Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-25

w ASfti NIIDN, March ga scene.
dramatic IN the INTENSELY Of its inter-
est. was presented in the Sen..e today
during the delivery by Mr. TnurSt5n.
OF Nebraska. of speech on the Cuban
s.tuat ton.
Not ein.e the inauguration OF Nc
Kinney have 80 many people been on
the Senate SIDE of The capital We're
;hs:.- today.
The galleries We're packed. many ar
!dving AT the capital as elly as $50
a. NJ. in order TO obtain Ss-lis.
'Wiuhin a few Gni.lutes after the Senate
convened every Senator who could be
present was IN his seat. ard by the
..!rlt- MIR rhursLon hal begun his
Were either standing or occupying
chairs IN tine arena w.'hout the se.im-
c.n.,:v II seals.
Mr. 'rhuTstsrn's first sentence in wh:t!
he .td he spoke by cG:lMrinl of SEN:
l.ps-.a deh>ate and touching reference
~ the loss of mis- wife on his memorable
trip to Cubl-commanded instant Ut
tenrlUn. hush fell over THE great tu
drence. which hung with almost brea tn
less attention and interest upon every
word. ..
Some surpr-e has been expressed that
Senator Hhurston should appear i'm pub
lie plUml ne1rtly SD soon after uhe DEATH
Of Mrs. 1'hurs,Un. but the first sen
hence VT his speech furnished the key
Of his action. Ii is true THAT MIR. Thurs
,.ulIltilryint, was avn unusual proceeding,
but 1t was JUSTIFIED by the conditions
srttt-n diuE it.
Mrs. 1'huu,stuns dying request TO her
husband was that he should l'st no
time on account Of her death II" dn his
utmost to save and free Cuba and its
people.
In accordance With tins request, there
fore, Senator Thun:h.m sacrificed his
pers'' ncll feeling and delivered ais
S,eech--A speech that was his tribute
10 tn memory of his wife.
Without Knowing the motive which
animated MIR. 'r!urs'ton s,Id INSPIRED
him to his best efforts. his auditors in
stiIlGively realized and rhorVu2 chilly
sympathtzcd with Q,iS evIcn; emotion
The. rT,e.4t>h was very generally re
gardt>d as a mastery effIrt. AMI even
those who yvutd not agree with his
|YnncuSions. conceded the power OF HIS
GRAFTON. AS fr Ilv-areIl the end Of lMS
speech his vdct. which ltad been as
clear and ringing, as the tone of Il BELL
noticcably broke He was sihlllSn>I over
come with cnnotiyn but lv,hlied with an
effort. and closed i'm "a manner that
,ihI-illt'd HIS auditors.
tAs, tMr. rhursstun sank Ia his serLt
and burisd his fate n his hands the
"a Nlcs'ies we're swept by such a tumllt
of applause siS had NOT iul Il long time
been heard i'm tine Senite chainbe
Ais Va brother might have done. MIR
Allen. Mr.. ,rhurston's colleague from
Nebr rlsska walked TO him and. placing
his arm over l,d.s shoulders quietly led
him from the cha mrber. The act was
one of whe Spontshneous and touching
amenities amid THE turbulrncc and dis
cord OF political life.
MIR Thurston began his speech as
soon as the routine business had been
disposed of. He was prepared The said
mot only to adopt every word of las
careful, concise and specific statement
from the Senator from Vermont UMr
TrroHtor>, burt he was even convinced
shat he had uIMl,er- stated THE facts.
The pictures in THE American news
papers OF the ri arriving reconk,enlt radios
are ture. They can be dupEcatcd by
the thousands. ] never saw, ssna please
(I4,d I may never see again. AS deplpr-
abl4a a sight as the recNnKentrasl,ss in
the suburbs OF MA,Genzas. l can never
forget to my dying day the hopeless am
guieth i'm their hespclil-lv'g eyes. Huddled
about their htrtlte bark huts thay raised
no voice Of arpeal TIA for aims was
W.. went among them. We are feeding
these citizens OF Spain: we are nursing,
their sick. we are saving such as cam
b.. sawed, and yet there are ulOs7e who
S:Gll say it is not right for us to srrh
food, that we nl,lsit keep hands off |
say THAT the time has come when mus
Discussing the remedy which should
| bt. aNySie,i to tho evils he found. MIR.
NlrlmSton said
II counsel5d silence and Inotierl tion
from v'hiirs tIUor when 1.-THE passion of
;,ht. nation seemed at white heat over
| thv. Jvsst ruction of THE Marine; but 1T
| seems TO me the tirne for EatLNn hh'
come NOW Not action i'm the Maine
case! | hope and trust tllsht this gov
ernnlent will take arr!on ON the Cuban
.s,I'uglriun entirely outside Of THE Maine
| case. when the Maine report is re-
oeyved hf ut be found rlat our ship and
itlol>s were blown up 10y some outside
! explS,siun we will have ample 1'epara
ton WITHOUT quibble or delay; and Ut
this. explosion can he traced ITO Spanish
| official sources there Will be such swift
and TERRIBLE punishment adjulEed as
WIFI remain a warming 10 THE world
| forever ......
What .ssh. All the United States do,
MIR Presileqt?"
FOR answer Mr.. Thurston az Re
publican. turned TO dale last natryIia,
platform of his party which declared
| mat the UNITED States should actively
ust. its influence and good offices TO re-
store peace and give undergraduates 10
me isa1id.' ..
In accepting the nomination rem cred
HIM by the c,oTlv esltGpn which had adSp-
.t-d the Cuban plank with "a mighty
shout" William MCKINLEY had said:
THE platform adopted by the Repub-
nc an convention has received my care
iu! consideration and has my unluald-
fled approval.
Twice wlrhin the past TWO years
Mr.. Iyhun.lon said. he had voted for a
res. Ath,ipn recognizing the EbeN geles1ey
of the Cuban insurgents. but he was
satisfl+d il was now too late to accord
.h.vn beilit,rrtelrt rights. or even merely
o recognize the Independence OF the
Cuban republic. Our platform" ne
sad, demands THAR thv. United States
:,elM actively Use its influence for the
Independence of The island"
Mr. Thurs,on rpoke brightly of Pr*si-
dent Mckinley and said that he had
SaHtal in his Aynelicamism and patriot
ism. .I ..
The TYNE for action has then come
No greater reason for lit can EXIST TO
morrow tglan exists to-day. Every h"ur $
delay only adds another chapter to inc
lv,ful story OF misery and death. emay
org power can intervene-',sle limited
States Of America.
Alr. ThursiUm SAID h" was opposed 70
arnexat on. Az to the plan for the
United States to guarantee Cuban PUT
e,bau. f,l.pIc Nr dee AIRED: