The times., 1897-07-22
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COntlnueu from F1rsC rage.
eating the American Revolution and pledg-
ing their fealty to King George.
Mr. Gompers then spoke of the att-
tude Of Great Britain toward the Con-
federate States. Great Britain h I'D proposed
to recognize the Southern Confederacy
and bad taken steps to raise the blockade
i'll the Southern ports. No cotton was go
ing into the mills of Manchester The
operatives had been without food for
months The wives and children that they
loved Were in want But they held Il
meeting and declared that Great Britain
musdnotrecos nzethe Southern Confederacy.
They needed bread, but they would have
no bread thatoame from the blood ami sweat
II human slaves. President Lincoln said
that the American nation owed a debt OF
gratitude to the cotton operatives of Eng
land.
Mr.. Gompers said that he did not want
war, but It W as with nation just as IL
was with an Individual. II it was known
that man would not fight under any cir
cunstances, that man was not respected
In the event of war, Mr. Gompers said he
knew full Well upon whose shoulders the
burden OF taxation would fall and from
what classes the warriors would be drawn,
but there was something worse than war;
1T was Humiliation. He wanted the United
States 10 recognize the independence of
Cuba and give 1T aid until the lone star OF
that outraged island should twinkle in the
galaxy of nations.
Rev. DR.. Kent was called upon for
speech but he said that ne had been
invited there to open the meeting with
a prayer and would content himself with
reading a poem entitled lode to Cuba"
by Joseph Adams.
Chairman Spohn then introduced Corp
James Tanner, as "a man who bears
human Hberty'
Corporal Tanner said that he would say
just enough to show his sympathy with
the purpose of the meeting He was not
partial to making speeches on a hot July
night. His feeling on this question re-
sembled the sentiment expressed by Fight
ing Bob Evans. That naval officer had
suggested some time ago in the course
OF conversation with the Secretary OF
| the Navy that If he We're pernitted TO
| take his fleet down TO Havana there would
be not hing but Spanish spoken in hell for
a week IL might not appear Christian.
| but that was his sentiment He coEld
not see why Spain should kick at what
the United States saw fit to do.
Spain had granted belligerency rights
to the Southern Confederacy twenty DAYS
| after Sumter had been fired on, and be-
fore the battle of Bull Run had been
fought. he believed that Spain should be
! given dose Of its own medicine. He
would recognize Cuba, and would say t
| Spain; Though the mills Of the gods
! grind slow, they grind exceedingly fine >
Corporal Tanner said he was present al
! the last Republican conven ton, and shared
| the Cuban plank in It's platform. He haC
/ heard il quoted on the stump, and he had
/ quoted ft himself 200 tines If there
was any faith in politics, the Administra.
ton OF Mckinley came into power pledged
to the American people to do what II
could for the CAUSE OF Cuba. He believed
/ that it would. He had great faith in
1 william Mckinley Now that the tariff
bill was practically out OF the way, the
| strong arm Of the United States would
reach out to succor Cuba, even though
that act did violate Spain's rights Ht
| quoted the words of Gomez, that this i.
a fight unto the death. Gomez was tn,
| Washington and the Lincoln OF Cuba com
hned- He was an old man on the edge
OF the grave, and he was not going int
eternity with lie on his lips.
Spain was rotton u the core. The thron
trcmhled in the balance. The day wa s cora
| ing when the Queen would realize thai
! the chance that that boy would ever be
come king would vanish. Instead Of 50
curing 81 so 900 900 OF Cuban bonds he be
| lieved that the desired result would b,
/ accompu he'd by putting - .OO0, 900 in WIN
| chester cartridges and batteries Then .saiC
Corporal Tanner let the American Congress
| do its duty and letit remember how SpaiI
| sought to stab the American Republic il
| the back when it was in agony In 1851
Corporal Tanner spoke OF the crueItIe
practicad by the Spanish arms and declares
that they should raise a storm of indgna
ton which would call a halt at once III.
said that Spain would be but d mouthfu
for Uncle Sam. He held that the fltnes
OF the Cubans for self government could no
he questioned, and that the civilized worlC
| would Law a tribute of flowers on the bloody
! graves to which thousands OF the children
OF Cuba had gone down.
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resolutions:
We believe these truths to be self evident
| that allmen are created equal and endowed
| by their Creator with certain inalieu abl,
| rights, and among these are life and lio-
erty and the pursuit OF happiness.
| We believe, as did the fathers of this
| republic, that all men are entitled TO th
right Of self government, and that resist
| anCe to tyranny In any form is justified.
We believe that the revolution OF TIT
people of Cuba against the oppressive rule
of Spain should be approved by every citi
zen OF this country W ho is loyal 10 the prin
CIples OF human liberty.
We believe that the methods being now
pursued by the spanish government fol
the subjugation of the stubborn Cuban
should be condemned by all the people oi
the earth.
we believe that Spain, by sanctionine
the acts of Weyler in his crusade OF muir
der, rapine, and pillage, forfeits the re-
spect of every individual who is tmbued
with the spirit OF common Christianity.
We believe that the people OF Cuba should
be free; therefore;
Resolved. That we demand that those II
authority In our Government recognize
the belligerency of Cuba. and should eX
tend aid to those Struggling people in theil
brave effort for liberty from the control o1
Spain, and
BE it further resolved, That If the actor
upon the part OF the United States pro
yokes Spain TO declare war, then in tha
event, we pledge our lives, our fortune;
and our sacred honor to impose such sum
mary chastisement upon her that Sne vii
heed the lesson forever IN the future.
Resolved, That we denounce the propo
sition of guarantee by the United States
Of 81 80 100000 in Cuban bonds as
well Iald scheme TO further enslaye TIT
Cubans.
Six young ladies sang a Cuban anthem
to the tune of America" and one of then
carried IL Cuban flag, which she waved
at periods In the song.
ptters of rporet were read from James