Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-02
Was 8rough, Out at the Canal
Convention.
HE SCREAMED OUT OUR GLORY
tei Trapped HIS Wings Three Times Three
Over Nicaragua. Costa Riea and Ills
Own sreAd Acres The Canal
Must Be Dug, They Say.

80 NafIH AAANA AAHhifH NAA AAs|HN lfAhtffA
neni arrival to-day was Senator Nor.
gan. OF Alabama
Tho convention to-day adopted
resolution providing Tor sending com.
mlttoe 70 Washington "a tho inter-
est OF the canal project, increasing the
number OF tho executive committee,
and directing each delegation sent
hOro to tllc report OF the proceedings
with tho power that had appointed
him, II ii proposed 10 organize an
auxiliary association 20 further public
sentiment in the intcrOst OF the canal,
Lionel t.ovy Of Georgia aud Thomas
$, Merritt OF Illinois made speeches
senator Morgan spoke for two hours,
delivering magnificent address in
favor Of the canal and government CON
troll Of It. discussing the question Ia all
lt phases, and being enthusiastically
applauded throughout llo waH wildly
cheerod No the close OF his speech and
u vote OF thanks was unanimously ton
dcr0d him by the convention which
then adjourned in honor OF Senator
Morgan, IN order that each delegate
might shake him by tl.N hand
In his uddvss senator Morgan smoke
Of the riches and genius VI this country
and said weHro indeed the grandost pow
or In tho world. Tho knowledge ~ that
fact ought TO impol IA Ia do that work.
Ia 10, before We had acquired any great
hold on the Pacific except Oregon,
when no part ui Mexico was ours,
the statesman OF this country mnde
trcaty with New Grenada. That
might have boon considered an en-
tangled foreign alliance, but the people
fsN
Of this hemisphere from the Arctic 70
the Pacific ocean foreign countries. In
that treaty 10 waH provided the poo
pie Of The United States should
have tho same transit aud passage
across Panama as tho citizens Of pnna-
ma There should be no tolls or dues
demanded there. That was o very
broad concession to us the meaning II
which was that the coast llnu OF tho
United Siatca WIS oNtcndod across the
lsthmus Of Darion. Might Il not hap
pan no u result OF the building 0i the
Pnunmn canal hy the French govern
ment that we should have trouble with
that government IL 10 should lind IL II
duty In the protection OF iN own citl-
zops 10 deny the people OF the United
States FREQ trunst acruss the lsthmusg
| EfflAAAAI NAhlENN NNAAAA wv n ufAAANN' "
neutrality on the isthmus was great
boon 10 commerce; Wo guarantee
also 10 preserve the poncn there.
| Why have we undertaken to do thisY
| Because tho isthmuH geographically In
it's relations Ia identified W closely Win
| tho United States, aud because tho
| United Statos la Jealous NJ the control
OF the coast lines OF this hemisphere,
| a. a. ug a.
| nlVays been to preserve tho coast line
for tho benefit ni tho people of tho
| United StntoA. Coming dowmto q later
treaty, this time with Nicaragua,
we provided for transit for our people,
equal rights with the people Of Mica
ngua. transit for our armies and NUM-
tinns Of war with other provisions We
| further speak Of the cnnul 10 DC run
through Nicaragua, aud 10 preserve
our right 10 send troops along tho line
Of travel, 30 protect not only our own
people, but other people whose peace
may be- disturbed, on whose property ID
| threatened.
speaking Of tho CAylon-Bulwer
| treaty, Senator Morgan said, "ThorO
isnothing In the treaty 70 prevent rs
| from going down Into NicarAEun and
building tho canal
Inclosing his addrose Senator Nor.
gan expressed high qualification AT
tho fact that bankers, ilnonclera, com
inorcia mon, exchanges and state
governments wero awakening ioa reali'
| 1aiion Of tho commanding Importance
| OF their enterprise, aud congratulated
| the business meu NJ the couutry upon
| this splendid and able convention which
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senator Morgan began his speech ~
4 II o'clock and held the attention Of the
| convention two hours and % half,
Judge Estoo. chairman OF the com.
mlttee on resolutions, then submitted
tho following roport
Whereas, IN viaw OF the fact tho
4 territory Of the United States reaches
| across. In front Of and both sides pi tho
NORTHERN half OF The American conti-
ncnt. tho distance by watlr from Tho
Atlantic 10 Inc Pacific side Of our coun-
try is more than 1900 milea; that
/ 10 mnke this voyage We must
pass over many seas and
though every known variety
| OF climate, thaia nero thread Of land
sepnlntes the two oceansl that severing
/ this thread and opening u nayignhlc
! MhNNI EAlNAAlNNA NNaAfHN NNHA ANNAAAANHf MtAf
unite the Atlantic aud Pacific and
I shorten the water route from ono side
Of the continent 10 tho othor
10000 miles; that tho Pacific states
aro remote from the Atlantic
seaboard and tho older and moro
populous parts Of the country than Is
I Europe. that tho contradiction Of the
Nicaragua canal viii encourage cioser
rotations with our Eistor republics Of
/ Central and South America, tie cost u
( TRANSFORMATION of fieight from the eaai
and west Atlantic 70 the Pacific ocean
/ VII bo choaponed moro than 0ne-halii
| that AZ a measure Of national defence
making this canal Win DO Of infinitely
preatnr value 70 tho American republic
than tho buildingoi forte and maintain.
/ Inc Of armios; that the
navy can be concentrated Al an
AMERICAN pUrtin d third Of tho timo and
with q third 81 the expense now requir-
cd: that large and humorous coal
lnV stations Will thus b. dispenaed
wifb: that the Pacific ocean With
lfncreasing commerce, island and
Aaiatlc trade viii thus contribute % our
/ wealth and enlarge our markets; that m
This age Of commercial activity when
tho u,eAt enlightened nations 81 the
world aro AeakiDg and creating nov
markets Tor their.prodpcts tho great AHA
I d