The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
HOAR GETS MAD.
He is GOaded to Anger by Mason
of Illinois,
And Makes a Hot Speech in
Reply.
ALL BRASS BAND TALK
Is the Way He Characterize
Cuban OratOry.
Declares He is Sick and Dis
gusted With It.
ALL BRASS BAND TALK

Washington, May 19.-The speech of
MIR. Mason of Illinois in the senate yes
Gerday or. the Morgan Cuban resolution
was replied to by Mr. HOar of Mas
sachusetts.
He referred to the speech which had
preceded as 'exuberant oratory' and
said sarcasticaIIy that, notwithstand-
ing, the power of international law
OgnittOn would be to give Spain the
right to search our ships at sea and
then take away from American citizens
IN Cuba all hope Of recOmpenSe for in
jury done them. He alluded sarcas-
ideally to Mr.. Mason innocent and
youthful ardor."
Thereupon Mr.. Mason asked him:
P'Will the gentleman yield for a ques-
fiOn2" Six of them" replied Mr.
4foar seemingly in an angry mood.
Are you willing to have a vote on
this question:" Mr.. Mason queried.
I expect to have one" was the re-
"Win you help to get one?" Mr.. Ma
son persisted.
L expect to help get a more intel
1igent one than some of the senators
seem to want" Mr.. Hoar replied.
Then he proceeded to express sur
prise that all this great brass band of
talk about outrages on women and
children practiced at our DOORS should
be followed by this "squeaktng morsel
of a resolution"
Parodying the opposition, Mr.. Hoar
exclaimed: Whereas. our ancestors
loved liberty, and, whereas, we are the
greatest nation on earth,'' and similar
whereases, and remarked parentheti-
cally: when we are the greatest ma
&ion we will stop talking about it. No
great nation brags of it,
He continued: Whereas, we are not
afraid of any nation on earth, we will
say to Mr.. Spain: We are not afraid of
you, and if you modest the property of
our citizens we will ask damages for
ST -
Mr.. Hoar said with some feeling that
he supposed he was one of the bar
nacles" TO whom Mr.. Mason had re-
ferred, and spoke of the reckless intro
duction of resolutions based on idle re-
ports.
II am sick of this kind of action in
the United States senate" declared Mr.
HOar. I think 1T is disgraceful. The
senator (Mason) wants to put down a
war with Spain, and he would put it
down with a mosquito mosquito of
much buzz and very little sting"
"A New Jersey mosquitO2' queried
Mr.. Mason, amid laughter.
Mr.. Hoar closed with the somewhat
contemptuOus remark that he believed
little could be accomplished for Cuba
by speeches for buncombe or for Chi
cago, to be followed by no practical or
sensible action"
Mr.. Galinger of New Hampshire ex-
pressed surprise that senators should
be accused of speaking for the applause
of the galleries and of furnishing bun
combe for constituents. These senators
had sought for months to secure con-
sideratiOn of a Cuban resolution, but
had been cut off by fhbustering meth
DDS.
Mr.. Hale earnestly protested against
this reference to hlibustering. He gave
in detail the time consumed by the ad
vocates and opponents of the pending
resolution, showing that most of the
speeches had come from those favor
able to the resolution
a. T. Al TT71a
sit is the heighth Of audactty.'
Mr.. Gallinger, who still held the floor,
declined to yield further.
Then I withdraw the impudence,' ?"
proceeded Mr.. Hale. 1T was at least
a sort of colossal cheek"
Mr. Gallinger peremptOrily declined
to yield further. He criticised the
course of senators who accused their
associates of audacity and cheek when
ever they had anything to say in behalf
of Cuba.
Later Mr.. Hale stated that there
would be no unnecessary delay in the
would be voted on. He was as anx-
1ous as any one, he said, to see the res
OlutiOn out of the way
Mr. Hawley of Connecticut spoke
briefly, and in the course of his re-
marks a question arose as to the neu-
trality laws.
Mr.. Hoar endeavored to elucidate,
whereupon Mr.. Mason made a jocular
remark in stage whisper which
started several senators laughing.
Turning to Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Hoar said:
eff this is to be a circus, of course 1
will go down"
understands he is a circus, he does not
understand it from me-" retorted Mr.
Mason.
Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan then Sc
cured the floor, but as it was Ais p. m.
he yielded for an executive session