The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01

sltudt on cntltelY OUTSIDE OF the Maine
case When the Maine report is received,
X 1t be found that our ship and sailors were
blown up by some outside explosive we will
have ample reparation without bubble or
delay and IL the explosion can be traced to
Spanish oficial sources there will be such
swift and terrible punishment adIudged as
will remain a warning to the world forever.
What shall the United States do, Mr..
Prcsident!"
For answer Mr.. Thurston. as a Republican
turned to the last national platform of his
party. which declared that The United
states should actively use its influence and
good ofices to restore the peace and give
indie pendencc to the n T." In accepting
the nom nation rendered him by tne con-
vention which had adopted the Cuban plank
witt a mighty shout" william Mckinley
had said: 'Th. platform adopted by the
Republican convention has received my
careful consideration and my unqualified
approval"
TIME FOR INDEPENDENCE
Twice within the past two years, Mr..
Thurston said. he had voted for a resolution
recognizing the belligercn~y of the Cubl IN
INSURGENTS, but he was satisfied II was now
too late TO accord them bell gerent RI ghts,
or even merely to rccogniz re the indcpen-
dence of the Cuban republic Our plat
form said he. demands that the United
States shall actively use its Influence tor the
independence of the ISLAND"
1T was the pain duty Of the President OF
the United States To give to the liberal
ministry of Spain a reasonable time in
which to test its proposed autonomy. That
time has bcen given Autonomy is con-
coded the wild world over to be a conspic-
uous failure. The situation in Cuba has
only changed for the worse. Sagasta Is
powcrlcss; Dlanco Is powerless to put an
end to the conflict, to rehabilitate the ISL
and or to relieve the suffering, starvation
and di ,tress.
3 THE time for action has then COM. No
greater reason for It can exist to- morrow
than exists to-day. Every hours d.lay
only adds another chapter to the awful
sto y of misery and death. Only one power
can intcrvcne-the United State of America.
1t was her glorious example which in
spired the Cubans of Cuba to rails, the flag
} of liberty In her eternal hills. We cannot
refuse to accept the rcspons billy which
the God OF the universe has placed upou
US as the one great power I'm the new
world. what snail our acton bcr
INTERVENTION II ONLY COURSE.
Mr.. President there is only one action to
be ta~ken-that is for the intervention for
the Independence OF the island intcrven-
ton that means the landing of an Ameri-
can army on Cuban soil, the deploying of an
American feet off the haroor of Havana;
intervention watch say to Spain. Leave the
Island withdraw your soldiers, leave the
ubans, these brothers of ours in the new
world, to form aud carry on government
for them 'elvcs' Such intervention on our
part would not of itself be war 1t would
undoubtedly .ead to war Bnt TX war came
1t W 'uld come by act of Spain in resistance
of the iiberty and independence of the
Cuban 'oplc."
He maintained that % all people upon the
island, the native Cubans were the best
qualified ana fitted for government
NJ President he continued. against
the intervention pf the ITnifad Gt.tes -
this holy cause there is but one voice OF
dissent; that voice IL the voice OF money
changers. They fear war. Not because OF
any Christian sentiment against war and In
favor Of pc ice hut because they fear that
a declaration of war or the Intervention
which might result in war would have a de-
pressing effect upon the stock market
Let them go; what one man l 'ses at the
gambling table his fellow gamblers win.
Let them take their chances as they can.
Their veal or woe IL OF but little impor
tan . C % the libei ty-loving people of the
United States Let these men whose loyal
ty IL to the dollar stand aside while the men
whose loyalty Is to the nation come to the
front
PARTY MUST STAND ASIDE
18th 1909. oo) frcemen who voted for the
Republ.can party and for william Mckin-
ley did not mortgage the honor of this ma
ton for a campaign fuDi. and II the time
! ever comes when the Republic an party hes
/ itatcs Il. its course OF duty because of any
undue anxIety for the welfare of the accu-
mulate 1 wealth OF the nation. then let the
Republican party be W pt from the face OF
the earth and be succeeded by some other
party. by WI ttsv.r name II may be called
which Will represent the patriotism, the
honor. the loyalty and the devotion tina,
thc Republican party exhibited uuder Alb,
raham L!ncol In 1sOl."