The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-13


Sised the administrator thnx che hiss or
-sIefsd Z ssspenStor Of hosfisigseA She
..ncnst order suapenston Of kssziIifi<s by
the insurgents. She has not among Al
her hula-nghferS and DULLES manhood
enough 10 crder 4 spSpensson Of hOstIls-
tsss On The insuruents. This adminissra-
fion. with ell this yAciIszssnz policy. which
was erftised b. the chicaso Tribune. an
administration psper. asks - 70 put tbs
Amy and uasy II IFS han<s 70 sossvsr and
pun.kh the Cu1aaz after three ysass ~
fhe noss heroic nxhttng for Hberty that
any people ever made ca the face OF the
eaS4h~ / nay ~ In an outra8s, u h .
Stench IN the aostr1ls OF every decent
Ansericus. We shall see whssh<r the
mAjestty A51e ~ tfis house can bc whipped
Int ssSeh : pejicy a. that"
H<pburn D~sesds the President
HspSurn OF Iowa jumped TO his fset -
Lenis sat down. 2
Mr.. Chairman he began, sometimes
misstatsm<nt Ia 20 gross that II reaches
~ft,e dignity Of faisehoGd, and fAissh0cd 10
gross that II becomes mendacify. ard
uaendacity 20 foul that II becomes sccun-
dEeItsm. 1 say thai the president has
nesess said that he desires the use Of the
army and NAVY u the hands Of consreas
III order 10 establish Spanish supremacy on
That II NOT true. There tx no man who
can with an honest hsart and With an hon
est purpose read this message Of the pref
deBt and arrive AT q conclusion OF thai
characssr. Tne presidents w1oae arGu-
mopt ieadg up 10 the propagation that the
conduct Of Span on that island. during
nifty years Of mIsriie. fifty years Of out
ram. af<y years OF tyranny. has brought
at,cut such condition that II h now In
t0lerabie and .nsapDcrtabIe, and must
ceAse. That II fta language Of the presi-
dent lie asks the use N the army and
navy - psst q stop TO that intoIerabFe and
transferable condition. tAppsaase on the
Republican stde.)
se3haf il the argument Of the president.
Every sentence In that message teaches u
that - his purpose. and yet the Gentle-
man sayf IN view Of all the language he has
used. In view OF the argument he has
made, In recitinT tbs Infamous and des-
p0fto conduct that he has called 10 our
attention. that II In the Intention OF the
president 70 become the ally Of the Span
:ards. ! say that there Ia no word In that
Whale message that Justified any homer
able man b making declaration Of that
Kind upon this floor. We are going there
u nghs Spain. We are going there to 81.
tab3ish q stable and permanent covers.
ment What does that mean
CRITICISM Was Unfair.
.syrese we have had fifty years OF Span-
ish government. not stable not permanent.
except In the viliainy Of Its cutrages The
diameter Of the outrage and viliainy
which has become insnfferabie should be
suffered no longer. the president says, Gre
attng such an emergency as cosnpeis IN TO
violate the otherwise friendly relations
that we have 20 60 to the extreme OF war
In bringing an end 10 those insufYerable
conditions produced through the acts OF
Spain. And the gentleman daree TO stand
here and say that that paper advocates
the use Of the army and navy. the plae-
ing OF the wht,e military power OF the
country In the hands OF the president In
order that he may so there TO perpe1uate
that which he rcprobases and TO continue
that which he says n now uncomfortable
He wants stable and permanent repub-
lean government. Does that mean Spnn-
ish ruleT Has any man the right to make
that srgumente
Lentx- Does he say Republican govern
mens
Hepburn--No: he does not say that, blu.
he supposed that you knew something
about the history OF this country. ZAP
plause on Republican side,
Leutx-@I do
Magnire--And we knaw something about
the history or this administration.
Hephurn--He supposed that ysu knew
scmethfng about the aspirations OF Amerl-
Can 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 government that should be
formed On shie henlsphere. fAppiaase On
Republican side,
Gresycaor Takes the Floor.
t;fcesshor a. Ohio took the moor. He
said:
II am going to refer now To only one
thing that the gentleman from Ohio
tLent., has said ON this particular occa-
sion, and l DO not do II for the purpose Of
celebrating speech upon this occasion.
The time Is coming when the gentlemen
viii have fun opportunity TO asAail the
president or the United States to send
their bitterness ana their opposition across
the waters 10 our enemies. The gentle
man shall have fun opportunity to abuse
his own constituents At home. for any
conservative expressions which they may
have made through the telegraph or the
; mall and he shall have that opportunity
unaffected By answers Of mine. I wish
here simply 10 say that the president has
asked OF congress the power &c use the
!. army and the navy for the purpose of ss-
tabllsiaing IN tho island OF Cuba an hide
speadcnt government"
Inntx-Why did he not say SCI
tirusvenor-Nill my friend from Ohio
try for minute TO keep his mouth shut
Cannon OBJ thar IL impossinle uangh-
ter and applause on the Republican sidst
Hanles. az Delaware want to know
what you understand the president 20
mean by this sentence in his message: II
involves. however. hostile ccnstrafnt upon
both parties TO the contest as well 10 en-
force truce al 10 guide the eventual set
tiemcnt."
GYosvsner--fou had better 50 ask the
president daughter and applause on the
Republican aide,s
Gaines-pon't yau think you had better
50 aud see HANNAH tDersssve jeers on the
Republican sidel
1srasvenor GENES In another ex-
hihatiea. tiaugateri Now let me re-
stale my proposition, state that the
president OF tie rnstes States has asked
FOR the uss az the army aad navy To
establish on the island OF Gaia an indie
pendent government. and has said SO Ia
the piainest kind Of EagisA language
fssr.ss of Where On the Democratic
J ssdef
After a great deal of irihnIation am
Se.ng 10 givs the gentlemen on the other
sl,iA a ,leuYnnstrsa tson of every statement
wss..--A 1 make. Scu win md THE Ian
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