The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-29
BOUND TO SEE CUBA FREE.
HlNNIB TAILOR DECLARES HE
MAS REGlSTERED A ToW.

ne Tells an audience IN His Native CITY or
Mobile Tnat mis- Efforts VNhiIs Minister 70
Spain were Uhheedrd By This Government.
but View NE IL Free to Act UntrnmmeIled
MoRILE, Ala, Nov. 2s.-Thc Hon. Hannis
Taylor arrived In Mobile this afternoon, and his
return to his native city was the signal for q
popular demonstration Of welcome, the prin-
cipal feature OF which was the presentation Of a
beautiful floral star, o automatic Of the star and
colors Of Cuba, which was made by Mr.. J. w.
Tharpo In n brief address on behalf of tho Cuban
patriots Of Mobile and vicinity.
Gen. do Artega was tho principal figure In
the body that marched to tho station, headed
by a brass band, which salutod the ex.Minister
to Spain, as the train pulled into the station,
with n popular march in unison with the cheers
OF nearly 900 citizens. On the platform wero
the Mayor and many prominent men, but they
were there only individually, not as representing
tho city. In reply 10 the address OF welcome
and of thanks made by the representative of the
colony. tho ex.Minister said:
Il thank you all very sincerely for this Rener.
Gus welcome. / appreciate 1t rs only one can
do who has lived under trying circumstances
for four years in a foreign land, and only such a
one can understand how such kindness falls
upon the heart, To you who represent
1ne t fHs'0 laurel of Cuba @ps,t who TO- bring tgP
have tried to do for you the inadequacy of OK.
preston becomes apparent. 1 thought l had
grown too old to have even ono deep p ssionate
emotion existing in my heart, but the appeal
made to its inmost recesses by the condition of
Cuba caused me to consider whether l could do
any good for your bleeding, suffering country.
MY conviction was that with the effort
which that heart PROMPTED 1 should lose all self.
respect. i thought Of autonomy. which would
bring relief. For two long years / stood at tho
loot OF that ancient throne, pleading that
principle r'Hif@sy % of this eS new xsv Sor ID y%SS y i nns%sr w on tho
commencement of n war OF determination by
sending n bloody butcher to trample up n help.
less women and defencoless children. The his.
tory oftho Old World was to be repeated, never
with such inhnman conditions since tho days OF
the heroes of Elba. My voice was unhceded by
my. Government, the futility OF my efforts is a
matter OF history.
My career at that ancient court ended, and
then the tramlnel were broken. / registered a
vow not to stop. until l had accomplished tho
doliverance OF the suffering newborn nation.
l went to The plain people in my own coun.
Try: and the consequences be upon me.
brought TO suffer in this cause. The
scars l received are my pride as the scars
OF the veteran who, wears them as a badge of
voice which was. raised is echoed In the far
North. At Cornell q whole hearted people took
that cry of liberty for the oppressed. This
Government may be cold and selfish. statesmen
that the glad nation OF which you are a part
will have secured freedom from cruelty and
tyranny before the flowers bloom again upon
the graves OF your dead heroes"
The speech was received with yociferous
cheering, and the Cuban contingent. who en-
bracod many city merchants. laughed and cried
in turn as they made frantic efforts to shake tho
pathy for their country. With great effort Mr..
Taylor disengaRed himself from tho crowd and
was driven rapidly away in u closed carriage.
Mrs. Taylor and their children accompanied him.