The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-17
Mr. SULLOVAY TALKS PLAIN
lie Tells President Mckinley That the
American People VIII Stand No
Nonsense at This Juncture.
woshineton, March l6.-The New York

Washington, March l6--The New York
journal to-day says:
"Mr. President, permit me to say that
tho Republican party In this country will
support you just as long as IL believes that
you intend to carry out vigorus Ameri-
can policy in the Cuban question: said
Repre-, entativs Cyrus Adams Sulloway
(Rep }, OF New Hampshire, to the Presi-
dent to-day.
"The people of this country, at this
juncture, will not consent to any weaken.
ing, but will insist upon PROMPT punish
ment for the miscreants responsible for
the Milne disaster and u prompt abate-
ment of the wretched Cuban conditions"
"Do you really think, AIR. Subway,
that the people desire war; Is ii not posi-
BILE that they may want var now, and in a
few months regret that war has been
brought ong"
"This Is not people of regrets, Mr.
President" replied Mr.. Sulloway prompt
ly. ut has bean studying the general Gu
ban question for three years, and the
Maine disaster for one month, and IL has
made up its mind that Spain must relin-
: quish the Island of Cuba and that the
Maine must be avenged.s
'If the Republican Administration does
not prove equal to this emergency. and II
you, Mr.. President do not respect the trust
conilnded in you by the Democrats as
well as Republicans when they gave you
$50, OOO0 900 for national defense fund.- you
need expect no further recognition at
the hands of tho people of the United
States"
"The blowing up Of the Maine" he said
in parting, twas an act of war, and the
treatment of 1t should be prompt and Wig
orous Any other policy would be worse
than suicide; suicide would mean an end
Of 1t, but worse than that, 1t would haunt
US forever.
President Mckinley did not inform
Representative Sulloway of the successive
steps In his policy In treating the Maine
disaster and Cuban situation. He gave
him to understand that he had not weak.
ened.
He said he was fully alive to the ex.
igencies of the situation, and was proceed
ing with all the promptness that the
peculiar state Of affairs would permit. He
thanked him sincerely for coming ito bin
as he did and talking frankly as q friend.
and the interview was at an end.
This is an excerpt of conversation that
occurred between President Mckinley and
Representative Sulloway, of New Hamp-
shire to day, and Is an interesting COM
mentary on the attitude OF almost every
Republican in the House.
Representative Sulloway is perhaps the
tallest man in Congress, and he Is broad In
proportion. In the presence of tho Execu-
tive this morning he lowered above him
physically as the mighty oak over the
maple, and his manner was intensely
grave.
He introduced the subject of Cuba by
telling the President that he had visited
the island, was familiar with the condition
there and approved every move that the
Administration has made toward relieving
the distress, as we'll as preparing for fu.
ture emergencies.
Then, touching on the subject of the
Maine disaster, he became more animated
and declared that no one doubted the bat
tie ship Maine had been destroyed by the
Spaniards and that her brave soldiers had
been murdered in cold blooti
Moreover, he added that he believed
Captain Sigsbeo had communicated such
an opinion to the Secretary of the Navy
on tho night Of tho disaster. 80
AS the conversation turned upon lthe
question CT indemnity, Representative
Sullowny said sternly that this was most
serious matter which had other considera-
tions than those OF dollars and CENTS.
why" said he, passionately, lit Is sug-
gested that the question of indemnity for
the killing Of those brave Americans shall
be submitted to a court of arbitration.
That is tho way farmers settle for sheep
when their dogs have broken into the
flock at night. But toll you, Mr. Presi-
dent, tho American people will not ac-
cept for moment any such policy in
treating Of the Maine disaster.