Arizona republican., 1904-01-22
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. JAN. 22. 1904.
Democrats. Canals and Republics.


 of the people of this country for a canal connecting the Atlantic anc Pacific oceans For the last ten years the democratic members of congress have demanded it with an insistent rIzmor mingled with an accusation ,hat the republican party in the inter est Of transcontinental railroads was throwing obstacles in the way.
 There has never been a time before rken the canal seemed so probable and near. as now. And now the democra- tbc senators. that Is. some of them. those who have not received mandates from their legislatures. are raising Ob- structions.
 They do not want the inauguration oE a canal this year. a presidential year. They find many reasons why there should be no hurry about 1t. For . time Mir Hearst. who has been urg- Ing a canal for the last fifteen ears, thought not long ago that II ought to b. Nicaragua or nothing. MT. Hearst does net really know what he wants beyond the democratic nomination for ths presidency and imagining that shsFo was a preponderence of senti- s.snt in favor Of any kind of a canal ss has recently consented. rather re- izetantly. 10 the building Of the Pan ara canal. even though it involved sn outrage upon Colombia.
 8ut there are more astute politicians sE the democratic party than MT. Hearst For instance there Is MT. Fptterson of Colorado. who does not care what MT. Hearst consents 10 or shat MT. Hearst wants. He himself Eunts no Initial step taken until after s1-. according co the dispatches of yesterday. Is grasping for an issue ssther than for an interoceanic canal. But there Is also Bacon. the Bun tvcd. the peace-lovlng 1T ponderous Brother Bacon Of Georgia. who Is no match for Colonel watterson's gray wolves Of the senate. Out of an evil dentiy somewhat befuddled conscious
 
 significance had recently occurred on the Isthmus of Panama. Senator Ba- con on Tuesday last. a week ago. evolved @ resolution which was that day presented Co the senate and be- came the basis Of a spirited debate. The latter clause or this resolution reads as follows. according to the re- port cf our esteemed contemporary, the Congressional Record Of Jan. 12:
 That the president be respectfully informed tEat if it should prove to be imprsctlcahle for the United States and the republic Of Colombia to agree tAFsuEh convention upon the ques- tiea of the said alleged responsibility ps the part of the United States. or Ison the question Of the amount Of r1rnpensation to be made when such responsibility shall be established. the ssnsts. in that case. favor and advise she negotiation. with view to its S5tihcztion. Of a treaty with the repub- lic et Colombia submitting Co the per ynsnsnt court of arbitration al The Hague or to some other tribunal to be agreed upon. for impartial arbitrament
 
 lions between the United States and the republic Of Colombia growing out of the matters herein recited."
 The significant point Of the above clause is apparent at n glance. IL proposes Co commit the United States. 60 far as either house Of congress can commit it. Co an admission that there Is ground for alleging. sufficient to call for arbitration. that the United States assisted in the successful secession of Panama from Colombia. In fact. the ether clause Of the resolution specI- hcally refers To "the alleged aid and assistance by the land and naval DOW CT Of the United States in the success ful accomplishments of said revolution and secession" In other words. the government is invited by Senator Ba- con Co announce what it has through the president fiatly denied. Co wit. that it was a party Co the revolution.
 The gray wolves of the senate wisely wasted no time in trying Co point out to Senntor Recon this Fundamental error
 
 Hale. of Maine. took him kindly and gently iH hand and suggested that the isndahis object which Senator Bacon Frsofrssrd Co have ln view. and undoubt- Ef'T did have ln view. the prevention co var bstueen the United States and ColeTnbss might be achieved in a diff f-reni way. said Mr. Hale.
 TIT tke senator should state that a republic had been set up at Panama. with which we have entered into diplo- matic relations and with which we have negotiated treaty providing for the constructlQn of a canal. and that in view of the great interests of the Unit