The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-21

Veto the Resolution, IL IL Provides For
Is Enoroaching on His Prerogative.
Reed and His Licutenants Using the
Argument That the Senate Resolution
Is an Attack on the Prcsident-Radica
House Republicans May BE Able TO
Form a Combination with Democrats
and Populists and Thus Succeed In
Having Their way-Scnatc Likely to
Take Firm stand.
WASHINGTON, April lS.-The difficult
task Of adjusting the difference between
the two houses of congress on the Gu.
ban resolutions has begun. The rock
upon which the two houses of congress
split is the recognition of the indepeud.
ence of the existing republic which was
incorporated in the senate resolutions.
Were that clause of the senate rcsOlu-
tions eliminated nothing could have
prevented immediate concurrence by
the house, as the great majority of the
Republicans of the lower branch Of
congress are eager for q conclusion.
But the action of the senate declaring
for the recognition of Cuba's indepcnd~
ence against the direct and specific rec
ommendation of the president has given
the conservatives a rallying cry from
the standpoint Of party loyalty which
proved very effective.
One of the most prominent Repub-
lican leaders on the floor Of the house
deuominated that portion Of the senate
resolutions a direct assault" upon the
president, which no loyal Republican
could endorse. And upon this theory
Speaker Reed and his lieutenants have
been proceeding in their campaign
against concurrence in the senate reso-
lutions. The speakers rooms at the
Shoreham have been like the headquar-
ters of the Commander-in. chief Of an
army. He had consulted with his lieu
tenants, Messrs, Dingley Of Maine
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Cannon Of
Illinois, Grosvenor Of Ohio and Payne
Of New York. He has seen Messrs.
Joy of Missouri, Lorimer Of Illinois,
HeatwOle of Minnesota and other lead
ers Of the Republican opposition, and
through other agencies has had a thor.
ough canvass made Of, the Republican
side Of the house. He is confident the
Republicans of the house can be
marshalled against yielding to the SEN
ate on the main issue.
Some of the arguments used with
those who, like Mr. Cooper Of Wiscon-
sin, Mann of illinois and Bromwell of
Ohio, are disposed TO take the shortest
cut out of the woods, and by agreeing
end the matter, have been such as to
shake the convictions Of these gentle
men. The chief complaint of those
who want to concur is that nOn-COnCur-
renee means delay, complications, posi-
bly, a reOpeniug Of diplomatic negOti-
ations, and possibly further concessions
by Spain which, will embarrass the
United States when time for action ar
rives, These members have been la.
bored with separately. The arguments
against recognition have been reiterated
and re.enforced in the light of the
speeches in the senate.
Especially potent has been the argu-
ment advanced by Senators Allison and
Morgan that if we recognized the indie.
pendence of the existing government
General Gomez might at any time nego-
tiate a peace with Spain which would
leave the United States i'll the lurch.
When France allied herself with us in
the Revolutionary war it was for the
purpose of gaining our Independence,
but we were held to the compact by a
stipulation that no peace with Great
Britain should be negotiated without
Frances consent. More than this it is
claimed that there are evidences that
the senate will yield the recognition of
independence if the house stands firm.
Notwithstanding the large majority
for the resolution Senator Hoar of Mas
sachusetts urgently counselled the house
leaders to reject tenaciously the senate S
proposition. He assured them that the
senate would not hold out. But posi-
bly, the strongest argument brought to
bear was that the president himself
could not approve any resolution which
contained such an invasion of his pre-
rogative and which so plainly violated
every precedent of international law.
This strong intimation of presidential
veto, which would involve an entirely
new start and the delays incident to it,
had powerful influence, although in
certain quarters it was asserted that a
presidential veto would be overridden.
might sign the resolution, and send a
message to congress saying that the
clause recognizing tine Independence of
Cuba was ultra vires--beyOnd the juris.
diction Of COZ -ress-was frowned upon
by the presidents friends. Those who
were in favor of concurrence in the SEN
ate amendment were not particularly
active, but some Of them are showing
determination. At one time il was said
that 33 Republicans had agreed to vote
for concurrence, but this could not be
confirmed and the conservatives are con-
fident that not half that number will
break over the traces. They realize,
however, that their chief danger lies in
possible stampede. If 20 Republicans
Join the Democrats aud Populists in
voting for concurrence the resolutions
go to the president as passed by the
senate.
Should the little band Of Republicans
who will vote to concur make the result
doubtful it is feared that many Others