Evening journal., 1912-12-18

County Comptroller Philemma Chan
dler is one Of the staunchest support
ers in the county of President Taft in
his policy regarding the fortifcation
of the Panama Canal and the fixing
Of tolls for the furtherance Of Amer
ican commerce. Early last year Mr..
Chandler sent the following letter to
President Taft:
Wilmington, Del.s Feb. 10, 1911.
William Fl. Taft, President Of the
United States.
Dear sir:-I am glad that you pro-
pose to fortify the Panama Canal.
We own it and are building it, and
have as much right to protect it and
'fortify il as we have to protect all Of
our rivers and harbors, say Delaware,
New York Harbor, Philadelphia ana
New York City.
The Peace Party wants to lay
down and not prepare to protect our
selves; II We did not prepare. some
strong nation would soon gobble it up.
Some papers say they could destroy
the canal, even sent shot ii Gatun
Dam; IL that is true. the more i'm
portant we should fortify il. Fortify
at each end and then we could blow
every war ship to pieces as soon as
they come in sight.
Very respectfully,
PHILEMMA CHANDLER.
Comptroller.
The foregoing letter was acknowl-
edged with thanks by the President
and again this month Mr.. Chandler
wrote to President Taft as follows;
Wilmington Del. Dec. -, 1912.
William II. Taft, President of the
United States.
Dear sir:-I was pleased and graft
fled at the stand you took in refer
ence to our right to protect our coast
wise trade and our navy vessels free
to do through the Panama Canal Our
government built and paid for It and
have 4 right to charge what toll we
please that would be just and right
for other nations to pay The English
government has always taken the ad-
vantage Of us. Now they want to try
is again by disconstruction of Hay
Pauncefote Treaty. They have always
taken off Of us in all treaties. But
hope for the last time. I will note
several, one the boundary line on the
northeastern part of State of Maine
and New Brunswick. ST. Johns and a
large scope Of territory was given
them in the treaty about the year
1899 which belonged to MS on the
Pacific coast from California to 54-40
by right of discovery Our Govern
ment stopped the Russion Govern
ment from coming below that. then
after that the English Government
made claim to the possession all
above 40 latitude north to 54-4O. They
had no right to it. Our Government
was positive for their claim to 54-40
latitude
The Wings at their convention in
Baltimore to form platform for
their party and nominate a candidate
for President, put in that platform for
the party to stand for $40 in the
year 1914 and nominated Henry Clay
of Kentucky. The Democratic party
put In their platform two weeks after
at their convention at the same city
54-40 or ght and nominated James
| K Polk, of Tennessee: and the word
1 fight pleased the people and elected
| James X. Polk for President, yet in
about rs months after by the Ash
burton Treaty our government gave
to Great Britain about 300 miles
wide from Lake Wood to ,the Pacific
Ocean. Our people was disgusted
with our government for doing so.
Our government gave away Vancou-
YER Island on The Pacific under
Buchanan administration. ] hone we
Xviii not let them take advantage
again. Stand by your proclamation
about the Canal and the people wiz
/ be with YOU Fortify il by all means,