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wabbling Mckinley.
Josephus Daniels, the able editor of the
Raleigh News-Observer, is in Wasbingtoa
(Sty and writes interestingly of the situa
tion there. We extract from his letter:
VMany of McKiuley's warmest sup
porters are outspoken in criticism of his
message because it did not recommend
flame direct action. Those who are op
posed to war under any circumstances,
are not pleased because he gave reasons
that justify war while winding up for
peace. Those who believe nothing but
war will settle the trouble blame him for
not vigorously takingground for it. No
body is pleased. Congress takes up a
whole day debating what the president
favors and after his message nobody is
any the wiser.
"This ought to surprise nobody. Mr.
McKinleyhas never given but one clear
note in all his politicul lifeandthat was
for protection. He has been consistent
in nothing else. His attitude on the
money question tells the man. He sim
ply does not know where he is "at."
There is no sin or crime in that, it is just
a weakness that is inherent in the man.
He listens to all sides. He writes a mes
sage that justifies war; he stops short of
his logical conclusion. If Jackson or
Bryan mere in the white house, there
could be no doubt of their position. If
either one believed the conditions did not
- warrant war, he would say so plainly
and without a chance of being misunder
stood. If either believed in war, there
would be war if avigorous and able mes
sage could secure the approval of con-
gress. ttometning wouiq do seiueu, ana
settled without all the "hemming" and
"hawinor" that makes - people tired. If
there is to be war, it ehould be sharp,
short and decisive. If there is to be no
war, then the interests of the country
demand that it should be made known
Mr. McKinley lost the opportunity of his
lire wnen ne iauea to taKeu nrm position.
He would have led his party then. Now,
though he may lead by indirection, he
' has lost the opportunity to show that be
is the man able to cope with the critical
condition."
SENATE TALKS OF WAR
Some Heated Speeches on the Cuban
Resolutions.
DANIEL ATTACKS M'KINLEY.
Char g-M That Thr If . 3lt Turn the
American Army. Against th Cu-
aad Is Answered
by Senator Gray.
Washing-ton, April 16. Despite the
unusually early hour of convention the
senate galleries were thronged today
when the vice president's gavel fell,
precisely at 10 o'clock. War discussion
proved Irresistible, for In addition to
discussion action by the senate was ex
pected by some persons. Indications
before the agnate convened were that
the debate would be prolonged perhaps
far into the night, as It was the ex
pressed intention of Chairman Davis
to endeavor to force a continuous ses
sion until the pending resolutions were
disposed of. When the senate adjourn
ed last night, the vice president had be
fore him a list of 23 senators who had
expressed their intention to address the
senate upon the momentous question
before it. Whether all of them will
avail themselves of the opportunity to
talk is somewhat problematical, as a
dozen or more have announced that
they will not stand in the way of an
early vote. At the suggestion of Mr.
Davis the ordinary morning business
was set aside, and the foreign relations
committee's Cuban resolutions were laid
before the senate. '
Senator Cnllom's Speeoh.
Mr. Cullom (Ills.) delivered a careful
Independence ofthe presenTrepuDiicoI
rnsEead"of uplioraing the" Insurgents Xh
their grand fight for liberty ;
'T would hang rny; head In shame,"
declared Mr.. Gray impressively, "If I
believed to be true' the suspicion which
the senator from Virginia harbors. I
believe him to be absolutely and eter
nally wronstf' . ; ... ? ;
I arm 6ltghtedkto know It, respond
ed Mr. Daniel. When the senator in
forms me that ttit m aldent of the Unit
ed States dcs,'ift.ftae'v ffet. desire tq
Cuba.
He thought this was absolutely essen
tial to place the country on an honora
ble footing before the nations of - the
world. "You may vote the resolution
down, you may pass the resolution of
fered by the Majority of the committee
on foreign relations or you may adopt
the house resolution, but, whatever re
olution is adopted, I will be found sab-
Dortlnsr the hands of the president
He spoke of the nearness of war and crush the Cubans under the gallant Qo
sald to bring victory to the American mer, L will, cay. to hlm that it Is more
army it was absolutely necessary to wan a suspicion-." s g
give the president the aid and comfort m not glad to hear this," replied
which were needed in this hour of preat- Mr. Gray, "because I . do o'ot believe
est trial. He then with an impassioned there is a single man within the con
outburst pledged the south to loyalty to fines of this broad country, except the
the flag. While he would reserve his I senator from Virginia, who harbors in
Judgment until the record had been I his heart sq base a suspicion against the
made up of the valor of the southern president of the United States."
soldiers, he believed the record would -Mr. Daniel said that we were not
be Imperishable in the history of mod-I speaking Spanish in this body; that
ern civilization, and at the close of everybody had to come out in the pure
some glorious day. with the stars and ur ana into tne sunshine. He then
stripes flying over the plains of deso- criticised the message of the -president
lated Cuba, the valor of the southern ma inveighed against the policy shown
would stand side by side with the valor by the executive in withholding front
of his northern comrades. I the senate and the American people
There were many manifestations of me correspondence tnat naa gone on
applause in the galleries upon the con- between the United States and Spain
elusion of Mr. .Berry's speech, which relative to the impending crisis. He
brought Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) to his feet made the direct charge that the presl
with a protest against such a display dent had Invoked the power of con-
of commendation. He Invoked the vice gress, the use of the army and navy to
compel Gomez and his gallant band of
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president to announce to the galleries
that the senate could not be turned into
a beer garden. Accordingly the presld
Ing officer impressively informed the
Immense concourse of people present
that they would have to observe the
dignity of the senate or the galleries
would be cleared.;
Senator Daniel Speaks.
Mr. Daniel (Va.) was next recognized.
His fame as an orator being known,
there was a craning of necks on the
part of the people In the galleries to lis
ten to the opening sentences which fell
ly prepared speech, covering the gen- from the lips of .the distinguished Vir
eral Cuban question. After directing ginian.
It is said that the fusion managers now
want to increase the number of school
committeemen, so as to make all com
mittees half colored and half white. The
, Davidson Dispatch truly says: "If these
fellows be allowed to go on there is no
telling what reforms they wilt hatch up.
The people, both white and colored, want
th schools kept separate. Let colored
men have charge of colored schools and
let white men have control of white
schools. This is the only system that
can be tree from , strife, contention and
dissatisfaction. Any mixture of the
schools breeds hatred and race prejudice.
and counteracts the good sought to be
accomplished by and through the free
school system' The only safe way to
avoid misrule and bad government is for
all good white men to unite in the Demo
cratic party.
- The appreciation -of the services of
General Fitsbugh Lee is universal and
union veterans admit that in the mat
ters now before the country he stands
head and shoulders above the president
as a typical American, unfettered by
party Or pecuniary considerations. It is
a very frank compliment, says a Raleigh
writer. And it s the truth.
If You Were He!
Yes, if you were the creditor
and saw the merchant sitting
. idly in his shop accumulating
more dost, cobw ebs and out-of
style goods than cash, -you
would probably feel like ask
ingWhy don't you
Wakef
use the advertising columns of
Thk Fans Press, and -ex-ichange
your (stock . for legal
tender ? What say you ?
attention to his own record in the sen
ate upon the Cuban matter Mr. Cullom
declared that the hour for action by
this country was about to strike. Step
by step Spain had been pushed back
from the western hemisphere, and she
now was about to lose another, and the
chief, gem. of her colonial possessions.
If Spain should be permitted to .pursue
her course In Cuba, she would go on
wjthout remorse and destroy, if possi
ble, the patriots to the last man. Her
.black crimes, 'said lie, call aloud for
vengeance, and that vengeance wilj be
taken by the- American people in- the
Interests of humanity, . . .
Mr. CuUom reviewed the circum
stances of the Maine disaster and de
clared that disaster was an act of "de
liberate and atrocious murder." The
people throughout the , country were
demanding that that crime should be re
sented and that the avenging blow
should be struck without delay. "And
if Spain should resent our action," said
ht, "we shall not hesitate to take up
the gantlet and appeal to the God of
battle and to mankind to justify our
action. We now -propose to do our du
ty to God and man and force Spain to
withdraw her forces and flag from the
island."
After making an .extended argument
for immediate .action, .In the course of
which he paid a high tribute to Presi
dent McKinley, Mr. Cullom concluded
as follows:
"Thanks to the unwavering sense of
justice of the people of the United
States, the murderers and the outlaws
who now exercise a brief show of au
thority in Cuba will soon . become in-
comunicado until justice shall be sat
isfied and the avenging angel shall write
the verdict and sentence of the offended
world, and if the people of this country
shall do nothing more in this century
than drive the barbarians Into the Ca
ribbean sea we as a people shall earn
the praises of every lover of freedom
and humanity the world over."
- Xdltara Commend MeKinlsy. -
, Mr. Piatt (N, T.) presented and had
read the following resolutions passed
by the Republican Editorial. Association
of the State of New York, held at Buf
falo, April 14:
"Whereas, The situation Is such to
Impose upon the administration of the
United States duties the most reiponai-
ble and the most delicate. Involving the
"We stand upon the edge of war," he
began. "The nation is one with the
sword in Its hand, and If the word that
now hesitates upon the lips be spoken
and the command 'Forward!' be given,
upon some proud day the stars and
trinea will ho wnvlnir nvr Monro cas
tle and Cabanas prison." He said up toJ inriosity to see a person who could put
insurgents to lay down their arms In
stead of driving Spain from the Island,
'Great is the mystery of judicial in
terpretation," said Mr. Daniel; 'great
er Is political interpretation, but great
er than all Is the mystery of diplomatic
interpretation," referring to Senator
Gray's interpretation of the meaning
of "stable" to be "Independent" gov
ernment. He charged that the armis
tice granted the insurgents was a part
of the stage furniture in a spectacular
diplomatic play, the motive of which
was an attack upon Gomez and his
gallant band. 1
'I don't quite see why that very de
cadent author is the recipient of so
much attention, " said the old fashioned
lady.
That Is very easily explained," re
plied Miss Cayenne. "There is a natural
now he had been , for peace, but that
time seemed to, have gone by and he
was now face to face with a situation
that betokened grim vlsaged war, and
he wanted to do everything possible to
support the president in the needs of the
hour. He invoked the whlje dove Of
peace to spread Its wings over the im
pressive scene, displacing the eagle s
shrill ry, but found In the Invocation
nothing' but war. v . v; .
"I wish," said Mr. Daniel, "to cast
my vote in my own good time, without
pressure behind me. War will wait a
day.' Possess your souls in peace, gen
tlemen, while the awful Issue of war or
peace is decided. The men who declare
this war are not the men who will pros
ecute it In the field. They are not the
men who will sustain the gory and bul
let tattered standards before the ene
my. They are not the men even who
will pay the: taxes imposed to carry on
the war. Let the senate go on In its own
measured , tread, amid no rancorous
scenes. We speak, not as party men, but
as men who would arm the executive
branch of this government strongly and
well to perform a great duty as we see
It." ,
Mr. paniel said that he was content
neither; with the house resolution .nor
with the senate committee's resolution.
He rose, he said, to support the resolu
tlon presented in the supplementary re
port or the foreign committee. "In my
judgment," said he, "our. first step
should be to write on the statute books
of the country a recognition of ' the
great Cuban republic which has won a
place among the independent - nations
by Its own valiant , sword." -
.Daniel and Gray Clash.
Some sharp criticism of . the presi
dent's action and message induced . a
heated colloquy between Mr. Daniel and
Mr. Gray (Del.). In response to a ques
tion of Mr. Daniel directed at Mr. Gray
as to the position of the president, the
Delaware senator replied: ?
"I agree with the : senator from Vir
ginia In that I support the country, but
I also support the constituted authority
inch things into cold type without be-
ag aamed." Waahington Star.
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ness hastily to project this country in.
-to the , horrors of war-has been made
tne subject or hostile criticism; therefore
"Resolved, That the Republican Edi
torial Association of the State of New
York. In convention assembled, hereby
lives full and, hearty approval of , the
course of -the president and expresses Its
connaence that he will carry the Issue
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ttabl tothe.d!Tilty-aAd. honor of the
nation."
The resolutions were laid on the table.
Mt. Berry (Ark.) Jtas then recomixM
to speak, i Re prefaced this remarks bv
etatlnr t&at. ju m senator of the United
Btatea.ne was present, in-his seat h
the upper floor of conrress to uohald
khd support the president of the United
States In bJs efforts to bring peace out
f the chaos sew exlstlnr. Ht wtotM
to vote. for the resolution offered by Mr.
;t nCA proposes to .ytcoggirg he
suffrage of 70,000.000 of people?
"I am one of the constituted authori
ties.", declared TDanleL .made so by
a soVerelTi sHte of Ws Union;",,.. .... f
And ,1 , say .to .jtpe Senator." replied
;5 ;:5tJ!IS rill, give as careful and
(jreliatl is possible , to
3 obtain.- viu.i ; v J 1 ' r A
Mr. Gray, "than wiuisupport him asio- ir vou wisii auxnfi jtllcsl news irom everv-.ii
ii wiioic?. vuuubv. uwtw uuu auuu OUUOU1UO LKJl I
such.
vMr. Daniel, , referring' to ,Mr. Oray
support of the president. . Inquired to
what extent he gave him his Support.
Inasmuch as the president -had made
no epeciflcTecoramendatlons .In JUa mt.v
sage, f.-: .Wf.L'''V'wV.i'.-'';-' n
.. VI .wJU answer, the senator." respond-.
ea air. ,uray. -py reading, the recbm-'
mendatiens of the president" ' He then
read a paragraph from the president;
message eneontlnHed: ,
recognise that-ae a speei&o i-ecom-mendatlOJXM
I 4.Vi.',:;r-;.:.V v I .
,f!X admlVVsald,1 Mr .P.anlfl,'that my
language, wo, perhaps, too broad." jit
went on,: howytYer, to say that he Inter
pretation he placed upon the recom
mendation, was that the United States
should lay hostile bands on both Span,
iardsand. Cubans, to stop jthe rebellion
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