition, and if this act brought war
on the United States we would drive
Spanish ships from the sea and make
them pay twofold the damage they did
TO American commerce"
Bad as war was he would not have
it deter the United States from its duty
toward a weak and suffering nation.
He could not forget that another ma
ton, when our fathers were weak and
suffering. had come to our relief, and
he would not leave the sentence OF
piracy suspended over the patriotic Gu
bans by withholding from them the aid
France save us.
Mr. Hit of Illinois followed Mr.. Bal
ley. He spoke of the necessity of the
passage OF the resolution. Money for
the relief of Americans in Cuba could
not be taken out of the emergency fund.
He explained how quickly relief could
be given by tine government This
would have been done last Monday,
but that a certain gentleman (meaning
Mr. Bailey) decided to gain some po-
litical nOtoriety and party advantage,
and made an objection to the resolution
showing he would allow American cit
liens to starve while he played politics.
DEFENDS HIS PARTY.
As far as the Republican party was
concerned, il had demonstrated its
friendship for Cuba by bringing in and
passing resolution year ago identi-
cal in terms with that offered by Mr.
Bailey. That was a concurrent resolu-
ton. The object of offering the bel
liserency resolution now Mr. Hit in
sisted was for the purpose of embar-
RAISING the president in the midst of
negotiations for the protection and re-
lief OF American citizens in Cuba BY
coupling the two together the exec
UrlVe would either have TO take action,
which in his Judgment, was net best
to take at this time or refuse the re-
lief which was necessary for Ameri-
can citizens. He called attention II
now being released from Spanish pris-
ons through the efforts of the admin
istrati0n
The purpose of the Republicans"
declared Dir. Hit, lis 40 secure peace
With independence
He said .lar the conditions in Cuba
had changed since congress passed the
last resolution. Mr.. Bailey would by
& resolution, interfere with the nego-
tiations now pending. Mr. Hit said
he had been in favor of belligerency
The question was now one of expedi-
encv- The executive was eXerting
every effor- and there was hope he
would solve every question. Mr.. HIT
opposed interference with diplomatic
negotiations by the legislative branches
Of the government.
BAILEY IS WILLING.
Mr.. Bailey, in reply to Mr.. Hit. said
if the Latter desired to make the ques-
ton Of recognition of belligerency one
of party politics. ne was willing to ac-
cent i and the Democrats would vote
in favor of belligerency. AS to playing
politics, he called attention to the fact
that year ago, when a man elected by
the Democrats was in the White House,
Mr.. Hit voted for a resolution of bel
ligerency. Mr.. Hit declared that at
the time he refused to make the raco-
luton joint and thus EN- barrass the ex-
ecutive. He would not mix the two so
as to cause the legislation to interfere
with diplomacy. Mr.. Bailey went on TO
say that the Democrats had repudiated |
Cleveland on many other occasions and !
now repudiated his Cuban policy.
AS to the different propositions which |
were offered, the Democrats wanted to
send relief with a measure recognizing |
their belligerency. Such a message
would do more for the struggling Gu
bans than all the bread our ships could
carry.
Both Mr. Hit and Mr.. Bailey were
interrupted by applause on |
their respective sides.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio said that no |
one could tell how many Americans had ,
starved in Cuba while the gentleman !
from Texas was masquerading in |
coarse demagoguery.
He inquired how long Mr.. Bailey had |
aspired to stand as leader of a great
crusade, and why he had not protested /
when a Democratic president had ig
nored the will of congress. The Repub-
licans had been reared in sympathy
with the freedom of Cuba. A Repub
lican (GranD had advocated it and had |
been opposed by Democrats In its
own time the Republican party would
not only vote for belligerent rights,
but for independence for Cuba.
ANOTHER SKIRMISH.
This speech closed the debate on the
adoption of the rule. Then came an
other parliamentary skirmish. when Mr..
Bailey moved that the rule be recon-
mitted TO the committee on rules with
to substitute for it the rule
proposed by him. The speaker de-
clared the motion not germane, and Mr..
Bailey appealed. There was a roll call
on Mr.. Dalzall's motion to table the ap-
peal. The speaker was sustained by
III TO S3-a party vote-and the debate
on the resolution was begun by Mr..
Williams of Mississippi.
Mr. Williams declared that the Re
publican party which, out of power
had boosted itself a party of courage,
in power lodged all questions-the Pa
cific railroad, bankruptcy and Cuban
Observation-Disclosures the plutocracy de-
manded inaction on these questions.
Speaker Reed, if he were an Indian
chief, would be known as the Man
A fraid- of His-Followers," because the
speaker feared to submit the question
Of recognition to the house. knowing
that Am erican manhood was for it,
He called upon Mr.. Hit to state to the
ao,,-a tbot fha nreSidont intended nv