The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-28
SENATE EXCITED
BY GREAT SPEECH
Thurstol Held the Attention Of q Vast
Audience for Hours.
TELLS WHAT He SAW IN CUBA
Senator Declares He Promised His Dy-
ing Wife To Speak at Once.
HIS COLLEAGUES MADE TO WEEP
Says There Is but One Thing To Do
and That Is To Stop Spanish
Brutality at Once.
TELLS WHAT he SAW IN CUBA
Senator Declares He Promised His Dy-
ing Wife To Speak at Once.
HIS COLLEAGUES MADE TO WEEP
Ev Jos: OIL,

BY Jos: Oil.
Washington, March A.(Special)--Th
announcement that Senator Thurston
would make speech on the conditions in
Cuba had the result of dra wing to the
capitol the biggest crowd which has been
there since President McKiuley's inuugu-
ration. The gallares were filled to over
aowing and hundreds of people stood IN
the halls outside hoping for a chance Of
admission or that they might catch n word
OF what was said. Members Of the house
md other entitled to the privilege crowded
in upon the floor of the senate until every
foot Of available space was occupied.
The melancholy circumstances attending
Senator Thurston's "Trip to Cuba undoubted-
y added 10 the interest IN what he might
have to say: and it is not eXaggeration to
state that not in the history of the Amert-
can senate has q speech been more closely
followed or more attentively listened to.
Al the beginning the vice president read
the rnles of the senate, which declare
that upon the slightest demonstration or
applause the galleries VIII be cleared.
Warning ignored,
Bot despite this warning several times
during Senator Thurston's recital of the
conditions ana his view of this nations
duty, there were manifestations Of ap-
rlause. These were. however, quickly
hushed
But when the senator from Nebraska
reached the portion OF his speech Wnere
ne declared against the voice of the no"c%
changers; where III ringing voice he de-
mauded that those whose loyalty is to the
dollar shall stand aside while the men
Wn162 loyalty 20 The flag come TO the front;
when he declared that the republican par
~ ought to be swept from the face Of
the earth if it hcsitates IN its duty because
of any undue anxiety of the welfare of the
accumulated wealth Of the nation, It looked
as If no rules would hold that crowd in
check.
The scene was intensely sensational, not
only from the fact that these words fell
from the lips of the man who presided
over the convention which nominated Nc
kinIey but because rs ne spoke he turn
cd directly toward the seats occupied by
Senators Hanna, EiEins and Hale, ana
seemed 10 hurl words straight in their
teeth.
His Speech Went Fax.
have never thought Thurston eloquent.
His voice - pouderoGs and some waG once
described him as the man who wore Grape
In his vocal chords Today, however. that
voice seemed strangely in keeping with the
speakers surroundings ana purposes There
was no uncertain ring in his utterances
from first 70 last It was notable because
it came from this source, and because It
went farther than Gny other speech vet
Senator Thurstou Advocated war. Ard
when. after concluding with touching
ana beautiful tribute to his wife. who had
just met death calmly ana fc3llcssly in the
cause Of humanity and under the Amer-
can ha&,' senator ThUrston. overcome by
his deep emotion. threw himself forward
On the desk before him. his face buried in
his hands. the applause was deafaaine and
there was scarcely a .lry owe in the SEN
etc chamber
senators end representatives who were
eitiinc arau,,d hiro buried thai,. f,cas In
tbair hanli;frchfafs ana fbraughout tho
galleries there wee sobbin@ women. Per
hap9 no other such scene has been enacted
IN ,Ie nI71o'y o. S'l5 S'n1.e In'' .'9
oIl ,.ho ,,.1r7 :, tI,aro .,,n NO no lIl,,rt
As . br,tha- ,,ir~I,+ NV, ,t,,,, NJ. Au,r
M, T,hIlrs,r,,,a ,.l,rloa,~ra from Nrh-,sl,,
r.,,I,a5 a. kim and n19rino his arm aver
his shn1lInrs quietly, led hin from 80.
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to,,,';,(, ,o oi't ~"
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Mr.. President, SAD M. TAuraton. i
am here Icy command OF silent lips TO speak
One and for all upon the cuban agitation
! trust that no one has expected anything
sensational from fnc. cod FORBID that the
bitterness of personal loss should induce
me 20 color IN the SuShte%t degree tle
go ~, ~ 49, 80 II 10y t",H - ili ~
span r"ue9Eor 10 o. hona,l c"''9et T'' I'VE
rul,;% ,.1sssfor in any, act:tn NOT necessary,
aud IMPERATIVE ia NEE The duties ana nc
ccs4I4cs Of American responsibility. Chris
t.lr humanity TN! national honor | would
shirIl his tasie If coliId. but dare not
7 cannot satisfy nav conscience except by
speaking and speaking nov"
Nr ,Tburs,on said he had gone to CrDa
fr,,l,. h,,tC,,i,,,, tG,,+ I'M, ,o1dffto,, Of A.
r,trs ,,, Tho fsianj hod hem ,roafi, oxao-