The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-03-30

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Great Vitality Bet Away
a So &c fighter.
SENATOR John T. Morgan ~ Alabama
eighty-One years old. OF elghty-Ons
yeats yOung, Is. With the exception ol
his colleague. senator Pettus OF Ala.
hama, tie oldest man In the United
States Senate.
lie u one 90 the very active men of
the Senate, ami Of late years has
achieved cOnslsl ,rable fame ba,auS.
% Oh" yi@or with which he champion.
Ell tl'r N.1rasim rBui' as tho prYper
way foe the trans-isthmian canal and
D also Tor the amor and perseverance ~
his Opposition a. the Panama route.
Bccausr 80 the bitterness ~ his antag.
oniSm IN the purchase by the United
States ~ the CONVERSIONS Of the
fTaB~o-plnama canal compa-v and
bcaus" - hls determined effort o. d.
frat the adoption 10 Tho Panama
route. Senator Morgan has In some
quarters aimed The reputation - he
ing an ObstructiOa.>t.
a SQuare Fighter.
Nothing cOu'I % farther Prom tho
truth. He u Erat an strong
lighter. hut his opposition j. fair and
Sluar' BE- has r,'surtr,l o. o.. 7r 81 the
ta"tirs employed hy Cun.-r,,. sirurI .h.
sfrgCtionisiS. and when he has l,,cn
t-visn H. has admittc, g. This IL
Charly shown in r,,,nt l.ti.- 'u th..
Panama Canal Commission. DECLINING |
an Invita- ion a. ac,umpanv 80, ,ou.
mission on n trim To- tho TstiuuS In /
this litter the Venerable SENATOR SAYS:
since Tire r1fi1.TfiIn ~ tho TT4v-
Nartlla treaty. Whit 7 rufns.,l b.ya
done on That Z could s-I much f-,,-e th,n
thought could ever D. % advart,F. -
~ country 90 sustain the rrv.-nrusrt An
its purpose 90 construct A ,.artI 40 pa,a- |
M. Yet 7 have aot believed TIA, s,,c~ss.
MUD crown their effort even IN their
nost Costiy AMI desrerpta form You
nay ind the key o. unlock the BARRIERS
nat natur" has tnterrus..d ~ Panama m
fou should Be - Fortunate viii ARMAND
four genius and courpre. 7 viii vote 10
,fovtde you with every r,1sanahle an.
lhortty ana power % arcnrpnilsh ,ro,r
-. an 70 meet pour trsmsnaoas re-
This letter shows that Senator Nor
m " good Loser as wen IS
sod fighter. To - a good loser Is n
dmlrahlc trait TIE does not rankIe ,
yer defeat and dos not nurse a cauSe I
rhlch h. s~~s 4 lrrrtrievably lost. 4
his Is practical stateSmanship. :
An Active Record.
Senator Morgan has had an active
t.. He was born at Athens. Tenn
une %. iSel. and with his parents
ent % Alabama when he was nine
ears Old. Tie WAS admitted 90 tho haF
Alaha ma In iSs5: was a Prrsi,Ien.
al elegtor In iSs0 for the state N
rye and voted for Brccklnri,lre and
ane: was a del-rate On lSssl from u
alas county O. the State convention g
hich passed the ordinance % s,.cN.ss. :
n; join 4 the CONFEDERATE army In ~
sil as private in the Cahaha Rifles y
III when that COmpany was ASSIGN. 2
10 the Fifth Aiahama regiment 2.
I'm Morgan was elected a major apJ 8
Ter heut-colonel 80 the r,...irt.rf "
= was commissioned q colapef IN N
y AMI raised the tfty-drst Alabama hl
gtment. and cane out OF the war a 70
tgadier-generai IN command az an
ALBANIA brigade. He was PrcsI,Ieo.
u eIector In 1876 and voted ZOE
Imnei y. Ttlden. and was elsrtcJ 10 ~.
Cnited states senate 90 succ.cS -
ore ttOldthwaite. taking his ep,s o'
ireh Ssh' 1877. He has hern IN a. W
nate ever sincr. and will pr,h,hiv
main there as long as be wishcs. or -
long As be nveA ~