Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25

tate the island, or to relieve the suffer-
ing, starvation and distress.
The time for action has then come
No greater reason for it can exist to-
morrow than exists to-day. Every
hours delay only adds another chap
ter to the awful story Of misery and
death. Only one power can intervene
the United States of America.
Mr. Thurston briefly adverted to the
propositions Of recognizing the beilig-
erency or the independence Of the Gu
bans only TO say that it was too late
for either As TO annexation, he said:
God forbid. | would oppose annexa-
ton with my latest breath. The peo-
PIE OF Cuba are not our people; they
cannot assimilate with us; and beyond
all that I am utterly and unalterably
opposed to any departure from the de-
clared policy Of the fathers which
would start this republic for the first
time upon carees of conquest and do
minion utterly at variance with the
declared purposes of its fathers which
would
START THIS REPUBLIC
for the first time up a career Of con-
quest and dominion utterly at variance
with the declared purposes and the
manifest destiny Of popular govern
ment. Let the world understand that
the United States does not propose to
annex Cuba, that it is not seeking a
foot of Cuban soil or dollar Of Span
ish treasure
AS To the plan for the United States
to guarantee Cuban purchase bonds,
Mr.. ThurstOn declared: THE Amer
lean people will never consent TO the
payment OF one dollar TO the guaran-
teeing 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 ac-
ton possible, ID any is taken; that IS
intervention for the independence Of
the island; intervention that means
the landing Of an American army on
Cuban soil, the deploying Of an Amer
lean feet off the harbor Of Habana;
intervention which says to Spain, leave
the island, withdraw your soldiers,
leave the Cubans. these brothers Of ours
in the NewWorld, to form and carry on
government for themselves. Such in
tervention on our part would not Of it.
self be war. It would undoubtedly
lead to war. But if war came it would
come by act Of Spain in resistance Of
the liberty and the independence of
the Cuban people.
He maintained that of all people on
the island. the native Cubans were
the best qualified and
FITTED FOR GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Thurston paid high tribute to
the government for the work IT has ac-
complished in preparing for any
emergency, and speaking Of Congress
said:
1--WE are not in session to hamper
or cripple the President; we are here
10 advise and assist him. Congress
can alone levy taxes, and 10 this Con-
gress the united people Of this broad
land. from sea to sea, from lake TO
eulf look to voice their wishes and
execute their will.
.sMr. President. against the inter-
vention OF the United States Ia TINS
holy cause there is but one voice OF
dissent: that voice is the voice Of the
money changers. They fear war. Not
because of any Christian or ennobling
sentiment against war and in favor Of
peace. but because they fear that a
declaration of war, or the intervention
which might result in war. would have
depressing effect upon the stock mar
ket,
~Nfr. President, ] do notsread my
duty from the ticker; l do not accept