The copper country evening news., 1898-04-15
HOAR TO THE RESCUE
Defends President from an Attack
by Turner.
RESOLUTIONS DEBATED IN SENATE.

The Massachusetts Senator Says He Felt
Like Entering Upon the Cuban Question
as He Would Enter Church-Tells the
Impetuous to Remembe LincoIn's Coun-
sells I'm the EARLY Days of the Civil War
and Not Forget Bull Run.
Washington. April 15.-The action of
the house Of representatives in adopt
ing its declaration upon the Hispano-
American situation by a vote OF 322 to
10 made the senate the storm center OF
the war elements The galleries were
packed and thousands were turned
away.
Penrose presented a telegram from
Philadelphia which was read as fol-
lows: House resolution dishwater.
Davis resolution satisfactory. Remem-
ber Maine s
A message was received from the
house transmitting to the senate the
Cuban resolution passed by the house
BY unanimous consent at the request of
Davis, chairman OF the foreign rela-
iions committee. the resolution reported
by the foreign relations committee was
laid before the senate. Turner began
a speech, in which he sharply criticised
the administration for its 'vacillating
and irresolute, cowarGly and pusilani-
nous policy pursued by II in the Cuban
question. He said that the develop
ments Of the past two weeks had
shaken his faith In those who held the
presidents ear and confidence.
Views of Senator Hoar.
Hoar followed Turner. He thought
the present was no time for impas-
stoned rhetoric and manifestations OF
approval of war sentiment He did
not feel disposed to sneer at express
sions of emotion over the outrages of
the Cuban war, for they indicated true
natures. They called for his profound
est respect. AS for himself, he felt like
entering upon the Cuban question with
the seriousness with which he would
attend church. If we are going TO en-
ter upon a course of action in Cuba II
should be done as an act of justice and
not of revenge. He did not accept the
doctrine in this connection of an eye
for an eye and tooth for a tooth. Hoar
deprecated the exhibitions of feeling
toward the president, who was, he said,
in diplomacy, the representative of all
the people, and what the president does
we as people do. AS for himself. he
not only approved what the president
had done. but what he had refrained
from doing.
Could Count Upon Disasters.
Hoar said that in case of war we
would count upon many disasters like
that of the Maipe and great increase
Of the public dvf& He said that Sena- |
tor Turner. who represented only half
a state, was making the president, who |
represents forty-five states, the sub
ject of the same kind of objurgations |
that were inflicted upon Washington. |
He predicted that McKinley's fame !
would not suffer, and said II would be |
well for the impetuous people of this |
day to remember Abraham Lincoln's |
in the early stage of the civil !
war and not to forget Bull Run. He ]
did not agree with Foraker that bellig- |
erency should have been recognized. |
This recognition would not have done |
the insurgents any good and it would |
have given the Spaniards authority to /
search our ships.
No Vote Resolutions.
Hoar was followed by Turpie in
SDttCIl TtCOSnitiOH VI the Supdil |
public. The debate was continued |
the day. and no vote was
taken on the resolutions. Nine Repub-
ican senators have agred to vote for |
the Turpie amendment for recognizing |
The independence of the present Cuban
government. The conservative sena-
tors expect the house will stand firm
in it's resolution. and II the senate
adopts the senate resolution with or
the recognition amendment,
he conservatives believe the senate
will in the end have to yield.
Some Of the house Republicans are
already organizing a movement look
ng to the acceptance Of the senate
when they pass that body.
They fear that IL the resolutions go to
conference concessions may be made
Ind delay rnay follow. The senate reso-
utions being the more vigorous please
many of the radicals better than the
house resolutions.