The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14
TO AVENGE
THE MAINE
And Free Cuba-Senator Butler
Promptly Replies to McKin-
ley's Message on the Gu
ban Situation.
A DISAPPOINTING MESSAGE.

~ Means That the Presidents Policy Is to
Intervene in Cuba to stop the Cubans
From Fighting for Their Liberty.-The
Proper Course is the Recognition of 1E-
dependence.
AS soon as the reading Of the Presi-
dents message was finished on Mon
day, Senator Butler was promptly on
his feet to reply to the message and
offer resolution which expresses the
sentiments of the American people.
We clip the following from the Con-
gressional Record of April 18th:
Mr.. Butler-Mr. President, l do not
intend to speak at length to-day. l
rise to introduce q joint resolution
which expresses my views of what du-
ty. honor, and patriotism demands OF
us as a nation; and in introducing it
want to say that l am greatly disap-
moi nted, to say the least, at the mes
sage of the President which has just
been read. In great suspense the Amer
lean people have waited for this mes
sage. and when they read it they will
he more than disappointed. The mes
"a ge does not mean the independence
of Cuba. The message means, II it
means anything, that the President
asks Congress to authorize him to
make the Cubans stop fighting for theil
liberty and surrender to the cruel rule
of Spain and the greedy demands Of
bOndholders. He asks that we author
ize him to intervene to stop the war
The war cannot be stopped, Mr.. Presi
dent, until Cuba is free and the span
ish flag goes off from Cuban SOIL IN
' Cubans will never submit to anytnlni
else. and every American patriot ough
to glory in their courage ana PRAYER
and pluck. If we favor this cours
then let us recognize the independent
r of Cuba. There is but one other wa
to stop the war, and that is Tor the nl
l ted States to help Spain to crush IN
Cuban patriots. Shall we permit u
President to take that course!
s Shall Congress and the country pei
O init our Army and Navy to be useo
T.. help Spain further to force aut0nom
It fraud upon the struggling Cupa.
g and take from them that liberty WmC
a they have already won! II We q
- shame upon Is. snail We slt "
le ora have been destroyed by Spain al
rafer to the outrage and the crime
an "incident" and talk of arbitration
al No. Mr.. President, the stock Jobbe
and the bond sharks have not
crushed out American manhood 81
o patriOtism. Before such q monstrO'
o. humiliating proposition can be
through Congress the American peOl
shall be heard from; and M. IRE
be dent, when they are, then the MAI
'st will be avenged and Cuba will be IT
aS Mr.. President, I shall have son
nd thing further to say hereafter. l
re that the Joint resolution which l OF
no be now read as part of my remarks.
The Vice.President-If there be
IN objection, the joint resolution Will
.rh read.
ces The Joint resolution Is. r. 142)
Ine the recognition of the indepen LEI
ng Of the Republic of Cuba was
up the first time by its title and the Sec
ure time at length, as follows:
o Or; "Whereas, the destruction OF
i've limited States battle ship Maine
req the numbering of 266 Of our sailors
10 Havana harbor by the Spanish
s. eminent is an act of war on the
=, of Spain against the United Sta
therefore be lC,
"Resolved by the Senate and d,
If Representative of the United 81
i, Con9r- SO assembled, First. Tha
.venee this most foul and unparall
crime. which our national honor
veil mands, and to put q stop to SPANS
,w's cruel. bar bsrous and inhuman war
lren now being waged against Cuba, y
soft ia demanded in the interest OF III
urcs and humanity, that the governme
,odv the United States hereby recog
the Cuban republic as separate
Us independent nation.
second. That the goyernmel
the United States hereby aen
that Spain at once withdraw her
lat of and naval forces from Cuba.
,eist. "Third. That the President o.
Raj, limited states be, and is heren,
q for thorized, empowered and direct.
n ex. use, il necessary, the entire !ano
= naval forces of the United STA,
ntsin carry these resolutions into effect
4 the MI. Butler These resolution
exne- press my feeling and sentiments
hores belieue that they express the re,
orma- and sentiments of the AM
along neople. The crime OF Fe9foa
nac;si must he avenged by Cuban
1srac. nendence! 1 will withhold 4
a and remarks now ana let Cns nvS
Of the Senator from Alnnesoe. uo wv
PORtTnA6C.