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spirit I. n,c...s,y ,c proven, The extension NJ rufc
pesn authority this eontnsn and s' essential N our
supt,mse, In American nraln.
", fa,o, the immediate construction, ownstship
and oon,rpl NJ the Nlcsngus rhnal by Tho ' nvd
states
"v,pnd.mn ,b. ia, paunc,S,, Treaty mA .w
render Of American rights and Interests ~ 10 b' 'o'
s'sbd by the American propls
Tho Democratic Senators. we assume
with the possible exception of tho Hon
JoHs T. MoRJAs. whose zenl for canal
NJ any co-, and M any sacrifice of prin-
c'ple has been exhibited at the cost of his
own reputation for sincerity and the sacri-
fec NJ the principles which he has some
what profllseIy expressed on many pre-
vio,p occasions. will stand by the d"clarn-
tions of their party's platform when the
Hay -Pauncefoie Treaty comes 10 vote.
N Ia dino II to see how they can honorably
and consistently take any other course In
view Of these explicit instructions from
Kansas ity. Nor is II easy to understand
why any one Of them should want TO take
any other course than that which the plat
form prescribes; certainly not to vin!ica'e
the Hon. JONI HAY personally at the ex-
pense Of the Monroe Doctrine and Amer-
cas- future independence of foreign inter-
ference in the mastery. In peace or war.
Of Its own waterway between Its own At
lantio and Pacific coasts.
Nor is there any reason OF party dis
ciplins or loyalty 10 Republican principles
which p events any Republican Senator
from taking exactly that Same position
r,sh II .. hn Sr>s tv hsfnro ha
Senate. Democrats have no monopoly
Of the Monroe Doctrine venerauon for
its principles and solicitude for its main
tenance In all Its integrity. In letter and In
spirit, are shared by good American citi-
zens OF all parties. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis have common interest In demand
ing that the Nicaragua canal shall be owned
by this nation with an ownership that
possesses. and controlled by this Govern
ment with control that signifies. There
il nothing in the Philadelphia platform
requiring that Republicans. any more than
Democrats or any other Americans. shall
tolerate surrender Of American rights
and interests, or that any Republican Sena-
tor shall vote for such surrender by vot-
ing for the Hay Pauncefote Treaty In its
present form.
The serious part of the business IL the
apparent success Of the Secretary Of State
in persuading the President that loyalty
TO him, Mr.. JOIN Hay as member Of
the Cabinet, requires an aggressive cam
paign Of all the Administration forces to
procure the ratification Of an Objectionable
treaty precisely az he negotiated il, Tho
blunder Of one man thus becomes the bur-
den OF the whole Administration, and an
issue is forced upon the Republican men,
bers Of the Senate which complicstes the
situation in a most unnecessary and I'M.
fortunate manner. Indeed. nothing more
unfortunate has occurred at Washington
since Mr.. MCKINLEY entered the White
House; and when we say unfortunate,
wa mean both unfortunate for the country
and unfortunate for the President
The direct and indirect influence OF the
Administration upon the proceedings Of
executive sessions Of the Senate Il not an
avowed part Of our system Of government.
but 1t Is nevertheless considerable and
well recognized Its effect In the present
case is already manifest In the changed
dllliuuC VI
who, according To current report, prefer
To surrender their convictions along with
American control of the canal rather than
oppose a measure which the Administra-
ton Ia pressing. We dismiss as beneath
attention the reports which impute less
credi,able motive to any Republican Sena-
TOR who may have been won over 10 the
side of the Secretary OF State and his good
friend the British Ambassador by the in
terposition of the President.
II ia momentous and deplorabe cir
culnstance that the power Of an American
A administration. 80 ilustriolisly American
as President MCKISLEy's has been. should
now be exerted for the destruction Of the
Monroe Doctrine and the surrender of
American rights and interests on this
continent TO a concert of European powers
1t ia almost humiiiating TO have TO point
out that the first duty Of every Republican
ia 10 his own conscience and his
own country and not TO the Secretary OF
State or TO any person whomsoever inter-
posing to protect the reckless personal
vanity Of the Secretary Of State AT the cost
of rreparabe misfortune TO the United
States.
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