The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-08

cognition of the independence of Cuba
by the United States, and they will be
destroyed by policy that drives Spain
out of Cuba in the interests OF the Amori-
can people. (Applause.)
"If John J. MoCook could get the Unit
ed States to recognize the independence
of Cuba and fight to establish, at cost
of thousand million dollars, the holders
of these bogus bonds would realize
$500, 900, 900. Let US take the other side.
1 was told just before this trouble broke
out that party in New York sold short
to an extent that If the condition of
of this Cuban trouble had prevailed, it
would have ruined him, although he is
very wealthy. l have been told that any
movement that would cause war be-
tween Spain and the United States has
been promoted by that gentleman because
the moment war is declared the short
side of the market will put million
gentleman tell us (several members OF
the Democratic side: who is itS' :"
Mr.. Grosyenor-'Te us how anybody
can be benefited by preventing war?
mean any stock broker; anybody who
holds stocks How can that happen when
prices are going up or down as each bat
tie progresses and as each ship has to sur
would be no occasion more gratifying to
my greed than war between the United
States and another country.
"Every manufacturer of the United
States wants an end put to this war be-
cause he wants things to get back again
to where they were before this agitation
began. The treasury of the United
States wants to put an end to this uncer-
tainty because the revenues Of the govern
ment are being destroyed by this excite
meut, Therefore, it is hat the President,
backed by his cabinet and by the best
Judgment of this House and of the SEN
ate is proceeding as rapidly as possible
more serious than the gentleman has pre-
ferred has brought the head of many q
man to the block. A charge more in
famous than that could not be borne by
any man in this country. He seeks to
make it appear that the President has
used the power that Congress has given
to him to operate upon the stock markets
of this. country. Prove that and you
would have vacancy in the Presidency
as quick as you can establish it. The
charges have no truth. :"
Mr. Lentz-"I have already said to you
that 1 deny that I said anything of the
kind
Mr.. Grosvenor-" The administration
set the story ahoat in the interest of stock
SDECut&LlOH. luDs5 dIo yOuI OAcCU WOI0e.
You made a charge that ought to con-
denim the President to impeachment and
imprisonment I have felt that it was
o terrible assault upon the hopor and in
tergrity of Spain what we did on
yesterday but there was put on the hand
the choice of insult to Spain, solemnly
delivered by the President, an intimation
to the whole world that there was dan
ger of murder to American representa-
tives in Cuba or there was put on the
other side the danger itself.
Suppose the message had gone to Con-
sress yesterday and suppose that last
night the blood of that distinguished
and chivalr Gus gentleman from Virginia
had soaked the soil of Cuba. What
would have been the verdict of the Anne
rican people against the administration.
.'If there is man in the House SO far
forgetful of his dignity as an American
citizens as to intimate that the President
has been guilty of juggling a thing like
that, 1 will not answer it.
'tI did not suppose that in this Congress
it was necessary that I should make an
explanation in order to defend the Presl-
dent from an insin uatlon like that. am
glad that the purpose of the opposition is
now clearly disclosed. l am delighted
that because of little change in the pro-
gramme change made under stress of
circumstances that would have controlled
any civilized nation I am delighted that
the gentleman from Ohio has given US
notice that every occurrence is to be. taken
advantage of for party purposes.
Here comes a matter which the whole
world will say governed the administra-
tomas it ought to have been governed,
and the world will be notified tonight
that the President has been assaulted by
representative on the floor, his motives,
impunged, his integrity censured. his
hoiuC inc
by criminal purpose and this in body
that boasts that 1t is going to stand by
the administration. Gentlemen this war
will be fought under the banner of the
Republican administration or it will
never be fought at all. We may differ
about how 1t ought to betinaugurated and
honestly. But when the time comes the
United States will command the column
that will crush the power OF Spain or it
never will be crushed.
sit is not yet two years since it was
proclaimed by the great Democratic
lawyers Of Congress that there was no
power in Congress to recognize the indie
pendence of foreign country, but that
the constitution in the bands Of the
President. But, however, that may be.
when war is declared, the President be-
comes at once vested with the power to
conclude treaties, and he is the COM
mander-i n chief of our army"
81 have no more doubt" Mr.. Grosveuor
concluded, 'fthat we are going TO war
than l have that we will live until next
week pray to God that may be mis-
taken But I believe that we will go to
war on a declaration substantially of
Congress. My influence will be given to
avert war, but the time is up, in my
judgement when we can avert 1t, and II
peace shall prevail 1t must come from the
action of another country than our own.
Our position is taken and we cannot re-
csde. But let the policy of this govern
ment be such that when the tocsin of war
shall. have sounded all the civilized world
will say: America is right ~. (Great
applause
marks, Mr.. Bailey took the floor in brief
speech in which he quoted several utter
ances of Mr.. Grosvenor to show that the
Buckeye statesman had shifted his
position. He first quoted from one of Mr..
Grosyenor's speeches of week ago in
which he declared that the administration
would, when the time for action came,
favor independence and armed interven
ton, two days later he said in an inter
view Independence without armed inter
fr,tn omit ion.