The evening times., 1897-05-20
REEDS HAND AGAINST CUBA
Continued from First Page.

majority The Republicans appeared 10
he afraid to meet this question like n.en
and vote il down IL they saw fit so to do.
TIE country would have more respect :or
Congress and for the Republican party
if 1t faced tidS question instead OF running
away from it every time 1T was presented
Mr. Bailey said that while Republicans
recognized the des,itutioH in Cuba, they
wUuiI not recognize the cause of the dis
tress.
III war does not exist between Spain
ami Cuba. then war ought "a be declared
between tins country and Spain," eJac.
ulated Mr.. Bailey, tApplauseD
we should either demand OF Spain i'm
mediate rcparauon for the wrong In
flicted upon our citizens, or else recog-
nize state Of war 30 eXplain the cause
OF these wrongs"
Mi Bailey referred TO the st. Louis
convention and the Cuban plank in the
Republican platform. lie addressed himself
and tie Republican side OF the House. You
not only declared that war existed, but also
said il was the duty OF the United 5 tates
to terminate that war.
The words in your platform are strong
today You have voted because great
influences have caused YOU to do so.
The stock broker aud immensely rich
people have asked you to desist. The
American people viii Judge you. however.
and no previous question can he called 20
restrain their npiniDn," tApplauscl
Mr. Bailey declared that he would not
shrink from war As bad as war was its
Calanities We're not as great as SaC1i-
flee of self-respect. He did not forget that
our fathers had fought for Independence
Mr Htt Of IIhrois. chairman Of the
C1mru;ttee on Foreign Affairs, followed
Mr Bailey and explained the necessity
for tie appropriation. a telegraphiC dis
patch taxing the money To the cunsulS of
the United states would within a few
hours carry the desired relief There was
need for immediate action. 1t ShoUld have
taca done v;Ecn the nat ssage first came to
the House.
1t would have been done if a gentle
Iran had not. t.forthe sake ofpcIitiCs, brought
in an old resolution passed a year ago >
shouted Nj Hit, in angry tones, locking
directly at MI. Bailey, ard shaking his
clencheI fists, but Mr. Bailey was az
yravatjngly bland. and smiled tagntincly
upon the ReubliCau chairman or the For
eicn Affairs Committee
This provoked Mt Hit to still further
anger.
You know" he fairly shouted. that
it was done for political reasons only aud
TO cmharraSs the President ana the present
Administration.
The purpose of the Presidentis to secure
peace with Independence. That is the Re-
publican platform and that is the purpose
of the A Administration at the present time.
The negotiation ops now being made are hav-
ing fruit and tending to settlement of
tie war
He referred TO the remarks OF Senior
SaCasta. 10 the effect that the war was
utterly hopeless.
While this is going on said he, "a
gentleman who proposes TO play politics
comes in and interposeS an old resolution
into the negOtiations-a resolution that
viii emharrass the Executive, instead OF
hasten the independence of Cuba
He believed the Cubans ought TO he rec
ognized because they were carrying on
war. But. then, be was not charged with
executive power. daughter on the Demo
cratic side.l
Mr.. Bailey was prompt to reply 20 some
of the remarkable ADMISSIONS made by MI.
HIT, and called the attention OF the House
to them Mr.. HIT had accused Mr.. Bailey
uf seeking to make the Cuban question q
political one.
III you are ready to admit" retorted
Mr Bailey, to Mr.. HIT, that the right
of the CYhans to fight for their freedom,
their personal liberty, their homes, and
their wives and daughters, is political
question, / am in favor OF accepting that
test and letting it he known to the world
that the Democrats are ready to vote for
The recognition of their belIperency. You
have urwittingly admitted that in this
matter last year you played politics."
NO. sir, replied Mr Hitt with a show
Of anger, Il refused then to amend the
resolution and do what you are seeking
TO DO now-lay a trap for Mr. Cleveland
] did not do ii because 1 did not think it
patriotic or that the legislative branch
ought to interfere with the executive"
Il am willing to crystalline my opinions
into saw" retorted MI. Bailey. THE
difference between us is that you viii not
say what you mean and will not make ef-