The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-01

Champ Clark, of Missouri, in
the House recently made a stir
ring speech for Cuba. He said
in part /:
IF Spain does not bring the
the war to speedy conclusion
the United States ought to ex-
pei her from the western hemi-
sphere. There can be no doubt
as to what has been our tradi-
tional foreign policy. What our
foreign policy is under the Nc
Kinley administration the peace
of God passeth all understanding.
I'm these days of McHannaism
our foreign policy is SO feeble,
so cringing, so cowardly that
even the old and decrepit Spain
insults our flag, maltreats our
citizens and searches our ships
with perfect impunity, and Pres
ident Mckinley, instead of send
ing out war vessels to protect
our honor, assert our supremacy
and teach the insolent and i'm
potent dons a lesson they would
never forget, passes the hat
around and invites the American
people to contribute aims for
starving and dying Cubans.
1T is high time that we serv-
ed plain and emphatic notice on
all kings, emperors and poten-
tates that the navies of transat-
lantic powers shall not be used
as collection bureaus for ques-
tionable debts as was done year
or two ago at Corinto and as was
done a month or two at Hayti.
1.-THE Cuban case is this: For
three years the insurgents have
fought with courage and suf-
fered with a fortitude that has
challenged the admiration of the
world-save and except the Nc
Kinley administration.
"Three or four hundred thous-
and people have died; men, wo-
men and children as much mar
tyrs in the cause of liberty as
was Warren or any other hero
who died that we might be freed,
and yet the Mckinley admins
tration lifts no finger to stay the
slaughter and can think of moth
ing more effective for their bene-
fit than to pose as the big beg
garman. The party of Sumner,
Chase and Seward. which proud
ly vaunted itself as the friend of
men, has become the ally of
pestilence and arson, famine and
devastation, rape and murder.
'"To every suggestion that we
should re-enter upon vigorous
foreign policy we are met with
the hysterical shrek that we are
advocating war. 1t is not true,
but suppose it were, there are
some things worse than war, de-
plorable as this one unquestion-
ably is, and we are playing the
cry-baby act until we are despis-
ed of all nations and kindred and
tongues.
1--WE now number over 20, 000,-
600 souls and republican ad-
ministration cannot be taunted,
cuffed or kicked into resenting
an insult or demanding repara-
tion for an injury. Such a con-
temptible and pusillanimous pol
is enough to make Grant, Sher-
man and Sheridan restless in
their coffins.
MY republican friends, / in
vite you to lay aside the weight
that is holding you down. Assert
your rights, come out on the
side of eternal justice and human
liberty, thereby demonstrating
that you are worthy of the high
vocation to which your called.
Democrats and populists here
stand ready to remove from
America her great reproach. We
on this side will contribute 152
votes. If only 27 republicans
will break the yoke, defy their
task masters and join US in this
noble work, before the sun sets
this day, we will send the glad
tidings ringing around the world
that Cuba is free;' free, thank
God, by the act of the American
Congress. -