Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
"MUSKGTS SHOULD GO WITH FOOD
The Time Has Come for Intervention in
Behalf Of Independence.
ONLY ONE VOICE OF DISSENT.
This IL the Voice of the Money!
Changers Latter should Stand
Aside and Let Those Loyal to the
Flag Come Forward.

] IN.
! Nebraska, Of a speech on the Cuban que.
! ton.
Not since the Inauguration Of Presider
Mckinley have so many people been O
, the Senate side Of the Capitol as wer
there to-day. The galleries were packed
many arriving at the Capitol as early a
$3.50 A. NJ, in order TO obtain seats.
Within few minutes after the Senat
convened every senator who could n
present was in his seat. and by the tim
Mr.. Thurston had begun his spaec,
dozens Of members of the House wer,
either standing or occupying chairs in tb,
area without the semicircle of seats.
Mr.. Thurston's first sentence in which
he said he spoke by command of suept
IIpS-d delicate and touching reference
10 the loss or his wife on his memorable
| trip to Cuba-commanded instant atton-
ton. a hush fell over the great audience
Which hung with almost breathless atten.
ton and interest upon every word. Some
! surprise had been expressed that Senator
Ihurston should appear I'm public promi-
nently so soon after the demise of Mrs.
| Thurston, but the first sentence of bis
| action
1t is true that Mr.. Thurston's speech to-
day. viewed from one standpoint, was an
unusual proceeding but it was justified
! by the conditions attending It.
MRS. THURSTON'S REQUEST.
Mrs. Thurston's dying request TO her
husband was that he should lose no time
| on account Of her death in doing his ut
most to save and free Cuba and its
people. In accordance with this request.
therefore, Senator Thurston sacrificed
his personal feelings, and delivered his
speech-a speech that was his tribute TO
the memory of his wife.
Without knowing the motive which ami
mated Mr.. Thurston, and inspired him
TO his best efforts, his auditors in
stinctively realized it, and thoroughly
sympathzed with his evident emotion
The speech was very generally regarded
as mastery effort and even those who
could not agree with the speakers con-
clusions conceded the power of his ora
tory. AS the Senate. neared the end of
MS speech, his voice, which had been as
clear and ringing as the tone of a bell.
noticeably broke. He was almost over
come by emotion, but rallied with an
effort, and closed in a manner that
thrilled his auditors. As he sank into his
seat and buried his face i'm his hands.
the galleries were swept by such a
tumult of applause as has not in a long
time been heard in the Senate chamber.
AS brother might have done, Mr.. Al
len, Mr. Thurston's colleague from Ne
braska, walked to him, and, placing his /
arm over his shoulders, quietly led him |
from the chamber The act was one Of /
spontaneous and touching amenity, amid |
the turbulence and dscord Of political |
life.
Mr.. Thurston began his speech as soon
as the routine business had been dis
posed Of. He was prepared, he said. not
only TO adopt every word Of the careful,
concise, and specific statement. of the
Senator from Vermont (Mr. PROCTOR, but
he was even convinceG that he had un-
1erstated the facts.
NEWSPAPER PICTURES TRUE.
'"The pictures in the American news
capers Of the starving reconcentrados are
rue" he continued. "They can all be
duplicated by the thousand. 1 never saw,
ana please God may never again see,
rs deplorable a sight as the reconcen- |
RADIOS in the suburbs Of Matsnzas. / can
lever forget, TO my dying day, the hope
ess anguish in their despairng eyes.
iuddled about in the little bark huts,
hey raised no voice to appeal to us for
Inns as we went among them.
Think Of the spectacle: We are feeding
hese citizens of Spain; we are nursing
heir sick; we are saving such as can be
aved. and yet there are those who still
ay it is not right for us to send foo1s s
hat we must keep hands off. 1 say that I
he time has come when muskets ought i
D go with the food" !
Discussing the remedy which should be
pplied to the evils he found. Mr.. Thurs c
IN said: Il counselied silence and I
federation from this floor when the pas J
on of the nation seemed at white heat S
yer the destruction of the Maine; but II n
ems to me the time for action has now y
)me; not action in the Maine easel v
ope and trust that this government will 1
Ike action on the Cuban situation en- 81
rely outside Of the Maine case. When II
lie Maine report is received, If it be u
und that our ship and sailors were ~
own up by some outside explosion, we "
i'll have ample reparation without quib- -
e or delay, and If the explosion can be =, =,
aced to Spanish officials our justice will ="
swift and sure-there will be such swift
ID terrible punishment adjudged as will ~
main warning to the world forever y
What shall the United States do, Mr.. W
W
REPUBLICAN PARTY PROMISE. =,
Cor answer Mr.. Thurston, as a Repubn- bC
n, turned to the last national platform IN
his party, which declared that the fr
lited States should actively use its in on
ence and good offices TO restore peace 81
d establish an Independent government en-
Cuba a,
The President had accepted the nomina- ~.
n rendered by the party which had mr.
al rla nh ge
alified approval. or
vice within the past two years. Mr.. nie
urston said, he had voted for a resoln- 60 co
n recognizing the belligerency of the Ia,
ban insurgents, but he was satisfied II Al,
3 now too late 10 accord them belli- 81,
ent rights. or even merely TO recog- 10
G the independence of the Cuban re-
,lic. =
Our platform" said he. demands tb,t 70
United States shall actively usa i,s M,
uence for the Independence OF III m
nd" ~.
r. Thurston spoke highly of Pres,do,. s snr
kinley, and said that he had faith ~ I''
Americanism and patriotism. ., ,
The time for action, then, has coma >, A.
continued. mo greater reason for n, Tb,
exist than exists to-day. Evarv ,,or
RS delay only adds another chapter taxi
he awiui story Oh misery and death. and
y one Power can intervene--the Irnftai ~
cs OF America" ~
r. Thurston said he was opposed 20 an
exation. As to- the plan for The ~,
ted States to guarantee Cuban-m,r- -
e bonds. Mr.. Thurston declared; .arba o~p
,rican people will never consent M
the payment OF one dollar TO the ~,
of one bond as the price - -
TO Spain for her REIMBURSEMENT of