The age-herald., 1898-04-22
THE SIX MEN
 WHO VOTED NO
From the ashinrton Poai

ana Brewer of Alabama Mir. Brewer is the only democrat who voted against the res- olutions, and he served in the confederate army. Representatives Johnson of Indiana and Mccall of Massachusetts were both mere boys during the civil war. It is also noteworthy that two are New England men, while Representative Loud is a native of Massachusetts.
 These six votes, with one exception, were cast against the resolutions because tho men believe that war is unnecessary, and might have been avoided by the exercise of further diplomacy and greater caution on the part of our government. Representative Johnson of Indiana. for instance, made an effective speech In the house some days ago. in which he deprecated most earnestly tho course of affairs, which he felt would provoke the proud Spanish nation so that negotiations for peace must entirely fail. He counseled moderation and forbearance, not only on the part of the American peo- pie but particularly on the part of repre- sentatives in congress. His eloquent de- scrfption of the horrors of war was all the more remarkable as It came from a man who had not actively participated in tho late conflict, but could vividly remember the stirring scenes and the sufferings of that time. Representative Johnson spoke in the face of hostile galleries, whose hisses swept down upon him. He also spoke against the convictions of most of his party. In fact, there are few men on the floor who would have dared to be so outspoken for his views was MT. Johnson, fighting against his own party organization in the house and against the rulings of Speaker Reed, who is his warm friend, for an op- portunity to express his disapproval of war measure. MT, Johnson not only ex, pressed his disapproval of the resolutions f~,. A...@ nf k1aA ftytRst Monday he voted with the democrats. On one or two roll calls he voted with the republicans against yielding to the senate.
 Captain Charles A. Boute1le, of Maine oh- jected to the resolutions on slightly dif- ferent grounds. His attitude in favor OF standing by President Mckinley was dem- onstrated last Friday in an interview in which he said that he was thoroughly in accord with the president, but thought thas congress was going too far in forcing the presidents hand Captain Boutelle also be- lieves that an honorable peace could have been negotiated if congress had patiently allowed President Mckinley to pursue his diplomatic negotiations. Captain Boutelles vote showed that he disapproved of the sen- ate resolution in their original form, and that he was in favor of the amendment for striking out the recognition of the indepen@ dence of the present Cuban government. He was stoutly opposed to yielding to the sen'
 
 members of the house, and holds the res sponsible position of chairman of the house committee naval affairs. Few men in public life have greater familiarity with the needs of the modern navy. He has an hon. orable career as a. naval officer in the late war, receiving promotions for gallant con- duct till he was made commander of one or the federal vessels that participated in the capture of Mobile.
 tot tixa Tnu Of California. who also had an honorable military career as q cavalryman from California; does not re- gard the provocation sufficient for declaring the equivalent of war with Spain. we had no cause to differ with Spain, outside of the Maine affair.", said he. "I lay but little stress on the question of interference on the grounds of humanity. We were estoppeo from further proceedings regarding the Maine by the verdict of our own board or inquiry. We must assume that if our own board had any prejudice such prejudice was in favor of their own country, and part1cu- larly of the naval service. In their solemn findings they said they were unable to lo- cate the responsibility"
 "Spain very promptly agreed to submit 1t to further investigation by additional boards of inquiry, and to abide the result. We had no more right to proceed to acton on account of the Maine that people are Justified in taking the execution of the law
  failed to convict Such a course can only be in advocacy of mob law. The only con- dition under which would have consented to go to war with Spain would have been her refusal to bring to justice the perpetra- tors of. the destruction of the Maine, 1T It had been determined that this was by the hand of any person or persons for whom the Spanish government was in any manner responsible If such event had occurred l would have recommended the full use of the powers of the government to punish Spain. deal of suffering in Cuba, and that 1t is tna duty of every citizen and of every govern- meut to endeavor to alleviate distress, yets hardly, think, to the extent or sacrlnclhs more lives, especially Of our own citzens' to possibly save the lives Of citizens Ill ah- other country is by no means a peace man, although ne voted against the war resoiutlons. He served four years with the New jersey volunteers, and some time ago asKeo Una governor of New Jersey to grant him a Commission in the impending war. The sum and substance of MT. Gardners op]ec- tion to the resolutions are that they were inconsistent in declaring that the Cupah people are and of right ought to De 1res and Independent, and in authorizing the nresident to use the land and naval forces to oust Spain and the Spanish governments from the island. 'In the. existing pariia. mentary status" said MT. Gardner last evening, ''one of four propositions was practically possible of adoption-the house resolution, the house resolution as amend ed by the senate. the senate resolution az amended by the house and the nnai repore of the conferees preferred any one of the other three to the shape that the final report put the resolution in. voted for the house resolution and for the senate resolu1 tion ss the house amended it. would have supported it in that shape do nos regard the different parts of the resolution as finally amended as consistent with each other.
 MT. Gardner yesterday received many congratulations, some of which were from 5peace people. who suppose that he IS peace advocate.
 Representative Mccall, of Massachusetts, probably represents the most cultured con- stituency in the entire country, as 1t in- cindes Cambridge and Harvard university. "T have been fin favor of following the pres- ident," he said. .'not in favor of leading