New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-01


,orio rs TIE courage OF those who wore the pHe
&C v.e, a.. those who wor, the gray. When they
turned from Appomaftox where they had Iett
everything except their honor. they came h4ck ana
on every hand they witnessed the horrors ana
desolatious OF wa. Where they ieft happy hoiac.
;hey found a OF ckarrei and h.1ck"ned runs.
We do not want war. We have twice offered Won
the onpor,unity 70 avoid g. Bat Nj. Chairman. we
might ss well ~ frank. n II takes war % FREQ
the Stand % cuba by voice and the voice = those
with whom have tho honor 10 sit Is cuba frc"
without 4 va- II possible. Cuba free WIKI war
II necessary" prolonged applause on the Demo
cratic s.ie)
GENERAL GROsvENORs SPEECH
Mr. Grosvenor rep Ohio. whose u'terances
command attention. owing 20 his close friend
ship with the Administration. answered MT
Bailey. He said he ga not intend 70 reply 20 the
argument Of the gentleman from Texas. hut 10
folr \ very strong degree o, sympathy ;or him
when" ea!d he "a man has been .or nearly
wear trying 20 play game q politics or tho Gres-
ton Of war, and has failed. and has analIy mace
a. exhibition futile effort IN that direction un-
paralel.d IN tho history % This body y becomes
pathet,c wheD Re talks about war and war
that Will never happen rise 70 point out ono Or
two absurd statements constantly repeated IN The
neweparers and which found an echo 90 tie voice
o, tho gentleman from Texas. lie warns This so
that n tho Freedom; attempts 20 force ~" 'Ni~ihs
hly net
a,toen seconds on tho Democratic SIDE daughter
on IN. Republican s.deD Nobody proposes 10 force
he Cuban. 20 buy their independence u !" Ike
tal. told by IDIOTS full of sound and fury and iil
o. nothing There IS no such proposition ~ TO
Or from no Administration. and the NH'.~ i'''
urAttle OF this character n ~" newspapers "@7
,us. been so rluch FOLLY and nonsense. and yet
statesman. leader of a great division upo" IA
floor rises and solemnly warns the Republican side
% this House that Z the President drives cuba 20
biv her Independence they Will 20 90 ~ork 20 pre-
vent H. Nobody has ATTEMPTED =. J. is o." ole
dream OF somebody and talk % tie newspapers
Again what does the gentleman know abou,
how "a the matters have 1--orrcsscd between 40
United States as the intermediary sOIrle - dpo-
macy and spain and cuba on the other SIDE To"
gentleman from Texas iit say yesterday that De
believed tho President o, The United states was
trying 20 ,orcs & upon nc 'uhans. ard io-'Ay "e
satd he knew Il Sow ! r,se s'fupiy 20 say that
,h. gentleman Is wholly mistaken. ], - has such
Information from az authoriiarye source Do ought
% make :. public The timo has come IN inis
country When misunderstanding Of what is roins
on = doing harm than Tho views OF people
who 30 understand
GYM the gentleman state" in;'rpooed Mr. VIII
Am. fp.m M,-.1 that he believes from what ~
know, that Z, Is not IN contemplation oy The Presi-
dent IN the negotiations nov going on 10 treat for
a money confederation ,or tho freedom ~ Cnoa:
THE PROJECT NEVER CONSIDERED
~, ia TOO contempt.ble 20 answer. Such thought
never entered into the head Of any man connected
WITH tho Administrator
Ism, there AT .ntnation OF that Kind IN tho
NEGOTIATIONS az Madrit7'
what have 20 do with the negotiations al
vsdrit,-. ask-d Mr. Grosv.nor. "I say tho pur-
chase OF cuba by the Government or mo rNEEes-
ton o, its approval Il q story tod o. AZ 'oo~
There never was anything IN f. and this - on'y
done 20 ian anew the flame that seeks tor po-
ltical advantage upon this floor ~ s.r.ns'HS 90
called questions Of privilege that mako me author
=, ,h.m ridiculous IN the sight OF common hui
mainly"
Were the fortv-nv. gentlemen who met few
evenings ago and agreed to vote FOR Independence
seeking political adgan,age%' asked Ny Lentz
Dem. Ohio.
y heard something Of that kind" replied Mr.
G-o.venor but heard something better. fester-
aay when tho scheme 20 promote political advan-
,aa- was sprung hero with the awk~ardness or "A
Fourth-of-Juy Roy burning fre-crackcrs l' gentle
men nut their names down on tho right SIDE or inc
organization OF party and party concord. lAp-
plause) / could name a good many OF them mysen
ARsoLd,TE INDEPENDENcE FOR { -BA
Now. in conclusion. tho Administration Of this
Government to-day Is As anxious f0r tho freedom
and Independence Of Cuba rs anygentleinan onihe
other side Of the House CApplAusc1 There "a not
one man from tho President down 20 N" humn"st
member on this moor. who will ever. without inc
consent OF the Cuban insurgents, ratlfy. agree 10
or epprove any settlement Of tho Cuban question
that does not Involve absolute independence ioE
cuba APPLAUSE There ia not II gentleman on
tho other side Of tho House who knows this fact
better or from more direct source OF Information
than does the gentleman from Texas. because no
has had tho fullest opportunity to learn the fact
and he knows II l. unjust TO the President 10 nt-
mate that he to-day knows that the President Is
irving 10 force Cuba TO buy her independence.
MI Chairman. this movement VIII 90 forward
tn, Republicans OF the House and the Senate and
the loyal people OF the United States. Republicans
ana Democrats are in favor OF the independence
OF Cuba But they in favor OF avoiding war
:, II can possibly be done consistently with the
honor dignity and glory Of the American namo
CAppause)
DO you think that this great party In power to-
dav IS going to be- unfaithtul TO trust which
| will II properly discharged. bring glory 10 the
| Administration? VIII tho Administration now In
nortunity that any Administration since tho days
| n, Abraham Lincoln has had 10 establish Itself
ana its party In the praise and honor and glory OF
a mighty people? applause Any gentleman VINO
thinks go does not understand tho men At the mead
OF affairs The journals OF the civilized world this
morning have spoken with stronger terms or IN
dorsement than before OF the attitude ana
action OF the people Of the United states ana III
| that connection one and all OF the Engish-speak
! ing Journals put II forward tho cardinal idea
that Cuba must be free and that we would make