The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01
The HOUSE GROWS HOT
Mr.. Bailey Outlines the Position of the Demo
Gratis Amidst Great Applause.
johnson Alone Stands For Peace
Mr. Bailey is For Free Cuba With Peace if Possible, With
War if Necessary---Mr Grosvenor Repels the
Story of Purchase of Cuba and Commits
the Administration TO Free Cuba

washington. n. c.. March Sl.-FNor
three hours To-day the packed galleries
ana excited members Of the House 'iS
1anea IA Il passionate ontbnrst ~ ora
rory ON the Cuban question during
which the intensity az feeling was al
tp1alately manifested lay cheers, 9eeTS anu
Kisses. avi1ne and again The excited
7hranrs in tho galleries ere atimohasal~
ed Ia he silent AT one time, n least. "
seemed as III q molten wanld he made g
s.le,,r them. The three SlseeCsaeS which
.ffrrsA8 the aSsenhlace Ho as depths
x.sra made Nv Mr. xsraSVenor, az ohso
wha il wsss assumed spoke for the ad-
tni1lssyra4lan and who practically
gs4e,9gea Il Is the caase If free Cssha.
M Batter. az Texas. the Democratic
s;sa8gsr- vraaa announced ahe Democratic
seeSs8igaa ~ for G9ESAsa without war- ii *
rsul8 aac aveiaea. ho1 with war If neces-
Ss~r and Mr. I8asalSan. of Indiana. who
S9sase Rur peaee. declaring that 81 WAS
gaa~ aaEx eo ro re The extreme IN mag
ssssrsirYsrv - avoid the h@Trars Of war.
~. Lewis a Democrat from Washing
asz. provoked she speech of Mr.. Johnson.
vNsch G~syaSaa the members and the
galleries ~ she fever pitch af excite
sssesg1 M LEXIS had denounced the
sGrglslsi-5an that En8sa purchase her free
8sn zsam spain. which. il was alleged.
la&s administration WAS fostering. Then
s. KISS aasaf Mr. johnson. in q brilliant
.gseseh pleaded for peace. He faced the
STERN u Kisses which swept down upon
hzrn from the galleries ike Spartan
ara with passionate ufterance adjured
members 80 pause before they plunged
the eaunfry into war. the evils Of which
would follow after in endless train. The
House has had before illustrations Of
Mr.. Johnson's fearlessness but none so
striking a. to-day when he espoused
Tho unpopular cause and pleaded to let
diplomacy have its way At the same
time he gave it as his opinion that if an
nIiimafnm had been sent TO Spain it
meant war. as Spain's pride would not
permit her TO humiliate herself before
the world lie enlogized every influence
that made for peace and declared his
belief that the Cuban Jnnta would agree
to pay $40, 600, 900 for the independence
of the island.
JOHNSON STOOD ALONE.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader, re-
pned to Mr.. Johnson.
| know said he, ''the standing of the
gentleman from Indiana, in the counsels
OF his own party, and before the country
we'll enough TO know that what he has
spoken has been spoken with delIbera
tion and that it is entitled to be consid-
cred almost as authoritative. When he
says that the President is trying TO COM
pose the misunderstanding between this
nation and the Spanish government,
upon a basis which will compel the is
land of Cuba to buy its liberty from the
butchers of Spain, we are justified in
eupposing that it is for that purpose the
House has been denied the opportunity
TO vote on a resolution which declares
that the Cuban patriots have fairly won
their independence. (Applause ON the
Democratic side.) | believed yesterday
| know to-day, that the policy of that
side of the House was to delay deci
sion of this question in the hope that
the rich and powerful interests of this
and other nations. Will compel the strug-
Cling patriots of Cuba to buy the free
dom that they have fairly won with
their courage and by their sword. (AD-
plause on the Democratic side.) / owe
the Republican party no kindly offices.
Bnt | will venture TO warn it that if it's
leaders agree and the Republican party
sanctions the agreement to compel any
people under Gods sun TO buy that lib
crty, which God has given to them, that
party will never survive long enough to
escape the odium which will be fasten-
cd upon it by the outraged sentiment
Of the American people. (Applause on
the Democratic side.l
MIR. Chairman. liberty is not pur-
chasable commodity. (Renewed APP
plause.l There was a time in this repub-
lie when no man in high station would
have suggested that one nation would
sell it, or that another should be COM
PEELED to buy it. applause on the Dem
ocratic side.) 1t is d birth-right of man;
and it is their duty to assert it. though
war be necessary TO its assertion PRO
longed applause on the Democratic side
II am myself. Mr.. Chairman. as
ayerse to war as any gentleman. On
this side twice. during the present ses-
sion we have walked up to the altar and
made willing sacrifice of our political
advancement. We know and you know.
that a war will be to the advantage of
the party in power: and You, knowing ii,
will still know it no better than we do
Yet with a knowledge that we are pur-
suing a policy to the advantage of our
political opponents. and to the injury
Of ourselves. You must admit that we
did all You asked us TO do.
I'm all the history OF this republic
no party has ever acted more patrioti-
cally or more unselfshly than the Demo-
cratic party have acted during this crisis
tApplause on Democratic side. There
was time when this threatened war
could have been averted. SIX months
ago if You had done as we urged You
10 do. if you had recognized the rights
of these struggling patriots to fight for
for independence war would have been
ayerted and Cu0a would t.,day ha an es-
tablished fact in the history OF the
world." applause ON the Democratic
side.
THRILLED BY MR.. BAILEY.
SIR. Bailey (cont;nniag): And that
unfortunate disaster when has mortified
humanity and INUNDATED our American
citizenship, would nevn- have occurred.
You refused 10 art m the progress Of