Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-08
M'COOK HAS A BIG STAKE
In Deal in Which $500. o0o. 900 Is In
VOWED. Grosyenor Saws

VOWED, Grosyenor Says.
Il will tell you who John McCook
is. He represents interests running up
into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
ad IL he could get the United States
to make recognition of the indepen-
dence of Cuba and then fight to estab-
lish it by the United States, at a cost OF
81 900, 900. eco, the holders of these bogus
bonds will realize $500. 900 coo and COL
lect the money. That is where the bonds
come in" Gro5venor then declared that
war was what stock brokers and
gamblers reveled in. None of that class
of people would be benefited by pre-
venting war. Why is il that every man
ufacturer of the United States wants
an end put to this war? Because they
want things to get back again to where
they We're 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 cabinet and backed by
the best judgment of this house. and
backed by the best Judgment of the
senate. is proceeding as rapidly as pos
sible to put an end to this war. And
yet the gentleman says tina the presi-
dent has faltered. A charge no more
serious than he has preferred has
brought the head of many a man to the
block; 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 presidency just as quick as you
can establish it. The charges have no
truth.
'Mr. Speaker / did not suppose that
in this American congress il was neces-
sary that should make an explanation
in order to defend the president of the
United States from an insinuation like
that. / am glad that the purpose of
the opposition is now fully and clearly
disclosed. l am delighted that because
of a little change in the programme.
wholly unimportant except as II
StitHt tltliS lilS udliy dutIltntifE pow
er of the United States-a charge made
under stress Of circumstances that
would have controlled any civilized ma
toni am delighted that the gentle
man from Ohio has given us notice tina;
every occurrence now and hereafter Is
to be taken advantage of for party pur-
poses: and / am delighted that the
gentleman from Texas IBailey1 has two
or three times now, on each succeed
ing day. pointed out with great deligh,
that there are differences of opinion on
the Republican side of the house"
Il have no more doubt" Grosvenor
concluded. that we are going to war
than / have that we will live unit
next week. l may be mistaken. / pray
to God that / may he mistaken. But
/ believe, Mr.. Speaker, that we will &c
to war on a declaration substantially
OF congress. My influence will he giver
for peace, for whatever II is worth. Ny
influence will he given to avert war. bu.
the time is up in my humble judgment
when we can avert it. and 4 peace shall
prevail it must come from the action oil
another country rather than our own
Our position is taken and we cannot
recede. But let the policy OF this gov.
eminent be such that when the tocsir
of war shall have sounded all of the
civiliZd world will say America 1.
right. lGreat applaUse.l