The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-03-14
A STALWART AMERICAN.

A STALWART AMERICAN.
In the latter part of 95 and til,
early part of $50, when the country
was beginning to discuss presidential
possibilities, there were great mum
Der OF people, and influential people,
who leaned in sentiment towards
that strong man and intellectual
giant from Alabama, Senator Nor
gan, for the democratic standard
bearer. 1t was allowed that being a
southern man would be against him in
the struggle, because of the opportuni-
ty that would be offered an unscrupu-
lous opposition to work upon unthink
ing prejudice by agitating the latent
but lingering passions of men who we're
or sufficient age to imbibe the
rancors of the civil war and the
years Immediately subsequent, and to
STIR up all possible hatreds over the
now vile issues of the dead past but
still the desire was strong in many
places to have him lead the silver
forces on. Bryan had not yet made
the great speech which swept the
convention to him like an irresistible
ocean tide. Morgan has now reached
the age Of 20 years and, therefore
will never, in all probability, be
presidential candidate, but in the
United States Senate, he is vigorous
and strong and likely for some time
TO continue one of the sturdy bull
warks against dangerous policies.
The whitehaired old statesman stood
up last week and made the senate
chamber ring with the most Ameri-
can expressions that have stirred
those halls for many a day. He was
speaking upon his resolution to alb
rogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty and
have an American Nicaragua canal
he maintained that in spite of the
silence of Great Britain, the United
States could abrogate the treaty at
any time and until it was abrooated
IL would act as clog upon the ex.
tension Of the commerce Of this
country He put to shame the de-
generation in sentiment that has coma
since the day of Patrick Henry, and
The ghosts of the past almost were
waked as the venerable patriot arose
IN his ripe magnifcence and spoke
with the voice of an earnest man hpt
Win words that are the rolling thun-
Ter OF an unquench able American
spirit:
we viii make no compromise with
a 'i,; Britain upon that subject. We
VIII make no concession to Great Rrit;an
!, relation to the treaty. What we shall ,
10 WIN IT land some of our people are on. |
,oseu even to thaD is that we shall do.
'lare IL abrogated. If the vote ON NV :
esoiution could be taken today, it wopld r
norm the president OF the United States
= ne mas not two-thirds majority in
ne senate to adopt any compromise he .
nay make with Great Britain.
III u Is the purpose of Great Britain t
: slii 10 look for delay she will not get II +
IL oe her determination to pick a ouar-
= WIN us about 1t, she will find the 6
uieeu States can muster at least half n
&c LUMBER OF men who voted for the
'es'oeae IN the last acknowledging 0
en' ana she will find, when that war i,
inmates, mat the steel band which
-, nus lie throne In London with Australia a
~ inuia ana passes through Canada will 8,
verance down will go the empire ''' t.
she will find that her possessions in 8.
e Caribbean Sea have lapsed. she ,,;ii
10 That she has overtaxed orr ma tienoa b,
lie has started with a new kjng snd ,' >,
new career that will break IN ~
lplre and reduce the king to The SOW W
gnity OF his own island. Does Groat ~
ltain suppose she can escape from tha VI
'rors OF the existing situation every ne
lere' ana that she can find favorable oil,
portunlty to display her military power =
y the United States?' of
Morgan said he did not boas, Of ,ho 81
mer Oh the United STATES in money,
- Vi valor, but ne is thoroughly con. Sill
Jus ol tnem and gloried in that con or,
'asness, because he knows that when
supreme moment should come and are
power IN the world shall undertake vo
I = .as, sne United States by placing W
= o tes.rain.s upon. her sovereignty as a
), UonIalneo In the Clayton Buiwer wo
bitter end. fesis' 10 utt