The record-union., 1898-04-08


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PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO JOHN J.
MCOOK
Nov, Mr.. Speaker. let us see now
this situation stands This gentleman
is greatly worried about bonds, and
he read the name of John j. McCoois
in one of his raids this afternoon. Who
is John j. McCook? Whom does he
represent? What is he here for? How
do he and the gentleman from Ohio
stand with reference to this? I will
show you that they are parties in a
great conspiracy, one Willingly So the
ether, l trust, ignorantly so. Who is
John ]. McCook? He is the legal rep
resentative of the Cuban Junta Of New
York, behind which stands four hun
l.dred millions, more or less of bonds
that can be validated by the recogni-
ton of the independence OF Cuba by
the United States, and they viii be
destroyed by a policy that drives Spain
out of Cuba in the interest of the
American people," (Applausel
Lentz-Was it not announced that
this same ]. j. McCook was TO be a
member of the Presidents Cabinet?
Grosvenor-I have heard that gentle
man and myself were each and both Of
US to be Governor of the State IF Ohio,
but we never got there. Gaughter)
Il will tell you who John J. McCook is.
He represents an interest running up
into the hundreds of millions Of dol
lars, and if he could get the United
States to make a recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba, and then fight to
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cost of thousand million dollars, the
holders of these bogus bonds Will re-
alize $780, 100000, and collect the
money. That is where the bonds come
in
Let us take the other side. I was
told some time ago, just before the
trouble broke out was told that a
party in the city of New York sold
short on the market to an extent that
if the condition of things prior to the
breaking out of this Cuban trouble had
prevailed it would have absolutely
ruined him. although his estate is Il
very wealthy one. / have been told
from that day to this that any prOpo-
sition to provoke Spain to war: any
motion that would cause war in this
country between Spain and the United
States, has been promoted by chat
gentleman, because the moment war is
declared the short side of the market
will put million dollars into his pocket
Now would the gentleman tell us"
Several members on the Democratic
side, who is it?'D
Grosvenor-Tell US how anybody can
be benefited by preventing war? How?
I mean any broker, anybody who holds
stocks. How can that happen when
prices are going up or down? AS each
battle progresses and as each ship has
to surrender. Then is the time that
stocks rise and fall. And were I stock
gambling, which 1 thank God I am not,
there would be no occasion more graft
flying to my greed than war with the
United States and another country.
THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT FAIL
TERED.
"Why is it that every manufacturer of
the United States wants an end put
to this war? Because they want things
to get back again to where they were
before this agitation began. Why is it
/ that the treasury of the United States
wants to put an end to this uncertainty?
Therefore it is that the President
backed up by his Cabinet, and backed
by the best judgment of the House, and
backed by the best judgment of the
Senate, is proceeding as rapidly is pos
sible to put an end to this war, and
yet the gentleman says that the Presi-
dent has faltered. A charge TO more
serious than he has preferred has
brought the head of many 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 Con-
81 ess has given him to operate 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.
Now, then, I will say that over
against the statement of the insult to
Spain that was deliberately hurled at
her by the American people, that the
Administration was compelled to put
the chances of murder, not that the
Government of Spain would do it. but
the Government was so powerless to
maintain order that the ships of
friendly nation are unsafe in her ports,
and might be overwhelmed by mobS
and murder have taken place. Suppose
the message would have gone to Con-
gress yesterday, and suppose that last
night the blood of the distinguished
and chivalrous gentleman from Viz
ginia had soaked the soil of Cuba.
what would have been the result of
the American people against the Ad-
ministration? If there be man in the
House so far forgetful of his dignity
as an American citizen of the humbIest
character as to intimate that the Pres
ident has been Juggling a thing like
that, l will not answer for it.
Now, gentlemen, let me tell you
another thing. This war will be fought
under the banner of the Republican,
Administration Of this Government, or
it will never be fought at all. We
may differ about how it ought to be
inaugurated and honestly. Some of
you may have an opinion different from
mine. and l honor you FOR that. But
when tire time comes. the Commander
in-Chief of the army of the United
States will command the column that
will crush the power of Spain, or it
never viii be crushed.
BELIEVES WAR CERTAIN.
81 have no more doubt" Grosvenor
concluded, that we are going to have
war than 1 have that we viii live until
next week. l may be mistaken.
pray to God that I may be mistaken.
But I believe, Mr.. Speaker, that we will
so to war on a declaration substantial
ly of Congress. My influence will be
given for peace for whatever it is
worth. My influence will be given to
avert war, but the time is up, in my
humble judgment, when we can avert