Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-25

clared purposes and the manifest destiny of
popular government. Let the world under
stand that the United States does not pro-
to of Gnban so dollar s not
| treasure"
AS to the plan for the United States to
Thurston declared: The enah1 Ameriean HSa' people
will never consent to the payment of one
pad a pan od the
| ment of the island she has so wantonly
outraged and devastated.
Mr.. President, there is only one action
| to be taken-that is for the Intervention for
| the independence of the island; intervention
that. that means % the landing Of an American an
American fleet off the harbor of Havana;
int Intervention ven which says to Spain. Leave cave
the Cubans. these brothers Of ours in the
| New World. to form and carry on govern
ment for themselves Such intervention
if war came it would come by act of Spain
in resistance of the liberty and the inde-
pendence of the Cuban people"
He maintained that of all people upon the
island, the native Cubans were the best
| qualified and fitted for government
One Voice Against Intervention.
MIR. President" he continued, against
the Intervention of the United States in
| this holy cause there is but one voice of
dissent: that voice is the voice of the money
changers. They fear war. Not because
of any Christian sentiment against war
and in favor of peace, but because they
fear that declaration of war or the inter-
vention which might result in war would
have 4 depressing effect upon the stock
market.
War with Spain would increase the bus
mess and the earnings of every American
railroad; it would increase the output Of
every American factory; it would stimulate
every branch of American Industry and
commerce, and in the end every certificate
that represented a share in an American
business enterprise would be worth more
money than il is worth to-day. But in the
meantime a specter of war would stride
through the stock exchanges, and many OF
the gamblers around the board would find
their i'll gotten gains passing to the other
side of the table.
Let them go; what one man loses at the
gambling table his fellow gamblers win.
Their veal OF woe is of but little import
ance to the liberty loving people OF the
United States. Let these men whose loyal
ty is TO the dollar stand aside while the
men whose loyalty is to the nation come to
the front.
THE 100000 freemen who voted for the
Republican party and for William Mckin-
ley did not mortgage the honor of this ma
tion for a campaign fund, and if the time
ever comes when the Republican party
hesitates in its course of duty because of
any undue anxiety for the welfare Of the
the Republican party be swept from the
face of the earth and be succeeded by some
other party. whatever name it may be
called. which will represent the patriotism.
the honor. the loyalty and the devotion
that the Republican party exhibited under
Abraham Lincoln in 1851
Liberty Before Peace.
He believed in the doctrine of peace
taught by the lowly Nazarene, but men
must have liberty before abiding peace can
come. Force saved the Union. kept the
stars in the flag. made 'niggers' men. The
the impassioned lips of American patriots
once more take up the song:
I'm the beauty Of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea.
With a glory in His bosom
As He died to make men holy.
Let US die to make men free,
For God is marching on
"Mr. President in the cable that moored
me to life and hope, the strongest strands
at the altar for freedoms sacrifice, but
all have am glad to give. am ready
to serve my country as best can In the
my most earnest prayer to God is this,
that when death comes to end all, I may
meet it calmly and fearlessly. as did my
beloved. in the cause Of humanity, under
the American flag
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Thurs
ton referred to a statement purported to
nave Deen maze Dy MI. Hale, Maine, IN
an interview, to the effect that the presi-
dent, in the present emergency, had been
swept off his feet.
Mr.. Hale's Correction.
When Mr.. Hale later entered the cham
Der and had his attention called to the state
ment, he interrupted Mr.. Thurston to say:
1.-The senator has referred to an alleged in
terview quoting me as saying that in the
present emergency the president has been
carried off his feet. I not only did not say
anything of the kind, but the statement
quoted does not correctly represent my
Views. I believe the president has been
eminently wise and calm in this whole
Cuban NATTER
AS Mr.. Thurston neared the end of his
speech. he became noticeably excited. and
all utterance became the more fmpassioned.
The peroration was brilliantly delivered.
Almost at the instant of the conclusion of
the speech, his voice broke with emotion
and he finished with difficulty. As Mr.
Thurston sank into his seat, he buried his
face in his hands. while tremendous and
overwhelming wave of applause swept
through the galleries. The vice president
made a diffident effort to restrain the
demonstration, but it was not possible to
control the people.
Tears weled to many eyes, not only
in the galleries. but to those of the staid
and dignified senators on the floor
As Mr.. Thurston'S colleague, Mr.. Allen
led him quietly from the chamber, many of
his associates. silently. but with every evil
dence of feeling, grasped his hand.