The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25

can ministers, who does not wish his name used has just had to say:
 All South America is teeming with iTi- dignation-suppressed ,indignation--at the action of the United States in recognizing the republic of Panama. The Monroe doc- Urine. instead of being the buiwark of Pan-Amefica. now looms up as . threat ening specter by which the United States. when n suits her plan, will establish q protectorate over whatever republic In South or Central America she chooses
 Notwithstanding the disclaimer a few days ago from the War Department that no trouble of . serious kind was. expected with Colombia, everybody here who knows anything at all about the affairs of this government is aware that both the War and Navy Departments are ready, and have for months been ready for just such an emergency as war. The spains that have been taken with the militia of the States within the last six or eight months and the enormous expenditure asked of Congress for the Navy are, but parts of preparation for strife not only with Colombia, but for possible friction with other South American nations. There are many who believe that in the event of the election of President Roose- welt next year. he will involve this coun- try in policy which will mean to go after and get the best of all that is on the Western Hemisphere Like all ami, malls that habitually show their teeth. Theodore Roosevelt Is mastered by a. lust for blood thai must be sated or else he will go mad. That Is the belief of many who have studied the man. The merce. nary in him Is subjective to the blood thirst that paces through his veins and unsheathes his teeth. '
 The Stand Fat" Meuace.
 There is woe and much wailing in. that quarter of the Republican camp set aside for the newly elected Congressman from the great Northwest. of whom there are a score or more. The volume of their lamentation waxeth stronger day by day and 1t may grow into another open revolt in that great camp of the philanthropic and generous.hearted brotherhood which bears on its shield and banner the ennob. ling inscription: stand Pat!'
 ] Thus runneth the narrative of their grievance: the story of the wronged re- CT uits in the Republican ranks, to wit:
 They were elected to Congress on their promises to have the tariff taken of or put on such commodities in their districts as would be benefited by the reduction or the increase, as the case might be. They stumped the districts and freely pledged themselves to tinker with the tariff. Tn husky husbandmen gave ear unto theii song and in many cases turned out sea- soned representative in order to install the new man who promised on his word of honor as Republican politician to pour prosperity into their laps by regu- lating the tariff to suit the needs of the local situation.
 They came to Congress, these solemnly pledged recruits, with hope singing high in their hearts and . fond constituency waiting at home with ear to the ground to catch the first faint sound of conflict in the united assault on the tafiff walls. They ohme In confident and compact arr ray, but they were met at the very thres- hold of their Congressional careers with that banner inscribed with the strange device: stand Pat!" The foxy old lead CTS of the Republicans in Congress-, the three or four bell-wethers who select the routes and say whither the whole flock shall travel, met the new members. shook hands with them and lin answer to thsir pleas for stsfiH tinkefing grsSeIy pointed out the battle cry adopted by shs party 7 ''Touch the tarir?' the ola leaders ax. claimed. Mot on your life. Stand pat. young fellows, and let the tariff alone as 1t is." ~-'''--
 "But We have promised the folks at home-'
 How careless of you to promise" is the cold reply. t
 And so the new members see already the angry faces of the folks at home" They hear the old cry: .''You promised .tc protect our sugar beet industry and to find us new lumber markets. Where are the goods?' They see, in short, their political gallows rearing it's grim head while the usual neck-tie adornment of such structures swings ready for its job It is up to the new Republican members to keep their campaign promises or die the old death when they get back home, and here are the three or four foxy old leaders in Congress practically tellin,. them to go back home and die. What shall they dor
 They may so back home and peacefully die, but that is a Bitter ending for such high hopes as that which sang in their hearts only a few weeks ago. O. they can go back nome and die all right enough, but why not-yes. why not re. volt against the edict of the leaders9
 Thus runneth the narrative of their grievance; the story of the wrongsd re- crults in the Republican ranks-and thus runneth their talk of the remedy for their wrongs:
 "Revoltr'