The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
The Three Wise Men Of Lincolnvle Have In erestns
Discussion Concerning the New Republic Of Panama.
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ma tional right Of eminent domain" said
Colonel Monroe, "Clviliza.lon would
not have permitted an Insignificant tribe
II Bedouins to stand on their property
or racial rights as against the building
Of the suez Canal. For the same reason
civilization will ignore tho pretentions OF
the Colombian poodle who scatnpera up
and down the beach OF the lsthmus
barking at the fleets OF the world which
would pass through. But we are dis->
GUSHING this matter from too high a
plane. We are assuming that Colombia
is honest In her opposition and patriotic
lin her rejection Of treaty Of her own
proposing.
1--WE have no reason to assume any
thing else" interrupted Judge Sawyer. .
"yve have all, the reason In the world
to believe that the Colombian represen-
tatlves have been brtbed and purchased"
aeeerted Colonel Monroe. bringing his hst
f! down on Postmaster Jenkins desk With
force which startled that official. u
have been enough years In Congress ~
! be able to keep running track Of the ran
road lobby which has spent millions. ana
har millions more TO spend In ORDER TO
defeat or postpone until the last possible
hour the opening Of canal coanectlng
the two oceans, There Is a slight FISK
In bribing our own representatives. but
such transactions are classed as legti-
mate business dealings In most South
American countries. When the Panama
bin passed, the we'll organized railroad lob
by moved from Washington TO COLOMBIA.
Their task there wns comparatively easy
While the people Of Colombia would pro.
fit enormously from the money TO De pare
by the United States into their treasury
It's intended disposition was such that
but little OF It could be stolen by those
In power. It was pledged In advance 10
the payment Of bonds and other nation
al debts. The men with whom the lob
by had to deal care less for the Interests
, Of their country than they do for money
II hand paid-and one does not have to
trsvel to South America to find that
| breed OF traitor. There Is no more doubt
that the rejection Of the trentv was
brought about BY the corrupt use Of none
| thu n there Is OF the existence OF I7ll!.
road lobby organized and commissioned
for such purposes.
"such being the tact7--and the abso-
! lutte truth Of It Will speedily be estab-
ltshed-it was the most natural thing IN
! the world that the people Of Panama
| should revolt It is inslnuated that
| agents Of this government had something
| to do with nstigating this rebellion
| very much doubt It. but do not care q
!; continental whether they did or not, u
! the inhabitants OF Panama did not know
/ enough to make a strike against the cor
r7,pt ring IN Bogota 1t vas Kindness e
to believe that tho inhabitants Of the
Isthmus are Of much higher grade thar
/ those OF other provinces. They are nat
uraIIv addicted to revolutione. and II u
a question II they are htted for an ele'
! vnted type OF self government. but they
had every reason IN the world to declare
their independence" Il
i 0TherA is more mol,sy in It for them
/ ms an Independent republic, will admit
but that Is not very moral reason 70!
revolt" said Judge sawyer
,It served as sufficient reason lo1
the American revalutfon," returned Col'
one| Monroe, Money or markets nave
leen the cause Of every war trenty mace
! In the last hundred years, There Is no
other interna tionnl standard Of right and
I | wrong--except in debating societies The
desire for money, or for that whioh
money makes possible Is an honest anbf'
| ton. whether II aniInates man or ma
! tion. A time will come when y WIN %
possible to arouse national interest ~
questions Of abstract Justice, hnt az 'ne
present time VIC measure our PROGRESS "
! dellars and cents, Our wars are CONNER
cial wars; our treaties are business agree
/ mcnts; our party platforms are Appears
ia the material interests OF the voters
the pulpit keeps one eye on the Biple
and Ike ,tl,er on the bank--the almighty
dollar is the universal tombstone. SINGS
Il promises to ba paying investment,
Panama reyolts against one Of theShoss
cnrr1,pt nations on the globe. She is az
much justiAed as we were In ITS,
"The most gratifying feature o. tns
whole business rs the fact TINT the rail-
read lobby has brought about It's certain
and oYerwhelmlns defeat, It bElbed Cox