The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-13
Calls the Ohio Mans Attack
SCOunderIy.
GROSVENOR COMES UP CAME
Asserts That the President Means
to Free Cuba.

Washington, April 12.-Gen. Grosvenor OF
Ohio, now generally regarded as tho
spokesman Of the President on the floor
OF the House. late this afternoon in reply
TO an attack upon the policy of the adj
minlsrauon, interpreted the recommenda-
tions OF the Presidents message to mean
request for authority to use the army and
navy of the United States to establish on
the island of Cuba government ndcpend-
ent OF Spain.
Il was regarded as an exceedingly inn
portant and significant announcement.
In the brief debate to-day. the opening
guns of the contest that begins tomorrow
were fred Broadsdes were exchanged
and then the House adjourned.
Mr. I4entz, an Ohio Democrat who drew
the fire Of Gen. Grosvenor last Thursday,
returned to the assault again to-day, at
iacking what he termed the Facilitating,
policy of the President, the midnight con-
ferences" at the White House with SEN
ator Ell1ns and John j. McCook. and as
sertlng that the Presidents recommends
tons really meant that~the United States
should ooerce the Cuban insurgents into
an acceptance OF Spain's scheme of auton-
ony.
lie taunted the Republicans because the
President has not declared for the Inde-
pendence OF Cuba, which the Republican
platform had demanded. "It remains to be
seen" said he, whether the majority OF
the House can be lined up and whipped
In" Congress, he declared, should act
and could better act than the executive
formulating his policy at midnight be-
hind closed doors with the aid of plu-
tocracy"
"a stable government! What do you pro-
pose now? Let this Congress give to the
President the army and navy. he says, and
/ will go over there and force the Cuban
patriots, force the Cuban heroes to submit
TO a stable government at the hands of
Spain, because the Queen Regent has all
ready advised the administration that she
has ordered a suspension of hostlities. She
cannot order a suspension as against the
Insurgents She has not among all her
bul-hghters and bullies manhood enough
10 order a suspension Of hostilties on the
Insurgents side This administration, with
all this vaeillating policy which was criti-
oised bs the Chicago Tribune, an adminis-
tration paper, asks us to put the army
and navy IN Its hands to go over and pun
ish the Cubans after three years of the
most heroic fight for liberty that any peo-
ple ever made on the face of the earth. I
say 1t is an outrage. 1t Is stencil in the
nostrils OF every decent American"
Mr.. Hepburn, Rep, of Iowa, made spir-
tied and indignant reply, denouncing the
intimatlon OF such a policy as little short
OF scoundrelism.
Gen. Grosvenor followed. He said.
In part: II wish simply to
say that the President of the United
states has asked OF Congress the power
10 use the army and the navy for the
purpose OF establishing in the island OF
Cuba an independent government.
IL state the President of the United
States has asked for the use of the army
and navy 10 establish on the island of
Cuba an independent government, and has
said so in the plauest kind of English
language. Cries Of "Where?" on the
Democratic side).
after a great deal of tribulation ] am
going 10 give gentlemen on the other side
demonstration OF every statement which
made. You will find this language used
by the President, and l will leave It to
the most acute analytical mind on the
other side 10 say II that Is not PROPOSE
ton to establish on the island of Cuba
government independent of Spain.
Z" In view Of these facts and of these
considerations, l ask Congress to author
lze and empower the President TO take
measures 10 secure full and final termi-
nation Of hostilities between the govern-
ment Of Spain and the people of Cuba.
and to secure in the island the establish-
meut OF a stable government, capable of
maintaining order and observing Its In
ternational Obligations
'sThe very language of the President. as
understood by every intelligent man an6
men of thought is that the object and
purpose of using force is to establish a
government with international obligations
and with the power TO discharge these
international obligations. SO the whole
appeal OF the gentleman from Ohio Is like
The picture Of a painted ship upon a
painted ocean. daughter on the Republic
can side)
"The time is coming very rapidly" said
Mr. Grosvenor in conclusion. 1T will be
here, ] trust, tomorrow, when. under
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