The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-09

to the loyalty that has come to
US from thousand battletields that saved
Isl said some days ago here that | had
longed to live until / knew that this people
was q united people. / have always felt
done that the blood was i'll spilled If at the
end of this long period we had not united
nation Thank God l have lived to see the
hour come, the day dawn and universal
loyalty be the watchword of every man.
woman and child. (Applause.) He. con-
Guided with the statement that be should
not vote for this bill as a war measure.
for the bill
Mr.. Hay Dem. Va) took advantage of
the opportunity to refer in complimentary
terms to the part that Consul General Lee
is playing in the present contingency. lie
said that General Lee was sustaining so
we'll the good name of the State in perform
ing his duty as to win the encomiums of
the entire Nation, and that at such time
1t was Il genuine satisfaction to have such
man as FitZhugh Lee as such past The
reference to General Lee called out loud APP
plause both from the floor and the gal
leries.
Mr. Berry Dem, KY said that Ken
lucky was willing to make the appropria-
who had followed Old Hickory to New
Orleans and Scott to Mexico, were willing,
It necessary, 10 follow the same flag they
followed then until it should wave tri-
of Kentucky would move elbow to elbow
with those of Massachusetts.
worse things than war, While Arkansas
was not liable to attack, her sons would
be there whenever war should come. If
occasion should call the State would send
100000 defenders of the flag.
Mr.. Lewis (Dem Wash) said the Pacific
coast was as loyal in the present emergency
as any other section. Right wrong, he
was for his country.
Mr.. Cochran (Dem Mo- said he would
vote for the bill because it would signalize
the building up of another commonwealth
and be an admonition to Spain that Cuba
was forever lost. He accepted it is q war
measure and as consolation to Gomez
and his followers.
FIRST DISCORDANT NOTE.
Mr.. Bingham CRep., Pa caused the first
note of discordance that was heard. While
supporting the bill on general principles he
was avowedly out of sympathy with the
common Interpretation of the meaning of
the bill, and, as a consequence, he was Wig
orously Kissed twice during the progress of
his remarks-once when he referred to Gen.
Lee and at the close when he asserted that
the relations between the United States and
Spain are in no wise strained. Mr. Bingham
began by referring to the days proceedings
of the House as akin to the methods of
yellow dog journalism" He had no sym
pathy, he said, with the apparent tendency
of the House, and especially none with the
evident disposition to seize the opportunity
for a display of jingg;oism that was by no
nounced his purpose to support the bill. Il
care nothing" he exclaimed, for the brav-
cry and courage of Mr.. Lee, of which we
hear much on this floor" and he was
proceeding to say that what we want IN
General Lee at the present time is the eX-
hibition of his best judgment and common
sense but the Sentence was almost drowned
in the shower of Misses with which the re-
mark was received This evidence of disap-
prOval came especially from the Democratic
side. 1t did not appear to disconcert Mr.
Bingham, who continued his remarks by
general encouragement of the war spirit. Il
favor this appropriation" he said, in con-
clusion, but | condemn on this floor to-day
the utterance of any declaration that the
relations of this country with Spain are
otherwise than they have been for years
past-friendly, reasonable international re-
lations." This utterance was received with
Kisses, which were only suppressed by,
vigorous pounding of the speakers gavel.
Mr.. De Almond (Dem., Mo- was
pleased at the unanimity displayed, mani
Testing a love for liberty rather than spr-
it of partiSanship.
AN IOWAN'S ELOQUENCE.
In strong contrast with the reception
given to Mr.. Bingham was that of Mr.. Dol
liver Rep. Ia) one of the most eloquent
members of the House. Mr.. Speaker"
said Mr.. Dolliver, with thousand rela-
tons of direct national interest not to
speak of the larger and higher relations of
humanity, the United States during the
course of the Cuban insurrection have con-
sistenty acted within a strict Interpretation
of the law of neutrality. They have literal
ly stood aloof while the Spanish Ministry
has feebly and vainly labored to restore its
authority in the Island of Cuba. In the
midst of the noise and confusion of that
situation, the President of the United
States has stood unmOVed by clamor in
Congress or out, steadily keeping the Ma
ton within the accepted code of internal
tional duty in the great hope of peace,
peace without the loss of liberty for Cuba,
and peace without the loss of respect for
ourselves. (Applause) In that attitude it
is gratifying for every one of us to know
that he has had the support of the Amer
lean people, a support that has drawn all
the closer to him in these days of patient
waiting as we have under the shadow of
great national affiiction been searching for
the bodies of our dead IN the harbor of Ha-
vana. Great and in many respects per-
manent preparations have been made for
the national defense, and it is altogether
proper that the Congress of the United
States at this time should have a share in
these responsibilities. Let us this day,
therefore, laying aside all the differences of
party politics, give to the President of the
United States, not in a bare and meager
way but in the spirit of the broadcast pa
triotism. this earnest of the national conf
dence. 1T cannot endanger the cause of
peace to have the world understand that
our solemn purpose of avoiding as far
possible the Internal horrors of war does
not include any inclination to spare either
blood or treasure in the protection of the
national rights or i'll the discharge of ma
Mr.. Davidson (Rep., Wis., paid a tribute
to the superb American who was doing
his duty at Havana" which was loudly app
plauded.
Mr.. Walker Rep., Va.) who was gem
eral in the Confederate army. said his peo-
pie were for peace if peace could be main
tanned with honor. They knew the horrors
of war and they shrank instinctively from
its renewal, but they would do their duty
if it came.
Mr. Mann (Rep., Ill.) declared that this
appropriation meant war. and was heartily
Endorsed by the people of the West. War
was not coming; it already existed
Mr. De Graffenreid Dem, Tex.) eX-
pressed his pleasure that the South at last
was able to dispel the lie, so often reiter-
came the red stripes of the flag would be-
come redder by the blood of the Southern
people who were ready to die in its de-
Tense.
Mr. Dinsmore (Dem., Ark.) said he
would vote for the bill because he believed
that eternal vigilance was the price of lib
erty
MR. BAILEY'S SPEECH.
Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, sup
ported the bill in five-minute speech. He
said: This is an extraordinary power with
which to cothe the President. 1t is b
power which, in ordinary times, l would
not commit to any man, however exalted
his station or however high his character.
the rules of safety and of prudence which
govern us in days of peace will yield before
the great emergency which now confronts
the Nation. 1t ought to be understood in
Spain, and it ought to be understood in eV-
cry country on the globe, that while this
great Republic sincerely desires to be at
peace, it is prepared for war, If war be-