The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-27

ed by this officer and ,ther like officers
Because Gunner Morgan came from
the ranks of the plcbeians. said the Ne
braska Senator, Admiral Sampson had
taken occasion thus to rclegate him
from the list of advancement.
II William T. Sampson is the author
of those endorsements" declared Mr..
Allen. with vehemence, she is a con-
ceited ass. and he ought to be marked
down as such. We. are not bringing up
in this country a race of snobs. If
am correctly Informed there was q time
when Sampson was no better than
Charles Morgan, the gunner. He came
from no better stock. I am glad to re-
peat that we are not raising in the
United States a class OF brow jewelcd
aristocrats. If this rank and arrant
coward is to be believed the time may
never come in this country when a poor
boy may attain to such a position as
his abilities warrant him in holding"
Mr.. Allen concuded .T want to say to
Sampson and his friends that 1 am re-
SponSible for what l say
Messrs. Chandler, Teller, Pettigrew and
Stewart sought TO reply to Mr. Allen, but
Mir. Morgan declined to yield
MIR. Morgan declared the Cuban amend.
ment was "a legislative ultimatum." We
were saying to the Cubans, he insisted:
Take this or die; take this or abandon
your hopes of an independent autonomous
government: take this and lay your ma
tlonal and race pride beneath the feet
of the AnElo-SaXon and let him rule over
YOU. You must stand and deliver We
make this eXaction upon you by solemn
act OF Congress Of the United States We
ieaVe nothing to be adjusted in the future
except the terminology Of the arrange
lnent. All of these provisions which we
here lay down are conditions precedent
TO Your right to demand any sort of in
dependence of autonomy or of sovereign
ty.
MI Morgan protested against thus i'm
posing the views and demands of this
government upon Cuba
What is the use. then. of putting these
demands in the form of an ultimatun1, =
he inquired. when it is perfectly obvious
lhat Cuba cannot accept them and pre-
serve at the same time her dignity as a
sovereign and independent nation.''
Mr.. Morgan referred to what he said
was the popular feeling in Cuba against
the United States. He had communica-
tons from Cuban officials as early as
February. 1889, Indicating a feeling
against the Government and people of
the United States of absolute irreconciia-
:iiity unless this Government should
withdraw from the island and its people
all sovereignty and suzerainty.
which he would he glad to presen; to the
Senate at some time i'll secret legislative
session. We We're deceiving ourselves, he
said. If we should expect to find in Cuba
set of men not determined upon having
their own way and their own indepen-
dence.
Mr.. Morgan said the solution of the
present difficulty was to arrange for alb
Solute free trade between the United
States and Cuba. ana enable the Cubans
to establish 4 free and independent gov
ernment, unhamDered by anybody.
After {; trial of such government. he
said, he believed they would realize that
their best home for liberty and indepen-
dencc after all was in the United States.
Ally last words this measure would
be: Gentlemen. lay aside these amend
ments and let us pass the army BILL
At to-night's session consideration of
the army appropriation bill was resumed.
ihe conference report the bill Great
ing Il commission for the adjustment of
Cuban claims under Article OF the
Treaty of Paris was discussed, but Went
over until Tomorrow