Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-17


tacle we are presenting to the civil
lied world"
But he got no farther, Mr.. Teller and
Mr.. Wolcott were both on their feet.
The latter declared passionately that
Mr.. Hales statement was most import
ant. He said as Republican he de-
manded to know upon what authority
it was made. Il ask the senator
whether he is authorized by the Presl-
dent TO declare that our contemplated
action will place us in deadlock with
the President?'
Before Mr. Hale could reply, Mr..
Teller made the point of order that II
was supplementary for Senator TO
to refer TO the action of the other
house or the President. The wee Pres
ident read the rule and asked MI. Haie
to proceed ia order. The latter salo
he proposed briefly to state the rea-
sons for his opening statement. re
did not pretend, he said, to speak ny
the authority Of the President or 10
know in any contingency MS Iutule
action But | do know If the motloh
of the Senator from Minnesota pre-
walls" he continued, lit will bring the
Senate into deadlock with the Presl-
dent as shown by the message he has
submitted to US
Mr.. Teller again called MI. Hale 10
order. and again the Vice president
had the rule read. Mr.. Hale seemed
but slightly disturbed by these inter-
ruptions. Proceeding again, he COM
mented upon
THE REMARKABLE SPECTACLE
the Senate presented. 1--WE are not ask
ed to legislate," he continued, upon or
binary matters, but upon a grave ma
tional question that involves war. 1t
is proposed here to disregard the lead
ership of the chief magistrate. He
had left us in no doubt as to the lines
OF policy upon which he may compel
US TO enter upon war, if such it is to be,
with Spain. He has told us that the
conditions in Cuba are not such as will
permit our recognition of the republic
of Cuba. He has blazed the policy.
The war in Cuba must stop. Nothing
is palmer than that intervention is to
be resorted to and he asks TO be in
structed to use the army and navy for
that purpose. And now here to-day
with this policy marked out, with
everything we desire about to be con-
summated, with freedom to Cuba as
sured and intervention by arms, if
necessary, decided upon, the President
is to be confronted by the Senates
effort to define another policy. We are
to thrust this resolution in his face, a
resolution he has declared he does not
believe in, and does not want. The
chief executive is the nearest approach
to a ruler this country knows. Shall
he be opposed"
Proceeding, Mr.. Hale expressed the
deep sense OF regret with which he had,
in the last few days, witnessed the
melting away of the spirit Of
CONSERVATIVE SENTIMENT
in the Senate. Senators who had OPP
posed the recognition of the independ-
ence Of Cuba had one by one and day
by day come into line for that declara-
ton.
He said he had wondered why it was
so and he had found the solution Of the
problem in banquet given on last
Wednesday night in this city to the
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. With great sar-
casm he proceeded to read from an ac-
count of the speech made on that occa-
sion by Mr.. Bryan, and to allege that
it was responsible for the sudden unan-
unity of sentiment upon the Demo-
cratic side Of the chamber. But all
this attempt to make politics out OF
the situation, he continued. would not
succeed. II war came it would not be
conducted by the Democratic party.
The country would not turn to that
party and the flag of the United States
would not be carried by that party, but
by that gallant soldier and statesman,
the President of the United States. He
would conduct the war and bring it to
a successful conclusion. The Demo-
cratic Senators and Democratic party
which now seemed SO intent upon hos
tilities with Spain would be found when
war was actually upon us, impeding
and obstructing the course OF those
who were now seeking to avert war
with all its horrors, but who would
then be in a forefront fighting for the
honor Of their country.
Mr. German (Maryland) followed Mr..
Hale, and by his manner and the
vehemence of his utterances showed
how greatly he felt the
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
He counselled temperate policy and
invoked that the rancor of debate be
eliminated from the occasion. tie
criticised the attacks made by Senators
upon the President as the commander
in-chief of the army and navy, and
forcibly declared that party politics
should give way to higher duty in
the determination of the question. He
questioned the wisdom of the resolu-
ton as adopted and hoped that wiser
counsels would prevail.
o. Every loyal Democrat" he SAID,
would be found behind the President,
not as a Democrat but as American
citizens unfolding the hands OF our
great commander in the war now al
,,oct ,nop ne He closed amid DrO-