The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-19

tell you. whether We speaA OF Rot l1e
c,vsIizsrson Of the Sazarene Is upon us:
Uasrhe- YOU sleep. bound hand ard foot
bv me rules Of order, or whether you shan
speak like American. brave men. me
sr-y shau prevail and the island OF Cuba
under the providence Of God. shall be
free"
which had preceded him as exuoerant
oratory.- and said sarxassically that not
withssanding II. the power OF internation-
a, law would prevail The only effect OF
recognition would be TO give Spain the
right 10 search our ships al sea and 20
take away from American citizens IN
Cuba all hope OF reconpense for injury
done them. He alluded sarcastscaliy TO
Msson's Innocent and youthful arder
Trereupon, Mason asked nsan. WIN the
gentleman yield for question:
.Ssx OF them" replied Hoar. seemingly
In an angry mood.
Are we going 70 have vote on the
question: Mason asked.
Il expect to have one." was the ans
wer.
''win you help to get one." Mason per
sisted.
II expect to help to get a more intelli-
gent one than some OF the senator's seem
10 want" Hoar replied.
Then he proceeded 70 express surprise
about outrages on women and children
practiced al our doors. should be follow
ed by this saueaking morsel OF reSoiu-
ton" Parodyfng the opponents. Hoar ex-
claimed. Whereas. our ANCESTORS loved
liberty: and. whereas. We are the greatest
nation on earth and similar whereases
and remarked parenthetically. when we
are the greatest nation. we viii stop talk
ing about IL No great nation brags Of
a. T.. nra 70 NJ
afraid of any nation on earth. We will
say to Mrs Spain, we are not afraid OF
YOU and II your mobs destroy the prop
erty OF our citizens. we'll not ask danage
for it," The senate. he said. had asked
the president to use his good of1ees with
Spain 10 seucre peace and the independ
ence OF Cuba, and that was what the
Republican platform proposed and he
would not stand In the senate and brag
and splutter" Hoar said with some feel
ing that he supposed he was one OF the
'sharnacles'' 20 which Mason had referred.
and spoke OF the reckless Introduction
OF resolutions based on idle reports.
II am sick OF this kind of action In the
senate" he declared sT think II is dis
graceful The senator CMasonl wants to
put down a war with Spain. and he would
put II down with a mosquito. a mosquito
OF much buzz and very little sting
son gaiiy. amid laughter.
Mr.. Hoar closed with the somewhat
contemptuous remark that he believed
that little could be accomplished for Cuba
by speeches or by buncombe from Chi
cago."
Gallinger of New Hampshire expressed
surprise that senators should be accused
Of speaking for the applause Of the ga!-
leries and OF furnishing buncombe for
constituents. The senators had sought
for months to secure consideration of
the Cuban resolution, but had been cut
off by filibustering.
Hale earnestly protested against this
reference to filibustering. He gave in
detail the time consumed by advocates
and the opponents of the resolution.
showing that most of the speeches had
come from those favorable TO the resolu-
ton.
I'm view of this" he said. Iii Is the
height OF audacity and impudence-''
Mr.. Gallinger. who still held the floor.
declined to yield further.
Then / withdraw the impudence.'
proceeded Hale: 1T was at least .
sort of colossal cheek"
Gallinger peremptorily declined to yield
further. He criticised the course Of
senator's who accused their associates Of
audacity and cheek whenever they had
anything to say in behalf OF Cuba.
Later Hale stated that there was no
unnecessary delay. After fairly discuss
ing II. II would be voted on. He was as
anxious as any one, he said, TO see the
resolution taken up. Hale spoke briefly.
and in the course OF his remarks a ques-
tion arose as to the neutrality laws.
Hoar endeavored to elucidate. whereupon
Mason made jocular remark in a stage
whisper which started several senators
laughing. Turning 10 Mason. Hoar said:
IF this is to be circus. of course / will
go down.
If the senator from Massachusetts, un-
derstands he is a circus he does not un-
derstand IL from me" retorted Mason.
Burrows OF Michigan then secured the
floor for speech. but as ii was AIS p. M
he yielded for an executive session.