Show NOTHING DONE FOR POR CUBA Washington July The n.-The n. n The condition of affairs in III Cuba is becoming dai daily daill y more deplorable It It- Itis is generally a hc however ver that no lO a action rion will betaken be betaken betaken taken ken by McKinley's administration n jc tc improve affairs in that Island The e Democrats will be compelled i to tu mak make the matter an issue in ill the coming St State Stale te campaigns It will be discussed fully not only in Ohio but in ins other States iff hr in elections electrons occur this fall It is no now not practically settled that the Democrats Democrat will make mak the tle Cuban question an issue in the approaching campaign This Thi policy h has s been forced upon them The Democrats said Senator Jones of Arkansas the chairman of the tie National Democratic Committee yeste day naturally are disposed to er criticise any action or noti non action action of othe the admi administration administration adminis adminis- i which seems to us to be worthy criticism of arid and a ci there is no doubt that hat its attitude altitude toward Cuba does not m meet meet t with the co commendation of of a a large majority of the people of the united ed States The Republicans promised pro much in their national platform pl form but their hei performance is' is isto to b be nothing Th The Democratic party naturally is a party a-party of oj I patriotism and it will take up with viJo vigor tl the e cause of f Cuba in the hope of eventually event event- securing tl tile the e. e freedom freedo 1 of the the Island struggling people of that Island Do you find that there is a p popular pul interest in 10 the cause There is no doubt about it I 1 get a a large largen n number of letters and I know that the mail of f all the Senators is well filled with communications on the y Cuban Cuba Cub question H bee a par nt i tor r sortie s some Ule time tim time from the drill drift of events in b lious house and senate that the Democrats t Democrats Democrats' are a a determined to force the Cuban issue to the front In the Senate enate the Democrats voted soli solidly ll fo for far the adoption of the the resolution recognizing the belligerency of Cuba and in the House no opportunity opportune opportunity ity has been heen lost the silence of that body O ilya fe few days ago Representative Representative Re endeavored lug lo tu lolave have lave the rules suspended and the Cuban resolution pass passed d ah an effort which was was was' fn frustrated by Reed Reed recognizing Mr l Dingley v for ora a a motion to adjourn Bliley Bi ey the m minority n rity leader on the floor flor re X his hats I c Republicans fd their policy of lIr tt It I i known of course th that if the House Hous could have leave its ts own way the Cuban uban resolution would pass in a hurry It is pigeon pigeonholed pigeonholed holed by d but the republican can an House Honse and not Reed individually will have to bear the blame of f doing nothing In the State campaigns the Democrats already h have ve made their position clear In li Ohio the attitude altitude of Mark Hanna who is s against al any Y expression of sympathy for the he Cubans and aced whose influence was was' seen in the neutral plank of the Ohio Republican platform has been met with witha a I vigorous declaration on the part of oe r the he Democrats In Maryland the Republicans Re Re- publicans will be forced to defend o or ex di plain lain the Spanish pro-Spanish talk of S Senator Wellington while Senator Gorman voted for or the Cuban resolution The Mary Maryland Maryl land and Democratic convention will well adopt a J strong Cuban plank In Virginia Semi Sena Senator tor or Daniel is a great friend of Cuba Cuba and the he Democrats of that state will add their heir contribution to the general chorus chorus- On n the stump their will wilt be patriotic addresses ad ad- tresses dresses with emphatic references to th the American citizens who hav havi been allowe allow allow- e eQ i J to perish in Cuban prisons and the Republicans Republicans' will be rha charged with cowa cowardice dice and lack of f Am American spirit I To ro the Republican Senators who are sympathizers with Cuba the he outlook not pleasant and one of them recently told old a Cabinet officer that 51 ii the adminIs ration did not act there would not b benough benough be enough nough Republicans in 1900 to man man mana managun s stin gun gunboat tin boat J 1 t I |