The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-25
THURSTON IN TEARS.
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adjudged as will remain a warning to the
world forever.
What shah the United States do. Mr.
Pres dent?"
For answer, Mr.. Thurston as a Repub-
lican, turned to the last national platform
of his party which declared that THE
United States should actively use its innu-
ence and good offices to restore peace and
give independence to the island. In &C
cepting the nomination rendered him by
tn convention, which had adopted the Gu
ban plan with a mighty shout William
Mckinley had said: The platform adop-
ted by the Republican convention has re
ceved my careful consideration and has
my unqualified approval"
Twice within the past two years, Mr..
Thurston said, he had voted for resolu-
ton recognizing the behlgerency of the
Cuban insurgents, but he was satisfied it
was now too late to accord them belliger-
emf rights, or even merely to recognize the
independence of the Cuban republic.
Our platform" said he. demands that
the United States shall actively use it's in
fluence for the independence of the island"
Mr.. Thurston spoke highly of President
Mckinley and said that he had faith in
his Americanism and patriotism.
1.-THE time for action has then come. No
"
than exists to-day. Every hours delay
only adds another chapter to the awful
story of misery and death Only one
power can intervene-the United States of
America"
Mr.. Thurston said he was opposed TO an
neXation. AS to the plan for the United
States to guarantee Cuban purchase bonds,
Mr.. Thurston declared THE American
people will never consent to the payment
of one dollar to the guaranteeing of one
bond, as the price paid to Spain for her
REIMBURSEMENT of the island she has so
wantonly outraged and devastated
''Mr. President, there is only one action
possible, if any is taken; that is, interview
ton for the independence of the island;
Intervention that means the landing of an
American army on Cuban soil, the deploy-
ing of an American fleet off the harbor of
Havana Intervention which says to Spain
leave the island, withdraw your soldiers,
leave the Cubans, these brothers of ours in
the new wolrd. to form and carry on gov
eminent for themselves. Such interview
ton on our part would not of itself be
war 1t would undoubtedly lead to war.
But if war came it would come by act of
Spain in resistance for the liberty and the
independence of the Cuban people,
"Mr. President" he continued against
the Intervention of the United States in
this holy cause, there is but one voice of
dissent; that voice is the voice of the
money changers. They fear war-not be-
cause of any Christian or ennobilng senti-
ment against war and in favor of peace
but because they fear that a declaration of
war, or the intervention which might re-
suit in war, would have a depressing eff
feet upon the stock market.
"War with Spain would increase the
ba "a inc rc of A ri
can railroad, it would increase the output
of every American factory, it would slim
ulate every branch of industry and domes-
tic commerce, it would greatly increase
the demand for American labor
and in the end every certi-
ficate that represented a share in an
American business enterprise, would be
worth more money than it is worth to-
day. But In the mainline the spectre of
war would stride through the stock ex-
changes, and many of the gamblers around
the board would find their il-gotten gains
passing to the other side of the table Their
veal or woe is but little Importance 20 the
American people of the United States. Let
the men whose loyalty is to the doillr
stand aside while the men whose loyalty
is to the flag come to the front
At the conclusion of Mr.. Thurstons
speech the Senate resumed business and
passed a number of minor bills.
At $50 o'clock, in accordance with IRE
vious notice, Mr. Bate of Tennessee pre-
scented a resolution in memary of the late
Senator Isham G. Harris of Tennessee. At
ter a number of eulogies had been delivered
as a further remark of respect, the Sem
ate adjourned until Monday.