| Show L 8 in line with all this comes a revival of the scheme to annex cuba the lol hollowing lowing from the new orleans rimes democrat borrows interest from the spirit of the times though it M may ay bi be doubted it the reference to pr president Olwe landa aims is made upon good authority it is asserted in new york that mr cleveland will himself enter eater the an vexation field by suggesting the pur chase of cuba cab and perry belmont was appointed minister to bhain with the special bpi iclal purpose of purchasing that island islan dj that mr cleveland cleeland wants to t make afa fo administration historically conspicuous by associating it with soing boing important event siad and that he regards gards the annexation ot of a rich and fertile island as having that effect and adding tottie strength and wealth of thi the country in antebellum ante bellum times this proposition flog to purchase cuba was frequently quent antly ly made and on one occasion ia U 1 1 at 1 t least t seriously considered by 8 spain P 1 1 and a price fixed not the re soura a of our treasury there can be no reasonable doubt that the atri a have come about but tor for the war interrupting as it did the project and greatly checking the IL aggressive 9 sive americanism formerly merly pre lauing ya ing and which insisted that all america must become a part of the Uni united tet states now that the war is laid at rest these old ideas and projects come up again and demay we may ex hect to seq see them vigorously pressed cuba bibs lias ahas long lone teen been for sale and spain once oace offered the island to the united states at a price which was not too great for our treasury the negotiations tiati ons were however interrupted by the breaking out of the se rebellion bellion but tor for which event it is quite attle likely that cuba abs would today nave ve comprised one or more states of the e american union the atlanta georgia agla constitution in reference to annexation ME spain I 1 n may offer the island to germany or england and that our government govern meni would object to its purchase by eithel of those powers there la ak no doubt that the great majority Bority DB of the inhabitants ot of cuba would hall hail with pleasure a prospect of becoming a portion of the united states the only class who would object would be spaniards actuated by national pride annexation is a prominent topic ot of the times |
