Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-05-05
l County, Missouri. Thursday. May 5. 1893

form Of government from ours. Round
about the young and feeble republics al.
ready established in this hemisphere We
should throw our friendship and infiu.
ence, and we should encourage Cuba and
all the rest of the West India islands to
unite themselves into arepublie of their
own. The habit of representative gov
ernment is healthy and laudable. II
should be fostered by as in every way
possible. We should not only lend them
our moral support, but should give them
physical aid in cases of necessity"
In closing, in order to get what we
wanted, / said:
"My Republican friends. I. urgently
invite you to lay aside the weight that
is holding you down, assert your rights
and come out ON the eide of eternal JUS
tice and human liberty, thereby demon
strating that you are worthy of the high
vocation wherein you are called. We
Democrats and Populists stand here
ready and anxious TO remove from
America her great reproach. We ON this
side will contribute 155 votes to the
good cause. If only "a righteous men
can be found in this Republican Sodom
If only "a RepnbES ANS will break
their heavy yoke, defg their meroiless
taskmasters and join us in this noble
work, before the sun sets this day we
will send this glad tidings ringing round
the world that 'Cuba is free Free,
thank God, by the act Of the American
| conpresS 7 " Auplause,
At the time Of their delivery these
utterances were denounced by certain
newspapers of "the peace at any price"
variety as wild jingoism. However, for
veal or woe, in less than 80 days the
two houses of congress solemnly placed
| the same ideas little ,veiled perhaps,
| but the same, nevertheless-into Joint
resolution, which the president signed.
| So that in the blessed year 1898 we
have taken a bold and memorable step
| by announcing that heneeforth and for
ever we are the sole masters of this
western hemisphere. What was ''jingc
raving" in January is the settled policy
of mighty people in April. Verify,
"the world does move"
Citizens Must BE Protected.
March 8, in speaking in favor of the
$50, 900, 900 peace (!) appropriation,
Thomas @. McRae, the dean of the Ar
| kansas delegation, a man Of influence,
capacity and conservatism, said and in
SO saying spoke the sentiments of his
state aud section:
"Mr. Speaker, this is an important
occasion, perhaps the most important
| since that memorable one that divided
! our people and put them to fighting
among themselves. 1t is an occasion
when patriotism should and dare say
| will obscure sectionalism and PARTISAN
ship. 1t is an occasion when American
ism should assert itself in behalf of the
defense of American honor.
"I join with my friend from Missis-
sippi Mr.. Allen) In saying for the peo-
pie of the south, and particularly for
the state from which I come, that there
is but oHe sentiment, and that is that IL
this impending war can be honorably
averted without injury to the cause Of
freedom it ought to be, but if some reck-
| less, impetuous foreign foe shall invade
our shores or assault our citizens we
| will show them whose dripping blade
and stalwart arm will hew red circle
| in their line and fence our country's
flag fso..a herna- , '--
"Mr. Speaker, the flag which floats
over this capitol and the flag that so
gracefully hangs over your chair is tie
flag Of the south as 1t is Of the north.
We have no other flag. We want no
other flag. This is good enough for US
and has behind 1t power enough to pro-
tect every American citizen. And in
this hour of threatened and impending
war every man who claims to be an
American and who would desire to exalt
American manhood should bury his par
t1saaship and by an affirmative vote on
this ill say that the honor Of this gov
ernine,t and the liberty and rights Of
our citizens everywhere shall be pro-
teoted byit without regard to cost. "
loud applsuse.l
A Glorio~s Record.
Hon. Benton McMflip, one of the
house leaders, who missed U.ited
States senatorship recently only by two
votes, and who after 30 years ct splen-
did service in congress declines re-
election in order to be governor Of Ten
nsssee, in discussing the question OF
time for debate on the majority and
| minority house resolutions said in part:
"There is, Mr.. Speaker. great dit
ference between these two resolutions.
Il is known that year ago, or nearly
year ago, there came from the senate
resolution recognizing the beiligerent
rights of Cuba. I, on behalf Of geDtle3
men ON this side, moved to suspend the
rules and pass it. --.
"That side Of the house fled from 1t
by forcing an adjournment Of the house
and preventing consideration. 1t is the
most unfortunate day that this congress
has experienced when that sad action
was taken; for If that day we had sim
ply recognized the rights of Cuba and
| given her q chance to win her independ-
ence-if we had taken our revenue cut
ters from around her borders and given
the patriotic people of this country a
chance to send them supplies, and for
them to buy supplies, without armies
that will perish from yellow fever, and
without foreign complications, Cuba
would have been free today and we
| would have been free from obligations.
(Applause ON the Democratic side.
"And today sBe gallant American
| sailors, whose glory will not fade until
| that flag fades on account of their sacri-
| fee for their country, would have been
living American sailors"
There were many other speeches Of
| like tenor as those above quoted. wish
| could give them all, as they make
| glorious record for Democrats record
| which demonstrates beyond all question
that we are what we have alwayi
claimed to be-the great, patriotic party
| Of America.
| Mzlmh A&