The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01

money consideration for the freedom Q
Cuba 2"
az Is too contemplate TO answer. Suci
n thought never entered the head OF an!
man connected With the administration
Now III conclusion The administration y
/ this government today = as anxious Tor TN
4 Independence and freedom OF Cuba as an,
| gentleman on the other side OF the house
/ There Is not one man, from the president
| down 10 the htlmbiest member OF stni'
| floor, who viii ever ratify, agree to, or ap'
1 prove any settlement Of the Cuban question
| that does not Involve absolute indcpend'
/ ence OF CUBA tApplause.J There Is MOI
ii gentleman on the other side OF the hous'
| who knows this fact better or from more
direct source or Information than does tli,
gentleman from Texas, because he has mac
the fullest opportunity to learn the TACT
and he knows II Is unjust 70 the preslhen'
TO intimate that he today knows chat The
president is trying 10 force Cuba TO buy
her Independence.
"Mr. Chairmaii. this movement VIII go
forward. The republicans OF the house aud
senate and The loyal people OF tho Unit d
States. republicans and democrats. arc ~
fnyor Of the Independence OF Cuba. But
thoy arc in favor OF avoiding var II II
can possibly he done cons silently without
sacrificing the honor dignity and glory
0f the American name thpplansel Do
vou think this great party In powes to3ny
Is going TO hc uninithful TO a trust whlcn
will If properly discharged. bring CORY TO
the administration VIII the administra-
ton now in power run away from the most
brilliant opportunity chat nny aamfntsra-
tiun has had since Lincoln, to ostabl sh
Itself and It's party in the praise and honor
and glory Of mighty people? tAppalHe)
ANY gentleman who thinks 20 does not
understand the men at TIE head OF aifal $.
40 fRts a.. .f H. .ls4tl load "a.
morning have spoken with stronger teriAs
Of Endorsement than ever before OF the at
tituda and actlon Of the president OF the
United States and in this connection al
Engliah speaking Journals put forward
as cardinal the iden that Cuba must be
free and we must make her so As the
gentleman from Pennsylvania has said.
war will keep let us stand thc ground
and cease this attempt at political cap
ital fbpplause,) II IS unworthy Of great
political party, IL is unworthy of any gem
tieman who wants To be The leader IN this
house nr the next.
There IL something more than tenn
uprary political advantage to b. consid-
cred In this case. This Is statesmanship
There rs honor. there Is Integrity. there Is
glory IN the right direction cuba viii b.
FREQ and Cuba VIII be free by The iut y
vention of the United States would not
give cent for declaration of indep7nd-
onre tlnacrompanied by a further declara-
ton. What nonsense Il would be to declare
The island Of Cuba Independent ana then
lei her siarye To death The thing TO do
IN the case Of Cuba is to exhaust all that
honest diplomacy can do to achieve her
liberty and Independence and. failing in
mat, stop not Mt the halfway house that
the gentleman from Texas Is linking about
not ouiy declare that Cuba is lndepeud-
onf and shall be free. but acnomtany that
declaration with an army and navy To
make our declaration worth remaining.
fApplausc)
What means the mighty demonstration
of war thut IS being made in this country?
Nhat does 1t mean when every arsenal
every rapy yard and every appliance in The
country Is working night and day FIRE.
sneetiYe of price, TO forge the engines OF
%2r' What does II mean? What is tho
United States going TO do? II is going to
make 'shilly- shelly declaration that the
Cubans arc free mud tLen let them 20 To
the devil In ihe clutch of the Spanish ma
ton lApnlauso on the republican eidol
My countrymen. you have not been b.
trLyed by Your administration or deceived
by II tAppiptsel. That administration rs
in touch with the highest inspiration and
the best motives Of patriotic citizens
thfoughout the whole land and ii the PEG
tle. with the help OF the democratic marty.
" We can get tt, or without It's help, il
we can not get it--but we viii get It'll
say with the hein % the iemocratir party,
without their engineering our mat.imsry
OF the foor Of this hpusa al an early time.
too-the people OF this country win shout
I'm praise OF republican administration
that will carry into execution tho will and
The odict Of the American people, tpro-
longcd applause,)
MIR Cummings <Dem., n. W made a
speech in favor Of Immediate intervention.
and Mr.. Bailey got the floor. aioising his
side OF the house to enthusiasm and cheers,
Several times he crossed swords with GEN
eral Grosvenor and MIR Johnson and the
debate took on political phase.
Further remarks were made by Mcssrs.
Grow (Rop. P.l. Lentz tpem.. ohiol and
Grisgs (Dem., Ga.
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