The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-26

mars CUBAN SPEECH
,,,,.,,,ee Between Republican
= s - and Performance
,oo, hardy; LATTER lNl|uMAN
"a Extreme. in Their ''"'-
FT " -, Not Now Wiling ="
,'fn' no simply Justice.

hat Not Now
'''@ DO simply Justice"
,...oo May 2l.-tspecial Core
.s.,,,-,-Represeutative Bailey broad
,.v His handling of the debate
ea ssn.o resolution was mastery He
>, awe everybody. even those who knew
nm. After Mr.. pal5ell Of Penhsy'-
~ wade a few observations on the
,n,e which shut out the demo-
..,r ntsriug minority report which
! mys given the members an oppor-
!, 10 vote on the question OF granting
rights to Cuba, Mr.. Bailey, ad-
- the chair, said
s,,,ter. agree with the gentle
Nm pennsylvania tMr. Dalzell) that
4, .,est,on now before the house is
,oo,IOu Of the senate resolution, but
..t no, mislcai the country into be-
IL hat that is the only question "n'ch
/. !, he before the house.
,als now to send 10 the clerks desk
~. read a proposition which does
ao,lic, with, bus hs supplemental 10.
.s,o,,.I,Ion which is now before the
"a his proposition would he before
sS,o except for the DIGESTION of the
,sT;s,o members ask the clerk 10
,bs proposition.
4 s.sker--The clerk will read.
Is gje,s rad the resolution (the Nor
telligerency resolution.
I, Railey-That, Mr., Speaker, is the
ys,oa which | sought to Offer this
-,s and the reading Of which was de-
In the demand for the previous qucs-
d Monday the majority OF this house
.sed 10 the country that they would
n American citizens in cuba 10 starve
N than permit this house to vote on a
si.on recognizing the bclligorency of
tlbaa patriots. Today Won have shown
rstlve, willing TO irample upon the
rs Of The minority and 20 disregard the
Nj. and eell-establshed methods of
s.We rather than be- brought face to
Nth a vote on that proposition.
i veil enough for the majority to ex-
gis will. but it ought to do 80 frankly
hhy. There is not q gentleman on
side Of the chamber who does not
r. tha, Il this house We're once permit
Ia rote upon the direct proposition 10
rnire tho belligcrency of Cuba. 1t
h carry BY an overw helming majority.
3,ass on the democratic side),
n 10 Il is Mr.. Speaker. that when we
2sied the opportunity 30 bring that
fho before the house. 1t is not the
he majority which YOU are en-
~. but II Is the Will of the majority
VI you are suppressing applause on
ssu@ratlc side.) II YOU believe you
Ne 4 down why not mnct ii like men
we Il down? The country would have
y more respect for YOU If you faced It
sl way than II will have for YOU when
'snse to face 1t al alt and run away
stSeIy time II is presented to you.
ssaker, II is n singular course
ne majority have determined TO pur-
hey have resolved TO take 5000
u he public treasury to relieve the dis
" American citizens In Cuba They
bit that the distress which tbnv seois
nf's Is due 10 the war which now
nils that unhappy island, and yet
~ lt! recognize that great distress has
p'aVcei bS TINS war, they blindly re
g,sOsn'1e the existence OF the war.
~, s Nv. eAisi IN cuba spain mas
y Nn'lhe AmF.an citizens In
~, towns aud -lles. thus expos
N, Ind s tar a l OF nrstIehce ai"i
y, 'l i. a't .o rcsort 10 Snch an extreme
.N,s,, va- V a.a before all the
,ssg Oolonv -. Meeh her ana her
w main sni 6,h ~ OF uVrs nov eNist ne
u s'v", ' M I ,i'''. ne,' war ought 10
|Sss4 mn The ll','1' 7'ales ana spain
,yssl,iss wh, 11.ir h n''' Siuel, because
y or neonIe w. S"r Pc" Prscllceo
r,,td I'm, ~. ~ M oliy upo',
there ara W. WV, si' 'ne necessities OF
rt.rsspee,tnr co o,r o"F lwo' many
b. ye Ough, to do,rqnJ -, So So 10 W., w,
ti,s and comnla,o rcnsr, ~" a. ~, ~ ~
IN which she has ,,c,in,aI ~ N',s
1'.s, or else 1, 10 ,,,. di AN, "l'oN pu1
tistence of war y,hi,h =" ,eSos''iA :,
~ hose wrongs ' "'o'o Va"
Y hiley-Mr. Speaker an, ro,dv >,
g that have not reached s,ch shtlI
sf''nacy that am wiling 70 yn,o an
.sa which would no, crvs, "a ryV ,n,n
~ Applause on the a,,uocr., &c siao .1
Viewed tina, the Cuban nconle ore an
= 10 belliger.n, rights wnrid v ~.
, s'id such rights to them nv ,oint
t,rrory ensC,m ~,ren1 rh resolution, or by
NJ tte sen,lan ,m, , the difference be,
ssat hat bc w,,i from Illinois and
'nsill not make il ofi.c,i ,,a' ne ineams
u democratic side +, ne ,,pplauss
as 70 assume thai nos,, '..u S9h, a.. IN,
X K 'a The attitude he ,oh,nt,r;t. Wv ,.t nw'
~ ~ nun about it Is hat tha da,,,onro,ir
y-io. not The democrat, nS n nar, h,,,
~ ,"asA, elected by tho democrot 's "a, nv,
~ lsn Responsible for Tho nyoo, ',i ~