The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-16

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effect of the dollar is paramount in this
capitol"
He inquired II the hypnotic influences
abroad i'm the land would obtain. and If,
under the narcotic sleep Cuba would be
saddled with a debt not of her own
choosing. We propose To take posses
sion of Cuba as the policeman of the
western continent, was one OF his
most declarative u~tterances. Then, with
infection rising at the termination of
each word. he said: Bonds. n
Bonds, Nothing but bonds through
out the message" He said that what
ever resolution was passed war was in
evitable.
MY people do not want war. God
knows they would rather ave peace.
They have seen the horrors of war.
Their fairest flowers were given for
burial purposes. Our one jewel was
sent back To us for interment. We have
had our fill of blood-letting but the
great fellow-feeling of sympathy has
gon out to the men OF the Maine. and
the lighted fuse which caused the ex-
plosion Of the bomb under the Maine
has been relighted and the blood of our
revolutionary sires. crying through the
men of South Carolina. demands JUS
tice for the assassins who sent our
brave sailors to an untimely death"
In marked contrast to the speech OF
Mr.. Tillman was the address of Mr..
Wolcott of Colorado. who followed. In
opening. Mr.. Wolcott said that IL had
not been his intention to participate in
the debate on the resolution under dis
cussion until yesterday when reflection
upon the person of the chief executive
brought him TO a realizing sense that
justice ought to he done the honored
president in his hour Of great trial.
Prefacing his discussion of the ques-
finn af Issue ha stated that ne would
vote for the committee resolution. He
then characterized as almost crimina
the aspersions made by senators on the
floor against the chief executive.
THE popular clamor, patriotic I'm the
extreme. has been unreasonable. and
the condition of affairs as we find it
to-day" he said. lis largely due to a
degraded journalism INDUCED in among
those in high station. a journalism
which sought to plunge the country
into war In order to sell a few more
copies of the newspaper. our beloved
president. respected by the people OF
the United States. has smelled the
smoke Of battle. but In all he has
shown Christian forbearance. the same
which he has reflected in the handling
of this most diplomatic OF subjects
He regretted, ne said. that diplomacy
had failed 90 bring order out of the
chaos existing. we speak from our
hearts, in the pen and IL Is through
us that the president in his trying posi-
tion. must be upheld"
He spoke of the phases OF the situa-
lion. the conditions i'm Cuba and the
destruction of the Maine. IL the two
subjects had been separate. he contin-
ued. the necessity OF war might have
been avoided. IL the awful rifles
in Cuba which had aroused the pity OF
all mankind. had stood alone. there
might have been a solution of the prob
lem.
For himself he would have cared lit
tie what burde IL entailed. He would
have been willing TO mortgage every
citizen, IL only peace could be preserved
But Spain refused to yield. And then
when, added TO that. came the awful
explosion in Havans harbor. h die
was cast After that what could be
said? IF even that catastrophe had
stood alone, possibly war might have
been averted. but not by any methods
Spain has thus far pursued" he added.
his voice ringing clear as a bell. From
the day Of the explosion To this, Spain