The age-herald., 1898-01-23
MATT MINORS
 SUNDAY SALAD

It is doubtful if any political party ever
 practiced more duplicity and eowardice
 than is being done by the republicans in
 the house of representatives. In 1896 the ! republican party, to man, inciuoing ! Speaker Reed, voted for and passed reso- | lution instructing President Cleveland 10
 recognize the beligerency of the Cuban i insurgents. The manner in which the re- | pulblicans abused President Cleveland at | that time stands without parallel in the history of political parties in this country. How things have changed During the past week every republican in the house voted against instruct.ng President Me- 1 Kiney to recognize the insurgents What must the plain people of the nation think of a parry that changes it's position upon one of the most important subjects pending within less than two years. Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the house of representa- tives, had the reputation at one time of being an honest, fair-minded, consistent republican. man who never dealt a blow below the belt. Tn the Cuban matter Reed has shown himself to tho American people not only a coward but an absolutely dis honest man.
 Speaker Reed, like President Mckinley is in the absolute control of the Spanish bondholders. They are owned. body and soul by that syndicate. The insoient power of money has the republican party by the throat. There are honest republ- cans in congress who are in favor of the recognition of the Cuban belligerents. Fearing the tyranny of Speaker Reed they have not the courage to bolt, and follow the dictates of their honest convictions. A party that changed its position in less than two years time upon a question so important as Cuba is no longer entitled to the consideration or respect of honorable, honest people. In 1896 a very large ma jority of democrats were hostile to Mr. Clevland's policy of non-action and voted for the resolution recognizing the insurg- ents. The democrats had more indepen- dence of character than have the repubh- cans Not a republican dares to oppose Mckinley or Reed.
 Mckinley, however, is not worse than Cleveland was. The influence of the Span ish bondholders had supreme control of MT. Cleveland and his cabinet on the Gu ban question. He could have stopped the war in 1895 but he was afraid of the money power or w all street. ln L06 OpllllOH OI 99 per cent. of the American people the time has come for this government to act in behalf of the Cuban insurgents The people of that island are ten times worse off today than they were when every re- publican voted for recognition in 1896. more cruel war was never waged against any class of people than has been carried on by Spain against the Cuban patriots. yxTa u+ ta death without any cause. They have been placed in prison and almost starved with out having committed any offense against any government. It is time for action now.
 | If the present administration had amy respect for itself or for the people it would not lose any time in asking for the
 call of Minister DeLome, Spain's represen-
 tative at Washington. De Lome is the most insolent scoundrel that was ever sent l to this counry by Spain or any oher coun- | try. His reputation in his own country | has been infamous. He is without moral character. His conduct in Washington in connection with the influence brought to | bear upon Senator Hale, who has at all
 times championed the cause of Spain. is
 
 sale between Minister DeLome and Sena- l tor Hale and the wife of the minister has been put upon the auction block. This is | the kind of a man Minister DeLome is. Hardly day passes that he does not send | to his own government letters derogatory
 to this nation and it's public men. He | parades the streets of Washington and de- nounces public men. saying that they are merely 1<ino for bllnp oyY1ha ard
 from patriotic motives" Minister De- Lome practically controls the local news papers of Washington. How this has been 1 done has never been made public, but the inference is that Spanish money has gone | into the coffers of two newspapers, one | morning and one evening, and both printed | on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue. | Spain has insulted the American flag more | than dozen times since the beginning of | Ne Cuban revolution, and at no time has l this government had the courage to re- l sent it.
 Minister DeLome has in the past two years been convicted of uttering more false | hoods, more defamations of character of 1 American statesmen tlean any five thous- and men have been charged with uttering in this country within the last quarter of a | century. Minister DeLome, Of course, terms lying "diplomacy.' He publicly ridi- l cules American customs, the purity of American women, the honesty of Ameri- can men, and the integrity of the Aneri- | can government. He is an insolent rep | resentative of the most infamous govern ment on the face of the earth. He smiles | at your face and stabs you in the back. He is a typical Spaniard A coward, and a man who would sell the most priceless | jewel of honor for money.
 l There are some people in this town who cannot write anything themselves, who ob- l iect very seriously to some things others