Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-02
Saws Resolution Regarding Pur'
chase Of Canal Supplies
Only a Ruse.
BUT A DOOR FOR ESCAPE.
o.,lsres the Executives Courage
when Put to the Test is Tn
equal 10 IT,

washington. June when today
s.rsto, Aldrieh sought TO secure the
,..slee Of his resolution giving Tie
'..s8ant authority 10 30 outside the
,5tei states TO buy supplies for The
p,rsms canal In case bids IN the Unit
- states are eXtOrtionate and unr,as-
.rsb,e senator Stone took the floor IN
S,rosiam to the resolution. He based
h. opposition on the ground that 1t
"a u.s.. less 10 pass g.
no one can doubt he said, that
as president will buy practically all
',rs' materials I'm America, no mat
,sr what the difference In prices here
sr8 .broad may be- II we are 10
$50 the future by the past there h
=, fo0m Tor questioning what course
,tt rrfs.deut will adopt The men VINO
'riiil IJed the stupendous slush funds
.trs-Ilug millions upon millions OF
slsrs Go carry the last three pres.
Genital elections for the Republican
t.pd.datss. almost OF necessity have
Aer grasp upon those who accepted
tbeir wHrely donations.
Tia truehciarios Of those enormous
corruption funds may sometimes vince
Ind shrink from the task imposed upon
fbrn. and % hide the shame OF n may
r0a and then perform some spectacular
siurt 100 the limelight and before the
Galleries but IN the end the forces
Vh.h operate behind the curtain ami
hold idg strings VIII have their way.
Ert there has been so much OF this
clustering ana Il has attracted such
wide attention, that something must be
done t0 relieve the situation Some
ming must be- provided Tor public cred
aNy 20 feed upon. 4 door must he
.0f,leI for escape and a soft place
must ha made Tor the president to fan.
Il, scheme for all this is wrapped up
In th.s resolution
senator stone said that about
Jau ago the PRECEDENT and the secre-
uy H' war had announced that they
would not ba held up IN the purchase OF
materials for the canal by American
~aUu'actu'crS or American ship own
r. This declaration. he said. WIS
respected, but was nevertheless APP
proved generally by the American pep
Ne a.. in the interest Of the general
welfare But he declared that the sps-
c.1l interests affected, resisted and won
Promptly they organized their forces
% gcsist apd-to discipline him The
stand pdtters' came pSarming In fron
every direction and n storm Of protest
was raised an every available quarter
The Presidents courage was put 10 the
test ana IL. as usual, proved unequal 20
ilestain There was a great thunder
w hy him in the index with the Gus
UnHy RooseVeltian rasco al the fin
7sf The iron man at the White
House again proved himself 90 be NJ
non man Al an, but only what Bis
nsrrk once declared Salisbury TO he.
merely a pine lath painted the color 81 !
wU The president surrendered, an O. |
rs,ead Of buying canal materials as he I
vowed he would and as he repeatedly
asserted u was his duty to do. IN tue |
ha8pest markets, he bought practical I
% everything he purchased-9s per cen, |
oi ue Thole--at projected trust prices |
iH America.
ln support Of this contention he cited
'ha facts On connection with the pur-
tha,s from the Ward line Of two ships
fo. the canal service THE president"
Do said opened negotiations for the /
TuUhss. ~ foreign ships. but at the
ara t.mo The batteries Of American
fh.pbu9tHs were opened on the pred-
dent For a While-a short Whlle--it /
really looked as n the president for
once az least would stand his ground
Bot 8las our hopes were vain, he was
rU. equal Do Tho task lie hauled down
lr nag and surrendered. Instead OF
buying ne foreign ships ~ 5000 tons
o. Cor $4,000, ne bought two AM
.'an ships o. 500 tons each for ST.
,Ihn"
These vessels said the senator, had
OH' originally not 20 exceed $4,000 Z
O., %. aud as they had been iu service
.l.Il 'ghl years were worth 80 per
on. .ts. This Do pronounced q shame
io .''snee %. treasury looting.
%. declared The presidents weak
'.'' 10 Do costly thing for the
"3 l.}. And sou Mr. stone proceed
o. la. Macedonian cry comes over
..'i1 i'' White House 90 Congress.
INs Joint resolution Is the response
tifss makes 90 that appeal Here
'... Nh'n ua PRESIDENT goes on buy
, Nas' materials at trust prices, as
i'' h..1 doing aul would continue
~ on, whether this resolution should
p. sl'.'.l cr not. he can excuse him
~ 'a' g'1und that Congress has
'au.l'l'i q rule Tor his guidance. He
q. '.''" himself under this rcsolu-
ana unload his sins on Congress
ETY. .'0gt the only possible use "a
.0' r..0'ution can bt put. This
ely crowns the triumph I
,' trusts over the president"