The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-07

frenzy, the national capital has fallen into
a condition of detection. Congressman are
going about looking, talking and acting as
though they had lost tLeir best friends.
Yet behind it all and way down deep III
their hearts they have a feeling that per-
haps the President has the right end of it,
and that the result will show that he has
done exactly right, and is pursuing a course
which the country viii approve when all
the facts are known. They would have been
better pleased If the President had made
reply to General Fitzhugh Lees request
for delay In the transmission of the mess
age to Congress by sending fleet of war
ships to Havana, anchoring them outside
Of Moro Castle and serving notice on the
authorities of that city that if a drop OF
American blood was shed the place would
be blown off the face Of the earth That
would have been an act of war, but the
Congress Of the United States would have
unanimously indorsed the proceedings. AS
in Havana can get away. They have been
waiting until they are heartsick, and to-
night they seem to be thoroughly dis
pirited. They had been expecting the
climax to-day, and feel as though they had
been cheated. This soreness may and prob
ably will wear away tomorrow, but it is
decidedly In evidence at this writing. Re-
publican leaders Loyalty insist that the
President has done right and that he would
have been condemned by the entire civilized
world if he had sent his message to Con-
and thereby condemned to death hundreds
of American citizens In Havana Right here
may be given a dialogue which occurred
between Senator Davis and Senator Chand-
Ter at the executive session this afternoon.
Senator Davis right from the White House.
had informed the Senate that there would
be no message to-day. and had explained
the reason therefor. Senator Chandler, with
a sneer in his voice, arose and inquired:
"Will there be a message at all?"
'"rhere WILL" replied Senator Davis.
''Have you seen itT'
"I have"
"Have you read it?"
.T have" again replied the senator from
Minnesota
Are you satisfied with the message?"
Entirely so.v came the prompt and sharp
response.
Later in the evening Senator Davis was
asked If in his opinion the President had
adopted the right course in Withholding his
message. ''He could have adopted no
other" was the reply.
The radical members of the war party of
the House met again this afternoon and
forty-nine Of them are said to be pledged
to form an alliance with the Democrats to
declare for Cuban independence IL within
a very short time they are not given an OPP
portunity to go with the Republican pro-
cession which shall be headed by the Presi-
dent. They say they are seventy-five strong
and that they will make q demonstration
in the House tomorrow to prove the fact
and to give warning to the President that
he must act, and act quickly, or he will
grace his administration. The House insur-
gents were in a desperate frame of mind
this evening, but no more so than a good
many Republicans who had not Joined their
ranks. These latter are nevertheless Re
publicans and are prepared to stand by
the President. If they are going to be polit-
ically condemned they prefer to be con-
demned giving loyal adherence to the Re-
publican standard bearer. They do not pre-
tend that they enjoy the situation, but with
grim determination declare that they will
remain true to their party allegiance. They
will engage in no mutiny and will not
countenance one. If it were a domestic en-
tanglement they might break loose, but in
a row with a foreign power they feel it to
be their duty to stick by the capain of the
ship.
There is a strange situation in Washing
ton Its like has probably never been. seen
here. People are intensely in earnest, but
do not talk much and indulge in no vapor-
ngs. If the worst should come, and there
should be a Republican bolt, only one thing
will be done, and that will be a de- lara
ton for Cuban independence. Further than
that the Democrats will not go. They are
against Intervention for many reasons, the
principal one of which is that none of the
parties at interest has asked the United
States to intervene, and they claim that
without such a request this government has
no valid excuse for Intervention.
THE PRESIDENTS REASONS.
Message Delayed Because 1t Might
Endanger Americans.
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