The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence Of Imtelligeacsr
Washington, d. c., Nov. 90, 1908.

here on the recent high-hapded man
ner of the Republican administration
in dealing with the new defactO re-
public OF Panama, and it's actions prior
| 20 the So called revolution on the 18TH
niue, are IN the nature of bitter denun-
ciations OF the outrage perperated on
| o friendly nation. They claim that
and placed blot on the fair name Of
| this nation Tor dealing with its contem-
poraries in fair and just manner.
i That Is but another step in the I'M
perial policy. That the game be is
| playing is that "might makes right"
| and THAT he is doing all this simply to
play into the hands Of the gang who
will profit by the increase in the price
OF the bonds Of the Panama Canal Com
pany when q treaty with the new opera
| bOuffe republic is ratified by the Senate
and by the powers governing the seces-
sion republic of Panama.
When coptrasted with past prece-
dents in connection with the recogni-
ton of new republics, the actions of
the Roosevelt administration are an
outrageous overturnlng Of them al!
and an Endorsement of secession and
an indecent alap in the face of weak
sister nation. In 1886, President jack
SOD refused to recognize the new re-
public of Texas, and said that it was
important that we observe o course
'Wlsely consistent with our just prin-
ciples." President Grant refused to
recognize the republic of Cuba and 40
were many more reasons why that re-
public should have been recognized
Than the new mushroom republic of
Panama. In speaking of Cuba and
his reasons for not granting recogni-
ton OF 1ts Independence, at that time,
President Mckinley said: '.In dealing
with cases like these the further con-
Of independent statehood fs not due
to revolted dependency until the
danger of its being again subjugated
by the parent state has entirely pnesed
away" Does any sane man believe
that Colombia could not quickly have
subjugated Panama if there had not
neen United States war vessels present
to Interfere with the'action Of the CO.
iomblau forces and warn them to keep
hands off What did We think of the
attempt OF England to recognize the
Confederacy in 1867 We warned her
to keep hands of, aud she did 30.
The whole truth, as believed here by
those best informed on this subject, is
that this revolt was planned overnight
in the City of New York and carried
out by American guns, and at the in
! try, every move OF hioh was known in
advance by this Republican administra-
tion. Every move and every step proves
his or it proves nothing. The French
stock operator and specniaGor vino
pretends to represent the new republic
of Panama at this Capitol, was receiy-
ed by President Roosevelt. with q great
new republic duly recognized by the
United States as one of the nations of
the earth. He declares the Panama
raid represented the .'unOpposed will
of tho people of Panama." but what of
Colombia, which was the parent State7
1t had proposed an expedition to sup
press the revolt euch as General Scott
Major Anderson, but our President of
the day took sides with the eecession-
lists in Panama and ordered our naval
f0rces to resist the landing of any force
cent out by the republic OF Colombia in
the execution Of its constitutional duty
to maintain the. unity OF the South
american republic ncoeess soS this this
well-regulated conscience as an auda-
CiouB performance, resting on nnbri-
died powers and at war with every re-
c0gnized principle Of rightful Ameri-
can conductf We trampled on the
weak, declared secession TO be right
E..!!. end promoted, its succeas. ie it
not shameful episode in our national
and dishon0r attach7 Let the people
answer the question. l.s
The whole milk in the cocoanut of
this disgraceial proceeding came out
to-day when 1t was announced in the
New York press that the firm of j,
PierpOnt Morgan e. Co, had been made
the fiscal agente of the new republic Of