The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-15
D #BENNE1rsYILLE, n lz S. MARCH l5 1901

/ q u NY bas sy ould 8 not BIO betrayed with
the psomise Of freedom only to be
taug BY TO- look with suspicion and ha,
tired upon tho Stars aud Stripes as thoy
asd :, looked y Yok on the hated yellow a.g q
Tho Fairof both rhouaos of convre, Il
was ssre ehargcd with electric oloquenc cc
that contracted American honor with
Spanish perfdy. S; isi s.
I, I ! Sgch 1s!hs 9 600; beaded senator as Knuto
Nelson Of Minnesota declared that
u SilJTTv i ~ & & Wofe 'bettor and stronger
grounds for. our ro roSognizing tho Cuban
rIenhblic than thero was for reoogniz.
Ing tho @ United Ssates by Franco in
l77Bs TO ignore Gomtz aud tho Cuban
republic, = ssid he, ''seoms to mo to bc
cold, 10y heartlossnoss, unSorthy o
greatpa Ion and great reoplo. 51 \. 3
lnferyontion and independence for
Cubs Yere on the lips and in the votes
OF maj ori,y Of tho senate, and almost
O unsaimous house during tho night
OF April 18. 1893, whom tho famou ,rcso
lltiOhs went back and forth betwoon
the Two houses until they came to q
final agreement which let slip the ar
mics of tho Unitea States for the
emshcipation Of tho Republic Of Cuba
from tho thrall of Spain.
Senator Stewart regarded "tho rc.
oognition Of tho Independence f.Cuba
as "a Eooh hdition precedent to any inter
feronoe whatever" Ho repudie.ed all
suggestion Of "hostilo oonstraint on
patriots who have struggled as tho
Cuban patriots hayo. s7
II was with much hesitation and
much sadness" Senator Hawlcy dis.
cussod tho declaration Of the indopend-
ondo Of Cuba which ho opposed. ~
Our own Senator Cullom denounced
Sfain as a robber nation, and appealed
to- every "lovor Of frcodom and hu.
manity the world over" to further the
sacred cause Of Cuban independence.
ln concluding h;sspsc oh Oh the 4 Ios.
tion April Is, 1893, this what Soma
tor Toller said in repudiating tho idea
Of a war Ct aggrandizement: E.
Mr.. President, want the senate,
before we conclude this debate, to say
to Tho world in tho mott ompha,io
manner that we do not in ord in any
way sor,manner TO derive benefit from
this Intervention, Spain is too weak
and too poor to pay indemnity. I want
the. .sonate to say that wo do not in-
tend to take thai island; shat whatever
We may do as to somo other islam Is,
astto this island, the great bone Of con
tontion, We do not intend to tako it
from tho LOCALLY instituted authori.
ties Of tho island a. ..I established
AT tho proper time, il no ono else
does SO, propose to offer eomo amend
mont to tho joint resolution that shall
mako it oloer to tho world that it shall
not be said by any European govern
mont whom wo go out to make bsttle
for the liberty and freedom Of Cuban
patriots that wo are doing it for the
lp1rposos Of aggrandizement for our
fselves Or increasing oEourlAtorritorial
}holdipga,' ..33 z
Apd Mr.. Teller was as good as his
word, as the concluding djsavowal Of
the resolutions Of April 20, 1893, toati-
! lfies., b q \, s.7. j.5'
|Ss Yet Senator Teller last. Tuesday voted
s s1yss sss's, Sss issy ~, y oaba
,ia sass $3.50 oUiatgS,
milton of tho
'aSba Of tho
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