Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-29
are good for nothing; some are so con-
servative they conserve nothing.
SPANS BROKEN TREATY.

Then we have still another interest
In Cuba. We have our own citizens there
and some citizens who have property
there. III has been that day after day,
month after month, where the name OF
an American citizen should be shield. II
has been reproach. | am an American
citizen. He who can say that from pole
TO pole, from Europe TO Africa, ana
the Occident ought TO feel that the
great starry banner is over him and Is
there to protect him. But this has
ceased TO be the case. Spain. IL the
records of our State Department can be
believed. has time and again broken the
treaty between our country and herself
by sending into confinement men VINO
hold In their hands certificates OF Ameri-
can citizenship. We have protested, we
have protested. we have protested; but
men still die in solitary confinement"
Senator Daniel then read extracts from
a speech made by Senator sherman in
1885, In which he stated that the Cubans
had as complete government as mad
the Revolutionary army, and that WASH
ington's army was not as well suppheo
as is the Cuban army. These utter
ances are by Ichn Sherman, our Secre-
tary CT State continued Senator
Daniel "It Is evident that he Is fully
loaded 10 help Cuba. ] am only sorry that
he is q little patient in pulling the trig-
ger. The sentiment of Sherman was In
favor OF Cuba, and l hope that SPAN
has not pulled over his face the thin
veil OF forgetfulness.
History IS but repeating itself in this,
another war OF Cuba and Spain. Spain
is to blame for the unhappy condition
OF affairs with which she Is confront
ed. At one time she covered great
part of this continent. but she treat
ed Holland and all of her Colonies as she
has treated Cuba. She proceeded in the
same old-fashioned way she is at to-
day, treating them like dogs. And | say
the time has come when this great Anglo
Saxon race should no longer look un-
moved upon this murder inspired by iends
of hell. The judgment of God will sit
on every nation which does not go forth
to stop this hellsh murder.
A FATE WORSE THAN WAR.
"War is an awful thing, and God for
bid that we should go into il needlessly.
1t Is a dreadful and unspeakable calam-
ity. But there Is one fate for a nation
worse than war; to trample on its his
tory. TO refuse to meet its destiny when
it goes forth 10 meet 1t. and its hands
quiver when such crimes as these are
committed i'm its presence. The world
Is tired Of Spain's mode OF ruling. War
in Cuba ought to stop. and ought to stop
now. Every day means murder and puts
a drop of blood on our escutcheon. Our
young men are departing from the
patriotism of their fathers and worship
the all ruling. all decreasing dollar. We
want some man I'm this country. some
leader of men, who does not worship the
golden calf"
That's Bryan" shouted some one in
the audience.
Il Will not mention Bryan's name OF
| any other name" said Senator Daniel.
II hope the day will never come when
American blood is not thicker than
water, but l hesitate to say that
some of it is thicker, for some OF II
seems thinner than the Potomac. which
comes to us through the faucet"
In conclusion. Senator Daniel said
God forbid, Heaven forbid. civilization
| forbid. Christianity forbid that this he'll
| ish and murderous warfare contnu,
| longer. President OF the United States
| pray God that you may forbid II I'm tbs
name of your country. and you will fnt
! no name absent from the roll-call o.
your country God forbid that 1t leat
to war. but II it comes. / say let 4
come. and the Anglo-Saxon people vii
| meet the shock with Joy"