The San Francisco call., 1904-02-26

w THEN the Panama revolution occurred, and the
the treaty would be ratified and would be sup
ported by Democrats in Senate. From the begin
ming was known that fifteen Senator'S of that party
would support it. Yet Mr. German, with his force d
vded halves sought make party question of it,
put the administration in what the politicians call "a
hole" Since then the republic of Panama has made a
constitution and elected national government to admin
it, and the treaty is ratified, fifteen Democrats
voting for il.
Thus, the second attempt during this Congress to
make issue against Roosevelt has failed The minor
ity in each has furnished support his plans and
policies which attacked and the expected issue has
gone glimmering to the limbo of failures. What is the
logical conclusion from this situation Can it be other
than that the President is really representative of the
hopes and aspirations of the American people The
canal treaty supported by public sentiment so
overwhelming that the minority felt it and could not
stand up against it. Of course, wisdom would have
dictated agreement with that sentiment in the first place.
the end that such project the canal might be be-
gun and finished without tnge of partisanship But
the President has been sustained and public sentiment
has been sauted by half of the Democratic Senator'S
While Senator German made capital mistake, he is
the object of amusement The siman feature in the
whole affair is furnished by Mr.. William Randolph
Hearst who hastens say his newspapers that the
fifteen Senators, in supporting the administration
obeyed his Instructions Yet his papers of the 9th of
last November he said Would Theodore Roosevelt
have dared toward Great Britain he has toward
Colombia? What be offered for this astound
ing crime None that any honest will accept. If
President Roosevelt shall be sustained in this Panama
crime by his party then his party would sustain him in
any reebootng foray against the lands and sovereignty
of weaker neghbor that might be agreeable the
wishes and interests of such other aggregations of
greedy SPECTATORS we collected in and the
rotten and scandal-coated French Panama Company.
The honor of the United States has been dragged in the
mud of Panama"
Now the President is sustained by both parties, and
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst rushes into the glare of
the footlghts shouting 81 did it. The Democratic Sen
ators followed my plan and voted my sentiments 1t
is amusing and at the time disgusting. None will
it than the Democratic Senators who had
their way doing right made harder by the unscrupu
lous fasehoods of the who claims them his pup
pets
The bipartisan feeling of the President and his desire
to put the construction in hrsclass control regardless
of party, have been showr by his selection of commits
soners
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst is now exclaimng in
poster type 'Nlr Roosevelt build that canal" There is
doubt that he will. He has begun the great
work, and the people will to it that it is left in his
hands far toward its conclusion When is finished the
people will read, perhaps, in crippled weekly
paper feeble shout from Mr. Hearst, 81 did it." and
then the country will grin.
The ratification of the treaty is preliminary to the
countrys ratification of President Roosevelt next No
vember. If the Southern people wise they will
this the occasion for derentiatng their local from their
national politics. and will join in this ratification The
canal has long been the dream of their section 1t has
and valuable relation their future prosperity
They have interest in it than the of the
try because their necessities greater 1t is great
national work. that should mark the final disappearance
of all issues that have their radi in the Civil War Why
embarrass it by making attempt to change the ad
minstraton which will fail any way?
1t is felt that if the South voted her interests die
tate the prosperity of her people requires, and the
needs of development of her resources demand she
would add largely to the electoral of President
Roosevelt The present Democracy having ceased to be
proper instrument of the public will, why not end the
faction fights which distract it. by completely evaporat
ing political force, in the expectation that will
reprecipitate in a useful form?