The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-19

have no slaves upon our continent.
You can call that lingo as long as you
please. Patrick Henry was jingoist.
according to the definition of the gem
tlemen who are trying to keep the in
surgents in Cuba. Every man who had
rather fight than to buy peace at the
dishOnor of his wife or his child has
been called a lingo from the days Of
early republics until now. l am for
liberty, for the independence of Cuba
on better and broader ground. |
propose better environments, not for
trade or commerce. not for the extern
sion of territOry-and that is the dis
tinction between the ordinary English
laW-maker and ourselves.
Mr.. President" exclaimed Mason.
IF we did not have a ship in the world.
and every gun was melted into a plow-
share; if every bayonet was buried; if
every ship we had was sunk in the
middle of the sea, there is no nation
in the world. much less Spain, that
would dare strike our colors on Ameri-
can soil" applause in the galleries)
Referring to the Cuban plank in the
St. Louis platform, he said: You re-
member haw the great hall rang. The
y
of the world said at last the Republican
party is on the high road to success.
Mckinley, sure liberty for Cuba will
come. The Republican party spoke.
and from the days of Lincoln to the
days Of Mckinley, they have never
stepped backward from one plank of
their platform, and they shall not do it
now
Was it not true? In the name of
God and the light of prophecy have you
read the message of Mckinley? Then
go back and read the first chapter of
Revelations, of the last chapter of Enc
dus, and see whether in the light of
prophecy. taking Mr. McKinley's mes
sage, our splendid President, it is not
true. Did he not tell you that 500 citi-
zens are starving? Did not we tell you
in our convention that they had so lost
control of Cuba that they could not pro-
tect American citizens?"
Mason closed as follows: Mr.. Presi-
dent. no one wants war; but if we are to
keep our promises with Cuba and to
protect her means war. let it come. If
to protest against the butchery of wo-
men and children means war, let it come.
brave patriots means an insult to Spain
and war. then, in the name of God. let it
come, and come quickly. for / tell YOU
whether we speak or not, the civiliza-
ton of the Nazarene is upon us,
whether you sleep bound hand and foot
by the rules of order, or whether you
shall speak like American brave men,
the march of the Nazarene is upon US;
liberty shall prevail, andthe island of
Cuba. under the providence of God,
shall be free"
Hoar of Massachusetts replied to
Mason. He referred to the speech which
had preceded as "eXuberant oratory."
and said Sarcastically that nOtWith-
standing it, the power of international
law would prevail. The only effect of
recognition would be to give Spain the
right to search our ships at sea, and to
take away from American citizens in
Cuba all hope of recOmpense for injury
done them. He alluded sarcastically to
Mason's innocent and youthful ordor."
Thereupon Mason asked him: "Win
the gentleman yield for a question:"
Six of them" replied Hoar, seeming
ly in an angry mood.
<hIc we SOIuS " HAY Z ii vote Oh lIllS
question:" Mason queried.
I expect to have one" was the an
sWer.
will you help to get one?" Mason per
sisted.
Il expect to help to get a more in
telligent one than some of the Senators
seem to want" Hoar replied Then he
proceeded to express surprise that "aIl
this great brass band of talk about out
RACES on women and children practiced
at our doors should be followed by this
squeaking mOrsel of a resolution.
"Parodying the opposing" Hoar ex-
claimed, whereas, our ancestors loved
liberty, and whereas, we are the great
est nation on earth and similar where
asses, and remarked parenthetically,
when we are the greatest nation we
will stop talking about it. No great ma
ton brags of it,
He continued: Whereas. we are not
afraid of any nation on earth. we will
say to Mrs. Spain we are not afraid of
you, and if your mobs destroy the prop
erty of our citizens We'll not ask dam
ages for it.
The Senate, he said. should ask the
President to use his good offices with
Spain to secure peace and the independ-
ence of Cuba, and that was what the
Republican platform proposed. He
would have the facts found as courts
found them before entering judgment,
and would then say to Spain: I'VE have
found such and such facts on which
we propose to act, and if you don't stop
that war; We'll stop it." and he would
not stand in the Senate and brag and
splutter.
Hoar said with some feeling that he
supposed he was one of the ''barnacles"
to which Mason had referred, and spoke
of the reckless introduction of resOlu-
tons based on idle reports. Il am sick
of this kind of action in the United
States Senate" declared Hoar Il think
it is disgraceful. The Senator (Masom
wants to put down a war with Spain,
and he would put it down with mos
quito. a mosquito of much buzz and
very little sting"
"A New Jersey mosquito?" queried
Mason, gaily, amid laughter.
Hoar closed with the somewhat con-
temptuous remarks that he believed
little could be accomplished for Cuba
by speeches or buncombe from Chi
cago, to be followed by no practical or
sensible action"
Gallinger of New Hampshire ex-
pressed surprise that Senators should be
accused of speaking for the applause of
the galleries. and of furnishing bun
combe for constituents. The Senators
had sought for months to secure consid-
Grafton for a Cuban resolution, but had
been cut off by filibustering methods
Hale earnestly protested against this