The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-10-25

Magoon did what Napoleon did for
France-he made code. Then he en-
forced 1t.
Talked to Them Like a Father.
The governor had much to do. Pana-
ma was very new republic, for which
Uncle Sam stood sponsor 1t was
land where yellow fever and revolu-
tions We're liable to break out any day.
Yellow fever did break out in the canal
zone, and Governor Magoon went aft
er it with big stick. He cleaned UP
the premises and stamped his foot
down hard on Yellow Jack. Then
revolution began to show symptoms.
The governor, who had made himself
very popular with all sorts Of people
in Panama, talked to the populace like
father. lie made Fourth of July
speech-told them that the United
States government expected great
things of them and that Uncle Sam
thought they We're pretty fine folks
and the revolutionary cloud blew over
before it burst
He had been governor but a few
weeks when there came demand
from Panama that he be made also the
United States minister to that repub-
| lie. Thus spake the Panama Star and
| Herald:
with full realization of the ability
and tact Of Governor Magoon and with
a knowledge of the high esteem felt for
him by the government of the republic,
we would respectfully request his ex-
cellency President Roosevelt to APP
point him as minister also. We do this
with feeling of confidence that such
an appointment will give much pleas
IRE here and that owing to his recog-
nized tact and affabillty the many little
difficulties that are bound to occur be-
tween the two countries will be speed
lily removed in dignitied and honora-
bic manner satisfactory TO all parties"
Six weeks after his appointment as
governor he became minister also.
Governor Magoon continued his study
of the Latin Americans, begun whea
he was porting over old Spanish records
and reports at Washington. Now he
had opportunity to make study at
first hand. II was very much graft
fed" he said during an official visit to
Washington, "that the favorable opin-
ion that l had formed of the Latin
Americans was justified by the facts"
This reveals the judicial mind. Many
/ of us are too prone to look upon the
Latin American as an inferior person
a jerky, excitable, whipper snapper in
dividual not to be considered seriously.
Magoon's sober judgment constrained
him to view the problem from all sides.
He believed that the Latin American
was pretty good sort of fellow after
all. He was in sympathy with the PEG.
| pie, and that is one factor In his sue.
cess
| Now, as to his administration of Gu
ban affairs. what? Time and events
must tell. The president and the secre-
taries of state and war believe in him.
Their belief no doubt is based upon his
past performances and is buoyed up by
their recognition of the fact that Gov
ernor Magoon knows the Latin Ameri-
can, that he knows civil law under
military occupation" and that lie wrote
most of the legal opinions for the mill
tary government of Cuba prior to the
formation of the republic. The outlook
appears promising.
i Governor Magoon is bachelor.
Nearly every time lie comes to the
United States he makes trip out to
Lincoln, Neb., not to reopen that law
office-he has lost the key somehow
but to visit his venerable mother, who
thinks Charley is not making any sort
of fool of himself.
ROBERTUS LOVE