Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-30

Wednesday night crowd assembled
independent of politics, in the opera
house to hear Senator Turpie. His
speech was worthy of the man. Every
thing he said was backed by patient
historical research and was expressed
in language simple and eloquent
Without attempting to make YER
batum report much of the substance
expressed partially in his own language
will be found below.
Spain has had growing antipathy to
the United states brought around be
cause she has always had claims to our
territorial accessions. When we pur-
chased Florida for Sl5,00O0OO she cove
ted the property after 1t was sold. We
bought Louisiana. 1t had belonged to
Spain but few years before; as late
as 1900. Territory acquired in the
Mexican war such as New Mexico,
Texas and California had belonged to
Spain. Summarizing, Spain once
owned all our present possessions be-
tween the Pacific and the Mississippi
When we purchased Florida we bound
Spain to the agreement that she should
not sell Cuba TO another country and
added another limitation making it 3
violation for her to depress the subjects
of that island.
For years Cuba was most loyal to
the mother country. Up until 1925 she
took no part in revolutions. She even
merited the the title of "LOysl Cuba y
Spain took queer way to pay her debt
of gratitude. She instituted mOnied
offices and multiplied their number un-
necessarily. The populace supported
the imported Spanish officials. From
1925 to 1850 the taxes amounted to S24
per capita for every father, mother and
child in the Island.
In 1850 local rebellion was quelled
Eight years afterward another was put
down, only to retsliate and manifest
itself in 1868 by the great revolution of
ten years duration.
Peace was secured only by treaty
embodying the following requirements:
|. Slavery shall be abolished.
2. All public offices shall be open to
Cubans.
3. All money raised by taxation
shall be spent upon the island.
4. Autonomous legislation shall be
instituted.
One of these requirements was COM
piled with. In ten years she abolished
slavery. She utterly disregarded the
other promises to which she haG
pledged herself.
In 1895 the people arose against hre
expressions and contended, until Oy the
help of the Americans, war ended Aug
"a, 1898.
Up to that time Spain had siezed
every opportunity to disconvenience
impoverish and oppress Americans
Some were shot. More than $4,000,
COO of property belonging to Americana
was confiscsted. The United State.
protested against these acts but more
especially against the inhumanity will
which Spain treated the Cubans. WheI
the Maine, sent on peaceful mission
was blown up our future was decided
After war was declared, means of get
ting money to defray expenses wa
looked into. The treasurer reported
that the treasury contained enough t,
cover everything up until June /, 1895
Sure enough. After that date all fund
were exhausted. The Dingley bill
which was to have covered all COVER
mental expenses and leave a surplus o
$30,0O0,000 per snum, failed to fulfil
the first obligation. If the bill had bu
paid the expenses of the government
we should have been saved S58,OOO,OOO
Instead of such fulfillment of promis,
there was an actual deficit and Wa
Revenue bill came up for consideration
According to the law, it originated ii
the house. 1t contained two provision
for revenue-one by using bonds; an
other by stamps. A portion or TIT
senate. realizing the inconvenience O
stamps voted against such an act. l
was lost. A motion to strike out tn,
bond provision and substitute it will
another providing for the creation o
treasury bonds such as served salts
factorily during the Mexican war, wa
also lost. Senator Turpie moved tha
} Greenbacks be used. Why shOult
people buy interest bearing bond
which made possible individual gain t,
the loss of the whole people when the,
could as well borrow the money o