Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-20


senate. 1t drew large crowds to the
galleries and brought two notable
speeches, one by Mr.. Mason (rep., ND
in favor of the Morgan resolution, and
the other by Mr.. Hoar (rep., Mass.) OPP
posing it, The illinois senator pic
tured in fervid terms the distress in
Cuba dwelling particularly on the
starving condition of 500 United States
citizens as reported by the presi lent,
and called on the senate to pass the
Morgan resolution. Mr. Mason had
several sharp tits with Mr.. Yelling
ton of Maryland, the latter protesting
that he was being misrepresented. 1t
led to considerable commotion in the
galleries, during which MIR. Yelling
ton declared that he could not be
choked off by the rudeness of the gal
leries. Mr.. Hoar spoke in his usual
calm and dignitied style and took oc-
casion to deride the buncombe appeals
to constituents and bragadocio as to
cur rational strength. Mr.. Hoars
criticisms, although not personal, were
clearly aimed at Mr.. Mason. Messrs.
Gallinger and Hawley also spoke, the
former for the resolution and the lat
ter urging that the United States
should not rush into war while our
coast defepses are manifestly made
quate.
Mr.. Mason began his speech
with a sarcastic reference to the "po-
lite delays of the senate. "On one
pretense or another" he said 1.-The OPP
position to the resolution had succeeded
in delaying action day after day. 1t
seems as though the voices of the
American people were to remain silent
while the barbarities which the Span
ish call war, have proceeded in Cuba.
The senator declared that it was time
to act; to carry out the platform of
the republican party and speak here
and now IN Behalf of Cuba. Mr. Ma
son referred to that splendid gentle
man in the presidential chair" and to
the president Cuban message in proof
of the serious conditions prevailing in
Cuba. There is proof" exclaimed the
Se'netor, lin the communication of the
president stating that 800 citizens of
the United States have been forced into
the towns and are destitute. Who
forced them there? Was it the insur-
gents? Then there is war in Cuba.
Was it the Spaniards? Then If there
is not war there ought to be and with
us Eight hundred Americans driven
from home and starving, and still
some senators say that it is not much
OF war" The senator said that with
this statement that 500 Americans are
suffering we passed resolution in sub
stance saying: Please, kind Mr..
Spaniard, let us bring home our Amer
leans and protect them under our
flag, and yet there is no war in Cuba.
IF 500 American citizens are being
driven like swine exclaimed Mr.. Ma
son, compelling us to send from our
shores to protect them, in the name
of God, if it is not war, what is it,"
Mr.. Mason turned his attention to the
remarks favorable to England made by
Mr.. Wellington Monday. Yes, we
owe her (England) a good DEAL" de-
Clared Mr.. Mason, but we settled
good part of it at Bunker HILL" The
senator read newspaper extract ON
the condition of affairs in Cuba He
paid glowing tribute to those cores
pondents, some of whom had rsked
and given up their lives to present the
facts to the American people.
And yet interrupted Mr.. Gallnger,
ironically, there is no war in Cuba
Proceeding Mr. Mason said: When
conscience Of the Christian people of
this country they say, let us have free
dom in Cuba. Let the Spaniard go
back to his own land and let US have
no slaves upon our continent. You
can call them jingoes as long as you
like. Patrick Heary was a jirgo, ac-
cording to the definition Of the gentle
men who ire trying to keep down the
insurgents in Cuba. Every man who
had rather fight than buy peace at the
dishonor of his wife or child has been
called a lingo from the days Of early
republics until now. | am for liberty
and for the independence of Cuba on
better and broader grounds. Mr..
President, if we did not have ship in
the world, and if every gun was melt
ed into plow share. if every bayonet
were buried, if every ship we ever had
we're sunk in the sea- there is no ma
ton OF the world, rluch less Spain, that
would ever dare 10 strike our colors
on American soil" (Applause,) Re-
ferring to the Cuban plank in the ST
Louis platform, he said: You re-
member low the great hall rang and
the great struggling. lirerty-loving
PEOPLE of the world said that at last
the republican party is OH the high
road to success. Mckinley is sure:
liberty for Cuba will come The re-
publican party spoke and from the
days Of Lincoln to the days Of McKin-
ley il has never stepped backwards
from one plank In its platform, and 1t
shall not do SO now" Mr. Mason