Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

teeth Of u%nreasoning democratic oppo-
aition. When victory came to him and
Spain is BUNDLED in the dust; when
Americas possessions are enriched by
the addition Of Hawaii, the Philippines,
Porto Rico, and perhaps, the Charles.
MIR. Mckinley can rise and truthfully
ssy: This is my work-mine and the
republican party'a AS we saved the
union in 1861, SO now do we glorify 1t
with victory. Ours the triumph, ours
the spotls. including a majority Of the
next house Of representatives. And the
people on the 9Th of November will cry,
"Amen."
Again, when q republican member Of
congress introduced a bill to provide
for organizing a naval battalion in the
District Of COLUMBIA in order to in
crease the efficiency of the navy, 1t was
a populist-democratic member who in
terposed an objection and prevented
its consideration. And when Mr..
Adams. a republican congressman, in
troduced the famous resolution which
for all time will proclaim to the world
the true American spirit: Resolved
By the senate and house Of represent
tatives Of the United States Of America
in congress assembled, That the pres
ident is hereby authorized and directed
to intervene at once to stop the war in
Cuba, to the end with the purpose Of
securing permanent peace and order
there and establishing by the free &C.
ticn Of the people there a stable and in
dependent government Of their own in
the island of Cuba. And the president
is hereby authorized and empowered
to use the land and naval forces Of the
United States to execute the purpose Of
this resolution" It was the democrat
ic leader in congress. Mr.. Bailey Of
Texas. who on the part Of his demo-
cratic colleagues raised an objection.
DEMOCRATS OBsTRUCTIONISTs
So 1t was when q republican con-
gresham, Mr.. Boutelle. the chairman
of the committee on naval affairs, in
troduced a bill to increase the number
OF rear admirals In the United States
navy from six to sever in order that
a grateful nation might show its ap-
probation of Commodore Dewey, who
t. his great courage, rare ability and
superior wisdom lifted his country to
that dazzling eminence toward which
the eyes of all kingdoms, all empires
and all republics are turned in wonder
and establishment as they realize that
the great republic of the west is no
longer in its swaddling clothes, but it
is a giant indeed. able to hold it's own
with the greatest nations Of the earth
in the great competitive race of ma
nations. And hence when this bill
was introduced to honor this distin-
guished American, it was a democratic
member Of congress, the chosen lead
err Of his party who interposed an OBJ
lection.
Again when a republican member of
congress introduced a bill to increase
the hospital corps in the army and
navy in order that our soldier boys
who offered up their lives for their
country might receive as good treat
ment as possible. it remained for a
democratic member of congress from
Tennessee to make objections thereto.
And in the senate Of the United States
also the same democratic opposition
and flibustering occurred. For on
the proposition which passed the sem
ate. the first Of which resolved that
thep eople of the Island Of Cuba are,
and Of ar light ought to be, free and
Independent; on the second. which de-
nanded the withdrawal of the Span
isk forces and the abandonment OF
Cuba; on the third, which authorized
the president to 8 the army and navy
to that end, and on the fourth, which
repudiated the theory Of annexation.
OH the roll call on these resolutions,
covering such broad grounds of immed-
late action towards the independence
OF Cuba, thirty-ive democrats were
found almost in solid rank voting nay
Why should this be if the democratic
claim of having forced us into the wal
with Spain be true?
When the time came to provide funds
wherewith to carry on the war, and
war revenue bill was under considera.
ton, the democratic party in the house
Of representatives, with the exception
Of four members. voted against 1t. Thu
democratic party pretended to be fol
war. but would not furnish the mean.
fcs its nrosecution. Democrats indulp.