The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-18

OF feHuSylNdhid eAhVh AhoAAA S'S 49,
gressional Record points out the fol-
" of the arguments made in justin.
cation for retreating in favor Of for
eign interests:
Mr.. Lewis OF Pennsylvania-Mr.
Sneaker after listening to the address
Of President Wilson in which he urg-
cd the repeal Of the clause in the Pan
anna Canal law providing for the free
massage of our coastwise tonnage
through the canal as I'm act OF inter-
national good faith in the mainten-
ance of our treaty obligations and an
injury to our national reputation and
trade. I was fairly we'll satisfied in
NV mind that 1t should be the duty
of Congress to support the President
in his determination to repeal the con-
troyerted Panama tolls arrangement.
find, however, upon reading the
treatv and after a careful review of
the situation, l am convinced that the
President is wrong in his contention
that to uphold this act exempting
coastwise shipping would be commit
ting an act of international dishon-
OF.
After weeks of debate in Congress
this act was framed and passed and
the two great political parties OF
this country-the Progressive and
Democratic-embodied in their plat
forms the declaration favoring the
exemption from tolls Of American
ships engaged in coastwise trade
passing through the Panama Canal.
President Wilson, in q speech ut
Washington Park, New Jersey, Aug
ust Is, LELAND dare say he knew
whereof he spoke for as historian
and a lawyer he stands preeminent--
declared:
The platform Of the Democratic
party ia not molasses to catch hies.
It means what It says. It Is the ut
terance of earnest and honest men,
who intend to do business along these
lines, and who are not waiting to
see whether they can catch votes
with those promises before they de-
termine whether they are going to
act upon them or not. They know the
American people are now taking no
tice in way which they never took
notice before, and gentlemen who
talk one way and vote another are
going to be retired to very quiet and
private retreat.
In two short years, when such DEM
ocratic statesmen as Senator O'Gor'
man and Representative Underwood
still contend that the platform of the
Democratic party should be treated
as a covenant between the party and
the people, and after an exhaustive
study of the question OF Panama tolls
declare there is no doubt that the
American view is the right view, the
same old methods are employed by,
the Democratic party since its exis-
tence. No matter what its platform
stands for, 1t must repudiate. 1t re-
minds ME of an incident that took
place on the outskirts of my home
town. On a hot summer day two OF
our citizens, who had fallen from,
grace by reason of their incorporate
habits, by name Stevie Yeager and
George TroXell, for want OF sonielhhhS
better to do took a stroll into the
country in the direction OF Dorney-
vile at which place country hotel
was conducted by one Davy Gilbert
After walking for some distance III
the hot sun, Stevie and George con-
cluded to enjoy siesta, under the
shade of a tree growing by the road
side. Awakening from the nap they
both developed an extraordinary de-
sire for a schnapps, as drink OF
whisky is commonly termed up our
way, and at once laid plans to work
Landlord Gilbert. A toad hopping
about at Troxell's feet gave him an
inspiration. He promptly killed 1t