Sharp County record., 1912-05-10


ing unconstitutional was simply
taking care OF my men, end 7 am 70,
ina TO take care Of my men.
Well, when 7 was president and
found that Uncle Sam needed LOO
pounds OF beans T eot them for him
Ono OF the most Important Instances
CT that was the Panama canal When
7 become president { found That nego.
HaHcna for the canal wore going
plao'1y ON. as they had been going
on for some I'd. years at Washington
The .a.hmu3 b1l been discovered
'0rr ooaWrIo5 ago by the Sp1niarda
end they at once 2ald how nice II
would be 10 dc a canal across it. and
thoro has been four centuries Of cor.
voration on the subject, and +
thoual. tNe time had come TO turn
conversation into action 7 did my
Aost t5 uor7uaaa Columbia 20 cone
TO IN agreement, but I made up my
mind uasIIy that she Intended 10
tlscfmall Us and that was all there
was 70 it that lt was Just az useless
10 try to como TO an agreement with
Columbia as 1t would be to nail cur.
rant Jelly TO tho wall You can't 90
lt II Is not the fault Of the NALL
IL Iq Tho fault Of the jelly So I had
Two Alternatives before nv In the
first place / could have ee1t an able
report 10 Congress On the wblect in
which case Congress- wouli have held
q series Of mog'erIy dc0aie3 on The
ollo report and We would have had
Falf q century moro Of conversation,
and ,he canal would have been 20
years m 'he future atill SO T thought
7 would adopt The second course You
500, gentlemen, T was partly raised
.n 'ha cow country where you hare
10 DO a Ii'tle sudden In your motions
So ! adopted another course. took
Tho Iathnus and started the canal anI
then iot Congress instead NJ deb1t
ms 'ho canal debate mo The canal
4. now within q couple Of years NJ
being finished and tho congregational
'o'0'a a0o.' mo rocs chcer'jiv 11
aud dare say u win ontloaf my
NE we rof fho cauol and Co0waa
pot 0bo dcbolo. and instead OF d'hat .
Ing Iho canal They debated mo. lUl
that d.d not nuke any difference 10
anybody lcost Of ON 10 mo And 70
you sea. Of course had 70 act quick
Iv
f.d nothing from the standpoint .
Of fho patIon Chat I would not h5H1 F..
aono ag . private individual / do .
NOT admit. That 'dora gUollI bn mg .
difference between fho international .
and orlgnio alaul0rdg Of mous.Y |
hui 7 InGgl That lho nation 8h0Hl .
oD .ow1rd other nat00uq oa ono of 900 /
Older mon nnd I am In Iao aluI. .
father a'aa4 now. I want 10 tell HarJ /.
would wish his son 10 ocl wa WoUld /.
Wish The ron 10 act with scunuoua /.
honor and gantIcUo1g 10 oyorg gsI. .
tor, wo would hpto 10 1oa him /.
bully hnl wo would alao expect hIm .
20 hold bI3 own Uncle gam haa gat .
no iGko clro of h.l own rights and .
wa8 aowpuloug whom ! was president .
10 aoo thai tho nation novomctadI .
10 SEQ chat the nation oyor acted In .
any way dlghonUobly toward any .
other nation, and aleo that n noyor .
permitted another nation 10 wrong H. /
Friends. I boIlovo that IN thla con. .
Test We have q rghf 10 appeal 10 o.i /
our people hooDuHo fr.ondl, 7 hlya .
boon again and aRDn In oyory state .
IN The Union know our people,
and ihc thing that '14 Impressed me
Io not tbo lrIvnl dIrrnonao1 among
lhom but tho fundamental IgonofBag
among them A good American Ia A.
good American everywhere, a do.
cont man Ia o. decent man anywhere
and crook ia q crook anywhere
hold that we are fighting for the nn.
d0moua.a OF good citIlonahIp and for
the rIguD Of tho people TO rule them.
3olyoR
! viii cay IN closing that II Is my
effort through Inc genuine expires.
e.on 0f The popular win and through
genuine honesty to got for tho Doo.
pie The right 10 rule with Justice, be-.
tnugo, friends, this country viii be- 4
poor place for anyone 10 llye In Nh.
loss wo turn IN ourselves and mako
n good bluoo for everyone 10 1.-Two
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TnrnuD q biz Of earth with a spade