Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER,

MR. BRYAN SAYS INDIANA WILL Col
FOR PARKER. HE WRITES AN AR.
TICLE ENTITLED WHY YOUNG
MEN SHOULD VOTE FOR
PARKER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, ID. c.. Oct. 22.-New
life has been injected into the Demo
cratic campaign by the recent able
speech of Senator Culberson, made in
New York and which prominent Dem
ocrats believe may prove the Begin
ming of a move which will make thou.
sands of votes for Parker and Davis.
Mr.. Culberson addressing large and
enthusiastic audience, made public
letter addressed by the President to
Doctor Albert Shaw, in which he de-
clared (under date of October 10, 19O3,)
that he would be delighted" were
Panama an independent State, would
be delighted if she would at that mo-
ment make herself one, and adds that
only because to do so, would he to in
stigate revolt does he refrain from
so expressing himself publicly. Mr..
Culberson also read a letter from Sec
rotary Hay informing the Colombian
Charge d'Affaires, on January 81, 1908,
that the reasonable time" allowed the
President for the completion of the
canal negotiation had expired, and
along with it an excerpt from the
Presidents message of January 4,
1904. saying that the question OF a
reasonable time had not entered into
the canal negotiations.
1t is hoped by Democrats here that
Senator Cumbersome launching of the
Panama issue, may result in arOusing
much enthusiasm between now and
election day. The Senator vehement
ly condemned the action of the ad-
ministratiou in recognizing the Repub
lie of Panama and in negotiating with
the new Republic treaty for the con-
structiOn of the canal. declaring that
they were illegal, wrongful and dis
creditable acts. 1t is believed that the
Panama issue will prove more popular
than the Philippines issue to which
such impetus was given by Judge
Parker in his last speech at Esopus,
although attacks on the administra-
TONS conduct of Philippine affairs will
not be abandoned In the opinion OF
few Democrats. the Philippines issue
is the stronger. They urge that con-
domination of the treaty with Panama
must reflect on the sixteen out of thir
ty-three Democratic Senators who vOt-
ed for the ratification of the Panama
trea y. Those who oppose this view,
however, maintain that those Demo
Gratis who voted fol. ratification, did
so only as matter of expediency and
not because they approved of it's nego-
tiation nor of the part played by the
United States in the events leading up
to the negotiation of the treaty.
A new force of marines has been Or
dered to the isthmus of Panama. The
new battalion will sail for Colon about
November 20. This force goes to re-
lieve the battalion now on duty there
and will remain only for given time,
when it in turn will be relieved by a
new force. 1t is regarded as essential
no v,,ilif ~ fnroa in nj
Iy on the isthmus but as this Is hard
ship to the man so exiled and as the
climate 10 trying. it is the purpose of
the administration to relieve those on
duty there at omparatively frequent
intervals. The expense of such ex-
changes is, of course, considerable, but
economy is not one Of the virtues of
the present administration.
Chairman Cowherd of the Democrat
ic Congressional Committee, has re.
ceived letter from William J. Bryan
assuring him that Indiana is now safe
for Parker and Davis. Mr.. Bryan says
there is little or no disaffection among
the silver Democrats and tina: there is
no reason for the gold Democrats to be
dissatisfied. "The evidences of unity
and enthusiasm among the Demo
crats,' says Mr.. Bryan, 'are so plen-
tiful that it seems. that the only hope
of Republican SUCCESS lies In their
ability to poll the entire doubtful vote
OF the State" Mr.. Bryan has recently
written a magazine article expounding
his views as to why young men should
vote for Parker.