The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-21
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protest iTTe spoke with intense
and.feeling and win !, tro 70
g oi OF o.tternes.. IN his words He lnclarad
I 49, ~. we we etemtFts opposed to the admin
isn ta.ion .N democrats and Pop,lists-
had furnished the bulk Of the VIA IN
favor Of the resolution ana the f6To,an
poilcE OF the administration was thus r.
E pe o.ctated by its opponents He ey-
+ pressed the fear also that the resolu
e e,oli would lead TO lwarywith Spain. MI.
sts Pooner added his protest agui,,s tjein.
3FLhe hands of the administration. Slr
ftiorman closed 4tke debmate resentinc
Inc II, suisssesti2ns Enat} t}4t party lines we're
r drawn .ons.5 Fesolution, Iand assertins
= ~ stias NJ s., .he fE'ntnistrat.on should have
VI u5spa ten ett 'e.sWtart Vessel to Cuba to pro
S&tert our officials on The island. The tinal
5Note was then taken7nnd the St,,ata q A.
..,s1onrned until next Monday. t7 a
lSA ing ms Cupan resolution came az ,,ney-
gs pgeelea!vt az 12:sW p. NJ, when Senator
ithout waiting for its formal nrrsento-
{A ION at O'clock. This was agreed to
ASa ny A1r Ihurston.E of. Nebraska, i'd
Sressed the sa'nate .. 5s7 r.1c7 :,
SSzN sSzN re spoke OF the blnody contest which
saS1ed ragea during the 5i,st tyyns vanrs
was ample infornatlon, nc 10 its
9EXtent. from American corresnorf1ents
Il " y no hau written their dispatches on thia
IL 5issseld ss, or battle, from the reports which
e .,t.eu tha records of thes Senate, and in
81 5fa,so il,s arcnlves Of the State Depa1 tmen1
VI livery livery man III the United States ought
s. 90 8be e.ready for r$action on this question
II az. q: = time. and If any Senator was
~ o. sufficiently Informed, Mr. Th,lrston
3 commenced s.eI hiinA TO the5consideration of
S his con stituents f{5. 3 ~ - :.
Peace In Cuba, xcla!med the sena-
TOT. II there Isl peace In CuEa II is
me peace OF devastl ted fields. Fen - IN
CUBA! If there is peace IN Gu bn II is$ thn
peace OF deso!ated homes, Peace mi
Euoa: II there IS peace in Cuba ii is !
the peace or ravished women and starv- |
ing children. and the pains Of this peace
are sung by the unconinel dead.''
IIE ROSE ABOVE PARTY.
Il am party man OF the ultra type"
proeeeded MI Thurston. but over and |
above my duty to my party is that 10 |
) my, country, TO humanity and to God. |
and would be unworthy Of my great
! party II ! shaped my course on this re-
@soiution through party considerations.
no republican can afford to vote |
AGAINST this resolution because II was
introduced by the Democratic Sena tor
from Alabama"
Mr: Morgan quickly disclaimed per
sonar authorship for the resolution, saw
ins I was but copy Of the one offered
IN the Senate by Mr.. Sherman. nov tha
first man in the Republican partv next
10 the President ard Vice-Pres: :dc,It. II
was. therefore. essentially Republican In
Its origin = -
Referring to the right of search which
Would follow recognition of Dell!ger-
ency. Mr.. Thurston said there coul1 No
no provocation to war if the search was
conducted In accordance with interna
IioEal law, bu, If the search was con
Quoted by Spain OF any other power
Wlthout respsct to International law"
S, ousnt 70 he war by the United
States Of America, and war shall come
10 maintain the honor OF tie .aiiou."
Ihen the Senator closed as follows
These things the United States Of
america can constitutionality ane law
d:spatch the might!est battleshins of thn
United States to Cuba Let us station
ner IN the harbor Of Havana There her |
iEowninE guns may disturb the spirit
ot tyranny In night and by day her