The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-19

when Cuba is free there is no RESPONSE
hiEty for the three hundred million dol
lars of debt which Spain and bondhold-
ers want to saddle on Cuba. If We de-
nv Cuban independence, and send our
armies into CuGa to help it fight for
what we say Is not already achieved, we
incur liability for the bonds, and you
will see some Of the Senators advocate
endorsing Them by the United States
Some men, agents for the syndicate
Specializing i'll the bonds, have already
been engineering to have the Cuban
question settled by a big indemnity,
guaranteed by the United States"
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The DEMOCRATS have been displaying
patriotism of Che highest order in both
houses In the House, they are not
permitted to speak, except in limited
speeches. Mr. Kitchin, of this State, by
the way, prepared himself fully to dis
cuSs the subject but was denied the
floor. as were all the other members OK
ccpt three OF four. In the Senate they
have shOwm the greatest ability and
highest PATRIOTISM showing every desire
to defend the national honor. and insist
ing upon the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence as the only basis of interyen-
ton.
The presence of Bryan in the city
threw the Republican leaders into Con
niption fits" They know they lied
about him. and his plans during all the
campaign, and defeated him by corrupt
methods. Some folks can never forget
Il man Nho outliyes their libelling
Bryan has committed the Offense of
doing this, and Senator Hale in his
speech Saturday afternoon gave him
credit for unifying the Democrats in
Congress upon the proposition of Cuban
independence. This gives Mr.. Bryan II
credit he: does not claim. 1t shows that
whatever the Democratic party does or
does not do, Bryan gets the praise or
the blame.
Mr.. Hale, in the same speech said Mr..
Bryan will probably be the next Demo
cratic candidate for President. He
might have said lis certain to be the
candidate and quite as certain to be
| elected His speech Mt the Jefferson
banquet was, in many respects equal to
his Chicago speech. 1t was quite as
happy and carried the banquetcrs by
storm. His aIlusion to the income tax
national arm, in times like the present,
was happy. Those at the board waved
flags and stood upon chairs and hurrahed
when he said:
"T'he government may so to-day to the
mother and take from her her only son,
and it may go to the wife and take from
her her beloved husband. and send them
to war, but the government cannot
touch the fortunes of the rich. In the
name of Thomas Jefferson / tonight
dcnounce the policy that places the
miser's dollar above the mothers son
or the wife's husband. The time has not
yet come when the dollar is better than
the man in this country"
His allusion to Fitzhugh Lee, standing
at his post Of duty, and winning the APP
proval of the whole country, was the
signal for long and loud applause. Per
haps the best part of his speech was
his reference TO the fact that Lees con
duct in Havana has wiped out section
alism, making it impossible hereafter for
men TO deny that the men who wore the
gray are as loyal and as true Americans
as those who wore the blue.
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lifts clear not only that BrySn is to
be fenominated in 1900 but ALSO quite
as Gear that the Chicago platform will
I've reaffirmed and readopted without
crossing, 1t" or dotting an ''.g The
speech of Amos Cummings at tile ban
quet. in which he voiced Tammany SEN
timent, was as thoroughly peTmeated
with the Chicago platform as was the
splendid speech of De Almond, of Mis-
scuri BY the way, keep your eye on
De Almond. He is another Charles T.
Crisp with more conciseness aud clear"
ness sif less real leadership.
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The presence of Richard Croker at
the Jefferson dinner was an: event OF
great significance. it means that the
New York Democracy will be- in line in
1900. More significant still was the
utterance of Mr.. Croker, who. when
called OIL for a speech, affirmed his be
lief in the principles of Jefferson and
said: Il endorse aT that has been said
here tonight" Mind you, he was the
last speaker, and spoke after DE Almond
had said that the Chicago platform would
be reaffirmed without crossing Il st. or
dotting an 81" and Amos Cummings,
Senator White and others had followed
Bryan in preaching the doctrines con-
tanned i'm the Chicago platform. If Nj.
Croker endorses all that, as he bald. he
is not far from the kingdom. IL. ID.