Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-01


e,,e,s t,,.v .,a 1.st, a,,srv. hing axoant
chei- honor. they came back and on
every ,h,nj they witnessed the horrors
and d..s.alva,tions OF war Where ;uley
l,al left a happv home they found q
,rass of c.,arred and blackened ruins.
We do not want war. We have tw ice
offered you tht. opportunity TO avoid
IL. but. Mr.. Ihafrnan. We might as
w-eu b.. frank. If it takes a war TO
e,,,s the islanl of Cuba, my yo:ce is,
add the y>sIc. Of those for whom | rave
ne :1onor to acy is. Cuba free. w!ui,- ii.
var i: nos SHE. Cuba free. with A war
t necessary" prolonged applause
an TIM. Democrats, sigle.)
Nj. Grosvenor utepubiioan). OF OHIO.
whose utterances are given grsat
waa,,h1 owing 10 his clos. frjeuasn,o
mir. Bailey. II rise said he. ito point
,y,t on, or tw,, absurd statements con-
s,ao;l.y repeated i'm the newspapers and
which found AN echo in ,h.. voice of
The gentleman from Texas. He warns
.his Huus. thar if ,hs President az
tennis TO fore. the C'ubArs 10 buy the +
freedom he'll will break los i. in about
fifteen seconds on the Democratic - de-
Nobody proposes to f.m-ca Cuba 10 bus
her indSpentlence Ii is liks. a tale tod
nv the idiots, fun of sound ard fury
and fun of nothing. There is NO such
HrDDtS,t,-n
!stration. and uhe wthyle idle ps7atrls
of this character in The Newspapers
has been Just 50 much folly ana ,l.ln-
sense and yet a statesman header OF
great division upon this floor, rlsss and
striemnly warns the Repub.ca S.d,. of
this House that If the President drives
Cuba to buy her Independence they viii
e, ~ work to prevent ii. Nobody has
attempted ut, ii is an Idle dream III
somebody and talk Of lh,. ncwspa pels''
'.Will the gentleman state" inter-
posed Mr.. WEI ans Democ:aO. of Ms
siss.ppi that ne believes from what ne
knows that il is npi in contemplation
by the President, IN the neget. tt,.Jn,
now going on. TO treat of money cpinid-
GRAFTON for THE freedom of Cuba?'
1T is too contemptI'bie to answer,
replied Mr.. Gilu:Nenur. such a thought
never entered into the Ihead of amy
man connected With tine adninsil,a-
from
Isn't there avn fntiTlu'tion of that
Kind in the negotiations at Alld1'u?'
What have we TO do with the ne
gotiations at Mad rii?' asked MIR. Gq,ls
vellor. II say ,ull.. purchase of Cuba
by the government, or tins. suggestion
Of It's approval rs a story told by am
idiot. There never was anything i'm 1T,
and this is only done to fan anew the
flames that seeks for political alvun-
tage upon this floor by sprnging So
the author of Them ridiculous i'm the
sight Of common humanity.
''Epw in conclusion: The admins
itr;Guinn of TINS government today Is as
anxious for the freedom and independ-
ence uf Cuba ais amy gentleman on tine
other Side OF the blouse tAppiausel
There lis not one man, from the Pres
ident down to the hunnble-5t member
On This floor, who Will ever, without
THE consent Of the Cuban insurgents,
lutify, ngre.. TO. or approve any setp!e-
lHert of THE Cuban quttstrn that IltS
not involve absolute independence ior
cuba. C!ApplG,ulse.) There is mt u
gen uleman ON the other side OF phe
House who knows this fact better OF
from a more direct sou1se ot AIlioralla-
ton than does The gen tlenEln lryln
Texas: because he has had the fullest
opportunity to learn the fact, tind ne
knows it US UNJUST TO ule Ires'!arslt ~
il;itilnate that 'he today knows th;it the
President rs trying to FORCE 1uoa W
buy her Independence
MIR. Chairman, this movement Win
so forward. This. Republicans OIL llls
II ouse and the senate ana ui,e io ,ss1
people of the United states ilepup!
cans and Democrats. are in favor ~ the
independence OF CUBA but uhey ale
in favor pf aNniddnS war u Ut can Pos-
ss'oly bc done consistently Wuu!l uile
honor. Dignity ana glory OF 9he <A'''ei
lean nellllc- NtAPirtdI-S.l
do you think thtt tnls great pui.s
in power today is going 70 oe ulip,itoli
fun Ito "a trust Wmch "Ml' W PIope!ls
discharged. bring glory TO the aahihls-
lrAtion? Wild the administration 1'ow
lin power run away from the i'rosl oili-
litunt opportunity THAT any "uanhMstia-
.nn since THE days ot ADrailaull iA'n
coin has had TO eStlplish llsehl aiu is
party in The plaLisst- ana honof ana SloiS
Al mighty people? (Applause.) ANY
gentleman who thinks SO does mol ul-
-rstand the men at the mead OF the
AFFAIRS. The Journals or tine c1VAHzea
world this morning nave spoken Wfuli
stronger terms of endprseflent pnan
ever before of The attltuds anu actor,
III the people or uhe onitea states, sn,io
in thMt connecrlun one ana stii ol ptle
tngt4'h speaking 1ourn2ls put II lnr-
ward sis the cardinal adesi ina, lu,,'i
must be free ana that we Woulu MAKE
her free. 'tApplause.)
There is something more than tenn
lr'H'ary p"llrical advantage TO be con-
sAsde's-d In this matter There is states
!lanSahip. There is honor, there it irteg-
rlty. nhore lis ghyry in THE right di-
lsction. Cuba Will BE free, and Cuba Will