The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-16

lIelneIl, WHlle the awful issue OF war
or peace is decided. The men who de-
clare this war are not the men who
will prosecute it in the field. They
are not the men who will sustain the
CORY and bullet-torn tatters of a flag
They are not the men who will pay the
taxes imposed to carry on the war.
Let the Senate go on in it's own meas
ured tread, amid no rancorous scenes.
We speak not as party men, but as
men who are to arm the Executive OF
this Government strongly and well to
perform a great duty as we see it,
Daniel said that he was content
neither with the House resolution nor
with the Senate committees resolution.
I'm my Judgment" said he, "our first
step should be to write on the statute
books Of the country a recognition of
the Cuban Republic, which won a place
hmong the independent nations by its
own valiant sword"
Daniel went on to say that the inter
probation he placed upon the recon-
mendation of the President was that
the United States should lay hostile
hands both on Spaniards and Cubans
to stop the rebellion, instead of up
Tic lllSQl III NiA~Ah oAceAAN
fight for liberty.
II would hang my head in shame, y
declared Gray, impressively, IF I be-
lieved to be true the suspicion which
the Senator from Virginia harbors. ]
believe him to be absolutely and etern-
ally wrong"
when the Senator informs me-" re-
sponded Daniel, that the President of
the United States does not have the
desire to crush the Cubans under the
gallant Gomez, I will say to him it is
more than a suspicion
'I am not glad to hear this" replied
Gray, because I do not believe there
is a single man within the confines OF
this broad country, except the Senator
from Virginia, who harbors in his heart
so base a suspicion against the Presl-
dent of the United States"
Daniel said that we were not speak
ing Spanish in this body; that every
body had to come out in the pure air
and into the sunshine, and he made
the direct charge that the President
had invoked the power Of Congress, the
use Of the army and navy, to compel
Gomez and his gallant band of insur-
gents to lay down their arms, instead
of driving Spain from the island.
Il believe" said he, that the recog-
nitions of the Cuban Republic is nee
essary at this juncture, as a peace
measure and as war measure
Following the colloquy between Gray
and Daniel concerning terms in the
latter's speech, and concerning the
meaning of the Presidents message,
Gray said:
There is one truce-one armistice-
that I want, and that is a truce be-
tween the political parties of this coun-
try until we can settle our account with
Spain" prolonged applause)
TILLMAN'S suspicious OF DARK
DEALINGS.
AS Tillman of South Carolina arose
to address the Senate there was a COM
motion in the galleries and a wheeling
about of chairs Of Senators on the floor.
Tillman said he simply desired to ex-
press his views upon the momentous
question now before the Senate in his
own way and in his own time. Haste
in such a crisis he did not deem adj
visable. There is to be war in any
event." he declared, unless Spain ig-
ANONYMOUSLY backs down. But the ext
gencies of the situation are not so
pressing but we may have opportunity
to say to the whole world what we
mean. and to make clear our position.
"Populists, Democrats and Repub-
licans are we,
But we are all Americans to make
Cuba free.
AT least I hope we are he contin-
ued, amid laughter.
With a sharp voice, Tillman said 1t
was the suspicion of double-dealing
that surrounded the message of the
President, and which needed the Sem
ate to make the cause of the war clear
as sunshine. He said he wished to
God he had no suspicion of dark deal
ings and midnight plotting. He inquired
why the President wanted the House
resolution passed instead of the Sem
ate.
I'VE are even threatened with a
veto If we dare proclaim the independ-
ence of the island of Cuba" he de-
clared. He made the direct charge
that the House and Senate had prac-
tically agreed upon the form of res
olution to be presented simultaneously
to both bodies pending the reception of
the message, and he called upon the
members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations to deny the truthfulness of
that statement.
The Senator waited a moment for an
interruption, but it did not come.
He said that whatever resolution was
passed war was inevitable. MY reo-
pie do not want war. God knows they
would rather have peace. They have
seen the horrors of war. We have had
our fill of blood-letting, but the greater
fellow feeling of sympathy has gone
out to the men Of the Maine, and the
lighted fuse which caused the explo-
sion of the bomb under the Maine has
relighted. and the blood of our revolu-
tionary sires, crying through the 1een
of South Carolina, demands justice for
the assassins who sent our brave sail
ors to an untimely DEATH
WOLCOTT DEFENDS THE PRESI-
DENT
In marked contrast to the speech of
Tillman was the address Of Wolcott of
Colorado, who followed.
In opening, Wolcott said that it had
not been his intention to participate in
the debate on the resolutions under dis
cussion till late yesterday, when retlec-
ton upon the person of the Chief Elk
ecutive brought him to a realizing sense
that justice ought to be done the hon
ored President in his hour ot great
trial. Prefacing his discussion OF the
question at issue, he stated that he
would vote for the committee resolu-
ton. He then characterized as almost
criminal the aspersions made by Sem
ators on the floor against the Chief
Executive.
He spoke Of the two phases Of the