The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-24

ulative and connected with money max
! ing enterprises, that are determined that
we shall tever give up Cuba. 1 thiak
that the time will never come, unless
| something earnest and drastic is done
| by congress, that the last soldier of the
| United States will be Withdrawn from
! Cuban soil. I do not think the presi-
! dent favors holding Cuba. I have dis
| covered very powerful influence, com
nercial, mercantile and POLITICAL that
| from Cuba.
Mr.. Spooner-If I were inclined to
| doubt for one moment that the United
States government will seasonably with
draw from Cuba I should be ashamed
Of the Observation-Disclosures of it's ac-
ton.
Mr. Hale-That assurance from the
senator more than repays me for all that
I have said. I shall count upon him in
the future
Mr. Spooner-To say that the senator
viii count upon me in the future is little
less than an insult. This is a govern
ment of honor and it is a people of hon
or. When the senator expresses a fear
that the peoples desire to keep the
pledge of this government will be lulled
to slumber by the voice of commercial
ism he degrades the people and under
estimates their integrity. What have
we done for Cuba? When, since the
morning stars first sang together in the
seavens. has any people done for another
people what we have done for Cuba?
As rapidly as may be, in absolute good
faith, not being hurried by demagoguery
in violation of national honor, by in
situation and venal politics in Q presi-
Dental election, this administration is
going forward to redeem TO its utmost
the pledge to Cuba. We have given the
best government to the people of Cuba,
thus far, they have ever had, Every
mans life is safe in Cuba; every wo-
mans honor is safe in Cuba. OF course
there has been peculation in Cuba
Everyone is ashamed Of it. But in no
government ever Instituted has that not |
occurred. But It never will turn out
that any man in any country can point |
to the Teller resolution and say with |
absolute truth that 1t was legislative |
lie
Mr. Hale-I hope so.
hope so. He had better know 50.
II reply TO Mr.. Spooner's defense OF |
this governments action in Cuba MI l
Tllman Dem, S. c. declared that our /
agents in the islands were carpet bag
gers and 'the sooner they get ont the |
better
oh" replied Mr.. Spooner. 'if the
senator from South Carolina finds a car
pet Dagger in heaven when he gets
there, he viii prefer to go 20 the other
place"
= certainly will" replied Mfr TilIman.
Continuing, Mr.. Spooner said that IL
Bryan should ever become president o.
the United States he belived he would
appoint men to proceed 10 Cuba and 9TH
er island possessions just as President
Mckinley was appointing them.
After a spirited coIlOquy between Mr..
Spooner and Mr.. TTllman in which the
latter expressed the belief that Mr. /
Bryan as president could settle the /
pending question in different way
from that adopted BY Mckinley, Mr. |
Allen Pop. Neb) rose and protested
against making a political footban- OF
Mr.. Bryan's name.
''Of course" retorted Mr. spoooer
sa-castically Il an willing 70 receive
lessons IN political etiquette from the
senator from Nebraska" daughter
Further along Mr. spooner. discussing
Agulnaido as an ally q the United
States, declared his BELIEF that the Ffn-
pino leader was IN leagHe wl-h the
SDansagds 70 drive the Americans from
the Philpqine Islands He read letter
from Agniaaldo u the Spanish Senerai
n command az Toilo. n whteh the ex-
preston occurred: We Ray yet save
from shiPsTeck Ire sovereirn-y % s1ssf-
n TIE islands" son af1e~ward NJ
Spoo1e- Yielded the zosr without having
completed his s-eeeh. ars after arsef
executive session ths senate AZ s-a .
n adjourned