The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

that their condition is parallel to the condition
of America before the Revolution. "A foreign
Govern ment sought 10 impose upon it yoke
which was CALLING and which freemen could
not bear, and when they so imposed taxation
upon the American coloniesin those days-a
taxation to VIII ich the American colonsts not
only refused to consent, nor had they any
means in a parliament tary sense of consenting,
but against which they repeatedly protested,
stating the justice OF their cause After the
parent Government in England, in accordance
with its worldwide and lifelong policy of ex-
acting tribute from dependencies. had refused
to give them justice, they rose up in arms.
Well, of what use were the arms of America
against the first power in Europe?
It would seem a very unequal struggle, but
as Edward Everett said. it was the spirit of the
cause which supplied the place of arms and
munitions OF war and gave them victory. be-
cause when men believe themselves to be righ t
in any cause they are thrice armed. Thrice
armed is he who has his quarrel just, and
they but help it, though locked up in steel,
whose conscience with injustice is tainted.
We see the same struggle to-day in Crete and
Greece of ancient renown. We see in Cuba a
people struggling for freedom and ii Is impossi-
Bile that men csn be free under yoke OF Gov
eminent against which they rebel, because
liberty is impossible without order and order
is impossible without government, and gov
eminent in any sense of the term is impossi-
BILE without settled conviction on the part of
the people of its legitimacy and their obliga-
tions in conscience to obeyit.
Now so long as that Bourbon folly, the folly
of those men of whom weare told they learn
nothing and never forget, OF trying to rule a
people which il animated with spirit OF
freedom in that rsf1ote corner of the globe,
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persis In that fols tiss III nos ons eIn broil
themselves in an International trouble, but
they viii fail in their purpose of governing
those people and OF axacting that tribute from
them, in which they alone are concerned.
They hold it as a dependency, q tributary
state. Their only interest in Cuba is to ex.
tract tribute from the labor and the industry
of the people, in which we are free to admit
that the fiscal policy of Spain is . wise one,
because they have no other means of support.
put these Cubans tell them that they cannot
look TO Cuba for ill-gotten gains. Applause
Ladies and gentlemen, this is SO old a
story, this struggle OF people not numer-
ously strong, but strong in their love of free
dom, hat it can have but one solution.
Freedom IS battle once begun
Bequeat his from eeding sire to son,
Though battled Oft Is always won,
And the Cubans' battle Is already won because
the people are determined; becalse the spirit
of the cause and their love of freedom have
given them that strength which the lack OF
arms aud the munitions of war has denle
them, aud 1t IS the duty OF the United States.
mindful of its own history, to hold out a hand
to suffering people and aid them to a real
| ization of those great principles of freedom
whicn we ourselves enjoy. [Applause.l
| Out of our bounty we must give, and on this
account we are here tonight, simply repre-