The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-17

message he has submitted 20 US"
Mr.. Teller again called Mr.. Hale 70 or
der. and again the vice president had the
rule read. Mr. Hale seemed but slightly
disturbed by these interruptions. Pro
remarkable spectacle TIE senate pre-
scented.
THE sENATES S5-PURPoSE.
I'VE are not asked 10 Iegsiate' ne con-
tinued, upon ordinary matters. but upoT.
q grave national question that involves
war. It Is proposed here 20 disregard the
leadership OF the chief magistrate. He
has left Us in 60 doubt as 20 the lines
Of policy whica may compel US to enter
upon war: If sgcn 1t is TO be, with SPAN.
He has told Us tnat me conditions in
Cuba are not such as viii permit our
recognition of the republic OF Cuba He
has biazed ci1e policy. The war in cuba
must stop. Nothing IS palmer than that
intervertio as 10 be resorted 10, and
ne asked to be instructed 70 use the army
and navy for thai purpose. And nov here
today. with this policy marked out, with
everything We desire about 20 be con-
summated, with freedom 20 Cuba assured
and intervention by arms. = necessary.
decided upon. the president is TO be con-
fronted by uhe senate's effort 20 define
another policy. We ere 20 thrust this
resolution in his face. a resolution ne has
declared he does not believe in and does
not want. The chief executive IS the
nearest approach TO ruler this country
knows. Shall he be opposedr'
Proceeding. Mr.. Hale expressed the deep
sense OF regret with which he had, N the
last few days, Witnessed the melting away
of the spirit OF conservative sentiment In
the senate Senators who nad opposed
the recognition of the Independence of
Cuba had one by one and day by day
come into line TO rthat declaration He
said he had wondered why il was so and
he had found the solution of the problem
in banquet given on last Wednesday
night In this city 20 the Honorable Will
lam Jennings Bryan. Win freat sar-
cAs1n he proceeded 20 read from an ac-
count OF the speech made on that occa-
sion by Mr.. Bryan and TO allege that 1t
was responsible for the sudden una1amity
ut sentiment upon the Democratic side
OF the chamber.
Many OF the Democratic senators gave
manifestations Of their disapproval as
Senator Hale was reading the account OF
the speech.
OBSTRUCTTONISTS EVER.
The qualification of the Democratic
party, Mr.. Hale continued, was not to be
attributed to any caucus or convention
ACTON, but to this symposium But all
this attempt to make politics out of the
situation. he continued, would not sue
coed If war came. it would not be con-
Quoted by the Democratic party. The
country would not turn to that party and
the flag of the United States would not
be carried by that party, but by the gal
liant soldier and statesman, the president
of the United States. He would conduct
the war and bging it to Successful con-
clusion. The Democratic senator's and
the Democratic party. who seemed so in
tent on hostnides with Spain, would be
found. when war was actually upon US.
impeding and obstr1cting the course OF
those who were now seeking to avert war,
with all its horrors, but who would then
be in the forefront fighting for the honor
Of their country.
GORMAN LOYAL TO M'KINLEY.
Mr.. German followed Mr.. Hale and by
| his manner and by the vehemence of his
utterances, showed how greatly he felt
the gravity of the situation He counseled
! a temperate policy and invoked that the
! rancor Of debate be eliminated from the
/ occasion He criticized the attacks made
/ bv senators upon the president as the
! commander-in-chief of the army and
! navy. and forcibly declared that party
] politics should give way to higher duty
| in the determination of the question He
! questioned the wisdom of the resolution
as adopted and hoped that wiser counsels
would prevail. He said that the open
! criticism of the president VISA btoe m
/ criticism of the president was TO be dep
! recated, and he wished the record as
made up might be blotted forever. and
! only united people shown uppermost to
! the world. He closed amid profound STILL
! ness and the occasion was worthy a
place in the history of nations. He said;
AZ pledge myself to forget that Mckin-
lev was elected by the Republican party,
because 1 know and believe that as pres
ldent Of united people he will bear his
country's flag aloft. and that no nation
! Spanish or otherwise will receive from
| him aught else than that fair, manly
and brave treatment OF an American
president"
ALLISON STATES THE LAW
Mr. Allison Qowa) seemingly laborins
4 under intense excitement, said that nc
man could doubt his loyalty to the coun'
try or the flag. but he seriously doubted
his loyalty to the country or the flag
but he seriously doubted the wisdom Of
doing that which had been a question
Of controversy since the days OF Washing
ton down 20 the present time. an as
! sumption of congress 20 declare the In
| dependence of nation in contraventor
of the well known principle OF interna,
| t,onal law. He said the amendment hac
| been forced into the resolution, in tbs
face 81 the fact that the president dix
| not counsel or even advise such action
but on the other hand. had declared EN-
phaticaly against It He said the presen
/ Cuban republic was but a skeleton gov
eminent. and under the forms prescribed
might with entire propr!ety. IN It's ow'
good urne enter into convention 7yit;
Spain 70 ths exclusion ot the Unite
states. He argued that the republic O
Cuba hould be recognized by treaty. tn
Initiative to be taken by the president
as IS MS lawful right. thereby making
case FOR ourselves that the nations 0
the world could not question. He outlinet
The disagreement probable between n
two houses ard guardedly hiated AZ tn
| conference that would be necessary, s1'
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