The San Francisco call., 1898-04-08
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and this is body that boasts that it is so,tNMg 10 stand bv the administration
 other thing. This war will be fought under the banner of the Republican ad minlstratlon of this Government, or it NIL, VII meyer eyer be fought at all. We may rated ana honestly. Some of you may nave an opinion different from mine, ana honor you for that. But when the thn tune comes the commander-in-chief of lhe army or the United States will con- mana the column that will crush the power Of Spain or it never will be crushed Again, you will discover as you si5 so al1ng that the enemy on the other slue-the opposltion-are putting forward matters or legal interest-taking a posi- lloI today that it did not take two years ago. II IS not yet two years since it was proclaimed by the great Democratic law yers of the Congress of the United SStates that there was no power in the congress or the United States to rec oenn,r,, oemrxe the independence of foreign Congressional Record to show that such recognition was not within the yower of congress. but lay exclusively under the SSonstlt4tion cons , in the hands of the Presi- dent. But, however that may be, when war IS declared the President of the unlted States becomes at once vested by lhe constitution with the power to con- biiGe bn is treatles with foreign countries, and ne IS at all times the commander-in-chief or the armies of the United States
 have no more doubt,' Grosvenor con- ttuued' th that we are going to have war want snan l nave that we will live till next mat l may be mistaken But l believe, MT. speaker, that we will go to war on a aeclaratlon substantially of Congress. My influence Will be given for peace for what ever It is worth. My influence will be sIVen 10 avert war, but the time is up in my humble Judgment, when we can avert II, and If peace shall prevail it must come rom the action of another country rath- CT than our own. Our position is taken and we cannot recede. But let the pol icy of this Government be such that when the tocsln of war shall have sounded all or the civilized world will say America Is right. (Great applause)
 After Grosvenor concluded his remarks Bailey took the floor for brief speech in which he quoted several utterances of Grosvenor to show that the Buckeye statesman had shifted his position. He first quoted from one of Grosvenor's speeches of a week ago, in which he de- clared that the administration would when the time came for action be for in- dependence and armed intervention: two days later he said in an interview. inde- pendence without armed intervention and now he said armed intervention without independence.
 Grosvenor caused some merriment on the Democratic side when he said the statements quoted were substantially in the same direction.
 Then, turning his attention to some of Grosvenors remarks, Bailey indignantly repelled the idea that if war came 1t was to be Republican war.
 Tt would be a war of the people of the United States against Spanish tyranny in Cuba" said he amid great applause.
 After some further debate on the bill HulPs motion to strike out all but the first two sections was carried The bill was then carried-150 to 6O
 The House then, at $50, adjourned till Monday.