The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19
BONDS!BONDS! BONDS!
That the RalIying Cry Of the Rcpub.
licnn Party.
THE CONGRESS AGAIN PROVED II
By Yielding to the Lash Of the Ad-
ministration Bosses.
AMERICAN EMBLEM DIVIDED.
Democrats Took the Stars and the
Boudsmen the Stripes.
SPAIN BUYING COAL AND DYNAMITE
From the BEST Business interests"
Which Are Trying Hard tn OBJ
tain European Mediation.
SPAIN BUYING COAL AND DYNAMITE

WASHINGTON. April Especial This
days work has plainly revealed the re-
publican cloven foot in this Cuban Spanish
matter The republicans have repudated
their National platform and every state
ment and promise made concerning Cuba
during all this deabtc because the real
friends of Cuba and liberty. unhampcred
with great war debt incurred by Spain
in an endeavor 10 resubjugate the Cubsns
or annihlate them, have asked that no
uncertain sound be given out as TO the
subject of this intervention The friends
of this administration have cracked the
party whip and Tom Reeds slaves have
come into the corral and refuse TO say
one word that will spoil the game of the
bond sharks. There can be no other meau-
ing or construction placed upon their az
ton. The word has gone ont and tho
party, unl7r obligations to Wall stree, and
the trusts and money grabbers, Is now
doing the bidding Of its master.
Today, when Tillman demanded 20 know
of spooner whether or not he would asser,
on his own responsibility and as an hon
orable man. that there were 10 be no deals
by which Cuba would bt made to pay the
Spanish nonaed debt, he ouibslsa and
shirkod and gave an evasive reply. It was
as clear to sense as the sun at MONDAY
that the object 81 this peculiar nterven-
tion which is to he put on the market by
this administration is for no other purpose
under heaven except 10 satisfy the rapaci-
ty and craving for more bonds.
Every assertion made by me In last
Thursdays Post holds good today, and
subsequent events will prove them correct.
Every recession made today was made by
the senate and In order to obtain action
the senate conferees agreed TO drop the
DISSOLUTION recognizing the Independence
OF Cuba for the sake OF harmony hut in
sisted on everything else. The house
then insisted also that the senate should
drop out tho words are and" In tho line
that reads "the people of Cuba are and OF
right ought to be free and independent"
Thus they deny ANYTHING to Cuba that
looks like freedom. The last vote taken IN
the senate Just before they took recess
at 9:l5 showed that In the interest Of
harmony that would produce action 1t was
willing 10 conoode much. Many OF the re-
rublicans who had hitherto been voting
with tho democrats broke away and voted
for another conference. II was by the
majority OF one vote that the senate
refused TO aecede 10 another conference
and Insisted on no further mediation OF
it's resolntions--to conccde something OF
freedom TO Cuba. II means that when
the two houses finally got together (Which
will probably be tonight before adjourn
menn that ii will be on a basis Of inter
yention with recognition OF the belief that
the people Of Cuba are free and ought
TO be fres, but without recognition OF the
present Cuban republic.
predicted last weak that the final out
come would he the Davis senste resolution
nd that is what II will practically be.
The trick ef DInyley on Saturday in OBJ
timing adjournment Is reasonable for 10
DAYS work IT gave the whippers in aud
creatures Of the party lash IN opportunity
10 work on the kickers and insurgents In
the republican ranks. II twenty-five oil
them had been brave enough TO join the
democrats today this latter wenld have
been settled lefore ! oelosk and the presi-
dent could have acted II simply empha-
sises the fact that the republi an party
can no longer be trusted even In a great
National emergency like the present, 10
rise above devotion to the tory policy ana
interests 81 bondholders.
/, is hard 10 tell what thsse Tom Reed
icllyhsh think Of themselves, but NOT
very bard matter 70 hsurs OUT what ths'r
constituents viii think Of them n-si No
yenber They have long been a dissracs
10 the party that elected them. the eoun-