West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-07
CUBAN COMMENT.
Congress- Refuses TO Allow Mckinley,
Hanna And The Money Sharks
To Haul Down The Ameri-
can Flag.
The Republicans At Last Aroused To
Action In Favor or National a onor
And The Defense Or old Glory.
From Our REGULAR Correspondent.


From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. O.,
April 2. 1898
Haul down the blood stained yell
low rag
SPANS ever ireacherous flag
We are ready, aud We re right;
And, by the eternal, we're going to
fight!
III
The events OF this week have in
spired Congress with the spirit OF
-. and this spirit compelled Mr..
Mckinley To beg Congress for
little more time in order that lie
might ascertain whether Spain
would accept his last proposition
one that he should never have made
Ito sell Cuba to the insurgents
and to recognize its independence,
and humbied tzsr Reed so far as
10 make him publicly promise thai
the House would be allowed TO vot,.
on the Cuban ques'ion--after he
knew that about rs Republicans
had decided to vote with tho Demo
Gratis to over rule him should he at
tempt to prevent acfion.
TT
Resolutions galore for recogni-
ton of Cuban independence, for
forcible Intervention. and for a
straight cut dtcl ration OF war
against Spain the best thing after
all--have been offered in the House
and Senate this week, and red hot
speeches charging the peace at.any
price crowd wi h LOVING the eagle
upon their dollars more than the
eagle upon their aag have been
made, and any day Congress may
declare war against Spain. or take
other action that will be equivalent.
Nothing but the begging Of Mr..
Mckinley hrs prevented that ac-
ton. and nothing, but The recogui
tion of the independence Of Cuba
by Spain, which nobody but Mr..
Mckinley even pretends to expect.
can prevent it much longer. Mr..
Mckinley has been given until the
first OF next week. The Republic
cans want to make party capital
out of what is done. and for that
reason sustain d CIR Reed when
he declared Representative Bailey
to be out Of order when he offered
resolution declaring Cuba free,
as a personal privilege.
TT
1t lie not surprising that Congress
should be in a war like mood. The
Maine report made it plain that
our battleship WAS blown up by
Spaniards; the stock speculation on
inside information Of so. called peace
negotiations with Spain. that spec
nlators were informed in advance
OF Congress Of what the ADMINISTERS
lion was doing. and the starting Of
another fleet of Spanish war ships
for Cuba, that Spain WAS merely
playing for time to get in position
to strike us a disastrous blow.
TT
The House BY vote OF 1872 to
81 decided that a claim Of loyal
citizen of the u. s. against the
government lost it's validity when
wilIed to q member Of the family OF
man who fought on the Southern
side in the civil war. The partlc-
ular claim upon which this vote
was taken was contained IN bill
that has about $50 CLAIMS Of loyal
citizens of the South tor various
things supplied TO the Union troops
during tho war. IL was made by
the heirs Of the widow Of Gen. r.
+. Lee, who bad Inherited the claim
from Mrs. w. II. Fiizhneh, q no
torious!y loyal woman. from whose
farm in Fairfax county. Va. the
Union troops had taken los, 600
cords Of timber.
1T
The eulogy 81 SsnatOr Tillmsn
on his late Colleague. Senator Earle.
Of south Carolina, WIS owing 70
she relations Of the two men during
years Of rivalry in State politics.
one Of the most remarkable ever
delivered IN Congress. II was q
p'auly tribute or the part Of Sena-
tor Tillman. who said he gave II
because he felt that II he failed n