The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
MIR. Hoar, of Massachusetts, Involved in Lively Tilt
With His Colleague from the West.
NO ACTION ON THE MORGAN RESOLUTION
Nearly the Entire Day Devoted to Senatorial Debate
and the End Is Apparently No Nearer Than
Before-GalIeries Well Filled.

OellIle JlnSO as long as you pleaSe.
Patrick Henry was a jingoist, accord
ing to the definition Of the gentlemen
who are trying to keep the insurgents
down in Cuba. Every man who had
rather fight than to buy peace at the
price of dishonor of his wife or his
child, has been called jingo from the
days Of the early republics until now.
1 am for the liberty, for the independ-
ence OF Cuba on better and broader
ground. I propose better environment,
not for trade or commerce, not for the
extension Of territory-and that is the
difference between the ordinary Eng
lish law-maker and ourselves. Mr.
President, If we did not have ship
In the world and every gun was melt
ed Into ploWshare; If every bayonet
was buried, if every ship we ever had
was sunk in the middle of the sea, there
Is no nation in the world, much less
Spain, that would ever dare strike our
colors ON American soil" applause in
the galler1es.)
LIBERTY FOR CUBA.
Referring TO the Cuban plank in the
st. Louis platform, he said: "You re-
member how the great hall rang. The
great struggling liberty loving people
of the world said at last the Republi-
can party Is on the high road to sue
cess. Liberty for Cuba will come. The
Republican party spoke, and from the
days OF Lincoln to the days Of Nc
Kinley they have never stepped back
wards 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 or the last chapter of Exc
dus, and see whether, in the light of
prophesy, taking Mr.. McKinley's mes
sage, our splendid president, it Is not
true. Did he not tell you that 800
American citizens are starving here?
Did he not tell you in your convention
that they had so lost control of Cuba
that they could not protect American
citizens?
Mr.. Mason closed as follows: "Mr.
President, no one wishes war, but If
to keep our promises with Cuba and to
protect her means war, let it come If,
to protect against the butchery of
women and children means war, let it
come. II to defend the honest daugh-
ters of brave patriots means an in
suit to Spain and war, then, in the
name of God, let it come and come
quickly, for I tell you whether we
speak or not, the civilization Of the
Nazarene is upon US. Whether you
sleep bound hand and foot by the rules
OF order or whether you shall speak
of the Nazarene is upon us, liberty
shall prevail and the island of Cuba
under the providence of God shall be
Free
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) replied to Mr..
Mason. He referred to the speech
which had preceded as "exuberant
oratory," and said sarcastically that
national 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 III Cuba all hope of recon-
pense for injury done them. He alluded
sarcastically to Mr.. Mason's innocent
and youthful ardor.' Thereupon Mr..
Mason asked him will the senator
yield for a question:"
Six of them," replied Mr.. Hoar,
seemingly in an angry mood
Are you willing to have a vote Oh
this question:" MIR. Mason queried
Il expect to have one,' was the
answer.
"Will you help to get one?" Mr.,
Mason persisted.
II expect to help to get a more in
tel1igent one than some Of the senators
seem to want Mr.. Hoar replied.
Then he proceeded to express surprise
that "aH this great brass band talk
about outrages on women and children
practiced at our DOORS should be fol-
lowed by this "squeaking morsel Of
a resolution" Parodying the opposl-
ton, Mr.. HoaT exclaimed: Whereas
our ancestors loved liberty, and, where
as, we are the greatest nation OH
earth,' and similar whereases and re-
marked parenthetically, when we are
the greatest nation we will stop talk
ing about it. No great nation brags
of it." He continued: Whereas, we are
f,>Cs Il of
will say to Mrs. Spain: 'Weaare MT
afraid of you, and, if your mobs de-
stroy the property of our citizens, we'll
rot ask damages for It, "
GOOD OFFICES.
The senate, he said, should ask the
president to use his good offices with
Spain to secure peace and the inde-
pendence Of Cuba, and that was what
the Republican platform proposed. He
would have the facts found as a court
found them before entering Judgment
and would then say to Spain:
1--WE 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 sputter.
Mr.. Hoar said with some feeling,
that he supposed he was one of the
"barnacles" to whom Mr. Mason had
referred and spoke of the reckless in
PRODUCTION of resolutions based on idle
reports.
II am sick of this kind Of action in
the United States senate,' declared
Mr.. Hoar. IT think it is disgraceful.
The senator (Nfr. Mason) wants to put
down war with Spain and he would
put it down with a mosquito-a mos
quito Of much buzz and very little
sting"
"a New Jersey mosquito?" queried
Mr., Mason gaily. amid laughter.
Mr.. Hoar closed with the somewhat
contemptuous remarks that he be-
lieved little could be accomplished for
Cuba "by speeches for buncombe or
Cor Chicago, to be followed by no
practical or sensible action"
Mr.. Gallinger IN. H.) expressed sur,
prise that senators should be accused
of speaking for the applause Of the
galleries and of furnishing buncombe
for constituents. The senator's had
sought for months to secure consider