The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-18

the United States any injustice. l respect
the office. believe that whoever occu-
pies it ought to have fair consideration.
But the executive must have a respect
for Congress, and special consideration
for the Senate of the United States when
it comes to the consideration of treaties
for he cannot make one without its con-
sent. When the attempt to deprive us
of all the facts is made J. resent it,
Coming again to the direct considera
ton of Mr. Aldrichs inquiry, he said:
open your books and give us the in
formation. If you fail to do it in this
case. If he will give us no further in
formation than he has presented, speaking
for myself, I cannot sustain him. OF
course there is courage enough and pa
triotism enough on this side of the cham
Der to stay him, or any impetuous officer,
who attempts an imprudent act that may
affect the entire country.
"What | want and what / believe the
people want, is that there shall be moth
ing that will disturb the business interests
of this country; nothing that will put IN
! Jeopardy, because of the fear of some ex
IRENE action on the part of the executive,
the thrift and enterprise that we have
so long enjoyed Every thoughtful man
recognizes the fact that we have for four
years more passed through an era of I'M
exampled prosperity, of expansion. of
imprudent investments, and now the bal
ance of the world is taking action, jealous
of our prosperity, and is putting obstacles
in our way, and will continue to put IN
our way Instructions that will impair,
and have impaired, and are now seriously
affecting every business interest
80, a4ol i'm
that the situation on the isthmus had been
invited for political purposes and on this
point said
"a war party, it may be said, is in
| this country, never defeated. Can it be
in the mind of any man that desperate
political chance, growing out of the de-
pressed conditions, makes it necessary for
political success that the flag and the
armies of the country may be |
exhibited in some foreign land to
strengthen the party and secure party
power? II such a thought has entered
the mind OF many man, here is the body |
to stay it, Who can be seriously troubled |
if the Senate in this case, as in others,
will stand tor the safety of the mechanic |
and the wage Garner, business interests, !
peace ard prosperity? The fathers Great |
ed this body. so that it can prevent I'M
pudent action. 1t has but seldom per-
mitted the excitement Of the hour, the |
desires of ambitious men to put IN jeop- |
ardy the honor of the government, of its |
commercial prosperity
Mr.. Foraker in reply arraigned Mr. |
Hoar's position, saying he knew there |
would be trouble when the Democrats |
agreed to vote as unit on every matter |
except when that vote interferred with |
individual conscience.
Something the Republicans do not |
have" said Mr. Tillman.
ontinung, Mr.. Foraker said that he did |
not know who would be the Democratic |
exception, but suspected since Mr.. Till |
man yesterday displayed his rare knowl- |
dege of all matters sprictural that he |
would be the one.
Mr. Foraker said he had felt no great |
surprise when the attack upon the Presi- |
dent had been made on the Democratic |
side of the chamber, but that he had |
been shocked when the Senator from |
Massachusetts, made the character of |
speech he did. Mr.. Foraker expressed |
the opinion the speech sould have been |
made in the executive session.
Mr. Tillman gained the floor to ask Sen
ator Foraker if he had any knowledge of
the mobilization of 5000 soldiers to march |
upon Bogota, and whether information of |
this character did not come from the |
White House.
Mr. Foraker said that nothing had been |
given to him on that subject and advised |
Mr.. Tillman if he wanted the information |
from the White House to apply there
himself
Mr. Morgan inquired if Mr.. Foraker |
held that the Colombian Congress was |
ever in any way committed to the treaty. |
"They simply rejected it, replied Mr.,
Foraker mo agent was sent to the Pres
ident of the United States and no agent |
was sent to Panama She had right, |
if she saw fit, to go into rebellion. Weeks |
before she declared her independence it |
became known that she would take that |
step-not officially, but to every one who
studied the situation and knew what hui |
man nature would do under the circum-
stances"
The administration at Washington, he |
sadi was not unmindful of the situation, |
"and the President took the steps indi
Gated by the kilograms and from which
the Senator from Massachusetts, derives
such conclusions
Mr.. Hoar strongly disclaimed having |
drawn any such conclusions, and Mr.. For |
aker concluded by saying there was no
real ground for criticism of the course of
the administration.
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, then spoke on
the Lewis and Clark exposition, after
which the Senate adjourned.