Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . REIRESENTATIVE BOli THE CRISIS IN CUBAN AFFAIRS. 507 message In regard to the Maine. It has been said that itwas cold and passionless. The Chief Executive of seventymillion people, conducting a case almost Inevitably leadingto war, must be passionless, must be calm. If he be not soin the surging tide of popular passion, what, then, is tobecome of a government by the people ? I approved when that message was read, and I approvenow. Its spirit, its tone, and its language. The Pres
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . REIRESENTATIVE BOli THE CRISIS IN CUBAN AFFAIRS. 507 message In regard to the Maine. It has been said that itwas cold and passionless. The Chief Executive of seventymillion people, conducting a case almost Inevitably leadingto war, must be passionless, must be calm. If he be not soin the surging tide of popular passion, what, then, is tobecome of a government by the people ? I approved when that message was read, and I approvenow. Its spirit, its tone, and its language. The Presidentwas not called upon to denounce the Spanish Governmentas guilty of participating in die explosion of the J/<a:/;^,g. Itwould have been the height of unwisdom. He could, anda rash man would have so done, have sent a message toCongress which would have broken off in a moment diplo-matic relations and plunged this country Into war. Werewe ready? No, Mr. President! He knew then, we knownow, and the people know now, that we were not ready. Itwas the Presidents duty to be calm and patient, even totemporize, that we might become
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