The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-19

~tApplause.)
Referring to the Cuban plank In the 81 |
louis platform, he said: You remember |
now the great han rang; the struggling, |
liberty-loving people of the world said al
last the republican party Is on the hirh
road TO success. Mckinley sure. Liberiv |
Tor Cuba will come. The republican nartv
spoke and from the days of Lincoln to thc
DAYS OF Mckinney they have never stepped
backward from one plank Of their platform
and they shall not do IL now.
Was 1t not true. in the name of 10,
and the ligh, OF prophecy? Have Won road
the message of Mckinley? Then go back
and read the first chapter of Revelations
or the last chapter OF Exodus aud see
whether, In the light Of prophecy--takinr
Mckinley's message, orr splendid presl-
d%ent--it is not true? Did he not tell YOU
that SUI Americans arc starving there
Did he not tell YOU in our convention shat
they had so lost control of Cuba thai they
could not protect American citizens?'
Mr.. Mason closed as follows. MIR. Presi-
dent, no one wishes war; but II, to ke.p
our promises with Cuba and protect her
means war, let tt come. If TO protac, NO.
men and children against butchcry means
war. let 1t come. If to defend the honest
daughters OF bravo patriots means an insul,
TO Spain and war, in the name Of God let
1t come and come quickly / tell YOU wheth-
or we speak or not the civilization of tina
Nazarene is upon us. whether YOU sleep
o""n" nun" "iu I",t ny tnc ruIeS o' oruer
~ Mn'tueF YOU shlll speak Nhe American
m,".e n.'n, w" "l"l,h OIL the NaIarenc is
w" uS1 ltpe'tE suali prevail anu me ISL
anu y, 'upa uhaer tho providence OF Cox
shall be free"
MF' itoar OF MASSACHUSETTS replied to Mr..
MASON, ne referred 10 the speech as "eX-
uperaht Vrn'ory' ana SAID sarcastically
that hoVWl'hstandlns the power of inter
national ~" WIZ prevail; the only eject
OF the recognition would be TO give Spain
,he Flsnt 10 search our SHIPS at sea and to
Az away from American citizens III Cuba
an hope OF recompense for injury done
them. He alluded sarcasiically u Mir. Ma
sons innocent and youthful ardor"
Theronpon Mr.. Mason asked: WI fhe
senator yield for n question?
SIX OF thcm, replied Mr.. Hoar, seem
ingly in an angry mood.
Are you willing to have a vote on this
question asked Mr., Mason,
II expect to have one" was the answer.
will you help TO get one?' Mr.. Mason
persisted.
Il expect to help get n more intelligent
one man some OF the senators seem TO
want MIR, lioar replied.
Parodying the opposition. Mr.. Hoar de-
clared Whereas, our ancestors loved lb-
erty and. whereas, We ARE the greatest
nation on earth" and similar whereases
and remarked parenthetically; when We
are the greatest nation we will stop talk
ing about 1t. No great nation hrags Of 1T
He continued: Whereas, We are not
afraid of any nation ON earth. We viii eay
to Mr.. SpapiGrd: We are not afraid OF
YOU and IL your m0bs destroy the properly
of our citizens we will not ask damages
for it."
The senate. he said. should ask the prcsi-
dent to use his good cfAcos with Spain to
secure pcace aud the independence of
platform proposed.
He would tave the facts found as a
court would find them before entering
judgment. and wculd then ssy to Spain
We have found such and such facts. on
which we propose TO act ana II YOU don !
stop that war we Will stop IT. and he would
not stand in the senate and brag and sput-
ter.
Mr.. Hoar said with some feeling that ne
whom Mr. Mason had referred and smoke
based on Idle reports.
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