The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-15


\ Nation would be shamed.
Mr.. Turner maintained that congress
could not delegate to the president IN
power TO make war. "Thc congress OF tn
United States is the organized conscience Q
the country" said he, "and 1t is the onl
power which can take the step OF war
| After vehcmently attacking the presidsn
for the delays which had occurred in thu
sending Of his message to congress Mr.
Turner charged that the delay last wecl
was not due to the request OF General Lee
| but to the fact that Archbishop Ireland had
cablcd to the vatican in the hope that the
holy father might be able TO bring about O
peaceful solution OF the difficulty The
president was waiting on the pOpes action
taken to secure that which American jiiplo-
macy had failed to obtain.
MIR. Turner ridtcuied the diplomatic
negotiations OF the administration and de-
manded TO know whether congress wanted
moro OF 1t. He declared the state depart
mcfit, even with the support OF tic depart
ment OF justice, was weak and unavallng,
AT the Spanish end OF our diplomatic line
we had as minister man whose desire for
peace was so strong that he refused to
obey tho plain Instructions OF his supporters.
Mr.. Turner declared with bitter sarcasm
that With such diplomatic agents repre-.
scnting the United States the Madrid gov
eminent might. eventually, for a suitable
indemnity. absolve this country for block
t..tr ...ix.k,. .s..
tered hull OF the Maine. The flashing sword
OF the United States must he drawn for
Cuban Independence and II should ba
welded by an arm stronger than ever. lie
read kilograms from prominent citizens of
Washington In order TO indicate tho sent!-
ment In that State. One from the governor
declared that Intervention without recogni-
tion OF independence would be utterly USE
less. Another from the colonel OF the First
regiment, Uniformed Rank, Knights OF
Pythius, which had rendered TO the presi-
dent its services In case OF war. directed
him to withdraw the offer. ns Il had been
made under tho impression that they would
be called upon to fight Spanlards not Gu
bans.
When the venerable senator from Massa-
Mr.. Hoar, arose to answer MIR
Turner, there was visible stir In the
audience, for the conservative feeling OF
the senator from Massachusetts, Ia well
known. His first sentence showed that he
was for peace If peace could be had. He
SAID ne wanted to make a few observations
quietly, calmly and In The manner OF
court dealing with the great problem OF
public welfare and public honor. He
thought 1t was not tho time for impas-
stoned rhetoric, loud defamation, the
of hands and the stamping OF feet,
but rather 1t was the position of absolute
celebration that Should come with such A
scene and such ain occasion.
He then argued that the report of the
cruelty and oppression In cuba undo, bie1lv
warranted some measures that would bring
peace, but he doubted the wisdom of rush
Ing headlong Into war until every other
diplomatic effort had been made 10 bring
about an honorable cessation of hostlities.
Ihen, with voice trembling with emo
tion. he told how captain OF a oompanv
OF infantry organized In the same town
In which h. was born went forth In the
morning or the revolution to hold the
bridge NJ Concord and said he was III
me same position as that captain was,
kealtzlns tho tremendous responsibilities
OF his high Office hc thought whatever wns
dono should be done with an eve single Ia
the situation, Then, with hand raised and
anna n profound stiffness In the senat,
chamber, he made this significant remark,
IL this country Is to do n great act of in
Justice, let US do 1t calmly and delibsr
ately."
senator Hoar argued that he attacks on
he president were III advised and i'll timed:
mat Instead of condemnation of the policy
li lhe executive the country and Congress
should commend tho president In his ef
forts ior making peace 80 long as peace
could be had with honor. Then passing
away from that proposition. the senator
ahiu the men VINO suffered by moaern wars
were not the men who provoked them
ma that the men who rcapcd the benefits
from vars were few officers and the
stock jobbers.
ne said war meant the addition OF un-
Ioid millions 10 the public debt nj the
country, the piling up OF PENSIONS noun
am blgh and would bring woe and DESC
nllon TO thousands OF homes. adding: III
Ike and thank the president for his sub
ime self-rcstraint In this emergency and
lor holding back 80 far as he Gould The
step toward war"
lie said the name of Mckinley would
90 linked with other iurn OF notabie seli-