Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-04-05
|GR0SVEN0R DENIES IT
Administration Not Attempts
Ing 70 Force Cuba to Buy
Her Independence.
Gays tho Idea 10 Nonsensioal
and 10 Used Only to Make
Political Capital.
eloquent Plea of Congressman
Bailey Brings Tears From

WASHINGTON. April l.-For three
0ours during the day the packed gal.
leries and excited members Of the house
listened to passionate outburst OF
osatory on the Cuban question during
which the internally Of feeling was al
ternstely manifested BY cheers, jeers
and Misses. The three speeches which
stirred the assemblage to ito depths
were made BY MI. 0rosvenor OF Ohio.
who, IL va assumed, spoke for the ad-
uinistration. and who practically
pledged 1t to tho cause Of free Cuba;
Mr.. Bailey Of Texas. tho Democratic
leader, who announced the Democratic
position q Tor Tres Cuba, without war
II IL could be avoided. but with war II
necessary, and Mr.. johnson Of Indiana.
who spoke for peace. declaring that IL
was our duty to 60 to the extreme In
magnanimity in order 70 avoid the hor-
rors OF war. Mr.. Lewis, Democrat
from Washington. provoked the speech
of Mr.. johnson, which aroused the
members and the galleries to tho
Fsvsr Pitch IL Exoitsusat. 49,.
Mr.. Lewis had denounced the PROPOSE
ton that Cuba purchase her freedom
from Spain. which. it was alleged, the
administration was fostering. Then it
was that Mr.. johnson, in . brilliant
speech, pleaded for peace. He faced
tho storm Of Misses which swept down
upon him from the galleries like q
Spartan, and, with passionate utter.
snce, adjured members to pause before
they plunged the country into war, the
evils of which would follow after in
endless train. He eulogized every in
duenos that made for peace aud de-
clarsd his belief that tho Cuban juntA
would agree TO pay 800. 0oO, 900 for tho
Independence Of the Island. Mr..
Bailey, The Democrstic leader, was
quick to seize the advantage which Mr..
johnson's position had afforded and In
: ringing speech which sst his follow
ers and the galleries wild he an-
nounced his belief. from what Mr..
johnson had said, that tho purpose Of
the Republicans In refusing to Join
with the Democrats was to give the
administration an, p ortunity to COM
pei the Cuban patrio.s to buy the inde-
psndenoe they had '"| <..''t
u Won JrsM the Butehsrs Of Spain.
He said he, too, deplored war and in
describing it, awful horrors % the
Southern people had known them,
drew tears from the eyes Of some Of his
colleagues. In conclusion no said the
Democrats were for free Cuba. without
war II possible. with war IL necessary.
This speech Of Mr.. Bailey's drew tho
fire of the administration spokesman
on the floor, General Grosvenor Of
Ohio. With his reply the climax Of
the day was reached. He charged Mr..
Bailey with attempting to make polit-
ioal capital. He denounced the state
ments that the administration In.
tended to force Cuba to buy her
freedom as the silly invention Of an
idiot and declared that from the presi-
dent down this administration was for
free Cuba. Recognition Of her indie
pendence, he said, would be but half
way measure. He thrilled his auditors
when he asked what meant the war
preparations that were going on night
and day il not that when action was
taken looking to the Independence Of
Cuba it would be backed up. If neces-
sary. by the. army and navy Of the
United States. s. !