Evening star., 1901-12-19
All Parties Favor the Canal.

All or the great political parties are COM
mitted to the policy of the construction of
this canal. The republican party in their
last national convention made the follow
ing declaration:
We favor the construction, ownership,
control and protection of an isthmian canal
by the government of the United States.
New markets are necessary for the in
creasing surplus Of our farm products:
every effort should be made to open and
obtain new markets, especially in the orr
ent, and the administration Is to be warmly
commended for its successful efforts to
commit all trading and colonizing nations
to the policy Of the open DOOR in China
The The democratic convention, assembled
in 1900 used the following language:
We favor the immediate construction,
ownership and control of the Nicaragua
canal by the United States. and we de-
republican platform for an isthmian canal,
In the face Of the failure Of the republican
majority on this subject to pass such a bill
IN Congress.
In the silver republican convention. held
in Kansas City. Mo. July 4-6. 1900, is the
following declaration:
We believe the Monroe doctrine to be
sound in principle and wise national pol
ICY and demand and affirm adherence there
to: we condemn acts inconsistent with It
and that tend to make us parties to the
interests and to involve us in the contro-
versies Of European nations and to the
recognition, Dy pcnQlnS treaty, Oh the right
of England to be considered In the construc-
tion Of an inter-oceanic canal. We favor
the. speedy construction Of the Nicaraguan
canal. to be built owned and defended by
the government Of the United States.
Late President McKinley's Attitude.
The late President Mckinley, In the
great speech delivered by him on the 5th
OF September last at the Pan-American ex-
position In Buffalo-the last speech he was
permitted to make-used this language;
1--WE must build an isthmian canal which
will unite the two oceans and give a
straight line OF water communication with
the western coasts Of Central and South
America and Mexico
I'm his message to the present Congress
President Roosevelt said:
No single great material work which
remains to be undertaken on this continent
Is of such consequence to the American
people as the building of a canal across the
isthmus connecting North and South Amer
lea. Its Importance to the nation Is by no
means limited merely to its material ef-
fects upon our business prosperity: and vet
with view to these effects alone it would
Immediately begin It, While rs beneficial
effects would perhaps be most marked upon
the Pacific coast and the gulf and south
Atlantic states, it would also greatly ben
eft other sections. 1t Is emphatically n
work which it is for the interest OF the en-
tire country to begin and complete as soon
as possible; 1t Is one OF those great works
which only great nation can undertake
with prospects of success and which when
done are not only permanent assets In the
nations material interests, but standing
monuments to it's constructive ability
% I am glad to be able to announce to you
that our negotiations on this subject with
Great Britain, conducted on both sides in q
spirit of friendliness and mutual good viii
and respect have resulted In my being able
to lay before the Senate treaty which. Il
ratified. will enable US to begin prepara-