The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-16

would have just cause to suspect their So
called friend-the United States.
81 believe" said he, that the recogni-
ton of the Cuban republic is necessary
at this juncture, as a peace measure md
as a war measure. Those free men will
then owe to us an everlasting gratitude"
Mr.. Daniel maintained that the recognl-
ton Of the Cuban republic would solve all
financial difficulties and liabilities that in
any other event might arise.
AIr. Daniel concluded his speech with
brilliant and eloquent peroration in which
he apostrophiZed the caused of the Cuban
people in their struggle for freedom and
liberty. Il will not" he declared, "be
driven by committee; I will not be driven
by President. ia rather be a political
Cuban reconcentrado on the island than TO
be an American senator and not proclaim
the freedom and independence of the brave
young Cuban republic"
A brief reply to part of the remarks of
Mr.. Daniel was made by Mr.. Gray. He be-
lieved that Congress should follow the lead
of the chosen leader of the people.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina spoke
next He counselled against haste in such
a crisis.
'"Fhere is to be war in any event." he
declared "unless Spain ANONYMOUSLY
backs down" He thought that party lines
should be forgotten and that we should all
stand as Americans to make Cuba free.
Mr.. Tillman said 1t was the suspicion of
double-dealing that surrounded the mes
sage of the President which needed the
Senate to make the cause of war clear as
sunshine. He said he wished to God he had
no suspicion of dark dealing and midnight
plotting.
1--WE are even threatened with a veto if
we dare proclaim the independence of Gu
ba," he declared. "He made the direct
charge that the House and Senate had
practically agreed upon the form of res
olution to be presented simultaneously to
both bodies pending the reception Of The
message.
Mr.. Tillman strongly arraigned the
bondholders and said that the whole world
is becoming a slave to them.
In conclusion he said: WAR is inevita-
BILE. whatever resolution is passed. My
people do not want war; God knows they
would rather have peace. They have seen
the horrors of war, but the great fellow
feeling of sympathy has gone out to the
men of the Maine, and the lighted fuse
which caused the explosion of bomb I'M
der the Maine has been relighted and the
blood of revolutionary sires crying through
the men of South Carolina demands JUS
tice for the assassins who sent our brave
sailors to an untimely DEATH"
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado, who followed
Mr.. Tillman, made a spirited defense of
President McKinley's action, and charac-
terized as almost criminal the aspersion
made by senators on the floor against the
chief executive.
Mr.. Wolcott denounced the action of
Spain since the terrible tragedy in Havana
harbor. "War must come or Cuba must
be free" he said. mo other answer will
be accepted by our people"
Mr.. Spooner followed with a brilliant
defense of the conduct of the President
throughout the pending crisis, and dis
cussed at length his obligations to the
country and to the world in the preser-
Vation of peace, if peace were possible.
Mr.. Spooner went to considerable length
into the legal side of the question and
argued against the recognition of indie
pendence of Cuba.
In the center of a thorough and analyt
ical discussion of the Maine disaster, Mr.
Spooner, with impressiveness, called at
tention to a striking and significant fact.
He had carefully read the findings of the
Spanish board of inquiry and all of tie.
testimony offered the board One fact
stood out as inculpatory of Spain. IF,
declared Mr. Spooner slowly and emphat-
ically that Spanish board could have es-
tablished that there was no mine IN the
harbor or under the Maine, they would
have been swift to prove it. Yet this re-
port shows that not a single witness
was called to give evidence in support Of
trat contention and no evidence in support
Of il was adduced
THAT there was Spanish completely IN
the blowing up of the Maine-that Spain
Is responsible for that awful horror, that
gigantic murder under her flag, no Ameri-
can doubts And it would be in g. righte-
Gus cause that above our ships of war
when they enter the harbor Of Havana
the signaled legend will float, Remember
The Maine Remember the Maine
Mr.. Chiffon and Mr. Teller also spoke
in favor Of recognizing independence.
Mr.. Stewart was the last speaker Of the