The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-26

we watcn Win deep and abiding In
ierest the heroic battle OF the tTnpan
patriots against cruelty and oppression
and our beat hopes 60 out for he ,pu
success OF their determined contest for
liberty. The government of Spain bav-
Ing lost control OF Cuba, and being I'M
able to protect the properly or lives OF
resident American citizens or 10 COM
ply with its treaty obligations. We he
iieve that the government Of the United
states should actively use its influence
and good offices TO restore peace and
give Independence to the island
those are fine words but they are iu
strange contrast with your actions TODAY.
Then you promised more than the delIber
ate judgment of the country would have
sanctioned, now you perform less than tho
dictates OF reason and Justice demani You
nave halted, not because conditions hnvo
changed, for the changes have simply ar
grayatod the conditions, but YOU have hall.
ed because powerful influences have heen
excrtod TO prevent your proceeding The
stock gamblers have become alarmed and
they would rather see their country insult
ed than to have their operations disturbed
me immensely rich always naturally
on the side OF power, have appealed to YOU
10 desist, and preferring. as you alwsas
have, the interests of wealth above tile
rights OF humanity, you are enGeavorlng
to evade and postpone This question:
dehtiemen, you may escape 1. hero by
violating your rules and overriding the mi
nority rights, but you can no, escape 1t
before the American people.
TO them you must answer. and neither a
demand for the previous question nor
point of order will save YOU from their
Indignant judgment They understand as
we'll as We do the real question which We
are trying TO settle here today They know
tina, We viii join with you In relieving
American citizens from desttuion and
hunger and we only ask you TO Join with
us in affordng TO the Cuban people the
right to relieve themselves from Spanish
deSpotlsm We are anxious 10 send bread
| to the starving Americans. but We are
anxious to send with II message To the
cuban patriots that this great republic -
not Indifferent to their noble aspirations
for freedom.
We do not ask you to declare war against
Spain, or 10 do anything which win justify
Spain in declaring War against US. Our
recognition OF Cuban patriots belligerency
| can not constitute a just cause OF otfcnse
to Spain, and If that nation should be so
rash as to provoke war with us because
NO had exercised right conceded by all
of the authorities on international law,
then sir, the responsibility will he upon
them and not upon us. Aud much as |
should derlorc a war, even under such CHI
cumstances, would not shrink from II,
for, bad as war is, its calamiticS can not be
compared with the loss of National self
respect; nor would | weigh it's dreadful
consequences against the performance OF
our duty towards a weak and struggling
nation. applause on the democratic
sidc.)
We do no, call upon YOU now to redeem
your promise 70 assist in the establishment
of Cuban independence; We simply ask you
TO recognize the right of the Cuban people
to fight for their own Independence: and
surely this government ought to be swift to
recognize that sacred right wherever a
brave and an oppressed people are striving
TO assert it. do not forget that when our
fathers were engaged in their glor,ou.
struggle for Independence men of other
nations were gladly welcomed TO their
ranks and remembering that shall never
vote to leave the sentence Of pirate S
death suspended over those VIII" give 10
cuba the same aid which .imeriea So glad
| ly received from France. applause on
the democratic side.)
After Mr. Hit, e,;-chalrman OF the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. had .loundered
! around in al ondeavor to answer the criii-
ciSm OF the minority leader, Mr. Bailey re-
piled as follows
! Mr. Speaker, | occupied more time than
! | had first intended and in doing SO left
! less time than the gentleman from Ala
| ""ii'N W ~ -. ~, ~
SUITS him better to occupy the zen mlnu'es
| which will he required to complete his re-
| marks at a later stage Of the proceedings.
VIII avail myself of the tlme remainlns
10 cali the attention of the house and The
country to some remarkable admissions
which have been made by the gentleman
from Illinois MI Hittl Ill.,.
| The gentleman from 'lnhols declares tha'
my whole purpose IN thlS l'o''nuie 'S ", Wv
| raise a political question and thus obtain
some political a4Nan'"se' IL 'nr Reni'e et
whether or not VIC shall recognize me
right of the Cuban people to IGN ioT
their own independence If a political ques-
tion7 nm more then ready to accept that