The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-24
JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. MAY "a, 1901
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON LETTER,

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20, 'Ol,
Having secured the administration
favor Of the notoriously disreputable
Panama Canal, the men who are
manipulating the scheme to make
millions by unloading the Panama
Canal upon the U. S. are now work
ling to create public sentiment in fa-
vor Of the Panama Canal and against
the Nicaragua Canal, and it cannot
be denied that they are doing it
cleverly. Some high.priced brain
work is being put into articles given
Ito the press, under Washington date
lines and otherwise, in which ad.
vantage is taken to point out every.
thing that can be called an obstacle
to the Nicaragua Canal, and specious
reasons are being given for changes
of opinion among senators and rep
resentatives who favored that route.
And the most is made Of the oppo-
sition of England and it's right to op.
pose the construction OF the Mica
ragua Canal, except upon condi.
tions of which it approves. The
last reason is also being made use
of by the administration in an indi.
rect way. Tips are given by prom
inent officials to the correspondents
Of influential republican papers,
limiting at the possibility Of political
complication with England, making
it necessary to abandon the idea OF
a canal over the Nicaragua route,
and, Of course, those hinte are re-,
fected more or less in the matter
sent from Washington. As yet,
neither the Panama press agents,
nor the administration men venture
10 use names publicly, when speak
ing Of senator's and representatives
who have changed their minds and
now favor the purchase and COM
pletion Of the Panama Canal, but
privately the former are rot 80 ois-
Greet.
The news Of this change on the
part Of the administration towards
.he Nicaragua Canal, has reached
Nicaragua, and the Nicaraguan min
ster to the U. g., who had gone
home on leave Of absence, has hur-
ried back to Washington to do what
,e can for the interests of his gov
,rnmept. He has notified the State
Depart ment that his government
Ind that Of Costa Rica, regard the
protocol they signed last year with
Secretary Hay, as committing the
j. 8. to the Nicaragua route, and
Earring the Panama route from con- ,
liberation. That position is astrong
me, too, but Nicaragua and Costa
sica haven't the pull with this ad. I
ninistration that England has, and {
may not help them any. II the
administration isn't careful, it will ,
make this canal question one Of the :
pading issues Of next years con- :
ressional campaign, as there are !
nen in both the Senate ard House
they are not all democrats either !.
who will do some talking that will !
lir the country during the next ses
ion Of congress, If the administra- =
on uses its influence to prevent
|lcaragua Canal legislation, as it 5
id at the last session. Then, it
lcceeded in keeping many quiet by
utting up the plea that it would be Q
violation OF international courtesy v
} stir the matter up while England
as considering the Hay-Pauncefote b
eaty. There will be no such plea \
} use next winter. q
Notwithstanding the failure Of the I,
Zperiment Of placing the Federal 5
atronage OF the state OF South Car Il
ina at the disposal Of Senator Nc "
aurin, with the hope Of building n
p white administration party in Ii
lat state, there are reasons for the :,
lief that the experiment is 10 be b
Itended to other Southern states. :,
! fact, 1t is known that men, who b
i've formerly been active in the d,
emocratic party in several South &C
n states, have been sounded to
certain whether they would be W
ling to assume the role that Nc tr
lurin is playing In South Carolina pt
their respective states. The re. /;
onses have not, so far, been satis-
,tory, but the sounding is still 60.
! on, and men will doubtless be :
ind; but outside of administra-
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