The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-02
PANAMA AND
SOME POLITICS
Features OF the Day in Both
Branches OF Congress.
MORE TALK THAN WORK
GROSVENOR, THE ADMiNlSTRA
TlON'S CHAMPION, MAKES HIS
USUAL SPEECH.


by the Associated Press
Washington, H. C. Feb. Proceed
inss in the house today were enilv.
ened by a spirited discussion of the
Panama question. Thayer, Qtep) OF
Massachusetts. declared the course Gf
this government in Panama to have
been contrary to the provisions OF the
treaty with New Granada. Grosyen-
or, (Rep) of Ohio, MADE a vigorous
defense OF the administration and said
the brightest star that shines in the
pathway of the candidate of the Re,
publican party is his course in Pana-
ma ON the canal question He ad-
vised Democrats to keep away from
tho Panama as an issue.
While a bill proposing relief TO an
individual from the operation OF the
act restricting ownership of lands IN
the territories and the District Of
Colombia to American citizens was
under consideration Hepburn asked
the minority II they had changed
front in this question and why they
were not willing to supper exemption
from operation OF that act in view of
the attitude they assumed at the time
OF It's enactment.
Bartlett, OF Georgia, asked Hep.
burn ii tho legislation in question
was not passed when they had the
Cleveland brand OF Democrats rather
than the Bryan brand, as Hepburn
had suggested. whereupon he, Hep
burn. advised the Democrats to re.
turn to the Cleveland brand With
tho District Of Columbia business
disposed of the House took up diplo-
matte and consular appropriations
consideration OF which was pending
when the house adjourned.
Thayer's address on the canal ques.
lion was severe denunciation of the
course OF the administration in Pana.
ma. concluding with the declaration.
we want the canal and we shall
have il, but we do not want it to the
detriment Of our good name, which
is above all price and we would have
had ii without the possibility of crit.
cism Of our conduct in procuring IT,
had mpetous haste waited upon calm
Judgment and conservative action"
Grosyenor in reply made a vigorous
defense Of the administration and ar
raigned the opposition. lie declared
that ninetynineout of hundred
people in the United States except
mugwamps OF Massachusetts are I'M
qualfedly and enthusiastically in ap.
proval of the course taken by
the president and said that If the
president had not done inst what he
did the minority would be resounding
today with abuse Of the president as
being unfit to represent a great ma
tion upon great question" Contin
uing Grosvenor said:
Il believe Theodore Roosevelt
placed star in the crown of his
administration. brighter than it has
been The good fortune of any Amer
lean president in the last thirty years
TO have established | believe it will
go down to the later generations in
our country's history as an indication
OF what one man or one administra.
tion can do to redeem the character
Of the nation from the possibility OF
charge of imbecillty and lack of
courage in an hour of extreme peril
and excitement. IF the gentleman
will put his ear to the ground just
are coming from all over the United
States. he will hear sounds of the
ticular matter OF the Panama question
that will unsettle his views as TO the
future possibility Of Democratic sue
cess in the coming election for pres
ident
"You Democrats are in position
now. if you will call off few more
leaders and get rid Of them. to give
rs a whole lot of trouble in the com
ing summer and fall, But do not
come TO us with an Endorsement Of
a mans speech, whether representa-.
tive or senator. that undertakes to
condemn the United States in its ac
tion about the Panama canal. If You
do. there will not be enough left nf
you in November TO MAKE respect.
label funeral procession. Brightest
star in the galaxy that today shines
upon the pathway of the candidate of
the Republican party Is his course
in the Panama canal question
Grosyenor declared that the Colon