The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-16

- u'iunlkht Putting He Inquired why
.nc PRECEDENT wAted the house resolution
uasscu instead ofthc senate. 1--WE are even
sea.ened with veto,if we dare proclaim
ne made the drect charge that the house
anu senate hat practically agreed upon
me form OF rsolutlon to be presented
simultaneously b both bodies pending the
!eVeptlon OF thcmessagc and he called on
'ne members ofthe committee on foreign
relations TO DEFY the truthfulness OF thar
statement He paused moment for any
interruption, bu. IL did not come. and then
WIN startling exclamation he said that
sienee gave cdsent'' 10 his proposition
II the resolution as reported by a majority
OF the committee on foreign relations was
adopted u wouh give the president little
out 10 determine the manner OF Cuban In
prevention. Who Is going 10 constitute
inc returning hard Who are going to
count the votes,'' said The senator in one
OF his crescendl periods He spoke feels
ihgly OF the pe'son OF the president He
SAD he be,'cvet hin, 10 b. good mar
conscientious citzcn-bu, he was surrounds
cd by men whrn he tTillman) suspect,
Oh Y wicked Partnership, The whole world
Is becoming a Have to the bondholdcrs.
Our actioa in this great crisis Is predicated
Upon the demand OF the syEdicates that
control every ayenus of trade and COM
nercrs The bond OF the corporation is
stronger than tho MANTLE system OF tie
dollar Is paranionnts"
He inquired II the influence abroad In
The land would obtain. end II 80 under the
narcotic sleep Clha would be saddled With
debt n5t OF her own choosing.
We propose thstafe possession o. cuba
rs the policeman of tho r,MssIerH~ecntt-
Nent, was one 81 HIS most declarative ut
tryancesS Then with inilection rising at
I teNs4Rltpai VI each sentence. lie said:
h Bonds bonds, hppds, Nothing but bonds
throughout tho message He said what
ever resolution was passed war was inev-
liable
''My people do not want war. God knows
they would rather have peace. They have
seen the horrors of war. Their fairest flow
ers we're given for bnria, purposes. One
jewel was sent back to us for fnternent.
We have bad our full OF blood letting, but
the great fellow feeling OF sympathy has
gone out IN the men OF the Maine Patriot
ism has An rellghted and the blood OF our
revolutionary sires is crying through them
for justice for the assailants who sent our
brave sailors to an untimely death"
IN marked contrast to the speech of Mr..
Tillman was the answer TO Mr.. Wolcott
tColo), who followed prefacing his re-
marks, he stated he would vote for the com
mittee resolution. He then. characterized
as almost criminal the aspersiops made by
senators on the floor against the chief cx-
ecutive.
fhe popular clamor, uupatrlotc in the
extreme. has been unreasonable, and the
condition of affairs, as we find It today, is
largely due to a degraded journalism in.
dulged among those In high stations.
journalism which sought to plunge the
country into war in order TO sell few
more copies of Lie newspapers.
Our beloved president. respected BY the
people OF the United States has suieli the
smoke of battle. but through II all he has
shown Christian forbearance, which he has
reflected In his message"
He spoke of the two phases of the sltua-
ton the Cuban and the destruction OF the
Maine If the two had been separated the
necessity for war might have been ayerted.A
II the awiOl barbarities In Cuba which had
aroused the pity of all mankind had stood
alone there might have been a solution of
the problem. For himself. he would have
cared little what burden IL entailed.
He would have been willing to mortgage
every citizen II only peace cor,d be pre-
served Put Spain refused to Yield And
then when, a3dei to that. came the ex-
plosion in Havana harbor. the die was
asst. After that what could be said? IL
esen that catastrophe had stood alon,.
possibly war might have been avsrted.
spain has made no attempt TO oNculpate
herself or TO redress the wrona II Spain
creed Cuba then h would have offered
ID PCS sailors on the altar OF her freedoms
Mar mus. come or Cuba must he free
so Other answer will be accepted by our |
eope II is fitting hat we pledge our
elves IN advance before the nations Of |,
he world that our han6s are clean and |
ur cause just; that the war is war In |
he interest OF humanity, war for the SUI |
erirg and oppressed We have heard |
nany people say the Spapiards are towards .
hat is not true. From the days OF Alva |
I'D Pizzaro to the days Of Weyer they
ave been brutal in their cciiuct bat
hey have been COURAGEOUS aud brave, and
hon VIC enter upon this war we do not
ant to bo fooled ourselves or the youth
the Land with the idea that VIE arc to
leet towards or cowardlce. This war upoa
hich we are enDing can bring no mate
iai gain to us. IT. will result In the loss
I millions 10 our commerce. II viii sweep
cr ships from tho seas and we will leave
thousands OF our men dead from fevers
nd disease In the tropics. All this must
e counted in advance. and we have counted
. This war must be fought, because IN
nc eyes OF the world We stand as the
sptinel of liberty on the Westvn homt-
,here and because II VIC fail to listen TO
ne voice Of the suffering and down -tr1dden
c will be untrue to the principles on
hich this government is founded"
A wave OF applause swept over the gal
ries as Mr. Wolco.t concluded
Al this point Mr.. Morgan tAla) gave
Dtice that he would move TO lay all
nendments on the table.
Mr. spooner (Rep. Nis.) then took the
cor and entered or brilliant defense o,
le conduct OF the president and discussed
K obligations to he country end 10 the
orld. In the preservation of peace, peace
pcsslbie, war II necessary.
On Tic conclusion OF MIR. Spooner's ad-
ress. Mr.. Wellington (Md) moved to ad-
,urn.
This was defeated--io to 6l-Messrs.
afe. Caffery. Chiffon, Clay. Dahiel. Detoe,
lkins. Mcbride. Turley and Wellington
oting in the affirmative.
Mr. Chiffon Dem, Texas then began
,eech In favor OF recognizing the inde-
Evidence Of Cuba.
At s n. nj. another move was made Tor
but was withdrawn
Mr. Teller tcolo,) took the hoor' an
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