The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-09

extraordinary. Its object was to en-
/ power the president in an orderly way
/ to prepare for contingencies. He in
I sisted that this appropriation must not
! be construed into a threat. Nothing
was further from the minds of those
who reported it. This appropriation
was to be placed in the hands of a
wise and patriotic executive to make
! proper preparations to maintain the ma
! tional honor, nothing more.
1t is not war appropriation, said
/ he emphatically. Il say that in my
/ judgment, measuring my words, it is a
/ peace measure. The government of the
! United States would not, if it could,
/ trench upon the rights of any nation
on earth" Great applause)
WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas, the ranking
member of the minority, followed Mr..
! Cannon. His first statement, to the
/ effect that in the presence of possible
danger this appropriation had met with
/ the hearty and unanimous endorsement
/ of the appropriation committee, without
regard TO party, aroused the house to
enthusiasm. He, too, declared that it
could not be construed as a threat. 1t
was simply a wise and patriotic pre-
caution-the arming of the executive
with power to maintain our dignity
after congress adjourned. Mr.. Sayers
expressed confidence that the money
voted would be wisely and economically
expended, and closed, amid great ap-
plause, by saying that he, for one,
would be found giving honest and sin
cere support to the president in his eff
forts to support the honor and dignity
of the American nation.
HOUR FOR ACTION.
Mr.. Dockery Dem, Mo- began by
saying that the hour for action had ar
rived, and that the American people
must face an important emergency-an
emergency in which no American citi-
zen could falter or hesitate as to his
duty. AT such a time, he cried, party
lines should fade away, and the coun-
try should act as ones4man. s-ss
Mr.. Livingston (Den., Ge..) support
ed the measure in a vigorous speech. He
said he took this position because he
believed that an emergency exists. but
he contended that if the administra-
ton had acted as it should have done
u months ago in declaring state of
belligerency, the present occasion for
voting emergency money would have
been avoided.
SPOKE FOR THE SOUTH.
Mr. Allen (Dem., Miss.) was recog-
lAlLt0 dlA4lQ SGAAGAeAi APGIldLOy- IlC
not make a humorous speech, but a
patriotic one.
I desire" he said. "to say for the
people l represent, and for the south
ern section of the country, for the en-
tire country. that there was never
time when all were so ready to give an
administration all the money it may
need TO preserve the honor. the dignity
and the general welfare of the coun-
try, to say nothing of fair play and
justice"
The people of the south, he contin-
ued. ask for nothing more. They are
not jingoes nor extremists, but they are
facing the emergency calm and quietly,
only asking that the country's institu-
tons and traditions may be protected
and respected. They do not want to
rash action. but they are ready TO honor
any draft, whether for men or money,
to keep the flag afioat.
Mr.. McRae (Dem., Ark.) followed in a
similar strain. He said the occasion
was the most important that had con-
fronted the people in the last half cen
fury If necessary to protect our honor
or dignity, he was willing to increase
the appropriation to any extent neces-
saIy, for the flag which fioated over the
capitol was his flag and the flag of the
people, and it must be kept there.
PoPULIsT BELL.
Mr.. Bell (Pop., Colo.) spoke earnestly
for the bill. There were. he said, now
no Populists. no Republicans and no
Democrats, but all were American citi-
zeas. There was no time to dwell upon
what might have been, but it was
enough to know that the tire had come
when the government needed support
Mr.. Northway (Rep., % declared
that he did not consider the bill a war
measure, but rather as one calculated
to preserve and secure peace. At the
same time, he said, we all know full
well that there is a spirit of war
abroad. and our relations with other
countries appear to render this step
necessary. He was pleased to see that
the members were speaking, not as par
tisans, but as patriots. bringing to his
mind the familiar lines:
'.Breathes there man with soul so dead, |
Who never TO himself hath said
This is my own, my native land"
CHAIRMAN BOUTELLE.
Mr.. Boutelle CRep., Me- chairman of |
the committee on naval affairs, said |
that while no argument was necessary /
on this measure, he desired to say that
he had been instructed by his commit |
tee to express the hearty endorsement /
VI lHdl cOilluiltee. his only regret, ne /
said, was that this appropriation was |
not allowed to stand absolutely alone |
as proclamation to our country and (
to the world that congress stood ready |
to vote millions to arm the executive to
uphold the dignity of the flag.
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Ills.), after stat
ing his great confidence in the presi-
dent, expressed the hope that there
would be no war. Thirty-three years
of peace, he said, had not obliterated /
the ravages of the civil war We did
not want its horrors repeated. We are
too powerful to play the bully, too
Christian to want war just to engage
in war. Let us not be hysterical. Let
US show the world that moderation and
hrmness are more than hustle and bra
vado: that a wise conservatism will do
more than jingoism to obtain the indie
pendences of Cuba
HISTORICAL SENTIMENT.
Mr.. Cooper (Dem., Tex.), in a speech
of two minutes, recalled the eloquent
words: Millions for defense. but not a
cent for tribute" Our coast was ex-
posed - lid, from Maine to the Rio
Grande, and in the face of war it was