The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-22

nvo vben tho e1cess OF marty spiri, was s,,ch
that dinner to n President was partlci-
pated in only by his party adherents and
when che toast OF the President was unusual
at non partisan dinners That time is
happily past The gracious spirit Of the
martyred Mck inley lei, behind him ~ his
priceless bcnosec,ion 10 the people whom
bo loved so veil nm or, of good feeling
Zovor hocor, a. ,ha ,r,.,ic,, nenrIo
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,,s' - nh a., 's..,,
,,ne' % 'on ~ ~ole'',e, VI ns ne '
WEN ne 'el'''nueu ms a"u',o'H ,ria' 'Ne',
oiHeren'e OF opinion was hot u'icrcnce o'
pi'hcipIe ana he ADDED we are a'l fed"ral-
ISIS, We are al Republicans, We are all
Americans. \ custom has grown up sine"
the Spanish american War of having u toast
to the President a. every public dinner
Thus We attest our devote 10 our country
and our respect for its Chief Magistrate. no
matter what his poli,icol opinions may ho
For me- 10 sound m. nraises of IN. nres.nt
occ,,an, -, ,ha, oYo,,nd n,icc i, ,,s mo-.
,rc., ,n,,id h., 81, ,,,,,,,o.,ianoII.,,s', "a,
II TO say that the real need in this country
IL class of educated men who without
tho"sht OF personal gam WIZ give lhrlr
talents To the service OF their country
our generation has known no higher eN-
ample ol 'his inselnsh conservation to pubic
service Than the distinguished guest whom
We are :" h'shiV hohoreh I" greet 10 high'
The toastmaster made his introduction
Of the President very brief He said that
every patriotic American respects the
Office and is glad TO honor it, tenant and
that everybody who has the honor of Mr.
Taffs acquaintance appreciates his
nobility OF character and his lovable
personality
, "hen the PRESIDENT arose ,he New
na.Ia i1''ey ,snina enilss Na'',a',s aIos.' '
.'s "nn mn, .s t IN H. ~ ~ II u
haard NJ n E.w yorl, dinnar rnr ,n,ny n
day
They chaered and chear.d and waved
napkins and handkprchief-, and even
glasses and BOTTLES they had phlck.d
from the tables and the ladies' in the
boxes futtered their handkerChiets and
dropped howers over the side. and the
PRESIDENT $1,000 ana smiled q large smile
OF pleasure Eventually, and this took
soins 'iihe' theS set'ieo GOWN ana MI
ia'' oeSat MS Speech' oaiu ne
PRESIDENT rAFr's ADDRESS
lam Glad ,o no b.r. and n m Glad ,o Lpou
tha, so much Of tho enervv tb. .n,.rn,is.
and the in,alI,genc. of Nev No,is has beeu
contributed nv ,he Sons of william pom,
Vuli,p, Pam was in favor or ,s,c. 90
TOO ara tho men of penn.vlva,i. pu,
I aa.ura ,ba, ,b.v ,ro practical man nh -
do mo, los. siyh, n, ,oc,s and ayis,i,, con
di,iors in an ecs,acv a, hon. and / ,op,an
en,husiasm
am going 70 invite rou, .,,e,,io, In IN.
ouestion now rendinv in Copgress "a On
wbe,her tho Panama Canal nuvb, ,o bs
fortified cspno, thipL TIM, any ca,.rul
ns,son will read rho ,aco,d A, b;s,o,,coI
facts trsa,ies and acts of Copyr.ss md
diploma,,c p.uotiations vi,hou, co,c,d
ING m. fulI right of rho nit.d S,,,.. Ia
fortifv tho canal Ru, mep,nris. ,r. sho,,
racords mr.. no, .,uavs AT hand ,pd wi,bo,,,
in the slightest degree conc.diny nm, the
existence OF the iull right of the ni,ed
states TO tortliy her own property on the
Isthmus is in the slightest doubt venture
before considering the quest on OF the policy
of fortfying the canal 10 refer to tn. his
tory which makes the right incontes'abe
In 1870 We made the Clayton Bulwer
treaty with England. which contemplated
a canal built by somebody other than the
contracting parties. and probably hy pr-
vate enterprise across Central America
or the lsthmus of Panama. BY that treaty
We agreed with England thar We would
neither Of MS own any part Of the land in
which the canal was to be built and we
would neither of us fortify il and We would
unite together in guaranteeing its neutrality
and would invite the rest of the nations
10 become parties to the agreement The
canal was not hullt under that treaty. The
French attempted it and failed We had
a spanish war The cruise OF the Oregon
of loo miles along the sea coast Of two
continents from san Francisco TO Cuba
Al ian" wneu the seat of war was in the
West Indies fastened the attention of the
American p"op!" upon the absolute ne
cessity FOR canal Hs a military instrument
and for preventing division OF our forces
future subject Gs to Illuminating defeat
THE FFFoHT TO MODIFY TpF TPF,vy
This ,ssson brouyh, obo,, ,,o or, =,
modifv the Clavton-KuIw.rT Traa,,, ,o .hl
vary nu,nose ~ securi,y,ba ,i,h, 80 ~
nort of tho t-nitad S,o,e. 10 o,,.,, ,,o ,nt
,hroupb which tho canal uns 20 ha .,,i.
IN construc, the canal i,seIf AVID 20 rn.;,,
the nower 70 for,ify tho canal which 4, ~. i
parted with in the treaty Of 1850 under other
| conditions. The correspondence between
Lord lansdo"ne and Mr. Hay. as well ne
Mr., Hays statement to the Senate IN trans
hitting the treaty which was nnally ratified
show beyond peradven'ure that II was
recognized by both parties 10 that treaty
frst that the canal 10 he built should be
one 10 be bnilt by the nited states, 10 he
owned by the United States. 70 he managed
bv the United States and that the neutrality
OF the canal, which was TO be maintained
was to be maintained by the Inited States
second, that nothing in the treaty woulc
prevent the United States from forlfyinl