Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-13

troops. Il symbol of authority flying
or living soul With whom anybody
/ could treat"
Explaining the situation in South
America the Telegraph Herald says:
''The failure of the Colombian senate
to be tempted by the immense brides
doubtless offered for the ratification
vote, when it knew that refusal would
net not a single cent. compels us to
seek another motive for its refusal to
ratify the treaty.
| But it seems that democracy in the
south sees the eituation in another
light for the Constitution says:
The people OF Panama saw all their
vital interests being sacrificed by the
parent government III the interests of
a gang of legislative thieves and polito-
crastos. They revolted and in four
days had expelled the Colombian gov
ornamental forces. established a pro-
vislonal independent government junta.
shed not "a drop of blood and set the
standard of an independent people
from side 10 side of the isthmus.'
Our legal and moral rights in the case
are clearly defined by the Telegraph
Herald as follows
Panama has not been outraged by
Colombia: it is not the victim of ty
ranny 1t occupies to Colombia much
the same relation the seeding south
ern states occupied to the federal gov
eminent. Encouraging Panama to be-
come an Independent state is similar
to encouragement of South Carolina or
Georgia to become an Independent
state
But a vigorous dissenting opinion
is thus given by the Atlanta paper:
BY the right of revolution we as a
nation, this day live and move and have
our being. To deny 1t to others situ
ated now as we We're then, is TO take
away the justification of the trainers of
the Declaration of Independence and all
that has come to us from its signing to
the present hour. - The United
States has never bound herself by any
treaty not to give due and full recog-
milton to any American republuc sue
cessfuIly established. IL she has, now
is the best time to declare any such |
treaty null and stand by her original |
genius.
The view point of the Telegraph
Herald is apparent. Democracy in
Dubuque, is conceived to demand de-
nunciation of a republican presidents /
every act even unto the chanting of the |
Lords prayer of Sabbath morning
should he be caught in the act The
routl, m Tho other hand ;c M ion,
larly interested, just now in the New
South industrially, and the canal Of
fers it great possibilities. With little
Of Senator Morgans feel
ngs the Constitution editor grows elo-
quent and declares:
THE people of the country want the
canal.
THE people of the south want it and
want It quickly as it can be built. A
hundred industries and properties of
he south wait upon It's completion.
The canal matter is not partisan
ssue. Both parties have pledged that
{ shall be built. Republicans and
democrats have divided both ways as
o routes. But now that the course
inder better conditions of control than
We ever demanded, the time is arrived
,hen partisanship should keep hands
II the proceedings.
Every patriot should stand by the
tatas as it is and proceed to back up
he government as one man. Espe- {
tally are the southern people vitality
oncerned in seeing the canal cause go
hru as 1t is now pointing.
Give us the canal"
1t will be unnecessary for the repub-
can party of the country to debate
his question as the canal win evidently
e built just as fast If left to the DEM
Gratis. A few knock-outs among their |
wn number and the solid south" ]
rill soon have its own way in the mat
er.