The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-25
Again He Arralgns Roose-
veIt's Policy.
SMALL TILT With HANNA
Sitting Down, Morgan Says Soto voce, IN,
Old Legs Are as Shaky as the Republican
Party in the Preaence Of

(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Nov. 24.-The Panama
topic under consideration by the Senate
today, and Mr.. Morgan was again the
speaker of the day. He continued his re-
view of the history of the efforts to Sc
Iure an isthmian canal and declared
that to the Presidents ambition to secure
the credit of a unique administration
must be credited the fayoritism mani
tested by him toward the Panama route.
He asserted that President Mckinley had
favored the Nicaragua line and this state
ment was challenged by Mr.. Hanna.
The question of committee assignments
was again postponed, as was also the
motion to reconsider the vote on the
Newlands' joint resolution, concerning the
annexation of Cuba.
AS TO Panama, Senator Morgan said
an elaborate treaty had been prepared,
a commission sent here and then sent
back again TO create a government with
power to ratIfy a treaty. He charged
that the treaty with Colombia had been
drawn largely by a corporation lawyer
Speaking of the report of the Isthmian
Canal Commission favorable to the Pan
anna route, Mr.. Morgan characterized that
report as 1.-The dynamite that has rent
in twain the Republic of Colombia" He
said further that the report was des-
rerate adventure. He declared that /.
Mr. Mckinley had lived the protocols
with Nicaragua and Costa Rlca would
have been observed. But he is dead"
the Senator went on, land a new Rich
mond comes upon the field, and he seems
not TO feel the obligation of good faith
when a more enticing field for unique
administration breaks upon the vision OF
his ambitious spirit
He declared that it was President
Roosevelt's ambition to have all the glory
of constructing the canal for his own
administration.
Has the President" he asked, ANY
excuse for his failure TO carry into effect
the agreement with Nicaragua and Costa
RIGA unless it be resentment towards
Colombia and qualification of personal
ambition which the law deprives him OF
the further power to indulge? Whatever
the incentive he fail TO carry the
people with him in mis- wild and inexcus-
able said No plea of reasons of state"
would be acceptable Tor reasons of state
regarded only as the plea of a tyrant. In
abandoning the Mcinley policy, Mr.. Nor
gan declared tat the President had de-
stroyed the RI ats already acquired at,
much expe~se of time and effort.
He decls red that Colombia had levied
backma 10 the extent of s7,000.O00 and
that, acting under the instructions of the
President, the Secretary of State had en-
sarad int an ao-oannant that MIGHT m
it possible to collect on the levy. Only
the eagerness or the ambition of the
President could. he said. have supplied
the fulcrum for this transaction.
After having spoken for two hours Mr.
Morgan requested the privilege of taking
his seat, while he continued his deliv-
erv.
There was no objection and the veneer
able Senator sat down, remarking under
his breath as he did so, MY old limbs are
getting as shaky under me Us the Repub-
lican party must be in the presence of the
trust
Mr.. Morgan reviewed at length the Co
lombian revolution of 1902, declaring that
Marroquin's triumph was not due to his
own prowess, but to the assistance of the
United States "All roads that the Presi-
dent travels. >" lead to the Panama canal
but some of his discreet friends should
caution him not to burn the bridges be-
hind him. That war had. he said. de-
served the condemnation of all Christen-
dom. because of the brutality of Mario
quin's conduct. and yet. Notwithstanding
this conduct was such as would have done
discredit to the bearer of a scalping knife
or tomahawk. the United States was the
$50 kaf Io,sf OIL 10
He referred especially to Marroquin's con-
fiscatory DEGREES, and said that President