Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-30

as, with the bOldness and caution and
the conservatism with which Abraham
Lincoln great applause) signed the
proclamation Of emancipation, did vii.
liam Mckinley sign applause ana
cheering) that paper that declared for
the Independence and freedom Of the
Cuban people.
I predict that when the term Of the
present executive expires there will be
no one dissatisfied with the attitude as.
sumed by the members Of Congress or
the attitude assumed by the President
Of the United States.
After Congressman LOrimer had I'm.
ished Assistant States Attorney New.
conner proposed the following resolu.
tiOn:
Whereas, In time of national travail:
In the defense Of our sacred traditions.
and In view Of the warfare In which
our beloved country IL now engaged mt
the call Of humanity In order that the
dres Of liberty may burn forever un.
dimmed. It behooves all men Of Amer.
len In this hour Of action to uphold our
Government and respond to its Gull to
arms; and
whereas. We recognize and rejoice
that the Congress Of these United
States and the national administration
thereof have with promptitude and
dignity reflected the sentiment and the
will Of all our people that all men shall
he free ana equal; that the Cuban pat.
riots In their heroic struggle against
cruelty and oppression, shall be sue.
cored and sustained, and that Spanish
barbarisms, terminating In the destruc.
ton OF the battleship Maine and the
lives Of 200 United States sailors shall
be sternly rebuked, and Spanish do.
mini0n banished for all time from this
continent. (Applause.) And
Whereas. 1t Is with pride and salts.
faction that In reviewing the acts Of
those whose hands have shaped the
present crisis, the course md conduct
Of the Congressman from this district,
Hon. VIM. LOrlmer (applause) stands
out In hold relief as one of the active
champions Of American institutions.
the defender Mt NIL times of our nation.
al honor and the steady reflection Of
the desires Of his constituents as well
as the sentiment Of the people of Chi.
cagO; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we. the citizens of
the Second Congressional District, as.
sembled here In honor of Hon. william
LOrimer, without regard to politics,
race or creed. but believing rs Ameri.
cans that he has fulfilled his Obliga.
tons and his duties as patriot and an
American Congressman, tender him
our heartfelt Communications and In
dOrsement. And be 1t further
Resolved, In a spirit of entire salts
faction and with an absolute belief In
the wisdom and safety of his conduct,
we demand of him that he accept a re-
nomination to Congress from this dis
trict great applause), and we pledge
our individual and united efforts In re-
turning him to post In which he has
been IN honor to this community and
a strong factor in making the history
Of our country.
As soon as the resolutions We're read
Major Lawrence Ennis, of the Seventh
Regiment, obtained the recognition of
the Chairman, and seconded the mo-
ton to pass the resolutions, saying:
"As a citizen of this State. as a son
Of a Democrat, as grandson OF a
Democrat, as a soldier of this State, I
move to second the resolutions as pre-
scented. wild applause.) As Mr.. Lori
mer has well said. there should be no
politics In this matter. There are but
two parties now, the patriots and the
traitors. applause and cheering) I
am proud to be constituent of the
olden-haired Congressman that stood
by the side Of my old friend and law
partner, William II. Mason, In fighting
for the glory Of the American nation.
wild applause) ! expect to start to.
morrow at the head of my battalion to
fight for what he has made 1t possible
for us to fight for, and Will go with
five brothers, three brOthers-in'iaw and
two cousins, all from Chicago, ana all
under my command" Great applause)