The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

naval srn CT this. government wiu b strength.
eaed and rendered doaoly avzilabss, tie aazar,s,
Of our unprotected sezcoz-1s reduced IA
temptations TO presumption ard axzrss.so,
taken away from nations whose fn,srases al
ambitions are brought in coaaies with Ger
owo-
In the use of this channel By the shfps q IA
nations they aaso foresse enhanced faealstt@. =.
general tra6s. reader and more seo5ousnsI
and consequently . greater exchange Of es-s
nodiEies among commercial peoples; cgessY
AID stronger 1eswoEk OF co--oa Interests.
binding together she subjects OF alien xoss-n'
Deatss rendering peace more Indispensable al
war more obnoxious The feasibility Of T..
vork LIS been dsaoas:rste1 rs necessity 10
present S1d imperative. It's CONTAMINATION "a
inevitable Il 3 too gress and costly sar
private enterprise. Il car nos SURVIVE
national founding. II "a Offering Itself s1Y
adoption 20 some wealthy and dominant eers-
U.evcial natioa- The Offering = too prseLocz -
remain long ulseeepted- Opportunity whea 81
presented does noE long delay and rarely "a
turns.
Il Is Erss presented 20 the United szasea IA
viii e monument 70 TIE eiy1lizArsoa % TAI.
age. me croEnlns pubic wo-k o. me eeatury.
far more 70 tie western hemisphere than "a
Suez canal 20 the eastern. and therefore sAoal1
De constructed " citizens OF or rspzblIe anf
remain under the control and supervision q ozr
government
Senator Morgan, in referring 70 senasor
Aliens speech a little later. had this "a
say:
The very beautiful and remarkable stz.srsrt
made by The senator from Washington tais
morning 20 the senate and fhe country ogzhs "a
I'll every hsarT IN the United states Eftz tazax.
fitness and Joy and gratitude % God tazs Z %
snort time the congress OF the Uaitsd s.ss<s
have been able 20 reveal 90 the world szca
garden 0. frultfulness as Washington state I
mad the honor, Mr. President, ard 7 prS1s
myself upon il. / believe, IS much IS say-
thing that ever occurred 70 ne IN tais
body, 70 be amongst The early advocates % tas
admission OF the state OF Washington into ttis
Union. Now behold what has come t-ou tat
aesl See the wonderful population that has II
stantiy, almost, flied up the state o. wasktzg-
ton and Is bringing 20 the attention OF tAs
world treasures OF wealth Of which We se&-cesy
dreamed, and Of which the world was sIroSt
absolutely ignorant!
Now Lei Is bring E5e borders of ou- zs5cc To-
gethsrs let cur COAST Line De practically IT,
broken from the state of Maine 20 tns sczts OF
Washington; let the East Join hands VIE tas
Wes- through Ehis Nicaragua canal CT so-rs
other waterway. II any man can zna better
plan than tais viii most eheerfully s11ps il.
but after years OF most patient Investigation /
have found nothing that spproximarss Z In
deed. IL seems % me II Ihe divine hand Of
Providence had Placed the lakes OF SisErayus
and xaasgus upon the summit line Of rks Cor
d1Iie.Ss between these Two seas with a vlsx Of
extending 81 invitation 20 tire genius e TIA
American people anu % tia intrepLGiEy Of s1=ff
enterprise, 70 encourage them 70 make eSz-
srguction there which would honor this eoEz-
Try more than any panlIe Work II which Sas s4a
ever engaged; which would be worth mars - "a
United states than az the territory east OF "a
Rocky mountains Ee acquired from M<xEco
would give % the Mississippi river saoxhz
mouth n the Pacific ocean. and wOult cszse a.
the commerce OF tie East and West
which seems 20 be invited BIZ the xsr-
Laws OF nature themselves and TIE arrzzgsrsn
OF the geography Of thzs country. 70 fozE hack
wards and forwards through the ylez-zxlzs
canal Ihsn we shall have entered. Il zEs -
ginning of the next century, upon that yEo-.oa
cestiny which, SIS compared with what We hsvs
achieved. VIII De almost IS light to darkness
and yet We have achieved in this century Eoa
than was ever accom- pIishsd BY any psopls n a.
the tide OF time
Il the government Of the United States vi
noE do this wurk by assisting ard eonrroFlirs
the only agency that - now available Ies rs x@
out OF the way and 2lloE the capitalists 70 con
sr-ue. It IL viii cost the world snOrmo1s III
butte, bat better that than 10 permit our eou1gra
70 remain divided BY the vast distance ta.i
measures double the length OF the eonssnen. o.
distant poiEt IRON cur possessions virtual
broken BY the cold and TEN pestgo1s seas tz
are so fatal 20 mariners and their ships