Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-04-26
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.i SHR VOL. IS, NO. 6.
Senator Sumner.

The Chicago Post has been discuss
ing the mental constitution" of SEN
ator Sumner, and his narrow and
perverse conduct as Chairman of the
committee on Foreign Relations.
The Post closes its article in these
words
"The time has come when Mr..
Summers assumed dictatorship OF
the foreign policy Of the United
States, is a public evil and calamity
to the country. He, for the time be-
ing at any rate, has been able to de-
feat the treaty for the acquisition OF
San Domingo--on all accounts one
OF the most important measures for
the public taat have lately been
proposed there is at the bottom,
no other reason for the distinguished
Senator's hostility than the fact that
he did not dictate the treaty His
position as Chairman OF tho Senate
Foreign Relations Committee gives
him, Of course, great power, greater
by far than any one man should ex-
ercise, or could bat for the culpable
and dangerous habit Congress has
fallen into Of allowing committees
composed OF few men TO dictate
'he laws and policy of the country.
Ii we are 10 have . wise and liberal
toreign policy, which shall have just
regard for considerations OF interest
10 tho whole country, instead 81
IL 70 Of narrow section only, it u
lccessary that tbs dictatorship u
lr Summer sholld bo overthrow.
A. the autocl8t Of our foreigu policy,
the country demands that NJ. sam
nor shall abdicate."
A large number vi people in the
country have ielt.tor y long time pre-
cisely WHIST 'lv FUSt hs.e Expressed
above. With all bio conceded great
ness and pow 81, bis are and expert
once in public life cannot excuse him
from the charge Of selt-conceit and
aristocratic tendencies, and bis over
bearing conduct toward bis fellow
Senators has become insufferable and
ought to DO rebuked. One man should
not be allowed TO dictate the action Of
Congress towards the Cuban patriots
though he may be the distinguished
Senator from Massachusetts, nor use
his official position to thwart the
wishes and smother the expression
OF sympathy that animates the mass
of the people in regard to that Island.
When Mr.. Carpenter called the at
tention Of the country to the propri-
ETY. Of OBTAINING the Spanish gun
boats fitted out in our waters for the
sole purpose of making war upon
the Cubans, Mr.. Sumner threw the
influence Of his great name and po-
sition as Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations against Car
penter's speech, but did not attempt
any extended reply but contented
himself by assuming that certain ru-
mors regarding the insurgents were
true, and that certain precedents in
international law ought to be follow
ed. On the fourth Of February Mr.,
Carpenter again spoke in behalf OF
Cuba and as the Boston Post said at
the time, completely demolished Mr..
Summers position upon the question.
Sumner whimpered considerably be-
cause Carpenter had not notified him
in advance that he was to reply TO
him, but two months have elapsed
and Sumner has not yet found time
to answer tho Wisconsin Senator.
We predict that he will not find it
convenient at all. Sumner is not a
safe leader in all things. He misled
the nation most wonderfully in the
purchase Of Alaska and he.is mislead-
ing it to-day in regard to the being
erancy Of the Cubans and the acqui-
stion of San Domingo. As the Post
says, "lot him abdicat.e "-JGneS0We
Gazette.