The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-24

/ lubS nt4oHh ana 70 tue ADMINISTRATION pt-
/ longs the credit Of the probing to the bot
tom of these frauds. The senator from
! GEORGIA has NO monopoly Oh the shame
! and humiliation with which every patriotic
man Is affected by -ecent disclosures.
/ They are shocking. They are direct blow
TO every true citizen of the United States.
II the wrong-doing had occurred in Bos-
| ton, New York or Washington II would
| have been sad and shameful. but II would
| not have been so sad or so shameful as
I It is since II occurred on the ISLAND OF
/ Cuba, where the administration Is en-
| gagged in great work OF freedom and
| philanthropy.
Nothing has occurred in the history OF
defalcations that has made such - IA
preston on the public mind as this
and justly so. More than ever it is in
cumbent upon the government to probe
| the matter 10 the bottom unninchingiy,
unsparlngly. The republican party never
tolerates fraud or peculation or emoez
element"
MIR Plat then said that for congress to
interfere with the investigation Instituted
by the postmaster general might defeat
the ends OF Justice. Continuing he pail
a high tribute to Generals Wood and
Brooke and others. and said no army onl-
Ger has been even charged with anything
like fraud in Cuba
Referring to the construction OF the
the names OF Former Secretary Of War
Alger and Senators Plat and Depew had
been used in connection with the project
but they entered vigorous denial OF any
connection with 1t, although TO his NINA
such denials were unnecessary
Mr.. Spo1ner (Ws) resumed his speech
of the Philippine question. Incidentally
ne referred to the situation In Cuba. and
our responsibilities there
Mr.. Hale (Maino) INTERRUPTED him TO
saw that. in view Of what had happened 10
Cuba II would have been better had we
abandoned IT,
''Does the senator think inquired Mr.
spooner. 'dn the case have put we should
, have abandoned Cuba2"
Il think II would have been the best
thing In the world for us Il we had done
It," replied Mr. Hale. Il think II II were
found that the population In Cuba was as
hostile to us as It had been to Sraiu. we
should have abandoned II and oeen sldu
to get rid OF It."
i wen" replied Mr. spooner that is a
9 matter ~ opinion. In the case ] have
nut. I believe we should have taken CUBA
ard held It. giving TO the people Of Cu3a
what they never had in the world i"T
s dividual liberty and good government
Mr. Hale-Thc senator has more conn
p. denco than I have in the experiment we
[ are irving OF teaching the people Of Cuba
G honesty and good government thlnk we
e. wouId have been better off II We had not
taught the Cubsns the Lesson that has been
taught In the last few mouths
MIR. Spooner-What lesson .
Mr. Hale The lesson Of fraud pecula'
u ton, cheating, appropriation OF revenues
,. stealing. carnival in every direction Of
n corruption and fraud
MIR. spooner twarmly)--lt is a Nttle tire
some for me to be called upon on ms siae
e of the chamber to reply To democratic
,s speech.
:. Mr.. Hale-f am as good republican as
% the senator from Wisconsin. do not rec,
ognize any party obligations that compel
r me TO consent to the proposition thai
n everything has gone right in CUBA
Mr. spooner-Nobody pretends II.
- Mr. Hale--I would vote tomorrow u
i withdraw from Cuba and leave that peo-
ple 10 establish and set UP and maintain
their own government, The time wa
come when republicans will be glad when
It we get out OF this thing without worse
things happening than are now:
a What does-ih he senator mean?" demand
cd Mr.. Spooner, when he speaks in gen
n eral terms of n carnival Of fraud and cor
IA ruption?"
N II mean the things disclosed bill Of
parrssulars has been aed already. II l.
ST not the administration at fault II Is thu
y natural result There never has been ar
" instance OF the setting up of supreme
government in a colony OF dependencies
W that has not been attended with precisely
the things that we have seen IN Cuba
= Congress is as much at fault. The admin
istrIfion has selected men who arc be
lieved to be good men. We went into II
N with utter confidence believing that 1t wa!
l. an easy thing. | voted against the peace
: treaty because | believed colonial de-
Tendencies would result In precisely yha
has occurred.
s. " Spooner-So far as anything satt
f,. ~ he ~ nky ont ff,s
= are, in the language OF Shakespeare. -
~ bolt of nothing shot at nothing" We wen
lie TO war to free Cuba. Have wesionc Cub
r and the Cubans no kindness by po1Sinl
al out millions OF our money and sheddiGl
the blood OF our soldiers in order to driy
+ Spanish tyranny forever from Cuba? la
? the senator any suspicion that the pledg
ia made in the resolution passed by congress
as to the temporary character Of our oc
l. cupation in Cuba is not to be kept
Mr.. Hale-I have very grave suspicion,
ne think there are very powerful influence
" in this country, located largely in Ne,
York city, largely speculative and con
81 nectod with money making enterprises
ce that are determined that we shall neve
III give up Cuba I think that the time wi
We never come, unless something earnest an
lie drastic is done by congress. when III
te last soldier OF the United states will b
lg withdrawn from cuban soil. | take II
i'll large cities and find every day intima
al tion and hints that we are never to with
gu draw from Cuba
Mr. spooner-If we were inclined 4
I'd doubt for one moment that the Unite
IL States government would seasonaoly with
ID draw from Cuba. | should be ashamed {
IN the government and ashamed Of its actor
Mr.. HaIe--T'hst assurance from the sen
iii ator more than repays me for all that
ne have said. 1 shall count upon him IN tn
future.
at Mr.. Spooner--To say that the senate
us viii count upon me in the future Is lit
be less than an insult. This is a governmer
OF honor and Il is a people OF homo
C. When the senator expresses the fear th;
r. the desire OF the people to keep the pledg
OF this. government will be allowed I
II slumber by the voice OF commentaries
e, he degrades the people and underesti
u mates their integrity. What have v
done for Cuba7 When has any peopl
eli done for another people what we hay
he done for Cuba9 AS rapidly as may b
he In absolute good faith. not being hurrig
i'm by demagogery in violation OF Nation
e honor. by lnsnuatlon and venal politi'
on in presidential election. this admin
'es tration Is going forward TO redeem TO 4
en- utmost the pledge OF Cuba. OF cpurs
he there has been peculstion in Cuba. Ever,
ses one is ashamed Of II. But II never vi
pal turn out that any man in any COUNT