The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
APR .AL ron cus..
Enthusiastic Meeting At Washington Ad-
dressed by Prominent Men.

Washington. May 1G.-An enthusias-.
tic audience OF men and women, many
OF them well known In Washington,
packed the Columbia theater 10 Its
doors this afternoon at monster mass
meeting held in behalf OF the cause Of
the Cuban Insurgents The theater
was appropriately decorated Seated
on the platform and participating in
the exercises were Senators Gnliinger
and Allen. ex-senator Butler OF South
Carolina, Rev. Hugh johnson. pas
tor Of the Metropolitan Methodist
Church. Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis
and a number of others Identified with
the interests Of the insurgents. Gen
erai william Henry Browne. prsS.-
dent OF the Cuban League, called the
meeting to order and introduced SEN
ator Gnliinger as the presiding officer.
The latter made a brief address and
read number OF letters and telcgrame
Of regrets, among them being those
from senators Frye and Burrows. and
Commander Clarkson Of the G. A. r.
Senator Chandler sent letter Of re-
great strongly fayoring action by this
country. In closing he said.
"In helping 10 make Cuba independ,
ent we are observing u traditional and
universal American policy: the duty TO
promote at the first good opportunity
the severanee OF Cubs from Spain In
1896 Also the Democrats pledged them
selves TO do this by th.sr de.laration
OF sympathy for the people OF Cuba in
their present struggle for victory and
Independence: and the Republicans by
their promise that the United States
should endeavor 10 restore peace and
give Independence To the island
There need he little fear that these
pledges VIII b. violated. President
Mckinley willingly recognizes the
binding force OF the platform upon
which he was elected. and will soon
do his part towards making Cuba free
and independent. He may proceed
with what VIII seem to impatient spir.
its TO be undue caution. with the cries
and groans ringing In his ears OF un-
armed men. women and children en-
during lnhuman cruelty and dastaTtily
murder. but be will not fan TO he faith
ful in his pledges and be will before
long register the decree which went
forth In his triumphant election that
Cuba should be taken from the coufr0s
OF Spain. and made peaceful aud in
dependent. In this faith In a great
party and its President le; us rest pa
tientiy and most hopefully
Mr.. Carl Decker. of Washington.
who as correspondent of the New York
Journal spent much time In Cuba. with
a branch OF n Cuban army in santa
Clara province. gave a description OF
the condition af affairs existing and OF
the pitiable plight Of many OF the peo-
pie suffering for the necessities OF life.
He ridiculed the claim sent ont by Gen
eral weyler that the Island had been
pacihed and said that II the Cubans
We're granted belligercnt rights by the
United States they would certainly
win. Mr.. Decker has just returned
from Cuba.
Ex-senator Butler Of South Carolina
read a series Of resolutions which had
been prepared and those were unnnim-
ously adopted. They earnestly protest
ed against the ~barharous and inhu-
/ man methods" OF Spain In conducting
the war in Cuba. declared that this
government should recognize the insur-
gents as belligerents and that Cuba
had demonstrated that IL WAS her man
ifest destiny that. like Mexico. she
should he free and independent With
ont the payment TO Spain OF any In
demnity.