The record-union., 1898-04-13

Mr. Lentz-Does he say republican
| government?
| Mr.. Hepburn-No. he does not say
| that, but he supposed that you knew
| something about the history of this
country. applause on Republican side. }
Mr.. Lentz-I do.
| Mr. Maguire-And we know some
thing about the history of this Admin
| iStratiOn.
Mr.. Hepburn-He supposed that you
knew something about the aspirations
of American statesmen; that you knew
something about the declaration that
| over and over again had been reiterated
by every branch of this Government
with reference to the character of gov
ernment that should be formed on the
hemisphere. (Applause on Republican
side)
GROSVENOR INTERPRETS THE
PRESIDENTS MEANING.
Mr.. Grosyenor of Ohio took the floor.
Il am going to refer now to only
one thing that the gentleman from
Ohio UentZ) has said on this patriotic
OCCASION" said he, and | do not do it
for the purpose of celebrating a speech
upon this occasion. The time is COM
ing when the gentlemen will have a
full opportunity to assail the President
of the United States, to send their bit
terness and their opposition across the
waters to our enemies. The gentleman
shall have a full opportunity to abuse
his own constituents at home for any
conservative expression which they
may have made through the telegraph
or the mail, and he shall have that op-
portunity, unaffected by answers of
mine. l wish here simply to say that
the President has asked of Congress
the power 10 use the army and navy
for the purpose of establishing in the
Island of Cuba an independent gov
ernment.
The time is coming rapidly said
Mr.. Grosvenor, in conclusion 1T will
be here, l trust, tomorrow, when under
the guidance of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, this House will take ac
ton, and l will suggest to the gentle
men on the other side that there will
be degree of patriotism, a degree of
unanimity of purpose, degree of one
ness of action that will surprise the
gentleman when he looks over the votes
that will be taken here tomorrow.
BAILEY OF TEXAS.
Bailey, the Democratic leader. re-
piled to General Grosvenor in a brief
speech which aroused intense enthusi-
asm on the Democratic side
It was somewhat remarkable. he said,
that the President in sending to Con-
gress one of the most important mes
sages upon one of the most exciting
questions which had been before the
country i'll years, had concluded with a
recommendation so ambiguous that it
could be the occasion of controversy.
Other portions of the message showed
that the President was a master of
clear and lucid English, yet in present
so in words that taxed the ingenuity of
the gentleman from Ohio to make clear
what he meant. If the President meant
the freedom and independence of Cuba,
why had he not said so?
II do not believe said Bailey, that
the President deliberately yelled his
meaning, and in saying that l do him
more credit than others on this floor.
I believe if the President had designed
the establishment of a free and inde-
pendent republic on the island of Cuba
he would have said So Why did he
say a stable Government? A stable
Government and an independent Gov
ernment are vastly different No one
doubts that Canada possesses a stable
Government, but every intelligent man
knows it is not an independent Gov