The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-13
Col. Goethals Hailed by Tawney as
Man to Head Republicans
in 1916 Campaign.
LAUDED FOR PANAMA WORK
Has Kept Out Of Politics and is
Able Administrator, Says
Adnirer.

washington, Jan. 12.-Colonal
Gco-ge w. Goethals for President!
That is the newest political slogan,
and although it is now being voiced
by but one man, il predicts that IN
1916 a rejuyenated Republican
party will take up the cry and shout
II so persistent that Colonel Goeth-
ais name will be printed on the Of
fetal ballot. The result, this shout
or foretells, will be pleasing to the
ambitions of both the canal build
err and the Republican party.
James A. Tawney of Minnesota, a
fermer member of the House OF Rep
resentatives and later identified with
the Canadian Boundary commission,
is the man who, four years in adj
vance, has started Presidential
boom for Colonel Goetha's, the chief
engineer of the Panama canal dur
ing the period Of the greatest ac-
tivity In the canal zone.
Mr.. Tawney claims that when the
people OF the United States have
been informed of the mighty genius
Of the "canal builder" they will see
the road clear before them and will
make Colonel Goethais the Repub-
llcan nominee.
Predicts Goethals' Nomination.
Mr. Tawney says:
THE completion of the canal
after the defeat Of De Lesseps and
the entire French government, by
an American engineer of retiring,
yet dominant executive ability VINO
had the courage and the brains tc
bring out the worst financial scan
dal Of centuries will be celebrated
in San Francisco, and Goethals the
man who made it possible, will be
lauded as Dewey and other national
heroes were lauded after their great
victories.
"The result will be that tida
wave will, sweep the entire country
in favor of Colonel Goethals, as
candidate on the Republican ticket
During the time when the Amer
lean public has found itself torn be
tween the conflicting ambitions o
two men, Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taf
Colonel Goethals has been busily en-
gagged in digging the Panama canal
He has not been drawn into th'
vote of American politics. He ha'
proven himself great man, mai
of achievement, and in the digging
OF the Panama canal there has neye
been q whisper OF graft"
The Original Goethals Man.
This Is the somewhat compliment
airy opinion of one man who. II any
thing comes of the Co'onel's boom
will have the unrivaled distinction
of being "the original Goethal
man Mr.. Tawney. by the way, !
to be congratulated for his earl
start in the matter. The supporter
of Woodrow Wilson did not begi
booming him for the Presidency I'm
til about a year before the eonyen
ton. Now there are some thousand
of "origianl Wilson men, comm
forward to claim credit for "iindin
Moses in the bull rushes." Surely Nj
Tawney will find no such bewildel
ing competition.
Occasionally the idea of a prc
moter on a proposition of this kin
carries itself through the remarl
able endurance, and 1t can be sal
for the Goethals boom that it is ne
SO very weak after all. 1t is improl
able that a man who has had
charge the greatest engineering Ell
terprise of all time should fail to
recognized by the people as an ed,
Gator.
Army Leads to White House.
The military exploits of Theodol
Roosevelt first won him popularii
in the eyes of the American peopl
And he has retained his populari
chiefly through his military chara
teristlcs. Roosevelt is the most r
cent conspicuous example of how
man may attain to high civil homo
By the military route. Gener
Grant as lawyer would never ha'