The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27

sin and Colson of Kentucky, voting
against the rule and their party.
The key note of the republican course
was sounded by Mr.. Dalzell. who de-
house was that giving relief to the suf
fering Americans in Cuba.
Mr.. Ogden of Louisiana desired that
Mr.. Dalzell inform the house the cause
of the sufferings of Americans in Cuba.
But Mr.. Dalzell replied that that ques-
ton was not before the house, that the
same information upon the topic was at
the disposition of all members.
''The gentleman should not attempt to
mislead the country into the belief that
this is the only question before the
house." declared Mr.. Bailey to Mr.. Dali
zell. He read the Morgan resolution.
The question of belligerency. Mr.. Bailey
asserted, was the one really before the
house.
IF you believe you can vote it down,
why not meet it like men and vote it
down" he demanded.
1.-The country will have vastly more re-
spect for you if you meet it like men
than if you run away from it every time
it is presented to you"
On Monday the republicans had been
willing to postpone relief for the suffer-
ing Americans rather than meet this ques-
ton, he commended. They were afraid to
submit the question to the house because
they knew it would be carried by an
overwhelming majority. The rule was
not an attempt to enforce the will of the
majority, but to suppress it.
He said: "You declare that Americans
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 de-
clare war, for nothing. but the. necessities
of war can justify the penning up OF
American citizens in cities and starving
them"
The attitude of the house would be
surprise to the republican masses, Mr..
Bailey contended, for the republican con-
yentiOn had not only declared that war
existed, but that it was the duty of the
United States to terminate that war, pro-
Tossing what they now refuse to carry
out.
"Those We're fine words. but in strange
contrast to your action today. 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"
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 IL
always did, ON the side of the immensely
rich. They might escape the question
here, but could not before the people OF
| the country, for no previous record could
save them before that august tribunal.
The authorities on international law
were in support of recognition and If this
act brought war on the United States we
! would drive Spanish ships from the sea
and make them pay two fold for the dam,
| age they did to American commerce. Bad
| as war was, we would not have it deter
| the United States from its duty toward
| weak and suffering nation. He could
not forget that another nation, when our
| fathers were weak and suffering. mad
come to our relief, and he would not leave
| the sentence of piracy suspended over the
patriotic Cubans by Withholding from
| them the aid France gave to u.s..
| Mr.. Hit of Illinois followed MI
Bailey. He spoke of the necessity of the
passage of the resolution. Money for the
relief of American citizens in Cuba could
not be taken out of the emergency fund
He explained how quickly the relief could
be given by telegraph. This would have
been done last Monday but that certain
gentleman (meaning Bailey decided tt
gain some political notoriety and party
advantage and make an objection to the
resolution. showing he would allow Amer
| lea citizens to starve while he played poll
tics.
AS far as the republican party was con
cerned, it had demonstrated its friendship
| for Cuba by bringing in and passing Q
resolution q year ago identical in terms
with that offered by Mr.. Bailey. That
was n concurrent resolution. The Object
of Offering the belligerency. resolution
now, Mr.. Hit insisted, was for the pur
pose of embarrassing the president in the
midst of negotiations for the protection
and relief of American citizens in Cuba
| BY coupling the two together the eXecu
| tive would either have to take action
which in his judgment was not best &c
| take at this time, or refuse the relle1
which was necessary for American citi,
zens. He called attention to the fact tina,
American citizens were now being re-
leased from Spanish prisons through the
efforts of the administration.
"The purpose of republicans" declared
Mr.Hitt, sis to secure peace with mde-
pendence."
He said that the conditions in Cuba
had changed since congress had passed
the last resolution. Mr.. Bailey would
by a resolution interfere with the nego-
tiations which are now pending. Mr..
| Hit said he had been in favor OF the
bellgerency. The question was now one
of epediency. The executive was exert
ing every effort, and there was hope that
he would solve every question. Mr.. Hit
opposed interference with diplomatic ne
gOtiations by the legislative branch of
| the government. tr-L
Mr.. Bailey, in reply, said if Mr. Hit
desired to make the question of recogni-
ton of belligerency one of politics, he
was willing to accept it, and the demo-
Gratis would vote in favor of belligerency.
AS to playing politics, he called attention
to the fact that year ago when man
elected by the democrats was in the
White House, Mr.. Hit voted for a reso-
luton of belligerency.
Mr.. Hit declared that at the time he
refused to make the resolution joint and
thus embarrass the executive. lie would
not mix the two so as to cause the legis-
lation to interfere with diplomacy.
Mr.. Bailey went on to say that the
democrats had repudated Cleveland on
many occasions and now repudiated his
Cuban policy. AS to the different prop
ositions which were offered, the demo-
Gratis wanted to send the relief with a
message recognizing their belligerency.
Such message would do more for the
struggling Cubans than all the bread our
ships could carry.
Both Mr.. Hit and Mr.. Bailey were in
terrupted frequently by applause on their
respective Sides
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio said no one
could tell how many Americans had
starved in Cuba while the gentleman
from Texas was masquerading in coarse
demagoguery. In its own time the re-