The sun., 1901-05-01
THE TRUTH WINS.

IhE IhOIH WINS.
Cubas Constitutional delegates who
visited Washington To confer with tht
President, have been captured ana art
held III the bonds of peace by an ex
pci'ience of genuine American hospital
ity--as We suggested they have had an
\ Acninaldo experience, and like him have
revised their opinion about the Aneri
can intention relative to their country.
Tie Cublns have started for home agree
ing to accept the Flatt amendment 10 tht
Cuban resolutions adopted 10y Congress.
and anticipating the announcement Of
the formation Of the Cuban National
Government M m early date.
This result has been brought about by
the substitution of truth Tor error. The
stumbling block in the way of the Gnhans
was a fear of the American army-oi
The militarism 50 much talked about by
the So-caAcd Anti-Imperialists- -imagin
ing thar excuse would he sought for an
invasion Of the Island. and its forcihle
annexation to this country. When as
-ured hy President Mckinley. that the
administration harhorod no such intcn
tons. that It was contrary TO the Rcpub.
lican policy. and had been SO contrary.
in all the history of the party the dele
gates were convinced that the Cuban
people had nothing TO fear from 4 r..
publican National Administration in til,
nitNd States. lust rs Acuiualdo's eN.
prrience Of American hospitality con
WINGED him that rho American govern
mcnt ana its people. not the Bryant,
| Anti-ImperiaiStS. were the true friend,
| # his country, and that he could trust
| lis fate in their hands with no fear of
| injustice. The statements made to the
| NnbanS and which are credited with their
! conversion We're simply citations from
| he records Of the Republican and Dem.
| ,clatic parties relative to Cuba. III which
il is clearly shown that the Republican
party has been the consistent advocate
If Cuban Independence. and the Demo
| rratc party has favored all manner of
plans for the conquest and absorption Of
the Island. The following from the New
York Tribune is the record. 1t contains
facts well worth remembering. II says
The record begins with jefferson him
+rif. who iii letter tn President Madi
son. on April -, 1909 explicitly argue,
in favor If the acquisition Of Cuba by
he miicd States. That was fourteen
years before John Quincy Adams cnun
dated the same doctrine when Adams wa:
Secretary ~ State in Democratic nd
li>'ration Again. on June II m,
,Iun" %. 1898. Jefferson wrote to Prcsi
dent Monln" in favor If Cuban annex
alton. declaring on the latter date tha
''hrr addition to our confcderacy is cy
nctly what Is wanted to rOnnd out on
power ~ 4 nation to the point Of tS nj
most interest" President i. o. Adam
md Henry Clay his Secretary Of State
were not Democrats. and they cnntcntc
themselves with declaring that this COuI
lE could not with Indifference see Cub
pas INTO tie hands If any other E.urC
pcitn power than Spain. And Mr.. Cla
writing 70 MIR. Everett on Apiil 49, 1s2(
said thlI 'if the acquisition Of Cub
. were desirable. there i hcievcd 10 Ii
no reasonable prospect Of effecring tha
inject" indicating unmistnkahly that Il
did not deem il desirable I'r. slider
Polk. Democrat. in lS4S propose
through hiS minister at Madrid the pu
I nha~r Of The island hy tho United Stat,
| l. Il
Spain ns M insult In October, 1854. II
ministers re The United States nj I.ol
don. Paris and Madrid. all Democrat
: hd one # them. James buchanan. sul
!, ScGncnty President of thc TFntcd Stat,
united in dispatch to the Secretary
STATE. vigorously urging that fair off,
!! af purchase If Cuba should ho made
Spain. and that il it wcre refused II
, United States should forchly seize III:
island. President Buchanan in his So
anil third and fourth annual message
explicitly urged the purchase of Cub
II declaring that The possession Of the
/, land would lc Of vast Importance II IL
United States Such. then was tho 20
" ~iStrnt policy Of the Democratic admi
iStrationS Of this country, from the fir
s of them to the last preceding the CT,
IA War. which for many wears nxied tn
/, party from power With the policy
H. one Democratic President since t
! WAR WE need net concern ourselves. sin
\ il ha, been repcat"dly ana explicitly
H. pudiated by the Dcmocrati- party.
Il, lll" other hand. il i to he observed III
GrAnt. thc first Rcnnhlcan Preside
who had tn deal with Tho Cuban Gnt
iion. declared in his first annual meSSa
Hint the I'llit"A States hrd 10 disnoSiti
ID interfere with Spanish ownership
lI Cuba. Mlt hoped to 500 that island |
come ii time an independent power.
~ Secretary nf State. Hamilton Fish.
III February. 1874. declared that Sou
VI. ought to lnl0ng u the great family
II. American Republics" and that ''thc
- sire of INDEPENDENCE on the part
~ The Cuhans i 2 natural and lrgitim
ke aspiration" and that II met with
NJ approval of the United States. So
rs later Republican admnistrati,
have hal 10 deal with the Cuban nj
~ lion. thcy havc maintained precisely Il
rS- same tone
Y The rcccl proves that the Rcpu
he can party'S policy has always hccn
'a' favor If Cuban Independence. and
W. Presidents assurance that there
q hrcn. and would be no change in I
lie spirits. and has dealt another knock
ne blow to thc Ants, who have been pro
me ecying all manner Of OWL things rs
m result Of what they call imperialism