Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-15

stances Of the Maine disaster and de-
claInd that disaster was an act OF
deliberate and atrocious murder"
The people throughout the country
were demanding that that crime
should be resented ana that the avens-
ing blow should be struck without de
lay, and "if Spain should resent our
action" said he, eve shall not hfsl-
tate to take up the gauntlet and APP
peal to the God of battle and to man,
Kind to justify our action. We now
propose To do our duty to God and man
and force Spain to withdraw her
forces and flag from the island"
After making an extended argument
for immediate action. In the course or
which he paid high tribute to Presl.
dent Mckinley, Mr.. Cullom concluded
as follows:
Thanks to the unwavcring sense Of
justice of the people Of the United
States, the murdorers and the outlaws
who now exercise n brief show Of au-
thority in Cuba viii soon become in
communicate. until Justice shall be
satisfied and the avenglns angel shall
write the verdict and sentence. and
II the people Of this country shall do
nothing more In this century than
drive the barbarians into the Caribbean
Sea, we shall earn the praises of every
lover OF freedom and humanity the
world over"
EDITORS APPROVE.
Mr.. Platt IN. W presented the fol-
lowing resolution passed by the Re-
publican editorial association of New
York. April n;
Resolved. The Republican Editorial
association of the state of New York
In convention assembled hereby gives
full and hearty approval of the
course of the President and express its
confidence that he Will carry the is
sue with Spain to conclusion consist
ent with the claims Of humanity ana
creditable to the dignity and honor or
the nation"
BERRY PLEDGES THE SOUTH.
MIR. Berry tArk.) was recognized i'm
mediately after the conclusion of Mr..
Cullom's speech. He prefaced his re-
marks by stating that as senator
OF the United States he was present in
his seat on the upper floor of Congress
to uphold and support the President
OF the United States In his efforts to
bring peace out of the chaos now ex-
listing. He wanted to vote for the
resolution offered by Mr.. Turpic,
which promises to recognize the in
dependence of the present republic of
Cuba He thought this was absolute
ly essential to place the country on
an honorable footing before the ma
lions of the world.
You may vote the resolution down
You may pass the resolution offered
by the majority of the committee OF
foreign relations. or you may adopt
the House resolution, hut whatever
resolution is adopted I will be found
supporting the hands of the Presi-
dent"
He spoke of the nearness of the wal
and said to bring victory to the Amer
lean arms II was absolutely necessary
| to give the President aid and comfort
which WIS ne 9ed IN this hour OF
test trial He then, with an i'm
passioned outburst pledged the South
to loyalty to the flag
While he would reserve his judgment
| until the record had been made up OF
| the yalor of the Southern soldiers, h,
| believed the record would be imperish.
\ able In the history Of modern civiliza-
| ton. and at the close of some glorious
| day with the Stars and Stripes fyinl
| over the plains of desolnted Cuba, tn,
| valor of the Southern soldier would
| stand side by side with the valor o.
| his Northern comrades.
| CoCKRELL OBJECTS TO AP-
| PLAUSE.
There was applause In the gallerie,
| upon the conclusion of Berry's speech
which brought Cockrell (Mo.) to hit
| feet whit a protest against such
display of commendation and invoked
| the Vice President to announce to tn,
| galleries that the Senate could not b,
| turned into a beer garden.
! Accordingly the presiding officer i'm