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the canal project. Mr.. Lodge dwelt at
some length upon this incident, declaring
that the invitation to these European pow
ers to build a canal on the western hemi-
sphere by people whose very existence de-
pends upon the maintenance Of the Monroe
doctrine, is very extraordinary
Mr.. Lodge read from a speech made by
Mr.. Morgan in the Fifty-seventh Congress
protesting against the ratificatl tlon of this
treaty with Colombia.
Mr.. Morgan Explains.
Mr.. Morgan construed Mr.. Lodges action
to be an inference that he (Mr. Morgan)
lad altered his views concerning the rights
of Panama to the proceeds Of the sale of the
canal concession. Explaining that he had
not changed in any particular his views on
the matter. Mr.. Morgan said he supposed
the speech had been brought into debate
for the purpose of reproaching him. He
then asked Mr.. Lodge: I'm the absence of
any agreement with condemned felons in
France, constituting the Panama Canal
Company. would you be willing now to take
this $4O,000,0OO to be paid by the United
States and give it to the republic of Pan
ama?'
Mr.. Lodge answered that he would not
be willing to so divert money which he
believed to belong rightfulIy to the Panama
Mr.. Lodge declared that afis fass constr
tuition of Colombia to which Panama had
given it's adhesion was that OF 1853, which
had recognized the sd8aseaof secession.
Preparations for Revolt.
Taking up the events Immediately pre-
ceding recognition he asserted that Min
lister Beaupre had reported that the revo-
luton was supposed at Bogota to have
broken out on October 81. Indeed. as
early as May all the world had known that
revolution was pending if the treaty was
not ratified a
Those reports had, of course come to tie
ears of the President, and the senator as
serted that if the President had not taken
precautionary measures he would have
been in the highest degree censurable. The
preparations had resulted in the presence
of but one United States vessel at Colon,
and the utmost impartiality had been
shown by the American officers there. No
forces except sailors and marines had been
landed, and in landing them at this time
we were only doing what had been done
many times before.
If by this act the President had made
war there was an excellent democratic pre-
cedent In President Polk's conduct toward
Mexico. But matter of fact there had
been no war in Panama. On the contrary,
peace had been preserved, and the result
had been that the new republic had been
established without bloodshed except for
the killing Of one man-'the inevitable
Chinaman who lost his life while in bed as
the result of shot from a Colombian gum
boat"
The Democratic Dinner Last Night.
Mr.. Lodge concluded his remarks with a
reference to the dinner Of democrats in
New York last evening. at which Mr.. Olney
proposed the nomination Of Grover Cleve-
land for the presidency.
II do not know" said Mr.. Lodge, (which
was the lion and which the lamb at that
meeting, but they were certainly lying
down together. Among others present there
was a distinguished citizen of my own
state whom I call my personal friend.
II rarely agree with him on any question,
but he made a single statement last night
with which l think l am in more or less
ag1 cement. He referred 70 the dreadful
career that has b zen run by the republican
party since 1t came into power in 1896. He
said they had opposed a needless war with
Cuba and wanton var with Colombia.
II am inclined to think the adjective was
we'll chosen. If when the first strains of in
dependence were heard In that island the
administration In power had behaved with
strength and courage. Spain had been told
that the United States could no longer hold
back, I believed then and I believe now
Cuba would have obtained her independence
without any war by US.
IT have always believed II that admins
tration instead of taking counsel with the
minister of Spain and q great sugar planter
before Spain had sQuandered blood and
treasure in the island we might have been
saved from the war;
IT look forward with great interest and
great pleasure to the picture drawn by the
Secretary of State Of that administration
when he eulogized the democratic President.
'In the last twenty years he In the only
candidate that the democratic party could
produce. and Mr.. Olney thinks that he IL
the only one they can elect. Whatever his
strength or weakness, cannot help saying
that his nomination would present me at
least with one great source of pleasure. His
administration has never been discussed.
Il do not regard the democratic party as
always abounding in common sense, al
though suppose this remark will be re-
garded as partisan. But they did have
too much sense not to wage the campaign
OF 1896 on those issues made by Cleveland
Without saying anything about free silver,
the silver issue was better cne for them
to go before the country advocating tnan
the issue they had before.
when read these speeches and saw the
democratic party prepared to stand across
the pathway of American progress and pro-
pose to put at their head the man who held
power In their name, think what q pleas
ure 1t would be to contrast the policy that
he advocated with otr policy.
His policy in relation to Liliuokalani:
their policy in adopting a tariff, which
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