The herald., 1898-04-17

City Treasurer Har.wel-I am a bus
man and my attention Is confined to thi
office, which Il assure you requires all o
my business time. However. If war is de
clared count on me to go with the rest o
the old boys.
Street Superintendent Drain-We Shout,
sail in and whip p out Of Spain for sinking
the Maine. The lives Of the men sacrificed
on that battleship should be made th
leading issue. The Independence Of Cubs
and other matters connected with it cai
come later.
Captain of Police Roberts-The Who'll,
situation is involved in these words: IRE
| member the Maine" 1 do not think It Is
necessary to declare myself any further or
that point. That cry explains how 1 stand
City Clerk Hauce-I hope to see the
American flag flutterng over the island OF
Cuba. The United States would be jus IT,
fled in eeizing the islands regardless of he
insurgents or of Spain. trust to see them
some day ruler of the West Indies.
City Auditor Nickell-The Maine affair Is
the issue. The independence of Cuba will
come as a natural sequence. We should
the bat;leship was blown up by allies of
Spain.
City Assessor Samantha Maine affair
is the leading feature of this controversy.
There should be war unless Spain evacu-
ates Cuba and forever gives up it's jur!sdic-
tion over the islands. The United States
should not hesitate to maintain its honor.
Chief of Police Glass-I am for peace If
possible, but 1t mus, not be purchased by
auy sacrifice of the national honor. Mr..
Mckinley has displayed excellent judg-
ment in the present trying times and is.
think, acting for the best interests of the
nation. He is thoroughly acquainted with
the inside facts relating TO the entire trou-
bic and is being governed by them, while
the majority Of the people are not convers-
ant with the facts. I favor the United
States annexing Cuba, however, but If
there IS TO be war the affair of the Maine
should be the reason for fighting.
Clerk of the Federal Court Owen-As to
intervention with recognition, and inter-
vention without recognition, favor the
latter for many reasons. In case of war
with Spain and an invasion of Cuba, the
United States could act Independently of
the insurgents; and It might be necessary
and wise for our own government TO even
tually acquire both Cuba and Porto Rico
the Maine. Cuba is the key to the Panama
or Nicaraguan canal and should be under
the dominion of the United States. Leav-
ing the Cuban struggle out of the question.
1 think the destruction of the battleship
Maine and the murder of her crew is a
grievous cause for a declaration of war.
Ex-senator Cole-We should assume the
duty of enforcing justice and preserving
bar IL.
ably disgraceful occurrences in Cuba for
the last three years should never have been
tolerated by us. Whatever concerns hui
manity concerns us and more particularly
are we concerned in ;he welfare of our
near neighbors. In reference to Cuba, this
great republic has been fearfully derelict
DR.. Walter L.udley-I am willing TO en-
trust the whole matter 10 the president.
The United States is the greatest nation in
the world and her leadership among civil
ized nations will soon be recognized. We
cannot all take the time to weigh all the
testimony tn this Span!sh-Cuban question.
We have a patriot, soldier and a states
man for president, and when he procaims
war it wiz mean freedom for Cuba and VIC
tory for the Stars and Stripes.
Deputy County Clerk Sam Kutz-While
enormous expense and loss of life it would
result in, yet, under the existing state of
affairs, believe that the war should be
prosecuted. l heartily favor the independ-
e0ce Of Cuba and intervention by the
United States, in my opinion, would be
proper.
Sheriff John Bu-r-I think the honor of
the flag ought to be vindicated and the
death of the seamen of the Maine avenged.
I would like Cuba free by American inter-
ventiou.
Coroner Campbell have full confidence
in the admin istration and I consider the
Maine affair the principal reason for war,
and that war should be declared on ac-
count of 1t. AS to Cuba, draw no distihc-
tion between Intervention and !ndepend-
ence; what I know is that the Spanish
reign on the island should cease.
A. Letts-I am decidedly in favor Of war.
The United States should have declared
Intervention long ago, and the trouble
would now have been over. War viii ce-
ment more closely the English-spe aking
people Of the world.