West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-24
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
Cuban Comment and Spanish
Desperation.
The Gold Standard Would Not Last
Thirty Days In Case Of War.
WASHINGTON. ID. @,
March 2l. 1893

asking body else in Washing.
ton. 1t IS believed that Mr.. SIC
klnley has the Official report, aud
certain th,t he knows what il IS.
Mystery now surrounds the Mar
aud Navy Departments. and news
dealing with orders or movements
OF Importance is no longer freely
given out, bnt it is known that
everything is already in II condition
to put up stiff and winning fight,
aud that every day is adding ma
terially to our fighting strength.
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1t is highly crediiable TO the
Democrats and Populists in Con-
gress hat they almost to man
refused to support the proposition
to allow Congress to adjourn before
the settlement of the Cuban ones.
ton. although they knew that 1T
would he 10 great advantage to them
IN the Congressional campaign for
the Republican minority tn vote for
adjournment without doing any
thing for Cubi There are times
when partisan advantage is Sec
ondary consideration. Mr. Mckin.
ley quickly realized the damage
that would be done to his personal
reputation by connecting him with
tho early adjournment scheme. and
had Gen. Grosvennr deny that he
had any connection with it.
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Representative Alexander, of New
York, while the House was consid
ering the Post Office Appropriation
bill, made little speech for home
consumption. insisting that the
House should go on record with an
explicit declaration that the gov
eminent was bound by law and
good faith to maintain the gold
standard. Nobody answered his
speech, because 1t answered itself.
Ii the country was bound by law to
maintain the gold standard, the
gold bugs would not desire any
further Congressional action. IL is
because it is not so bound by law
that they would like to see Con.
gress act. Thirty days from the
time the first gun IS fred, in the
war with Spain, Mr.. Alexander, in
common with everybody else, Will
tind that the gold standard cOnnot
be maintained. 1t could not be
maintained in war, even if it's
maintenance was explicitly pro-
vlded for by law.
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Representative Stokes, of South
Carolina. called on MIR. Mckinley
this week and handed him letter
from Gen. Joseph l.. StoppeIoein.
commander of the First Brigade
South Carolina Cavalry, containing
tie following: "The people of South
Carolina stand ready and willing
to shed their blood In defense of
the Stars and Stripes, and if ever
our people are united they are to.
day. We know no factionaI or
party lines when the honor OF our
country is at stake. AS you know.
l command the largest body Of
] cavalry in the United States. NV
command and | are at the service
Of the President, and, while / un-
derstand that militia cannot be
/ pressed INTO service for a longer
period than ninety days. / now,
through you. formally tender my
services TO the President in the
volunteers for ninety months il
need be. The people Of South
Caroline have implicit confidence
in The wisdom of the President at
this critical moment, and feel that
he will do the proper thing"
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Spanish gall can 90 no further,
now that Spain has made the charge
that the presence OF fleet OF Uni
ted States war vessels vt Key West
and the active preparations for war
which are being made by this gov
eminent, are responsible for the
failure Of autonomy in Cuba. II is
we'll understood IN Washington that
the only obJoct Spain had in charg.
ing this country with causing the
failure OF autonomy, which was
declared 20 be failure by Senior de
LONE rs long ago a. last January.
WAS TO attempt To- make some Of the
European governments believe that
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