The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-01

all you asked ms to do.
In all the history OF this republic no
party has ever acted more patriotically
or more unseifishly than the democrat
lc house has acted during this crisis.
There was a time when this threatened
war could have been averted Six
months ago. II you had done as we
urged you to do. IL you had recognized
the rights of those struggling patriots
to night for Independence. war would
have been averted and Cuba would to-
day be an established fact in the his
tory OF the world"
member-''And the battleship
Maine with all the accompanying lives
or American seamen would not have
been sacrificed"
Mr. Bailey. continuing-"Andt that un-
| fortunate disaster which has horrified
humanity and humilated our Ameri-
can citizenship would have never oc-
CURED. The great battleshfp. the
Maine. the ship which bore the name
or sovereign state of this union, would
stiii have been upon the high seas fly
ing the flag of this republic, and the
more than $50 brave seamen. many of
/ whom now sleep many fathoms deep
beneath Cuban waters, would have
been wearing the uniform OF the nation
which they honored with their courage
and sought to defend with their lives.
i (Applause).
a. Responsibility Placed.
You refused to act and the progress
OF events has simply intensified the sit
uation. The longer you postpone doing
Ilsht, the longer you postpone action.
tne more certain IL Is that war and war
alone viii extricate you. In trying to
aiiow spain To complete her recon
quest OK Cuba you have made IL abso-
iutely necessary that you shall inter-
vene in the cause of freedom. There
may be time still to avert war. Within
the last 4S hours a representative Of a
Cuban republic has sal. 20 me with
great frankness and feeling: We do
not seek to involve the United States in
a war with Spain. Ii is unnecessary.
Give us a recognition of our independ-
ence so that we can obtain arms and
heavy artillery and in 30 days we will
put an army Of 100000 Cuban patriots
In the field and in. 30 days more the
flag of Spain Will be trailing in the dust
or Cuba (Applause on the democratic
side). But, Mr.. Chairman. we might as
well be frank If II takes a war to free
the island of Cuba, my voice and the
voice OF those with whom / have the
honor to act, say. Cuba free without a
war IL possible: Cuba free with a war
III necessary prolonged applause
on democratic side).
Mr.. Grosvenor, rep, Ohio. whose ut
terances are given great weight, owing
n
istration. answered Mr.. Bailey. He said
he did not intend to reply to the argu-
ment OF the gentleman from Texas. but
he felt for him strong degree of SYM
pathy.
When" he said. "a man has been
for nearly year trying TO play a game
OF politics on the question OF war and
mas failed, and has finally made an ex-
hibition. futile effort in that direction.
unparalleled In the history of this body,
IL becomes pathetic when he talks
about war, and a war that will never
happen. i rise to point out one or two
absurd statements constantly repeated
In the newspapers, and which found an |
echo In the voice Of the gentleman from |
Texas. He warns this side that IL the |
president attempts to force the Cubans |
to buy their freedom. hell will break |
loose in about 10 seconds on the demo- |
cratic side daughter on the republican |
side). Nobody proposes to force Cuba |
to buy her independence. Ii Is like a |
tale told by two idiots, full of sound |
and fury. and full of nothing. There Is
no such proposition by, to or from the |
administration, and the whole idle pratt
tie of this character in the newspapers |
has been just so much folly and nom
sense, and yet a statesman. leader of a
great division on this floor. rises and
solemnly warns the republican side OF
this houses that If the president drives
Cuba to buy her independence they will
go to work to prevent IL. Nobody has
attempted IL, 1t is an idle dream of
somebody and talk of the newspapers
again. what does the gentleman
know about how far the matters have
between the United States
as the intermediary source of diplomacy |
and Spain and Cuba on the other side?
The gentleman from Texas did say yes
terday that he believed the president
was trying to force it upon the Cubans.
and today he said he knew il. Now,
rise simply to say that the gentleman
is wholly mistaken. If he has such in
formation from an authoritative source
he ought to make 1t public. The time
has come In this country when misun-
derstanding of what is going on is do
ing more harm than the views of peo-
pie who do understand"
will the gentleman state" inter-
posed MIR. Williams. dem, Mo, that
ne believes from what he knows that IL
= not in contemplation by the president
IA the negotiations now going on to
reat of money consideration for the
reedom of Cuba?"
1T is too contemplate to answer
such thought never entered the head
II any man connected with the admin
stration."
lis there not an intimation of that
lind in the negotiations at Madrid?"
What have we to do with the nego-
iations at Madrid?" asked Mr.. Gros-
'enor.
Told by an Idiot.
Il say the purchase of Cuba by the
or the suggestion of its an
roval is story told by an idiot There ,
Iever was anything in 1t, and this is
My done TO fan anew .he flame that
eeks for political advantage on this
oor by sDringing so-caIIed questions
I privilege that make the author OF {
hem ridiculous in the sight of common
;
Were the a. gentlemen who met a {
ew evenings ago and agreed to vote for q
Independence seeking political advan-
age! asked Mr.. Lentz. dem. o.
Il heard something of that kind /" re- 5
lied Mr.. Grosvenor. but I heard
omething better. Yesterday. when the !