Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-22
THE RISING MAN.
GEN. LEE is THE HERO NOW m
THE PUBLIC EYE.

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He Will Command the Army Oi
Occupation of Cuba if Partisan
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From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGToN, April II, 1898.
Major General Fiizhugh Lee, Com.
handing U. :. Army OF occupation
/ in Cuba How does that sound? II
Mr.. Mckinley carries out his promise
to act promptly upon the joint resolu
ton of Congress demanding that Spain
get out Of Cuba, and authorizing the
President to employ the entire land
and naval forces of the United United
and as much of the militia of the
several States rs may be needed to en-.
force the demand, and political
jealousy does not prevent, is is likely
that Fitz Lees official title will read
something like that before he is many
days older. He has told Mckinley
he wishes to 60 back to Cuba, not at
Consul General, but as part OF the
army sent there to drive the Splnia I'd.
out, and his knowledge of the island
and its people would make him an
ideal commander of the army of oc-
cupation, which it will be necessary for
the United States, to send but jealousy
has already been aroused in some
quarters by the unprecedentedly en-
thusiastic welcome given Gen. Lee,
and it may grow sufficiently powerful
to prevent his getting q military as
signment that he could accept. He is
positive that the Maine was blown up
by Spanish officials and he has not
hesitated to say so. His time has been
taken up almost entirely since he
arrived in Washington in giving in
formation either to Congress or some
other branch of the government, and
his popularity is growing all the time,
but his head isn't swelled.
Most of the Democratic and Popu-
lists in Congress sought to incorporate
recognition of the independence of
the republic OF Cuba in that forcible
Intervention joint resolution. but the
most they could do was TO put them
selves on record by supporting Ieso-
luton providing therefor reported by
the minority of the Foreign commit
tee, which was beaten by a vote of
19l to $50. The majority adopted Mr..
Mckinley's view; consequently the
resolution that was adopted with only
10 opposing votes in the House de-
clares the people Of Cuba to be free
and independent. and ignores the gov
eminent OF the republic of Cuba,
which has conducted for three years
a successful war against Spain. How
ever, rs the resolution is as certain
to bring war with Spain as would an
actual declaration of war, all parties
in Congress will now join in helping
to fight the war to speedy and sue
cessful conclusion, and in getting
revenge upon Spain for her trescher-
Gus destruction OF the Maine; when
Spain is thoroughly licked will be
time enough to discuss other phases OF
the matter.
Hon. WI. Bryan paid flying visit
to Washington this week. in order to
fill the role of guest of honor at the
big Jefferson birthday banquet. given
under the auspices of the National
Association Of Democratic Clubs. He
responded to the toast, Thomas JET
fersOn," and his speech was good sound
Jefferson democracy from start to
finish. including his reference to and
approval of the course that has been
followed by the Democrats and Popu-
lists in Congress on the Cuban ques-
ton. He has gone to New England,
where he will make several speeches.
Representative Lacey, OF Iowa, got a
little more than he went after when
he tainted Representative Hartman Of
Montana, with having about three
years ago said derisively of Populists,
that one OF them wanted TO cross
centipedes with Berkshire hogs in order
that each hog should have hundred
hams; another to cross the honey bee
on the lightning bug, so that they
could work At night, and still another
was trying to cross the milkweed with
the strawberry, SO as to have straw.
berries and cream on the same plant
Mr.. Hartman said that the words were
used by him in describing Gen. ]. S.
Coxey, whose wild ideas were after.
wards turned down by the Populist
National Convention, and of whom he
added: by reading the record of the
Republican convention Of 96, he dis
covered that that party was endeavor.
ing to make bimetallic poseys and
gold standard flowers bloom on the
same plant, and he might very easily
conclude that strawberries could be
budded on the milk weed, and thereby
raise strawberries and cream OH the
came plant. But it was also found
that a great deal OF the work OF the
Republicans was done in the night
time, and he naturally concluded that
they could need the services OF the
lightning bug; and he finds out also
that the Republican party would want,
in order to make good their promises
and increase the amount OF food, to
breed the centipede with the Berk-
shire hog in order to raise hundred
hams TO each animal. I want to call
attention to the fact that he went d.
rect to the master OF the Republican
party and negotiated with him, and
one OF the results was that Gen. ]. S.
COxey rode through the State OF Ohio,
in the interest OF the Republican party,
in a private car. paid for at the ex.
pense OF Mark Hanna; therefor Mark
Hanna succeeded not only to his use
of the idea of breeding the honey bee
with the lightning bug, SO that they
cOuld he usod at NIGHT hut olso Tho