The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-09-10

Mr.. A. M. Kelley was respected
citizen Of Richmond, Va, who was
fond of talking and an ardent Catho-
lie, withal. When the memorable
con test between the late King Vic-
tor Emanuel, Of Italy, and the late
Pope of Rome began as to winch
should have supremacy at Rome in
temporal matters the whole Romish
Church was stirred to its profound
est depths. Meetings of the clergy
and laity of that faith were held all
over the world to sympathize with
the Pope and lend him moral aid in
his effort to MAINTAIN the supreme
authority of the Papal See and vim
dicate the majesty of the head OF the
Church. One of these meetings was
held in Richmond and Mr.. Kelley
was one Of the speakers and assisted
to frame the resolutions that were
passed. Neither the speech nor the
resolutions we're complimentary to
the King Of Italy, but he succeeded
in the struggle, all the same. Rome
was made his seat government and
the last hold Of the Pope on tempo
raj powers was broken.
When Mr.. Cleveland's Administra.
tion came into power Mr.. Kelley was
recommended az suitable persC.
for the italian mission. His charac-
ter, qualifications and endorsements
being satisfactory, the President ap-
pointed him. Immediately the
italian Consuls and the other promi-
nent Italians in the country raised =
howl. They SAID the appolntes was
an enemy of the Italian Government,
and brought up the speech and reso-
lutions alluded to in proof Of their
assertions. In Difference to them
Mr.. Keiley's mission was changed
from Italy to Austria, and he set out
on his way to Vienna. But at Paris
he was met with news that he was
not acceptable to the Austrian Gov
ernment either, so he paused, and
there he has remained ever since
awaiting settlement Of the matter.
One of the Austrian objections ap-
pears to be tina. the Minister'S wife
was originally a Jewess, but the fact
undoubtedly is tnat the Italian Sec
retary of State, through his agents,
is at the bottom Of the objections.
The question now ARISES, what
should our Government do in the
premises? should 1T annul Mr.. Ksi-
ley's appointment at the bidding of
the Austrians, or tell them they can
have him or no minister at ALP The
State Department has it's dignity to
uphold as we'll as Mr.. Keiley's rights
to maintain. To Withdraw him Is to
acknowledge ignorance OF the proper
qualifications Of foreign minister,
or to confess an attempt to humili-
ate the Austrian court by the ap-
pointment Of an improper person.
Mr.. Bayard cannot afford to be i'm
paled on either horn Of that dilemma,
and hence his only course seems to
be to insist on Mr.. Keilsy's recsp-
tion, and ii that is refused, leave the
mission vacant and request the re-
call of the Austrian Minister at
Washington.
A similar case on smaller scale
is the appointment Of Mr.. Whalen,
to be consul at Fort Erie, Canada.
Whalen was Fenian leader in But.
fslo in days past, and the Dominion
Government having had some un-
pleasant experiences with that or
ganization does not want to receive
him. 1t has had as good or better
reason for complaint than Italy had,
and as Ksiley's Italian appointment
was recalled, we do not see but tnat
Whalen's will have to be il the State
/ Department is to be consistent.
Out OF ali this we learn two les
sons: /. That only truly represen-
tative citizens should be appointed
! to represent the Government abroad.
~. That citizens who, while claiming
to be such are yet leagued together
to direc. or control public affairs in
other countries are not truly repre-
sentative citizens Of the United
States. When y citizen Of foreign
country comes to the United States
and, renouncing his allegiance to
his mother country, swears allegi-
ance to our government, he ought
thenceforth TO consider himself as
an American, and talk and act as
such. HIS Allegiance should not
be divided; he is no longer an En-
glishman, an Irishman, German, a
Frenchman, or an Italian but q citi-
zen OF the United States. or course
he cannot;help sympathizing with
his brethren In the land of his birth.
who are, 1t may be, struggling for
freedom, but he has no right to Or
gauize revolutions on our soil, or at
tempt to dictate to the Government
of other countries from his secure
retreat in one three thousand miles
away. "Let every tub stand on its
own bottom" and other Govern
ments be fought on their own SOIL
Exchange.