The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-15
HOAR TO THE RESCUE
Defends President from an Attack
by Turner.
RESOLUTIONS DEBATED IN SENATE.

The Massachusetts Senator Says He Felt
Like Entering Upon the Cuban Question
as He Would Enter Church-Tells the
Impetuous to Remember Lincoin's Coun-
sells in the EARLY Days of the Civil War
and Not Forget Bull Run.
Washington. April 1.-THE action of
the house Of representatives in adopt
Ing it's declaration upon the Hispano-
American situation by vote of 800 to
10 made the senate the storm center of
the war elements. The galleries were
packed and thousands were turned
away.
Penrose presented a telegram from
Philadelphia which was read as fol-
lows: House resolution dishwater.
Davis resolution satisfactory. Remem-
Der Maine
A message was received from the
house transmitting to the senate the
Cuban resolution passed by the house.
BY unanimous consent at the request of
Davis, chairman of the foreign rela-
tons committee, the resolution reported
by the foreign relations committee was
laid before the senate. Turner began
a speech, in which he sharply criticised
the administration for it's ''vacillating
and irresolute cowardly and pusilani-
nous policy pursued by 1t in the Cuban
question. He said that the develop
ments of the past two weeks had
shaken his faith in those who held the
presidents ear and confidence.
Views of Senator Hoar.
Hoar followed Turner. He thought
the present was no time for impas-
stoned rhetoric and manifestations of
approval of war sentiment. He did
not feel disposed to sheer at express
sions of emotion over the outrages of
the Cuban war, for they indicated true
natures. They called for his profound
est respect. AS for himself, he felt like
entering upon the Cuban question with
the seriousness with which he would
attend church. If we are going to en-
ter upon a course Of action in Cuba 1T
should be done as an act Of justice and
not of revenge. He did not accept the
doctrine in this connection of an eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Hoar
deprecated the exhibitions of feeling
toward the president, who was, he said,
in diplomacy, the representative Of all
the people, and what the president does
we as a people do. AS for himself, he
not only approved what the president
had DONE but what he had refrained
from doing.
Could Count Upon Disasters.
Hoar said that in case OF war we
would count upon many disasters like
that of the Maine and a great increase
of the public debt. He said that Sena-
tor Turner, who represented only half
81 rha
represents forty-fve states the sub
ject of the same kind of objurgations
that were inflicted upon Washington.
He predicted that McKinley's fame
would not suffer, and said II would be
we'll for the impetuous people of this
day to remember Abraham Lincoln's
counsels in the early stage Of the civil
war and not to forget Bull Run. He
did not agree with Foraker that bellig-
erency should have been recognized.
This recognition would not have done
the insurgents any good and 1t would
have given the Spanards authority to
search our ships.
No Vote on Resolutions.
Hoar was followed by Turpie in a
speech fer recognition of the Cuban re-
public. The debate was continued
throughout the day, and no vote was
taken on the resolutions Nine Repub-
lican senators have agred to vote for
the Turpie amendment for recognizing
the independence of the present Cuban
government. The conservative sena-
tors expect the house will stand firm
in its resolution. and if the senate
adopts the senate resolution with or
without the recognition amendment,
the conservatives believe the senate
will in the end have to yield.
Some Of the house Republicans ere
already organizing a movement look
ing to the acceptance of the senate
resolutions when they pass that body.
They fear that If the resolutions go to
conference concessions may be made
and delay may follow. The senate reso-
lutinns being the mora uipnrnIs nleasn