The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-16


Ualisd States
The "home ofIho Shop Keeper" Is
His
Way Of Expressing It-Olher Shots.
I WAmSorov, Dee i5.-In an interview
to-day Congressman Fiuerty expressed
himself freely In regard TO the probable
event OF 0 Doanelrs being hanged on
MONDAY. He said no had called on the
president in regard to the case but obtain
cd no information, beyond tho assur.
anco that action had been taken and the
result would be announced through
the state depar,meut When tho reply was
received f,om EnGland the lrlsdent did
uotexpress any opinion, Mr Flnerly said.
but was as courteous rs usual, although he
appeared somewhat serious and somewhat
anxious, In case O'Donnell 10 hanged on
Mopdsy' said Finerty, ''it will be Il snub
70 the United States as the house, by q
I AiNNAhAA'hf ANNNNANNN ANN INthlutflt 10 Ask
for respite, aud u IL has been asked which
| suppose u has, and refused, both the 0x.
! ecutiye and the house, and consequently
the whole country, has not only been
snubbed but inaulted We may In that
9 event acknowledge that our government
r ~ unable to obtain avtn the ightast con.
{. oession OF common Justice for one
OF its oitEens irOm EHslanu, We may ~
wsll say 10 Great Britain arrest every
American citizen yon suspect, keep him In
jail without Trial, hang him outside, even
tom your own law, we M a nation have
fallen No low Nc cannot do ANYTHING TO
hinder YOU you may do, In abort, with our
In peopieNhst you damn please. on your own
dupghill Dir VIM Vernon Harcourt will
4, be tho medium through whom the refusal
OF the respite will be communicated. He
4 IL the home secretary and detests Amefi
n cans with that narrow hatred only In
n sular Englishmen can have. lleis a sarcastic
.O brute, whose lace always wears tneer
~ Gladstone holds such men az that I'm po.l
d tion on principle, perhaps. That mar
=, keeps vicious dog; he may be- disngreea
. bic to others, but useful 10 him. Glad
stone can never get along without soml
=, cantankerous person In his government ~
~ ~ What eau Congress do it o'Donnsll /
ID hannedi' was asked.
=, bold its hands after quietly pooke,in
" the insult II You bad asked what An,
~. other nation OF our national strength, o
.d less than ours, would do under like OH
ta oomstanoeh, might Rnswer--in lac
~ ! would answer. Il would suspend dlplC
49, mAtio relations with Great Britain nut
explained or aloned ior.h
ingsln
Se, what would be- the use Il 1 dld9 Con
ia merolal Interests, as they are called, wi
ever 10 this country no superior idea
national honor, mieht stand near
az elone, aud Certainly do not desire prr
~ teal isolation. We are q onmmeteS De
10, pie. wrfs ", q ilssrsbs ! a a.
~ would be music In the air before Mondl
~ night, We are the second largest Oauoa
~ ian nation, a. regards population and
believe territory, ye, We ara afra
,,h 10 sneeEe, benause We mig
~ displeAse little island that has navy, ~
''A would aaseft itself with u right or wron
90, The successive administrations and co
g. g. gresses Tor tbe last ufesn years, which ha
~. allowed our navy 10 rot in the stocks, d
~ ~ serve hertty Ieprubation President Arth
~, has certainly done what he could to rene,
al this state OF affairs, and hope his reo0i
- mendations about the navy TO the prrse
n congress will bo sustained without rtieren
nvs TO party"
Nse "suppole congress should declare for
80 suspension oi the diplomatic relations a
WIS England declare war"
England will do nothing OF the klr
she would back down comp etely, beoau
she knows she has everything TO lose
n such a struggle. She might blockade
VIII our ports, but We would not ktarye
the would be healthy aud happy on hogs a
- hOmtny, II nothing else, while our lett
~" authorizing privateera 10 prey her co
rth, meroe, would soon make havoc OF her car
the Ing trade. She might annoy us badly
any SIX months a0er war was declared but 4
inch year or eighteen months we would sta
wing her 20 death and she knC
lrry u. Her fleet, great as
are Il, could never protect her vast merch
lade marineh
what 80 you thlnk Of leaving out
rical question OF war what will congress d,
and the premlsesf"
4 the "l have heard that should O'Donnel
gded executed Monday n resolution will he
troduoed asking the state department
Alea; lay all the correspondence on the subj
before the house, then | suppose we Il
TO debate a good deal but that woult
the last oft. The conservative elemen
III - the house will not, In my opinion, per
...n vigorous action TO be taken. Engl
is called nation OF shop.keep
lhis but now am afraid the description n
unity, truly applies To ourselves. Great Bra
mont. has always adopted the citizenship on
- shoulders, but sue hlps our national
heAh' with her hnger3 but the chip will not
t.,.. knocked of, aud the national nose
ils'e, seek refuge In the atars aud stripes, WI
r res W IL rapidly, In foreign relations, degen,
.I .neIs ing into a sort OF pocket handkerchief
niOe' the adopted citizen business. II 10 more
Haunting lie than II ever was In the "
days Of slavery. am sorry 10 hav,
-, speak 40 rudely OF our ~ational sym
case but irankness 10 sometimes ,esome
ntiaui what remedies do you pose I,
A. II store the stars and stripes 10 their ans
-, respeolabiity abroad2
'ison, Give some other element In the cou
pret. than shop-AeeptrsA chance 10 recontt
the navy; send American representa-
down 10 London. and recall that weak snob,
9 the duke and dudes, the lord rector OF
cot Univer,iiy Of Edinburg, the ado
30 tchmAn, pretty representative Of
} wss United States In England"
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