Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-01

constitution but that one amendment
was necessary. That wns the Plat
amendment, which, I'm nut shell, he
said, Is that Cuba must not form en-
tangling alliances fifth any European
power which might thus secure nav.
al station in Cuba for use In time
of war. ",rhe Democrats opposed us
in this" he said, "and they will go
on opposing u.s.
Senator Foraker spoke of the n c.
araguan ship canal and said the Re-
publican party had always favored II
and would build 1t. He referred to the
time during the Spanish American war
when the whole country was in sus-
pense waiting to know where the Ore
gon was, and said that in the future
that would not be the case. The Ore
gon, or any ship which was in the
Pacific would not need sail all the
way around the Horn to reach the
Atlantic and be ready for business.
1--WE are going to take steps toward
building that canal in the very next
session." said the Senator. "That is
why | want to go back" he added,
good naturedly. 1--WE aren't going to
have any partners in the canal either.
lions Of dollars, but we will pay for
it and protect it. We will boss the
whole job ourselves but other powers
may use the canal in time of peace If
they pay the tolls"
The advantages which the Senator
tion at Hawaii, he then pointed out.
He said that a good many Democrats
might not understand much about this,
but that Republicans should get a map
and, explaining to their Democratic
friends what a map is, show them
how advantageously Hawaii is situat-
ed as a stragetic point for the Uniteu
States. Turning to Porto Rico Senator
Foraker said among other things that
the Republican party had been criti-
cised for not at once making the peO-
pie of that island citizens of the Unit
ed States. But we want to be care
full who we allow to become part of our
country" he said; land since the cruel
assassination of our President we will
be more particular than ever before.
There are not quite so many anarchists
as there We're a few days ago, how
ever" he went on, there is one less
at least"
Further about Porto Rico, the Sena-
tor said that on every hill the little
American school house was being built
and that where there were no pupils
q short time ago, there are now $4,000,
and the only trouble is to get them to
90 home when school is out, they are
so hungry for knowledge.
About the general prosperity of this
country Senator Foraker said that a
gentleman told him in the carriage go
ing to the meeting that 1000 men could
he employed in Akron if they could
only be secured. He spoke then of
the great markets which he said would
be opened up in the Orient and the need
the United States has Of just such mar
ketS.
Senator Foraker praised President
Roosevelt for standing by McKinley's
policies and in this way drew up to
the election of a Congress which
would stand by Roosevelt. He said
a Republican Legislature in Ohio
would help wonderfully,
"It is not so important that go back
to the Senate" he said, there are
thousands of other men who could do
as well. but have been there a long
time and if you want me, I Will go
down and do all that 1 can. What
YOU want to do is to tell President
Roosevelt, as you told Mckinley, Ohio
is at your back"