The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-02
Mr.. DAVIS CAUSTIC
HE IS OPPOSED TO ISSUING BONDS
FOR A NICARAGUAN
CANAL.
SECURITY TOO UNCERTAIN.
MINNESOTA SENATOR WOULD PRE-
FER A MORTGAGE ON AN
EARTHQUAKE
DUBOIS IS DOWN ON HIS KNEES.
Compelled to Go to the Democrat C
National Committee and Beg
for II Reelection.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Since the
arrival of Senor Rodriguez as the rep
resentative of the Central American
Republic it has been aScertained that
the prime object of the formation Of
the Central American confederation is
the consolidation of forces and strength
in order to induce the United States to
undertake the work Of building the
Nicaraguan canal. The lobby in be-
half of that enterprise will proceed to
get In it's work at the coming extra
session of congress. Senator Davis, Of
Minnesota, a member Of the committee
on foreign relations, says: For the
United States to issue bonds for that
purpose would be like taking a mort
gage on an earthquake"
"
II shall not go to Idaho because it
would be undignified and improper for
me to participate in the senatorial con-
test, in which I am not interested"
says Senator Shoup, the Republican
who refused to be led into the silver
camp last summer. Although Senator
ShOup will not go to Idaho, the mails
go there, and Senator Shoup is keeping
two stenOgraphers busy with his CORE
spondence. He will undoubtedly ac-
cOmpliSh the defeat of Senator Dubois
the Iago Of the silver senatorial move
ment. Senator Dubois left Washington
late Monday night for Boise City. In
Chicago he met Secretary Walsh, of the
Democratic national committee, who
will accompany him for the purpose of
appealing to the Democrats in the
Idaho legislature to vote for Dubois
Thus it appears he has gone down on
his knees to the Democratic national
committee, begging and pleading for
financial aid to secure his reelection,
in order that he may fight the party
which has honored him overmuch dur
ing his entire political career. The
Idaho senatorial fight thus assumes ma
tional importance. Senator Shoup and
Senator Thurston recently saw Mark
Hanna on the subject at Cleveland. and
the Republican national committee is
aligned against Dubois, while that
worthy has gone over to the Demo-
cratic national committee to secure
and has secured political backing. And
yet Dubois has fought the Democratic
sparty all his life. Would he be true to
Democracy if that party should now
secure his election? That is the ques-
tion which all politicians are asking.
Just as the Republicans threw away
United States senatorship in Della
ware by personal chickering's and petty
individual ambitions, the Kentucky Re
publicans are throwing away a sini-
lar opportunity to increase their power
in the national legislature. Gov Brad
ley has delayed calling an extra session
and now, one of the Republican sena-
tors is sick nigh unto death. Whether
he shall recover or not the Republi-
cans cannot elect senator without his
presence; and he cannot attend the ses-
siOns even if an extra session should now
be called. In the event of his death
Democrats would easily elect his
successor, and then all Republican
hopes would go glimmering forever.
Excepting only the applications for
Office said Congressman Hepburn to-
day, "I receive more letters on the Gu
ban question from my constituents
than. upon any other subject. All Of
them are in favor Of recognition Of
belligerent rights, and nearly all Cf
them in favor Of independence as out
lined in the Cameron resolutions. I do
not believe, however, that congress will
do anything during the present ses-
sion. Congressman Hit. of Illinois,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, is a conservative man, and
will probably not call up the resolu-
ticns in the house, even if they should
pass the senate, which seems very
doubtful" !"