The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-28

Sins of Omission.
The extra sessions sins of omission are
such as to call down upon the devoted
heads of the majority party in congress
,he.Vnbnlled wrath of every lingo in good
and regular standing. The republican
party went into power upon platform
deaaping the most substantial sympathy
for Cuba The republican platform, adop-
ted at St Louis on June u.s., 1896 said: we
believe that the government Of the United
STATES should actively use its influence
and good offices to restore peace ana give
independence to the island Of Cuba"
Al during the extra session there were
oufi0rsts of Cuban enthusiasm. Some of
the grand panjandrums of republicanism
ranied about Spanish cruelty in the ISL
and, and the duty of the United States to
send ships and troops there for the purpose
Of striking the shackles from fair Cuba,
the pearl OF the Antilles Senator Davis
only short time ago introduced and had
passed a resolution iustructing the Presi-
dent TO use any means that might be nee
essary for the purpose of inforcing GER
tain claims of the United States against
tine government of Spain. What has been
the outcome Of it all? Nothing; absolutely
nothing. The government of the United
States stands precisely in the position to-
wards Spain that 1t did six months and
more ago The activity Of the combat
ants in Cuba is as great as it ever was.
The cruelty of the Spaniards towards the
slapders has not been miugated one par
tlele. The island is no nearer pacihed or
liberated than ii was when Mckinley took
the oath Of office The dispatches say the
insurgents are actively operating in the
outskirts of Havana, and the Spaniards
are burning towns and shooting islanders
the same as they were doing six months
or a year ago. The government Of the
United States has not recognized the bel
ligerency OF the Cubans, 1t has not inter-
posed to stop the war, it has not secured
the release of Ona Melton and Alfredo
LaBorde of the schooner Competitor; it
has not done anything except make lit
tie blow about collecting an indemnity for
a made-to-order American who died in a
Spanish prison. The republican cam
paign against Spain has been fiat,
lamentable failure.
Some time ago, with a great flourish of
trumpets and show Of rampant "Ameri-
canism," there went to the Senate a treaty
for the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. The jingoes placed a chip on their
shoulders, and swel.ed and strutted. 1t
was our sacred duty, they asserted to
take the leprous, pauper Hawaiians and
Asiatics into the American family and
tenderly watch over them. 1t was our
glorious duty, they declared. to annex these
islanders, whether they wanted to be an
nexed or not, and give them the priceless
boon of a farcical republican form of gov
eminent, bossed by adventures from the
New England states. 1t was our proud
privilege. they said, to steal a domain
away from a half savage potentate, and
put great profits into the pockets of New
England carpet baggers who had gone to
Hawaii and grown up with the country
To judge from the talk of the jingoes, we
were to annex the territory at once. and
blow out of the water with our thrd-rate
navy any power which might dare to OBJ
ject to the arrangement. But we note
that Hawaii is not yet annexed The SEN
ate has left the matter suspended between
heaven and earth, like Mahomets coffin,
to the confusion of the jingoes.
When the republicans went into Office
it was declared that the currency ques-
ton would be settled and prosperity would
return with a whoop. The Senate so far
disregarded the Presidents very first cur
rency suggestion as to decline TO talk
about il and adjourned the extra session
the very day 1t was received.
These sins of omission on the
part of the extra session are
calculated to fill the jingoes with rage.
or chagrin, or both. At the same time
the American people have reason to thank
the extra session for the things 1t did not
do, As regards the things which it did.
the country will speak it's mind in no I'M
certain language later.