The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-08

.ssntf What y he here sore How 6oes
he snd the gentleman from Ohio stand
with reference % this. viii show you
that they are parties .n great conspiracy
--one willingly: the other. trust. txnor-
ans.y So Who is John J. NeCook? He
3 the legal representative M the Cuban
iarsa OF New York. behind which stands
tts.w0 .u9e. more or less. Of bossds that
can be validated by the recognition of
the independence OF Cuba by the United
States. and they viii be destroyed BY q
policy that drives Spaiu ca, OF Cuba In
ths interest OF the American people
tApplause)
Lentx-Was II not announced that this
same Joha J. McCook was TO be q MEM
Der OF the presidents cabinet.
Grosvenor-f have heard that the gentle
nsaa and myself were. eacn and both Of
- TO be governor Of the state OF Ohio. but
we never got there. Haughter1
L win tell yea who John j. McCook Ia
He represents an interest running up into
the hundreds OF millions Of dollars and IL
he could get the United States 10 make
recognition OF shs independence Of Cuba.
and then fight TO essa blish ii BY the United
States. at Sost OF thousand million dol:
Iars the holders OF these bogus bonds will
realize 500. co. go and collect the money.
That Il where the bonds come in.
Let IN take the other side was told
some tkne ago. jus, before the time that
this trouble broke oas. / was told that
party in the city OF New York sold short
on the market 10 an extent that IL the con-
siision things were I'm prior to the breaking
out OF this Cuban trouble had prevailed. *
would have absolutely ruined him. al
though mis- estate IL very wealthy one
have been told that from that day TO this
any proposition to provoke Spain TO war.
ar y~ns n "
country between Spain and the United
States has been promoted by that gentle
man. 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 tSeverai
members OF the Democratic side. Who
Ii it")
Grosvenor-Te.l us how anybody can be
benefited by preventing wa? How
mean any stock broker. anybody who
holds any stocks. How can that happen
when prices are going up or down as each
hattie progresses and as each ship has TO
surrender? Then is the .ime that stocks
rise and fail: and were l s.ock gambling,
which ! thank God / am not there would
be no occasion more gratifying 10 my
greed than. war between the, United States
and another country.
of the United states wants an end
pat to this wars because they want
things to get hack again to where
they were before this agitation be-
gan. Why In IT that the treasury Of
the United States wants to put an
end TO this uncertainty: Because
the revenues OF the geyernment are
being destroyed by this excltenaent
and uncertainty. Therefore IL In that
the president, backed up by his cab
met and backed by the best judg-
ment of the house, and backed by the
best Judgment Of the senate. II pro-
ceeding ~ rapidly ms possible to
put an end tn this war. and yet the
gentleman says that the president
has faltered. A charge mo- more seri-
Gus than he has preferred has
brought the head Of many u man to
the block: u charge more infamous
than that could not be borne by any
man I'm this country. to make II ap-
pear that the president has used the
power that congress has given him
20 operate upon the stock markets
Of thl. country. Prove that. and yOs
would have u vacancy I'm the presi-
Iixh Il. The charges have mo- truth"
Lentx Forced Into n Corner.
-Lentz--I have already said TO YOU that
deny that said anything OF the kind.
never said that telegram had not been
sent.
srosvenOr-Thc administration set
the story nnoat I'm the Inherent of
stock speculation.
Those are your exact words. as the re-
porters notes will show. You made a
charge that ought 10 condemn the presi-
dent OF the United States To- impeachment
and Imprisonment. l. for one. have felt
that 1t was terrible assault upon the
honor and integrity OF Spain. what we did
on yesterday, but Il must be remembered
that there WAS put on the one hand the
choice OF insult TO Spain. eolemny deliy-
cred by the president. All intimation TO the
whole world that there was danger OF
murder Of American representatives In
Cuba or there was put or the other side
the danger itself. We can have no moro
tragedy along this line until war comes 10
pu, the whole thing into the hands of srag
edy.
.Suppose the message had gone
80 congress yesterday. and suppose
that last might the blood Of thnt dis
and ehiyosrou~ gentle man
from Virginia had soaked the soil Of
Cuba. What would have been tho
verdict Of the American people
against the ADMINISTRATION: II -
man In this house II 80 far forgetfui
OF his dignity rs am American citizen
of the hnmbiest character To init
mate that the president has been Jug
CLING for "a thing like that. I will not
answer for IL.
MIR. Speaker, I did not suppose that
IN this American congress II was neces-
sary that / should make an explanation
In order 10 defend the president OF the
United States from an iassnuation Ike
that. am glad the purpose of the OPP
position IS now fully and clearly dis
closed. am delighted that because of
3 little change in the programme. wholly
ursmportant except as II strengthens the
daily augmenstng powers OF the United
States-a change made under stress OF
circumstances that would have controlled
any civilized natlon-T am delighted that
the gentleman from Ohio has given us no.
tice that every occurrence now and here
after IS 10 be taken advantage OF for