The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21

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CULBERSON SAYS
CONTINUED from First Page.)
/ 49,
should be placed by himself and his par.
ty upon the ground that when lie en-.
tered into ths Panama treaty the time
within which Ne could lawfully deal with
that route had not expired"
Quotes Secretary Hays Letter.
After quoting from the Presidents
message Iii support OF this statement
Senator Culberson read the following LETT
ter from, Secretary Hay to Minister Her
ran. which has never before eecn pub
lished: s
Washington, p. c., Jan. 81, 1909.
Dear pr. Herran:
E an, directed by the President to
say to you, that In his opinion, the
reasonable time allowed him BY the
statute to conclude negotiations With
| Columbia for the construction Of an
isthn1lan canal has come to close,
and CANNOT BE EXTENDED. He
authorizes me to sign with you the
treaty, Of which | have had the honor
tol give you a draft, With this change,
that the sum Of $500, 900 annual pay-
nent therein mentioned be Increased
to s25o,ooo | am not authorized to
consider or discuss any other change
whatever. 1855 y -
(signed) John HAY.n
- accept It as true that the executive
Office OF the administration did not off,
cially and publicly instigate the revolt
IN Panama, but that the administration,
Including the President. privately favored
and encouraged the movement and that
this was widely known, is susceptible OF
demonstration and In q matter Of this
character 1t was tantamount to COM
hitting the government to II"
President and the Session.
Senator Culberson then read the fol-
lowing to DR.. Albert shaw editor Of The
Reviews:
white House,
''Washington. D. c.. Oct. 10. 1903.
MY Dear DIR. Shawl enclose you,
purely for your own information. q
copy of a. letter Of September 18th, from
our minister, to Colombia. I think 1t
might interest you to see that there
was absolutely not the slightest chance
81 of securing bY treaty any more than
we endeavored to secure. The alterna-
Y tives were to go to Nicaragua. against
3 the advice of the great majority of
competent engineers-some8 OF the most i
competent saying that we had better
have no canal at this time than go
Thereon else.t to take the territory by
force. without any attempt at getting
treaty Z cast4a the proposition
made at this time to fement the seces-
Is sion Of Panama. WhatererEother gov |
ernments can do,$the United States
4 cannot go into securing. by such ,ln-
derhand means. the cession. Private
Nv. Il freely say to you thatBI should
he delighted If Panama were an indie
pendent state.#or lift made itself 50 at
this moment; but for me to say 50
publicly would amount to an tnstisa -f5SS4
ton Of n revolt. and therefore i can NJ
not Say 1t.
with great regard.
3 "Sincerely yours.
.,TTIEODORE ROOSEVELT
,Fron7 this remarkable letter. conclud.
ID the speaker. ut seems evident that
when II was written the President was
advised Of the contenplated secession o.
8
Governor Montague Speaks.
Governor Montague was next intro
1nced. III the course Of his address ne ne
said .iS55, : I
5a"1s the Republican party party l Al
privilege? If SO, doesn't s. put that party
: alliance with Influences that eventually
mean the overthrow OF the governmental
"Tbe Republican party is in8no position
u criticse the Democratic party. Inc
Democratic party realizes that things
ms. he done In a pra ctical and conser-g
;ative way and 1t also realizes that
hat government must he for those gov
armed and not for the manufacturer.
Referring to Senator Knox the cover
Tor said aN
..He Is the choice Of the most notorious
,lum tree shaking politician this coun-
.ryk ever had.
.Oh, how + wish that we could Pass a
statute so broad so deep and so last +
ne that it would disenfranchlse every
'oter who sold his ballot. Ia
We must come back to the simple
lays of our fathers, to tue day when we
wanted n man not with his5foot onithe
and sword in his hand,
mt his foot on the swdrd and the Con-.
;titution In his hand. I'VE want to get
Jack to the fundamental principles OF TINS
,overnment-lmited government. That is
he spirit of a Democratic form of gov
.rnment. The election of judge Parker
means more than a strenuouEly strutting
It means that we shall fex-
,and a home and if we expand abroad,
ct 1t be for liberty and not for despot-
sm.''
INDIANA FOR PARKER.
Nr. Bryan Closes. His Tour With
Prediction Of Victory.