The herald., 1898-04-16

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Der of the senate was there, and the ex
ception, Mr.. walthalp of Mississippi, wa
confined to his bed, i'll. Among the dis
,tinguished audience were hundred
vsxnore members of the house of repre-
sentatives, justices of the supreme court
members OF the presidents cabinet an
others prominent in the life of thetcoun
try. 1t was an inspiring-a historic
scene, and one rarely witnessed. even il
q fhis country of great and notable as
semblages, and the speeches were bril-
liant.
The debate, beginning at the unusual
ly early hour of 10 o'clock, continued unit
far into the night, and yet the throng
remained as If held under some spell
During the day speeches were delivered
by Cullom of Illinois, Berry of Arkansas
= Daniel of Virginia, Tillman of South Car
olina, Wolcott of Colorado, Spooner o.
q wisconsin, Chiffon of Texas; and as
this dispatch is being written Teller o.
Colorado, Stewart of Nevada and fully
twenty other senators are on the vice
presidents list for speeches.
'''" All the deliverances today were char
acterized by brilliance and eloquence, bu'
II Is no detraction from the effort of any
man to say that the notasie utterances
were made by Mr.. Wolcott, Mr.. Daniel
and Mr.. Spooner. Mr.. Daniel carried
aloft the flag of recognition of the Cuban
y republics independence, while both Mr.
Wolcott and Mr.. Spooner magnificently
supported the policy of the president
and the foreign relations committee in
favor of armed intervention with ulti-
mate independence.
&c ~
apparent that a single vote upon the
!. main question has been changed. The
minds of senators are made up as clear
ly as is Americas against Spain.
The Cuban Question
At the suggestion of Mr.. Davis, the
. morning business was laid aside and
the Senate resolutions on Cuba were laid
before the Senate.
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois delivered care
fully prepared speech, covering the
general Cuban question. After direct
ing attention to his own record in the
Senate upon the Cuban matter, Mr..
Cullom declared that the hour of action
by this country was about to strike.
Step by step Spain had been pushed
away from the Western Hemisphere,
and now she was about to lose another
and the chief gem of her colonial pos
sessions. If Spain should be permitted
to pursue her course in Cuba she would
go on without remorse and destroy, if
possible, the patriots to the last man.
Her black crimes call aloud for venge-
anee, and that vengeance will be taken
by the American people In the interests
Of humanity.
Mr.. Cullom reviewed the circumstan-
ces of the Maine disaster and declared
that that disaster was an act of 'de-
1iberate and atrocious murder" The
people throughout the country were de-
manding that that crime should be re-
sented and that the avenging blow
should be struck without delay, and,
"if Spain should resent our action"
said he, 1--WE shall not hesitate to take
up the gauntlet and appeal to the God
of battles and to mankind to justify our
action. We now propose to do our duty
to God and man and force Spain to with
draw her forces and flag from the is
land"
After making an extended argument
for immediate action, in the course of
which he paid high tribute to President
Mckinley, Mr.. Cullom concluded as fol-
lows:
Thanks to the unwavering sense of
justice Of the people of the United
States, the murderers and outlaws who
now make a brief show of authority
will soon become incommunicado, until
Justice shall be satisfied and the aveng-
ing angel shall write the verdict and
sentence, and if the people Of this coun-
try shall do nothing more in this cen
tury than drive the barbarians into the
Caribbean Sea, we shall earn the
praises of every lover of freedom and
humanity, the world over
Mr.. Platt of New York presented the
following resolution, passed by the Re-
publican Editorial Association Of New
York at Buffalo, April IA:
Resolved, The Republican Editorial
Association of the State of New York
in convention assembled, hereby gives
full and hearty approval of the course
of the President, and expresses it's conf
dence that he will carry the issue with
Spain to a conclusion consistent with
the claims of humanity and creditable
to the dignity and honor of the nation.
~' Where Berry Stands
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas was recognized
Immediately after the conclusion of Mr..
Cullom's speech. He prefaced his re-
marks by stating that as Senator of the
United States he was present in his seat
In the upper house of Congress to up
hold and support the President of the
United States in his efforts to bring
peace out Of the chaos now existing. He
wanted to vote for the resolution offered
by Mr.. Turpie, which promises to rec
ognize the independence of the present
republic of Cuba. He thought this was
absolutely essential to place the country
on an honorable footing before the ma
tions of the world.
You may vote the resolution down.
You may pass the resolution offered by
the majority of the Committee on For
eign Relations or you may adopt the
House resolution, but whatever resolu-
tion is adopted l will be found support
tng the hands of the President"
He spoke of the nearness of the war
and said to bring victory to the Amer
lean arms it was absolutely necessary to
give the President aid and comfort which
was needed in this hour of greatest trial.
He then, with an impassioned outburst,
pledged the South to loyalty to the flag.
While he would reserve his Judgment
until the record had been made up of the
Valor of the Southern soldiers, he be-
lieved the record would be mperishable
IN the history Of modern civilization and
at the close Of some glorious day with
the Stars and Stripes flying over the
plains of desolated Cuba. the valor of
the southern soldiers would stand side
by side with the valor of his northern
comradec