The times., 1898-04-12

sentation of the facts from the Presi-
dents standpoint. 1 do not agree with
him in any particular"
Mr.. Hale of Maine: at is an able
statement of the case and the only meth
! Cd in which the situation could have been
| treated. The President does not bind
us to the recognition of any particular
band of insurgents. He wants the war
stopped and is willing to forcibly inter
vene for that purpose. Cuban independ-
ence is the ultimate outcome of such
policy and the country is to be congrat-
ulated that the President has taken this
conservative course instead of listening
to the radical suggestions that have been
made to him.
MIR. Lentx Discusses IT.
Disappointment on the part of the pub
lie, chagrin on the part of former Ad-
ministration supporters and deep disgust
on the part of patriots and champions of
national honor briefly summarizes the re-
ception accorded the message. It's
reading in the House of Representa-
tives fell fiat, and elected expressions of
exceeding great scorn, which were with
difficulty suppressed during the session.
sentiments of his colleagues when he said:
The President has refused to come
down and talk to the people. He is back
ed up in corner, surrounded by his
financial friends and made to believe that
ii would be bad politics to take any ac-
ton likely to injure the interests of his
friends-the capitalists-who elected him.
The stock ticker rules our country.
Less than thousand men in Wall Street
exercise more influence over the Admin
istration than Congress By l o'clock to-
day Spanish securities had advanced, and
( other stocks strengthened in sympathy.
IF Mckinley was moved with a desire
to verify the reports of mis- womanly lack
Of courage ana honest patriotism his mes
sage has succeeded. Hear him quote
Jackson and Grant in support of his
wishy-washy policy! This would be posi-
lively funny were it not for the fact that
it is an incentive to pity our President.
Were Jackson in McKinley's place, and
had one American seaman lost arm
through such Spanish treachery as de-
stroyed the Maine the independence of
Cuba would have been Immediately re-
cognized and the Spanish flag forever ex-
PEELED from American soil.
What we want and what we will have
is an absolute recognition of Cuban in
dependence We want no neutral inter
vention The American people We're mis-
represented when the Maine was sent TO
Havana harDor but that does not enter
, into the question now. When the Maine
was destroyed a horrible illustration of
SpainS inability to maintain a govern
ment in Cuba was furnished. Then and
at once the independence of Cuba should
: have been recognized
House Republicans.
What will the Republicans of the
r House do?" Mr.. Lentz was asked.
Don't ask me" he replied. Look at
e them now" and the representative from
g Ohio swept the corridors with a gesture
They are holding indignation meetings
in every corner They are surely dis
: gusted with the message and have nc
e ground left on which TO support the Ad-
ministration.'
=. Five minutes after the clerk had pro-
nounced McKinley's name at the bottom
of the message the floor of the House
> was practically deserted. The members
I Republicans and Democrats alike. tieC
t themselves up in little knots and group:
q to express their dissatisfaction with the
= message. The Republicans were cha
grined, the Democrats were dsgusted
x Those on the Administration side of the
II House who had been honest in their sup
: port Of the President, implicitly beliey
ing that he would in the end display
degree of courage and American states
manship not generally accredited TO him
e were loudest in their expression of disap
/ prOval.
% I'VE can no longer support the Admin
20 istration. Congress must now be heart
from; must fulfill the expectations of the
: people, These expressions were heart
III
allies.
Representative Bailey of Texas wa,
asked what he thought OF the message
e 81 just smile" he answered. Il hav,
e occasion TO smile, and ! can afford Il
le smile, because the Presidential documen
a cannot be taken seriously
!, While the message was being read il
= the House the clerk paused after th'
sentence, War in Cuba must stop
= There was a ripple of applause and
e. deep hush of expectancy. Several thous
- and listeners bent their ears to hea
the ringing declaration of justice princi
pie and honor that would surely follow
But when the final paragraph had beel
/ concluded and 1t was realized, not with
,e out an effort that that was all. disap
pointment, chagrin and anger took pos
session of the galleries and of the House.
Is There was some applause. 1t came no
he from the galleries where the people sat
,a House where other patriots sat but rathe
from the few who support the Admins
u tratiOn without conVictiOn-for what pur
ID pose one is at liberty TO guess-and ever
y they lacked the courage to applaud Will
enthusiasm.
Neutral Intervention, and what then
What form of stable government cal
IS Mckinley establish in Cuba? Must tn
,e United States maintain an armed fore
= in Cuba for an indefinite period TO kec
the insurgents and Spaniards from fight
ie ing each other? a Spanish governmen
n cannot be established in the island, an
y how can a government by the people 0
= Cuba be established unless Spain re
n Iinquish forever her claims to the island
- If a government by the people of Cub
~ is to be established, which is the onl
"a alternative unless American troops ar
le then why not declare the independence
h of Cuba at once and end the matter
> These are the salient and unanswerabl
- questions that the people, congressme
n and senators turned to each other an
s. asked.
h But what most invoked rlghteou
N wrath was the fact that in his messag
Mckinley treated the Maine horror as a
incident For an hour after the readin
g. of the message the Cuban question wa
S. lost sight Of in the excess of indignatio
e elected by the way the Maine disaste
was disposed Of.
IAN incident indeed" exclaimed Rep
- resentative Newlands. 81 ask if the an
~ nihilation of our battleship and the kill
Is ing of 266 American seamen can be classi
IS fed as an incident?"
p. But the situation is rapidly approach
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