The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-15

confidence.
SHAME TO A NATION.
Mr.. Turner declared himself strongly
in favor of the resolution presented by
the minority of the committee on for
cign relations and for so doing he
needed no further justification than the
magnificent state Taper which accom-
panied, the majority report. He de-
clared, however. that the same male
violent influences which has paralyZed
the executive and almost caused the
people to revolt were still at work. If
these influences should succeed the
whole country would know the dis
graceful story and the nation would be
shamed.
Mr.. Turner maintained that con-
gress could not delegate to the presi-
dent the power to make war.
The congress of the United States
is the organized conscience of the
country" said he. land it is the only
power which can take the dread step
of war"
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
After vehemently attacking the pres
ident for the delays which had &C.
Cured in the sending of his message to
congress, Mr.. Turner charged that the
DELAY last week was not due to the re-
that Archbishop Ireland had cabled TO
the vatican in the hope that the pope
might be able to bring about a peace
full solution of the difficulty.
The president was waiting upon the
pope's action. taken to secure that
which American diplomacy had failed
to obtain.
Mr. Turner ridieuled the diplomatic
negotiations of the administration, and
I led 70 x1-hp
wanted more of it. He declared the
state department, even with the sup
port of the department of justice, was
weak and unavailing- At the Spanish
end of our diplomatic line we had a
minister. a man whose desire for peace
was so strong that he refused TO obey
the plain instructions of his superior
officers.
BITTER SARCASM.
Mr.. Turner declared with bitter sar-
casm that with such diplomatic agents
representing the United States, the
Madrid government might eventually,
for a suitable indemnity. absolve this
country for blocking the harbor of Ha-
vana with the shattered hull of the
Maine. The flashing sword fof the
United States must be drawn for Gu
ban independence, and it would be
welded by an arm stronger than ever.
! Once uplifted. it should never be low
: cred until Spain was driven from the
western hemisphere.
He read several kilograms from prom
/ inent citizens of Washington to show
the drift of sentiment in that state.
/ one from the governor declared that
/ intervention without recognition of In
I dependence would be utterly unsatis-
! factory Another from the colonel OF
/ the First regiment, uniformed rank
/ knights of Pythias, which had rendered
/ to the president its services in case OF
/ war. directed him to withdraw the
I offer. as it mao been made under the
+ impression that they would be called
upon TO fight Spaniards. not Cubans.
SENATOR HoAR.
/ When the venerable, senator from
/ Massa chusetts, Mr.. Hoar, arose to fol
low Mr.. Turner there was visible
/ STIR in the audience The senator from
I Massa chusetts said that he wanted &c
make a few observations, quietly
calmly and in the manner of court
/ dealing with the great problems of pub
/ lie welfare and public honor He
! thought it was not the time for I'M
/ FASHIONED rhetoric, loud declarations
/ the clapping of hands and the stamp
ing of feet. but rather 1t was the po-
sition of absolute elaboration thai
such an occasion.
He then argued that the report OF
! cruelty and oppression in the island OF
! Cuba undoubtedly warranted some
measures which would bring peace, but
he doubted the wisdom of rushing
headlong into war until every othel
diplomatic effort had been made tC
bring about an honorable cessation OF
hostilities.
RECALLED CONCORD.
Then. with a voice trembling witt
emotion, his head slowly shaking a:
| the words came forth, he told how {
captain of a company of infantry or
! ganized in the same town in which hi
was born, went forth in the morning
| of the revolution to hold the bridge a
Concord. and said that he was in the
same position as that captain was
Realizing the tremendous responsible
ity of his high Office, he thought tina
! whatever was done should be dom
with an eye single to the situation
Then. with hand raised, and amids
the profound stiffness in the senati
chamber. he made this significant re
mark: IF this country is to do ;
great act of international justice, lie
US do it calmly and deliberately"
TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Hoar argued that the attack
upon the president were ill-advised ant
most ill-timed; that instead of condem
nation of the policy of the executive
the country and the congress SHOULD
commend the president in his effort
making for peace. 50 long as peac
could be had with honor. Then. afte
presenting a tribute to the president
the senator said that the men VIII
suffered by modern wars were not tn
men who provoked them. and that tn
men who reaped the benefits from war
were a few officers and the stock job
hers He said that war meant the ad
dition Of untold millions to the publ
debt of the country, the piling up o
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