The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-09

the duty of all, without regard to party,
to support any measure for the ma
tional defense.
THE aspirations of my SOUL" he con-
Guided, ARE that war may be averted,
but should it come, say to you, in be-
half of my beloved Texans, that they
will rush to the nations defense cheer
fully
Mr.. Bland Dem., MOI said that while
no debate was essential to the passage
of the bill, it was important to show the
country and the world that the Amer
lean people, through their representa-
tives, without distinction of party, were
ready to uphold the administration in
the present crisis.
SPOKE FOR CATHOLICS.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Dem., Mass) took
| occasion to refer to an alleged utter
ance of a Catholic priest some time ago
to the effect that if war came. the
sympathy and support of the Catholic
church would be with Spain because it
was Catholic country. While. he
said, he did not believe the priest had
uttered such a sentiment, it had at
| tracted wide attention and. as a. Cath
/ Ole, he desired to repudiate it. If war
came, the people of that faith, he de-
clared would be more willing to shed
their blood in defense of their country
/ llldu llVSG W llO llelN NetlAdnNly OGlCnQcQ
| it in the war of the revolution, the war
of 1872, the Mexican war and the civil
! war.
Mr.. Mcmillan Dem., Temp, while
reiterating his firm belief in the doc
trine of the strictest economy in public
expenditure, said he gave the bill his
! hearty support.
siastically supported the bill, as did
Mr.. Briggs (Dem., N. " and Grosve-
nor CReD-, o.
GROSVENOR'S TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Grosvenor aroused the house to
cheers by his eulogy of the presidents
patriotism. He began thus:
Saxon and Norman and Dane are we.
But we are all as Danes in our welcome
to thee"
Thus spake the heart of the great
British public when the daughter of
the sea king came to her shores. Demo-
crat and Populist and Republican are
we, but we are all true to the flag of
our country today.
Mr.. Speaker, no more inspiring pic
ture can be witnessed anywhere on
earth than the demonstrations which
we have seen during the last 80, so and
80 days of the power of a great peo-
pie, free government, not only to
stand for the flag of their country, the
unity of the government, the suprema-
cy of the constitution, but for their
dignity and calm exhibited in the face
of the world. The American people
have had a great deal to stir the blood
of enthusiasm, a great deal to carry
them off the feet of their calm judg-
:::ent.
PICTURE FOR THE WORLD.
But the picture that the world has
&c he r,ic Of 1l1y
studying every question as it arose
and, step by step, danger seemed to
come, threatening with its dark, frown-
ing face, all distinctions fled away. 1t
will be worth more than S50000.000 to
the American people to know that the
great heart of this people is a unit in
favor of the government. (ApplauSe.)
have long thought that it was posi-
BILE that war might be benefit to our
country in this direction; but the dem
onstration of the last 80 days and its
elimination. which is to take place in
this capitol today and tomorrow. takes
the place in the judgment of mankind
of war, as an evidence of the unity of
a mighty nation. (Applause)
MKINLEY'S COURAGE.
How magnifcently has this duty
been approached and performed a
doubt about the American people?
Hesitation about the character of the
executive? A man who marnhcd. and
fought at Antietam and in the valley
of Virginia, who followed the fortunes
of Sheridan in the great charge of that
memorable campaign, who stood from
his boyhOod of Is to his manhood in
the face of the fire of battle-does any
body doubt where his locality is. where
his patriotism. where his courage is?
(ApDlause). Calmly and deliberately
he no aonGiIarad Tor er
circumstance and calmly and deliber-
ately behind him have stood 75.000.000 !
of people, confident in him, confident in
the patriotism of the people, true and !
faithful to the loyalty that has come |
to us from a thousand battle fields |
that saved the Union. How magnificent |
it is.
UNITED PEOPLE.
l said some days ago that 1 had |
longed to live until l knew this people |
was a united people. / have always |
felt that the actions of 1861 to 1865 |
were poorly done, that the blood was |
ill-spilled if. at the end of this Dng |
period. we had not a united nation. |
Thank God. l have lived to see the hour /
come, the day dawn and universal 10y
atty the watchword of every man,
woman and child. (Applause). He con-
cluded with the statement that he |
would never vote for the bill as a war
measure.
Mr.. Bromwen (ohio) spoke earnestly
for the bill.
GENERAL LEES PART.
Mr.. Hay Oem.) took advantage of
the opportunity to refer in compli-
mentary terms to the part that Consul
General Lee is playing in the present
He said that General Lee
was sustaining so well the good name
of the state in performing his duty as
to win the enthusiasm of the entire ma
ton, and at such a time it was a genu-
inc satisfaction to have such a man as
Lee at such a post. The
reference to General Lee called up loud
applause, both from the floor and the
galleries.
OLD KENTUCKY.
Mr.. Berry (Dem. Ky.) said that Ken
lucky was willing to make the appro-
priation $500, 100000 if necessary, and
the soldiers who had followed "OId
Hickory to New Orleans and Scott to
were willing, if necessary, to
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