The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-08

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he could get the United States to make
recognition of the independence of Cuba,
and then fight to esta blish it by the Unit
ed States, at cost Of 4 thousand million
dollars. the holders of these bogus bonds
viii realize s400. 100000 and collect the
money. That is where the bonds come in
A PROMOTER OF WAR
Let US take the other side. 1 was told
some time ago-just before the time that
this trouble broke out was told that d
party in the city of New York sold short
on the market TO an extent that if the
condition things were in prior 10 the
breaking out Of this Cuban trouble had
prevailed, it would have absolutely ruined
him, although his estate is very wealthy
one 1 have been told that from that day
to this any proposition to provoke Spain
TO war, any motion that would cause war
in this country, betweene Spain and the
United States has been promoted by that
gentleman, because the moment war is
declared the short side Of the market viii
put million dollars into his pocket. Now
would the gentleman tell us-(Several
members on the Democratic side: Who
is IT'D.
WHOM WAR WOULD PROFIT.
Mr. Grosvenor-"Tell US how anybody
can be benefited by preventing war?
How? I mean any stockholder? Anybody
who holds any stocks. How can that
happen when prices are going Up or down
as each battle progresses and as each ship
has TO surrender. Then is the time that
stocks rise and fail. And were I stock
gambling, which 1 thank God 1 am not,
there would be no occasion more crafty
ing to my greed than war between the
United States and another country. Why
is ii that every manufacturer OF the Unit
ed States wants an end put 10 this war?
Because they want to get again where
they were before this agitation began.
Why is it that the treasury of the Unit
ed States wants to put an end to this
uncertainty? Because the revenues of the
government are being destroyed by this
excitement and uncertainty. Therefore. it
is that the president, backed by his cab
met and backed by the best judgment
Of the house, and backed by the best
judgment of the senate, is proceeding a
war. and yet the gentleman says that the
president has faltered. A charge no more
serious than he has preferred has brought
the head of many man to theb lock. A
charge more infamous than that could
not be borne by any man in this country
to make It appear that the president
has used the power that congress has
given him, to operate upon the stock
markets of this country. Prove that and
you would have a vacancy in the presi-
dency just as quick as you can establish
it. The charges have no truth"
Mr.. Lentz-'1 have already said to you
that deny that I said anything Of the
kind. I never said that a telegram had
not been sent
Mr.. Grosvenor-" The administration
stock specula ton Those are your exact
words as the reporters notes will show.
AN IMPEACHING MATTER.
you made a charge that ought to con-
denim the president of the United States
to impeachment and Imprisonment. 1 for
one have felt that it was terrible assault
upon the honor and integrity Of Spain.
what we did on yesterday, but it must be
remembered that there was put up on
the one hand the choice of insult TO Spain,
soemnly delivered by the president, an
intimation to the whole world that there
was danger Of murder to American repre-
sentatives in Cuba, or there was put on
the other side the danger itself. We can
have no more tragedy along this line,
until war comes TO put the whole thing
into the hands of tragedy.
SUPPOSE IT HAD GONE IN.
''Now, then, I will say that over
against the statement of the insult of
Spain that was deliberately hurled at her
by the American people. that the admin
istration was compelled to put the chances
of murder, not that the government Of
Spain would do it, but the government
was so powerless to maintain order, that
the ships of friendly nation are unsafe
In her ports and might be overwhelmed
by mobs and murder have taken place.
Suppose the message would have gone to
congress yesterday, and suppose that last
night the blood of that distinguished and
chivalrous gentleman from Virginia had
soaked the soil of Cuba? What would
have been the verdict of the American
people against the administration? II
there is a man in the house so far forget
full of his dignity as an American citizen,
OF the humblest character, to intimate
that the president has been guilty of
juggling a thing like that, I Will not an
swer for It.
Mr. Speaker. did not suppose that in
this American congress ii was necessary
that I should make an explanation in
order TO defend the president OF the Unit
ed States from an insinuation like that. I
am glad the public purpose Of this oppo-
sition is now fully and clearly disclosed.
I am delighted that because Of a little
change in the program. wholly unimport-
ant except as il stren- hens The daily
augmenting powers Of the United States
a change made under stress Of circum-
stances that would have controlled any
civilized nation-I am delighted that the
gentleman from Ohio has given Us notice
that every occurrence now and hereafter
IS to be taken advantage Of for party pur-
poses. and I am delighted that the gentle
man from Texas tAIr. Bailey has TWO or
three times now. on each succeeding day.
pointed out with great delight that there
are differences q opinion on the Repubi-
can side OF the house. I suggest 20 the
gentleman that when he opens q recruit
ing Office 10 get volunteers 70 pass under
his banner 10 fight the administration. -
had better make a contract for the rsr.
az his quarters from day 20 day. as he
viii probably not need the-very long IL
the future