The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-13

purpose read this message Of the presi-
dent and arrive at any conclusion of
that character.
1.-The presidents whole argument
leads up to the proposition that the
conduct Of Spain on that island during
fifty years of misrule, fifty years of
outrage, fifty years Of tranny, has
brought about such a condition that
1t is now intderable and insupportable
and must cease That Is the language
of the president of the United States"
Mr.. Lentz-Does he say Republican
government?
Mr.. Hepburn-No, he does not say
that, but he supposed that you knew
something about the history of this
country. applause on the Republican
side)
Mr.. LentZ-I do.
Mr.. Hepburn-He supposed that you
knew something about the aspirations
of American statesmen, that you knew
something about the declaration that
over and over again had been reiterat-
ed by every branch of this government
with reference to the character Of gov
eminent that should be formed on this
hemisphere. applause on the Republic
an side.)
1t Means Independence.
Mr.. Grosvenor CO., took the floor. II
am going to refer now to only one thing
that the gentleman from Ohio (Mr
Lentz) has said on this particular oc-
casion," said he. land do not do 1t
for the purpose Of celebrating a speech
on this occasion. The time is coming
president Of the United States will have
semi fhatr
bitterness and their opposition
across the water to our enemies. The
gentleman shall have q full opportunity
to abuse his own constituents at home
for any conservative expressions which
they may have made through the tele-
graph or the mail, and he shall have
that opportunity unaffected by an
swers Of mine. I wish here simply
to say that the president has asked
of congress the power to use the army
and the navy for the purpose of es-
tablishing in the island Of Cuba an in
dependent government"
Mr.. Hanley (Dem., Del): 81 want to
know what you understand the presi-
dent to mean by this sentence in his
message: 1T involves, however, hostile
constraint upon both the parties to the
contest as we'll to enforce truce as
to guide the eventual settlement"
Mr.. Grosvenor-You had better go
and ask the president daughter and
applause on the Republican side)
Mr.. Gaines-Don't you think you had
better go and see Hanna? Oerisive
jeers on the Republican side.)
Mr.. Grosvenor: Now let me re-
state my proposition. I state that the
president of the United States has
asked for the use Of the army and
navy to establish on the Island of Cuba
an Independent government, and has
coj6 IN, f1n vi i,nc yi,o1 Of ,<ys IL,
language. (Cries Of "Where?" on the
Democratic side)
THE time Is coming very rapidly"
said Mr.. Grosvenor, in conclusion. ut
would be here tomorrow, when, under
the guidance Of the committee on for
eign affairs, this house will take &C
ton, and I will suggest to the gentle
man on the other side that there will
be a degree of patriotism, a degree of
unanimity Of purpose. degree Of one
ness in action that will surprise the
gentleman when he looks over the
votes that will be taken here tomor-
row." Great applause on Republican
s!de)
Bailey Replies.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader,
replied to Gen. Grosvenor in a brief
speech, which aroused intense enthusi-
asm on the Democratic side. 1t was
somewhat remarkable, he said, that the
president, in sending to congress one
OF the most important messages, upon
one of the most exciting questions
which had been before the country in
years, had concluded with a recon-
mendation so ambiguous that it could
be the occasion of controversy. Other
portions of the message showed that
the president was master of clear
IN oil Sh OF tn 49,
recommendations he had done so in
words that taxed the ingenuity of the
gentleman from Ohio to make clear
what he cant. If the president meant
the freedom and independence of Cuba,
why had he not said so?
Il do not believe" said Mr.. Bailey,
that the president deliberately yelled
his meaning, and in saying that I do
him more credit than others on this
floor. 1 believe If the president had
designed the establishment of a free
and Independent republic on the island
of Cuba, he would have said So"
No one could deny" continued Mr..
Bailey, that the president had asked
for authority to send the army and
navy to Cuba to restore peace. When
our forces arrived the Spaniards would
say: We are at peace; our arms are
stacked; 1t is the insurgents who are
at war; Then the agents of the pres
ldent would be compelled, under the
autohrity ne asks, to say to the in
surgents: Stack your arms, retire to
the fields where you have for three
years struggled with fire and sword to
attain your liberty
Mark my words,' said Mr.. Bailey,
In conclusion, with uplifted arm and
oqninous gesture, no president that
sends the army and navy Of the Unit
ed States to force the patriot soldiers
hnf,~
live, nor will his children live to sur
vive the odium which the American
people will fix upon him" Great ap-
plause on Democratic side and in the
galleries)
A few minutes later the house, at
$40, adjourned.