The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-05
: MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA TUESDAY JANUARY 1904

and live until the canal Is constructed"
 Mir. Morgan said that the message of the President today contained no new recommendation.
 4s A Reply to Hoar.
 Tt seems to be an argument against the resolutions and remarks of the senior Senator from Massachusetts (dr. Hoar) and of remarks of Senators on this side of the chamber"
 He (Morgan) might yield in his judg- ment that no ship could ever pass through the isthmus of Panama, but he could not assist in the breaking down of our fixed policy of neutrality between belligerents. or in enlarging the diplomatic powers of the President by construction until they reached the whole stage of usurpation on the part of the executive.
 Mir. Morgan said that his colleagues from the South could not fail to see that the Presidents attitude was intended to force them to vote for the Panama route. As for himself, he was not opposing the President on slight ground, but because he believed the course Of the President to be such as to threaten the integrity of the United States. He argued that ac- cording to precedents the de facto gov ernment of Panama has no right to trans- fer territory. but he declared that the President knew that only by his recogni- ton of Panama could be acquire a con cession there. He asserted that in the prospect of securing this acquisition was found the only motive for the Presidents recognition.
 He said that instead of the uprising be- ing that as of one man as declared by the President. 1t had been an uprising of eight men, who for months had been in conspiracy against the real people of Panama. He declared that President Roosevelt's interference in colombia's af- fairs on the isthn1us was unjustifed by the constitution and asserted that if there was to be a general policy on the part of the United States of nphoiding civilisa- ton. that policy must be undertaken by Congress and mot left to b1azon the lance of some individual American Sancho Panxa, to be thrust into the bosom of friendly power."
 will Not Vote to Ratiffy.
 For one. he would not vote to ratify the wrong done by the President who. he ad- ded, desires this ratification to justify what he and the Panama Junta have done.
 And for that purpose.'' said Mir. Nor gan. 'he wants the assietance of three Democratic senators to do what he and ms party cannot oo.S
 MT. Morgan had an article read from Paris paper. printed last September. and of which AEf. Morgan said Minister Bunau- varilla was the author, The arti- cle purported to outline the Presidents plans with reference to the Panama cam al. That article. Mir. Morgan declared. was correct forecast o9 the message which to-day had been sent to the Sem ate.
 How" he asked, '.did that inflated Frenchman become possessed of the se- cret of the Presidents policy # not through the President htmself?"
 He appealed to the Senate to stand by the Spooner law and declared that the Presidents course as if he was above the law. That law ia," ho said, .'in the way of his personal ambition and he spurns it with contemptuous indifEer- ence.'' .4
 He said that the ratification of the treaty would repeal the appropriation made by the Spoouer act and he warned the Southern senators that votes for, the treaty must inevitably have that efsect.
 Still Predicts Nicaragua
 As for himself he could see the Preat- dent join hands with the Panama con.i Bpiratofs, not without sorrow. but with out shame, for he was not one of those
 N-hiA eAo PiCBuahS ttAADwD VA SAtS knee that thrift may follow Awning" He predicted that even though the gov ernment of the United States should un- dertake the constructor of the Panama canal, a canal would first be built over the Nicaragua route because of its su- perior feasibility.
 t1e again referred to President McKin- ieys attitude toward the canal routes and declared that Nicaragua has a bet ter friend in the grave of William Mo Kinley than Panama has in the present head of the American army and navy"
 He asserted that the present effort to secure Democratic votes for the treaty was a Republican eXpedient to defeat any canal and aid the Presidents cam paign for election for another term.
 If there are Democrats who think the best way to defeat the Republicans Is to follow their lead" he said. T must still an obstinate man of one idea. as I have been charged. and stand by that rather than be led or driven into com mercial practices in politics or into politi- cal gambling with the laws. as -pawns on the chessboard. to be moved back and forth at the will of the player, with the use of the army and navy, in unlawful war, to give spectacular effect to the leader of a campaign for the presiden- cy."
 The Senate at 5:15 p. m., went into ex- ecutive session and at 5:28 adjourned.