The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-16

taken possession of by us as Egypt had been by other nations. If we un- dertake to set up a stable government, maintain peace and collect the reve- nues from unwilling people of Cuba, said MT. Tillman, we Will have to main- tain government in Cuba. MT. Till man said he wanted to protest in the name of humanity and Christianity against any policy that did not declare absolutely for the freedom of the in- surgent government.
 Mr. Tillman said that so far as he was concerned he did not want war, but the demand for justice against the assassins of the Maine's victims must be met
 WoIcott Answers Tillman.
 MT. Wolcott replied to MT. Tillman saying that while it was his intention to vote for the resolution he wanted to dissocate from the insinuations against the president. MT. Wolcott said that the president, brave himself, to contends with, among other things a disgraceful Journalism, and impassion- ed utterances in congress, all of which makes the task of diplomacy more diff f1cult. All these difficulties the presi- dent had met with the courage of a Christian and a soldier. If there had been one or two discordant notes in the senate, these exceptions only increas- ed the general good will manifested toward the president.
 On Threshold of War.
 1, threshold of war. He said that it was to be regretted that the president had not been able to keep matters in his own hand longer than he had before sending them to congress, as congress was outpsoken and not diplomatic. Had he done so it would have done much to secure peace. MT. Wolcott said that after the Maine explosion the die was cast. There was then but one duty left. That was Spain's exculpation, and in the absence of that the God of battles must be invoked. So far, said MT. Wolcott, Spain had taken no pains to exculpate herself and war was the only possible outcome. MT. Wolcott said he could not vote for the recogni- tion of the Cuban government, for he wanted to avoid the scandal of reor- ganization. MT. Wolcott said that no spectacle finer than that of this coun- try's interfering unselfshly for the sue cor for the relief of an oppressed peo- pie had ever been presented. He was glad to see such a spectacle, for he did not want war of conquest. The con- test between Spain and the United States could not be of doubtful result, yet he did not agree with those who considered the Spaniards towards. They were cruel, but brave, and we should understand this fact. The cost of the war in lives and money must be counted in advance. We must know that when the result is known and Cuba is free we can secure no 1n- demnity in either land or money; it will only come in the consciousness of a righteous act.
 Thrust at the Galleries.
 MT. Wolcott was applauded when he
 closed, and MT. Cockrell of Missouri
 moved that the galleries be cleared because of this demonstration. Mr Gallinger protested and MT. Cockrell | withdrew the motion, saying that he would renew it in case of a revival of | the demonstration. MT. Hoar called attention to the fact that there had been some examples of demonstrations made on the floor of the senate. MT. Cockrell admitted this and said that it | was a reprehensible practice. The in- cident was then allowed to pass. Mr. | Morgan gave notice that he would
 move to lay upon the table any amend
 ments to the Cuban resolutions as fast 1 as they came in.
 Spooner.
 | Mr. Spooner was the next speaker. | He also thought that we were on the | threshold of war He deprecated the reflections upon the character of the president Mir. Spooner said that if l there were.a any Spanish bondholders in 1 the United States he did not know it, | but he knew that the president was | incapable of being influenced by such a thought; MT. Spooner said he desir- | ed the freedom and independence of | Cuba, but he wanted all resources ex- | hausted to prevent war before war was | resorted to. He commended the presi- | ident's bearing in the emergency say | ing that outside of Spain there was
 not a newspaper of consequence that
 did not applaud his course. This | meant much, for we want the sympa- | thy of foreign countries, because when | the struggle begins no one can tell where it will end or who will be in- | volved in it. He approved the spirit, i tone and language of the message. The president was not called upon to l treat the Maine disaster with passion
 ate words. We know now, he said, that l all the delays were justified by the cir
 cumstances and that we had not here | tofore been prepared for war. | Not to Train Gnns on Gomez. MT. Spooner contended that it was
 an impossibility that our guns should
 be trained upon Gomez. The American | flag had never foated over any army | except an army of freedom and MT.
 McKinley's whole record was sufficient 1 indication of the course he would pur- sue in Cuba. He also declared that | the presidents message was not writ l ten in the hope of securing party ad- vantage. There could have been no | intention on the part of the president
 beyond asking authority to restrain | brutal acts on the part of the Span
 iards. Mir. Spooner deprecated the de-
 mand for war. He said the pension roll
 of S140,0O0,000 and the thousands of
 crippled veterans of the civil war were