The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-21
Nr. Morgan i'",u,> III" WAY Tor the
unu,, Democrats

senator MuEDNN has swallowed, Ike
I'll. one Of ia, lrtt-r,-t personal
ui-oppo,ntmcnts that ever ,ane To an
American STATESMAN. For nearly a quar-
ter of a century the promotion 81 "A canal
by way II Nicaragua had been the main
purposc ~ his life. The ambition near
est his hear was shattered hv the vote
on the Spooncr substitute.
Nevertheless. Mr. MORGAN il not going
10 die. A. he ~rscntlv feared he might,
of grief hecsi,. Nicaragua is rejected
aud Panama adopted Within twelve
hours after hs imprisoned declaration
to the Senate that a Panama canal would
be- a Disgrace 80 \m"rIca and that he
would not touch the thing for the
price 81 both canals. III" energetic vet
cran from Alabama was telegraphlng
To a Nicaragua organ in this own the
sensible view of the situation here in
Dictated.
fr~I more encouraged than At any Other tine
sine, I b-sAn the NIGHT 'or an INthmian canal The
action ~ the senate thi, afternoon means that =
canal will ~ Constructed wanted ~ Constructed
by the Nlcaragua route. because I think that route
the se,ter. ~, could not be by Nicaragua. hos
ever. ! gladly sec-p, the Panama
The sreat consideration IL q canal Th. CUES
ton OF route 1, secondary The people demand
canal think they would have preferred IN.
Nicaragua route. ou, ! feel satisfied they vii he
glad 10 have the Panama
Thus the invincible partisan OF a
particular method. the prejudiced ad-
vocate Of a particular route. disappears
from the stage and We behold again the
patriotic promoter 81 a great national
improvement. overruled IA to non
essentials. but laborlng on with un-
diminished spirit and cheerfulness for
the main proposition. IL il this atti-
,ude that the country and history will
he proud To remember in recording
the Senator's great part in the realiza-
ton Of a mighty idea.
We observe in some quarters a dis
position tn account for Mr.. MoRGAN's
unexpected acquiescence upon the the
DRY that he is firmly persuaded that
the ~Frenchmen cannot give VS. a good
title. and still expects that the Govern
ment will he compelled to fall back
upon Nicaragua, IN accordance with
The provisions in Section 4 Of the Spooner
bill. II Mr.. MORGAN finds any comfort
in n fallacious hope, nobody will grudee
u To him. II he - correct in his opinion
~ the legal status Of ih. case. all h
greater will be- his glory when events
prove the soundncss IL that opinion.
In either case the credit due him for hi-
present attitude l. not diminished.
The Democrats of the House who have
hcen inclined 20 hold ont for Nicaragua
on the ground hat the last national plat
form 81 this party specified that
will do we'll - Observe the position 81
the Democratic Senator from Alabama.
Tho declaration of the platform was for
a \icarlglan canal hut n tho time Of ~
adoption 'he word NicaragIan was al
most n synonym for lsthmian. Va other
route was regarded a. feasible under
tho conditions then existing The pos
slble alternative of Panama was a. far
from the minds of the cum'nittee which
framed 'Ie resolution m july. 1871. or
~ the delegates who voted for II. a. was
the idea ~ n canal hv way ~ tho Is,hmus
Of ~TchuantcIrc.
II JoHN 7. MORGAN Of Alabama
gladly acCrpts the Panama route. who
has a right To inject IL