The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-08
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Hrom Our O'rn Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 8, 1902.
"Is Mr., Roosevelt and his admins
tration really i'll favor of the Nicaragua
Canal!' That question is being asked
moro frequently every day, and not
without reason, either. 1t is quite GER
tain that elements arc at work against
Congressional legislation for the Mica
ragua Canal, and the administration
Is accused OF encouraging. if not di
rectly assisting them. There NAV be
some sensational developments in this /
connection soon after Congress reas- ,
sembles. Public opinion, regardless of
politics, has shown itself to be. so !.
strongly in favor of the Nicaragua I
Canal that no man i'll public life darcs |
TO openly oppose it, but there arc more
ways to Kill dog than hanging, and
the talk about going slow and being
| sure that our best interests will be
served by constructing the canal over
the Nicaragua route is increasing in
| Washington, and some Of it is coming
from unexpected quarters. This is
simply n revival of the policy which
mas been used for years to prevent
legislation for the canal without going
| on record against it, The new offer of
tho Panama Canal Company to sell at
a little more than one-third OF the
| price named by its president several
months ago is merely part Of the
game OF delay. Secretary Hay is said
to favor the purchase Of the Pauama
Canal, but he has not done so openly.
Every man who advocates delay in
Nicaragua Canal legislation may not
be IN the pay Of the Panama Canal
lobby. but every man who does so will
place himself under suspicion. The
House will take up the Nicaragua Canal
bill next week, and there is no doubt
that it will pnss it without division
on political lines; it is OH the Senators
that the 0bstructionals arc working.
but Senator Morgan, who will be i'll
charge of the matter in the Senate, ia
n hard man to fool. and man who will
not hesitate to show up any crooked
ness that may be resorted to in any
effort to indirectly kill the legislation
by delay.
After devoting a week to his personal
affairs, mostly to laying the foundation
for Roosevelt machine, Mr.. Roose-
velt has resumed his place behind the
official pie-cOunter. About as hungry
a lot of pie-hunters, mostly Republican
Senators and Representatives, con-
fronts him as ever besieged Presi-
dent, and if he is at all wise he will
distribute the pie slowly. The more
| pie he keeps on hand the fewer anti
Roosevelt Senators and Representa-
tives there will be, as they do not wish
to appear openly against the chief pie
distributor until they have got every
body they can possibly get.
There is much gossip concerning the
manner in which Gen. Miles and Ad-
miral Dewey paid their respects" to
the President at his New Year recep-
tiOn. 1t was dumb farce, so far as
those two officers were concerned, as
both of them passed Mr.. Roosevelt
! with stiff and formal bow, without
touching his hand or speaking o word.
They regarded it their duty to head
the army and navy officers respectively
at the reception, but they evidently
did not regard it their duty to pretend
cordiality they did not feel. Neither
is a man who has been in the habit Of
| meekly receiving snubs, even from
Presidents.
The New York corporation, known
as the International Banking Corpora
ton, won out in the somewhat spirited
competition in which the other COM
petitors were English banks, for the
position of United States fiscal agent
in the Orient, and will at it's Shanghai
branch handle all the indemnity money
that China will pay this government,
receiving thereon commission that
will go. far toward making the new
concern profitable from the start. Be-
sides, it has received promises of large
government business at it's Manila
branch. Banking in the east is doubt
less very profitable, but it will be no.
ticed that these gentlemen did not
jump into the game until they made
connection with United States govern
ment. Those interested admit that
they are figuring on making big money
out of the government, but say they
might as we'll got it as the foreign
bankers who do business in Chin.
1t has been suggested to Mr.. Roose-
welt that il the United Statcsi to have
a special representative at the corona
tion of King Edward, in addition to
our ambassador, Hon. Grover Cleve-
land, who was twice elected President
and who is the only living ex-Presi-
dent, would be the proper man to send,
but those who know Mr.. Cleveland
best express doubts as to whether he
would accept the appointment, even if
Mr.. Roosevelt should tender it to him.
~Ex-Gov. Bradley, of KY, aspires to
the nnaitinn of Rannhlican hnsa of his