The herald., 1898-01-21


ley administration.
Three or four hundred thousand peo-
pie have died-men, women and children
-as much martyrs in the cause of lib
erty as was Warren or any other hero
who died that we might be freed, and
yet the Mckinley administration lifts
not its finger to stay the slaughter, and
can think of nothing more effective for
their benefit than to pose as the big
beggarman. The party of Sumner.
Chase and Seward, which proudly
vaunted itself as the friend of man,
has become the ally of pestilence and
arson, famine, devastation, rape and
murder.
ITO every suggestion that we should
re-enter upon vigorous foreign policy,
we are met with the hysterical Shrek
that we are advocating war. 1t is not
true. But suppose it were? There are
sometimes worse things than war-de-
plorable as this one unquestiopably is
and we are playing the cry-baby act
until we are despised of all nations and
kindred tongues
1--WE now number over 70, 600, 900 souls,
and Republican administration cannot
be taunted, cuffed or kicked into resent
ing an luSQlt VI
| for an injury. Such a contemplate and
pusillanimous policy is enough to make
Grant, Sherman, Dupont; Farragut and
Porter restless in their collins.
my Republican, friends" he said, in
conclusion. Il invite you to lay aside the
weight that is holding you down. assert
your rights, come out on the side of
eternal justice and human liberty, there
| a no
| Of the high vocation to which you are
called. Democrats and Populists stand
here ready to remove from America her
great reproach. We. on this side, will
contribute 152 votes. If only twenty
seven Republicans will break the yoke
defy their task-masters. and join us in
| this noble work, before the sun SETS
this day, we will send the glad tidings
round the world that Cuba is Free free.
thank God, by the act of the American
Congress"
| At the close of Clark's remarks Hit
yielded to Olgen of Missouri, Repub-
lican, who called attention to the en-
bezzlement Of the money of Francis Hin
| ton Of Wisconsin, who died some years
ago in Paris, by the vice consul of the
United States at that point. and the fact
that there was no way by which the
heirs of the deceased man could recover
on the bonds of the consul.
Williams of Mississippi. Democrat. a
member of the foreign affairs commit
tee. followed. He sneered at the state
ment of Hit yesterday. that the grant
ing of belligerent rights to the Cubans
would afford them no advantage.
Shades of History and of all the peo-
pie who have ever rebelled against tyr
amy" he exclaimed, "what pity that
George Washington, Nathaniel Greene
and Thomas Jefferson, when seeking
the recognition of belligerency during
the revolutionary war; did not know that
belligerent rights would not be advant
ageous to them! What pity that Gen.
Lee, jefferson Davis and other Confed-
crate statesmen were not informed that
belligerency would not aid their couse,
when they were seeking that recognition
abroad"
Have the CubanS government TO
recognize?" asked Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania.
"They have the same sort of govern
ment that other Spanish colonies had
when they were rebelling against Spain
WHO is their PRESIDENT"
bartholomew Masso," interrupted
Kind of Utah, Democrat.
Where is the oapital?" asked Dalzell.
AT Cubitas," responded Williams, as
if answering a chatechism.
"At how many places was the Amer
ican capital located during the revolu-
tion?" asked Clark of Missouri, Demo-
crat, of Dalzell, while others besieged
him with questions as to the name OF
the president of the United States dur
| ing the revolution, etc, until Williams
time expired, when he gave way to King
| of Utah. Democrat, who has recently
returned from visit to Cuba and who
| gave the house some of the results of his
investigation of this question there.
| He described the narrowing condi-
tions there, characterized the scheme of
autonomy as a delusion, and declared
that II peace came on that basis Spain
would double the war debt of Cuba
There would be resistance, and once
more the fires of revolution would be
kindled Permanent peace could not
come unless independence was achieved.
King affirmed that those in Havana
who were openly committed to auton-
|
down. In Havana autonomy was derid-
ed and scorned on every side.
In conclusion, he declared that the
dreams of those who believed that peace
would come to Cuba without independ-
ence would be rudely shattered.
Johnson of Indiana, Republican, in a
15-minute speech, sustained the course
of the administration. The president,
he said,- had displayed good sense, sound
Judgment and exalted patriotism. Con-
gress, he said, would not be warranted
In attempting to override the president
and rushing the country into war
fraught with tremendous consequences.
He warned members that we might be
standing nearer the brink of a crater
than we imagined. Spain might be old
and impotent and incapable of over
coming us, but we might goad her to a
point where, in response to her pride
and courage, she might involve US in
great difficulties.
Mr.. Simpson. of Kansas, Populist,
speaking for the third party said he was
not Lying awake O. nights worrying
over the Cuban question" But he was
satisfied, he said, that the real secret
behind the attitude of the administra-
tion was the fact that the holders of
Spanish bonds, $400, 900, 900 in amount,
were not satisfied that they would get
their money. He said the bondholding
interests were as much in the control of
the country as they were during