St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-02
AID FOR The CANAL.
Niearaguan Canal Conven-
ton Appoints a Commit
tee Of Five
To Go to Washington to Pre-
sent It's Claims to Con-
gress.
Senator Morgan Delivers an
Eloquent Address to the
Convention.
Resolutions Setting Forth
the Canals Great Ad-
vantages Adopted.

qua canal convention was called 10
order at 10 o'clock by Chairman Con
verse. The committee on rules report
ed IN favor of the reading OF the memo
rial of the legislature of Alabama and
then the hearing of Senator Morgan,
who had just arrived. Adopted, wit
the amendment that an hour be devoted
to the regular order of business. Col.
r. NJ. Nelson, of Selma, Ala, chairman
of the committee on future work and
organization, reported the following,
which was adopted:
"First-That each delegate in attend
ance at this convention be instructed to
disseminate information concerning the
proceedings of the convention within
their various districts, and to proceed in
accordance as the necessity OF the occa-
sion requires. Second-To have each del
egate, upon his return home, make a
written report 10 the power from whence
his appointment emanated. Third
That each delegation in attendance
upon this convention Immediately hold
a meeting and organize state auxiliary
association, having for officers of the
same president, vice president. a
secretary and treasurer and a commit
tee of three from each congressional
district. Fourth-That the chairman OF
the convention appoint
A Committee of Five
whose duty it shall be to proceed at
once to Washington city. They shall
keep in communication with the exc
cutive council and the state organiZd
tons, and have right to call for the
presence and aid of whomsoever they
deem expedient. Fifth, that the COM
mittee on address, appointed at the last
convention, be increased in numbers to
the extent that each state in attendance
here shall be represented by three NELL
bers upon such committee"
Lionel G. Levi, for Georgia, and Judge
Thomas E. Merritt, for Illinois. spoke
in behalf of their states and the canal.
When the hour for the regular business
to begin arrived Secretary Smith pro-
ceeded to read the memorial of the
Alabama legislature, strongly indoors
ing the canal project. When he had
concluded. Chairman Converse SAID that
Senator Morgan had made great Saeri-
fee to come here, having left Sick
home to come. Senator Morgan is The
author of the bill i'll congress, and his
name is household word in the South.
He was most enthusiastically greeted.
He said he was not surprised at the
representative audience he was address
ing when he considered the magnitude
of the Nicaragua canal project. The
matter had now taken hold OF the con-
sciences. the minds and the efforts of
the people. This was no new question.
1t is centuries old. When our great ma
ton was born the first thought of her
statesmen and her people was TO con-
summate the discovery by the compile
ton of a connection between
The Two Oceans.
The building of this canal is the de-
mand of the nineteenth century. The
subject was so broad that he scarcely
knew where to begin. But he believed
that he would begin with Mr.. Hayes,
who said that this was to be an AmerI-
can canal and controlled by Americans.
That was an offshoot of the Monroe doc
trine. He would amend what Mr..
Hayes had said. This must be United
States canal under United States con-
troll.
Senator Morgan began his speech at
II O'clock, and held the attention of the
convention for two hours and half.
Judge Estee. chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, then submitted the
following report:
Whereas. In view of the fact that
the territory of tho United States
reaches across in the front of both sides
of the northern half Of the American
continent; that the distance by water
from the Atlantic to the Pacific side of
our country is more than $4,000 miles;
that to make this voyage we must pass
over tempeStuOuS seas and through
every known variety of climate; that
mere thread of land separates the two
oceans; that the Severing of this thread
and opening navigable water channel
across the ISthmus of Nicaragua will
unite the Atlantic and Pacific and
shorten the Water Route
from one side of the continent to the
other 10000 miles; that the Pacific
states are now remote from the Atlantic
seaboard and the older and more popu-
lous parts of the country than is Europe;
that the construction of the Nicaragua
canal Will encourage closer re-
lations with our sister republics
of Central and South Ameri-
ca; that the cost of transport
alton of freight east and west from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans will be
cheapened more than one-half; that as
a measure of national defense the max
ing of this canal will be of infinitely
greater value to the American republic
than the building of forts or of the
maintaining of armies; that by its con-
structioD our navy can be concentrated
at any American port in One.third of the
time and with one-third of the expense
that is not required; that the large and
numerous cOaling stations will thus be
dispensed with; that the Pacific ocean.
with its increasing commerce. its island
and Asiatic trade will thus contribute
to orr wealth and enlarge our markets;
that in this age of commercial activity,
most enlightened nations of the world
are seeking and creating new markets
for their products; that the great aim is
to shorten the distance and
Cheaper the Price
of transportation from the producer to
the consumer; that to successfully ac-
complish this and maintain large and
varied Industries all over the country
and to give better markets to our agri-
cultural and manufacturing products,
the shortest route by land and
sea must be created; that water
transportation is cheapest transporta-
ton; that, as America is great pro-
ducing country, it completes with all
other countries in the worlds markets
and thus inspires their rivalry; that this
is the greatest republic of the world;
that the mQnarchies of the Eastern con-
tinent are jealous of its wonder
full growth and splendid indus
trial achievements; that the time
has come when America should
prepare for and guard against the ne
cessity and dangers of the future; that it
would be both unWise and unpatriotic
for this great republic to publicly and
quietly permit any foreign power to
either open for themselves the gates of
American commerce or close those gates
upon us; and hence the American peo-
pie should build this canal, control it
when it is built, and,
Whereas, Both of the great political
parties of this country, in their last ma
tional conventions, expressly indorsed
the building of this canal. and both can
didateS for president heartily approved
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