Evening star., 1897-05-17

greet the strong and vigorous sentences of
Senator Allen of Nebraska. who was next
introduced by Senator-Galliager. He was
compelled to raise his hand to still the ap-
plause. He said he waa glad to Join in the
ms Of the re-
new zeal with me-" he exclaimed I had
the honor Of introducing the first resolution
looking toward the libaration of Cuba In
the Senate. And how enthusiastic we were
about 1t last year! A distinguished MEM
Der of the Senate, who Is now a cabinet
officer, then uttered words (which brought
tears to the eyes of his hearers. Now his
tongue is bridled. What is the cause of
this? It is the cold commercialism of
few cities on the AtlaAtic coast. I thank
God that I come from state where pa
triotism counts more than money. If the
American people rise up In their might and
demand prompt recognition for the Cubans
no administration could Withstand the de-
mand. How shameful last year when
Grover Cleveland held the hands of Cuba,
when he might have assisted her In gaining
her liberty. Human life sacrificed to COM
mercialism I am not making a populist
speech. but I want to tell you that we are
not divided on this subject. The old parties
may have their division on the subject, but
there is no division in the populist party.
They are all for free Cuba.
Something Practical Needed.
1--WE must do something practical" he
continued, 'it Is useless to talk, and talk,
and talk. Do something tangible. If the
President would send feet of gunboats
into the harbor of Havana, the war would
cease in thirty days. Send them with the
message that war must be conducted in
civilized way, and that butchering OF babes
and women and sick men in the hospitals
must cease. and Weylers occupation would
be gone. I have been and will be for the
Independence of Cuba. I want to see it as
free as the United States, of which 1t Is
rightfully a part. would like to see the
time when both the Spanish monarchy anu
the Ottomon empire are wiped from the
face of the earth. The Senate will come to
itself soon, and do something to aid the
Cubans, and 1 will do my part. I'm an
American citizen. l can't help II, 1 was
horn that way / am American through
and through, but at times l feel almost
ashamed of our nation on account OF Its
foreign policy. Wherever an English nag
waves an Englishman is protectea, anu al
American citizen can be thrown in prison
for wears and no protest Is made. 1eei
confident that we ought to drop all issues
and Join in demanding at the hands OF the
government a Just recognitlon Oh TINS n.tie III
island. God will bless the American eili-
zens for their part.
Senator Gallinger took occasion 10 SenLy
rebuke Senator Allen for his arralg
Of New England commerclaIlsm "hsh ne
jntroduced Mrs Clara Belle Brown. She Is
the general director of the Womans Ma
tional Cuban League, and she SAID the
league had but one platform one aim ana
one end and that end was the establish
ment of the republic of Cuba Remarks
were also made by Rev. DR.. Kent and
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, and Mrs. Lin
coin, vice director of the Womans League,
read poem.
The Resolutions.
Ex-senator Butler of South Carolina read
a series of resolutions which had been pre-
pared, and they were unanimously adopt
ed. They earnestly protested against the
"barbarous and inhuman methods of
Spain in conducting the war in Cuba; de-
clared that this government should recos-
niZe the insurgents belligerents and that
Cuba had demonstrated that it was her
manifest destiny, like Mexico, she should
be free and independent without the pay
ment to Spain of any Indemnity.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed by rising vote.
During the meeting a bevy of pretty
young ladies passed around hats through
the audience for contributions, and there
were very liberal responses Matthew
Peasants, a colored man who said he was
a Tagged mechanic, announced from the
front of the top gallery that he had but
sixty-six cents in the world but would give
fifty cents of it for Cuba. One little boy
named Buckner donated all he hal, a car
ticket.