Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-07-17

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Judge PenieId. soiicitor generM q
the Stats Departments. ID yin b
remembered that a case in which
the Texas senator is Interested was
discussed with considerable ascer-
bity BY Mr. Bailey and Mr. Bever-
fdge q Indiana during the closing
hours Of the session and resulted
In an unfortunate personal encoun-
ter between the two, after the SEN
ate had adjourned for the day.
Subsequently Judge Penfeld Ia
whose defense Senator Beveridge
had engaged, made public q state
ment Of bis view Of the controversy.
While the Judge was doubtless
within bis rights in making public
his side Of the case, his statement
was married by the most intempeF-
ate language After saying that
Senator Bailey had stated on the
floor Of the Senate what was in
substance and spirit untrue" and
what he knew perfectly WELL was
untrue, he concludes by saying
Senator Bailey is one of those men
who 60 hunting trouble and this is
simply one Of those spasmodic plays
Of asininity In which he INDUCES at
regular periods. y Entirely apart
from the merits of the case, the Ian
guage Is Incorporate and insulting
to . United States Senator acting in
his official capacity and and, more
over, gives evidence Of vindictive-
ness and an absence ofjudicial quail
ifications so necessary in man fill
ing the important position occupied
by the Judge. A precedent has al
ready been set by Mr. Roosevelt
himself. in his reprimand of Gener-
al Funston for q far less offensive
critieism OF Senator Hoar, and Mr.
Roosevelt can materially benefit the
public service, inspire the respect
of the people regardless of party,
and prevent further complications
by promptly dropping the offending
official from the rolls of the State
Department.
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Already there have arisen CON-
plications in the efforts made to ne
gotiate a treaty with the Colombian
government in accordance with the
SpOoner resolution which give rise
to serious question of the sincerity
of the advocates OF the Panama route.
II was clearly and unequivocally
stated by the Colombian Minister,
before the Spooaer resolution was
adopted, that it would be contrary
TO the constitution of Colombia for
the government Of that country to
ALLEVIATE the sovereignty Of any por-
tion OF its territory Notwithstand-
ing that fact, however, the Spooner
resolution contains a provision that
the United States must acquire COM
plete and perpetual control OF the
strip OF country through which the
Panama canal is 10 be constructed.
This provision Senior Concha meets
with a proposition to lease for a
stated period OF. say 100 years, the
required territory with the privilege
OF renewing the lease for like
period, and he further proposes that
control of the territory shall be
vested in a joint commission. To
these propositions Secretary Hay,
acting under the provisions of the
bill, has so far refused TO concede
and accordingly Senior Concha has
announced that he is unwilling to
accept the responsibility of negotiat
ing treaty on the lines demanded
by the Secretary without first sub
hitting the doubtful provisions TO
his government, proceeding which
will necessarily cause considerable
delay. The advocates of the canal
have not given up hope by any
means but there appears to be rea-
son for the assumption that the hand
OF the opponents Of the canal helped
to frame the Spooner resolution.
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Senator Harris, of Kansas. was
among the national legislators who
have been in Washington during
the past week and he predicts the
most encouraging results for bis
party in the fall elections. He does
not regard his own return to the
Senate as probable but believes that
the democrats will carry the state
elections and will make material
gains in the congressional delega-
ton. He states that the elements
opposed TO the republican party are
more thoroughly organized than ever
before. from which be argues the
results will be most satisfactory.
Speaking OF his own chances. the
Senator says that he believes that
were the election OF senator's a popu
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