The times., 1897-05-21

upon the Reublican chairman OF the For
eiSn Affairs Committee.
This provoked Mr HiH to still further
anger.
You Know" he fairly shouted, THAT
| it was done for political reasons only and
to emhaTrass the President and the presen
Administration.
The purpose Of the President s 10 secure
| peace with independence. That is the RE
| publican platform and thatis the purpose
| Of the A drniRi isbra ton at the present tine
The negotiations now being made are hav-
ing fruit and tending To a settlement OF
the war
He referred to the remarks OF Senor
| utterly hUpeless.
While this is going on said he, a
gentleman who proposes to play politics
comes in and intetpeses an old resolution
into the negotiations-a Tesoiution that
viii embaTass the Executive, instead OF
Fastening tie independence OF Cuba.
He believed the Cubans ought to be rec
ognized because they We're carrying OIL
war But, then, he was not charged with
executive power. daughter on the Demo.
cratic sideb
MI Bailey was prompt 70 reply 20 some
Of the remarkable admissions made by Mr..
HItt, and called the atten ton OF the House
TO them Mr. Hit had accused Mr. Bale y
cf seeking to make the Cuban question A
1 political one.
III you are ready to admit retorted
Mr Bailey, to Mr.. Hit, that the right
of the Cahans to fight for their freedom,
their personal liberty, their homes, and
their wives and daughters, is a political
question am in fayer Of accepting that
test and letting 1T he known to the world
that the Democrats are ready to vote for
the recognition of their bellinerency. You
have upwitCingly admitted that in this
matter last year you played politics -
NO. sir replied Mr.. Hitt, with show
Of anger, Il refused then to amend the
resolution and do what yDu are seeking
to do now-Iay a trap for Mr.. Cleveland
l did not do ii because / did not think it
patriotic or that the legislative branch
ought to interfere with the executive
Il am willing to Crystalline my opinions
into law" retorted Nj Bailey. ''Th e
difference between as is that you Will not
say what YOU mean and viii not make ef-
fPctive what you say"
Mr. Bailey added that the Democratic
President had done the Republicans so
many favors that it was poor return
if the Republican committee of the House
could rot do him that one.
You have promised the Cubans bread;
we want to send them bread and a
message that means freedom said Mr.
Bailey in conclusion.
a Z
did not ut this juncture want belligerency
only. They wanted peace and indie
pendence in Cuba and intended to aid in
bringing it about. He did not know ali
the facts but he Gid know that any
negotiations that might be under way
would be seriously interfered with by the
passage of this beiligerency resolution.
docs anyone fear that our President
or our Secretary Of state, - asked Mr.. Hit,
will abandon American citizens in Cuba,
or that they are lukewarm in the cause
of liberty for the people Of that island?
Our Executive has formulated a policy
that will meet with the approval of the
American people, and the best thing for
Congress to do is to act upon his sug
gestions. The Presi dent will act as
speedily as the facts warrant and 1
predict that we will soon have a free
Cuba by our side"
Mr.. GroSvenur said that willie the gen
ueman from Texas was nIasquerading in
the House no one could tell how many
persons had starved in Cuba When did the
zeal OF Mr.. Bailey become manifest? When
did he become possessed of a desire to
champion the cause OF Cuba? Let II,e say
that the Republicans We're born and raised
In sympathy with the Cubans and free
Cuba. The Republicans desire q genuine
recognition of Cuban rights when the
proper time comes they would be found
voting not merely for Cuban beIHgerency
but for something better. They would be
found voting for Cuban independence and
peace.
The minority might retire their failing
leader he might be replaced by someone
with more show of success. A new person
might be in command of their conglomerate
organization, but the majority would still
be found supporting their brilliant leader
in his successful efforts for Cuban indie
pendence. Ia two months the present
party had done more fer Cuta than was
done by the Democrats in the whole four
years OF Clevelaad's Administration. One
thing it had done was to create a senti-
ment throughout the country in favor Of
Cuba
This assertion was met with much laugh
ter Oh the part of the minority. Gen.
Grosvenor concluded by again predicting
Cuban Independence, to be secured by the
Republicans
Mr.. Bailey moved to recornmit the Senate
resolution to the Committee on Rules and
nave it reported back with an amendment
consisting Of the Morgan resolution
Mr.. DalZell made the point that the mo-
ton was not gcrmane.
''of COURSE said MT. Bailey, 81 expect
that the chair will sustain the objection
Speaker Reed replied that at. the sug-