St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-07
VALE. PaN.AMERICa.

In the omission from the annual esti-
mates of the appropriation for the MAIN
tenance of the Bureau of American Re-
pnblics there comes the finale to the
dream that Blaine indulged himself In
of uniting all the republics of the West
ern continent in one great zollyerein,
which would extend our tariff wall all
around the southern half of the hemi-
sphere and engage this nation i'll the
profitable occupation of exclusively sup
plying our mauy-hued brethren down
there with what they wanted and filling
them up with an appreciation of our
great and only american system"
What pretty picture it was when that
Pan-American congress assembled, with
the .'plumed knight" presiding over
body of delegates representing every
nation On the continent. Canada being
only colonial dependency anyhow, and
having capacity of her own to do some
OF the supplying and desire to reap
some of the benefits. was not invited to
join the love feast: but representatives
of all the governments from Mexico to
Patagonia were gathered in the hall to
discuss the methods whereby there
might be formed brotherhood of re-
publics bound together with the bands
of good fellowship, common destiny,
and of trade and commerce, especially
the last.
There was to be, as part of the grand
scheme, the Pan-American railroad,
which was to run down the backbone of
the continents, with Its !aterals reaching
into the marts of each republic, aud
which. in the fat concessions and boun-
ties and guarantees it would bring with
it. promised many safe anchor which
thrifty men might seize to least to
windward," if they were not "dead-
heads in the enterprise" How many
mouths must have watered at the pros
pect. Men whose memories yet held IN
fond remembrance the halcyon days of
the Credit Mobilier, and others who
were not let in on the ground floor OF
the Pacific roads, but yet knew how
much itprofited those who were, Rugged
themselves in joyful anticipation of the
fat takes in store and made ready to be
On hand at the distribution.
fellow republicans from the semi-bar-
barOus countries were by no means the
unSophisticated Indians whose FORE
fathers Mr.. Blaine's ancestors had
driven such lucrative bargains with for
land and pelts. The stained glass and
beads and coiored calicoS for which the
vision and sentiment of federation of
republics stood, did not blind these
children of the Southern hemisphere
TO the practical and business questions,
and in these they showed a craftiness
and shrewdneSs which was fully
match for the Yankee from Maine.
When the mask of sentiment was
dropped and the details of business were
taken up the Southrons were just as
keen to get the long end of the bargain
as were our own delegates, and. as is
usually the case, when capable men are
trying to get the better of each other
and are mutually aware of the purpose
nothing results nothing came of the con-
greSS except its debates and the spend
ing of good round sum and the estab-
lishment of the Bureau of American
Republics.
This latter has furnished snug har-
Dor for a few needy politicians who
have amused themselves with publish
ing volume now and then of in
formation about the Southern countries.
which no one ever read, and in pune.
tually and theoretically drawing their
salaries. And now this is to end, the
unfeeling and iconoclastic secre-
tarY having summary put an
end to it by cutting off the sup
ply of money on which its little life
hung. and with the year the Bureau of
American Republics will go
Like tenants who quit without warming
Down the back entry of time