The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-14
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stated and had come by accident upon
the report Of an exhaustive land exhaust
ing) scientific survey of the Darien route.
The discoverer of this momentous docu-
ment Immediately spoke of 1t to the
United States Senator from Euclid lave
nue., and the Senator felt it to be. his
bounden duty to have himself interviewed
in the suggestive way of delaying action
on the Nicaraguan canal bill in the Sem
ate.
This alleged discovery by Senator
Hanna through his friend The Unknown
One irresistibly reminds one of Mr.. Pick
wicks immortal discovery Of the ancient
stone bearing the cabalistic and marvel
Gus inscription of bill Stumps His
Mark"
But the Darien hum buggery and inane
claptrap is quite sufficient to lead Sen
ator Hanna to mouth "as business
man. of the unwisdom of the Nicaragua
canal. He claims to have made on his
own account the discovery that the canal
commission, of which Admiral Walker
is chairman, dbl not make a proper or
adequate investigation of the route of the
proposed canal and consequently Con-
gress and the people are without essen
ial information. This is a direct reflection
upon Admiral Walker and his associates,
all of whom are eminent men fitted by
life-training for the work assigned to
them.
While Admiral Walker was long known
as ''the man with pull" no one ever
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personal integrity; and certainly he and
his associate commissioners could have
no personal interest in the Nicaragua
route. No man and no corporation of
men can be individually concerned in
the Nicaragua plan, for 1t is the plan
of the people and their government and
makes for the good of the whole coun-
try; thus being in striking contrast to
the plans and motives of the lobby
with its millions in seeking to coerce
and bride the Senate into rejecting tho
Nicaragua canal.
The Whole body of the people demand
this canal; few millionaires oppose 1t.
We shall see which side wins. In ordin-
airy circumstances it is wiser to bet on
the milionaIres
IT am disposed to doubt II vote can
be reached on the Nicaragua bill in the
Senate this session. said formar Senator
Pugh yesterday.
II have just visited the Senate, spend
ing two or three hours there with a view
to finding out the general situation as
to the bill, and what 1 heard did not tend
to make me hopeful. The lobby is ex-
ceedingly active and some of its ramifl-
cations are past finding out-very mys-
FERROUS. There are unmistakable signs of
danger to the Nicaraguan enterprise, not
the least significant of which is Senator
Hanna's expressions regarding the al
legged discovery of the report of most
satisfactory survey of Darien route, at
either end of which is a deep and safe
harbor.' This ancient report is new to
me- never heard of it before.
Senator Hanna has immense political
power and he Is very strong in the SEN
ate. If he seeks to array the Republican
Senators against the Nicaragua bill, it
may mean anything except the bills pas
sage. In any event there will be a pro-
longed debate, giving the lobby a plenty
of time to get in its work, and deferring
a vote for months and maybe until the
end Of this session of Congress-
The fact that Senator Pugh served
fifteen years in the Senate, during three
years of which he was chairman of the
judiciary committee, the highest but ono
in that body makes his views of especial
interest at this time.
LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
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