The news & observer., 1898-04-12
PRlTCHARD APPROVES IT
THE REST OF THE DELEGATION
DO NOT.
PRESIDENT UNWORTHY OF CONFIDENCE
That is Mr.. Kitchin's Summing Up. Mr.
Skinner Says North Carolina is For
Peace. Senator ButIersays it is
a Disappointment.

Washington, ID. c., April ll.-Vope'
cial. president McKinley's message IS
ANYTHING but satisfying. 1t was keen
disappointment. for Congress had been
led to expect vigorous message adYo-
eating a stiff foreign policy. The Re
pubilcans are kicking tonight but when
the time comes they will fall in line and
do as the President recommends.
Senator Pritchard, commenting on the
message said: THE President has at last
submitted the Cuban question to Con
gress with a fair and impartial state
ment of all the facts pertaining to IT..
His recommendations are patriotic anu
conservative | shall advocate a resolu-
ton for immediate armed Intervention
with q proviso that the President be au-
therized to recognize the Cuban govern
ment when he may deem it expedlent
to do So A war at this time will prove
disastrous tointereSts of the South and
should BE- averted il it can be in justice
TO humanity without sacrificing our ma
tional honor"
Senator Buffers comment was brief.
He said:
"Thc message is disappointing to me
and / believe ii will he disappointing TO
the country"
Said Congressman Skinner: ''The mes
sage is disappointing in substance and
tone. 1t is referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign Affairs with the hope that
some American policy will he proclaim
ed that all can follow"
Commenting on the situation
Mr.. skinner said: Il have just
returned from North Carolina where
/ found the sentiment of the people for
peace. The South has everything to lose
in war; yellow fever, aITesting Of devel-
oping industries, Generalization of labor,
and the flower of the South going to
war and leaving the country in the hands
of the negro and scalawags."
Said Congressman Shuford: "There
is less solid matter in the same amount
of space than / have ever seen in all
my life. The message has fallen fiat
1t is keen disappointment. 1t fully con-
firms what ] have contended all the
while, the administration being under
the influence of money interests would
work for that peace which means death
to liberty"
Said Representative Kitchin: "The
President IN his message shows that he
has no sympathy for the struggles for
liberty made by the Cubans and asks
Congress to empower him to intervene.
His awkward management Of the qucs-
ton has not made him worthy Of the
additional confidence he asks from Con-
gress."
Senator Pritchard and Congressman
Skinner were at the War Department
to-day and saw Secretary Alger They
urged that the coast of North Carolina
be given proper patrol and hasten defense
to protect the people and property in the
event of war They were informed that
Beaufort harbOr was sure of being pro-
tected and that work would soon begin
on OcracOke. After leaving the War
Department they called at the White
House.
FOuth class pOstmastels appointed i'm
North Carolina to-day as follows: Char
lotte. j. Rigdon, Cathey, Jackson county.
vice Galloway resigned; ID. Frank Tea
que. Cane Greek. Chatham county, Lind
ley resigned; Elem IL. Whitaker. Dilling-
ham, Buncombe county, Riddle re-
signed; NJ Med. Jones. Fairyiew, Bun
combc county, J. w. Jones resigned:
James Nj. Starnes, McCaine, Union
county. Mccain resigned; C. b. Mcneil.
Mohawk. Harnett county, Douglass re-
moved; Laura r. Anderson. Nicholson,
Mills, Iredell county, Roberts resigned;
A. ]. Crogan. Price, Rockingham coun-
ty, Price removed Squire l.. Vest, Rural
Hall, Forsyth county, Styers. dead Jas.
NJ. Lewis, Valley. Mitchell county.
Greene resigned: Mrs. n. s. Richardson.
Why Not. Randolph county. Cable, re-
signed: W. II. Stakely. Wrightsville.
New Hanover county. Manning resigned.