The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-09
A PROPER DETERMINATION.

both sides of the Atlsntic, has been in
dulgipg in predictions as to the probable
result of Mr.. Keilly's appointment to
the Austrian Mission, after his withdraw.
al from the Italian Mission. 1t has been
frequently stated in a semi-official man
ner that the Austrian government would
not receive Mr.. Kelly because it was not.
complimentary to have assigned him
there after he had been withdrawn upon
objection from the Italian Mission, and
for the further reason that he cannot be
received because his wife is Jewess,
and, as such, not eligible for presentation
at the Austrian Court. The matter has
been settled by President Cleveland, and
Mr.. Kelly will either go to Austria or
that country will have no Minister from
the United States. There is no reason in
the first objection that it is uncompli-
mertary to send Minister to one coun'
try who has been rejected by another, as
is shown in the career of Mr. Sergeant,
who was appointed Minister to Spain
and rejected by that government, after
which he was appointed to Germany,
and served for some time, until personal
disagreements with Bismarck led to his
appointment 10 Russia, where he Vas
serving in the first diplomatic position of
this government when President Cleve'
land was elected. Surely Austria can
afford to receive Minister who has been
rejected by Italy if Germany and Russia
could afford to take one who had been
rejected by Spain. The first objection
by the Austrian government is nugatory,
under the precedents which leaves the
correctness Of President Cleveland's
determination dependent upon the second
objection, which is that Mr. Keilly's
wife is Jewess and cannot be received
at the Austrian Court. If this is fact,
and had been known by the Administra.
tion in advance of the appointment, no
doubt the President would have selected
Minister not so situated as to incur
this objection, but having been appointed
the United States cannot with self-respect
recede from the appointment. It's the
cardinal point in our theory of Govern
ment that all of our citizens are equal,
and Us such that they are eligible tor
such houors as our government may
bestow. There are no distinctions under
our laws between native.born citizens OF
ary origin, and but one between native
and adopted citizens, and that distinction
is made by the Constitution, which makes
the adopted citizen ineligible>for the
Office of President. Therefore, if MIR.
Kelly we're himself Jew he would be
eligible for the Mission to Austria, and
when appointed he is the representative
of the United States. 1t is not a right
which we can recognize for foreign gov
ernments to select our representatives for
US, or to determine their qualifications.
They might as we'll object to a man
because he believes in the doctrine of
republican government while they adhere
to monarchy, or to object to him because
he is Protestant while they are Catho-
lies, or because he is an adopted citizen
of the United States while their laws
forbid expatriation, as to object that a
man is Jew because they do not like
Jews. The United States cannot recog-
nize such distinctions as to its citizenship,
much less can they recognize it where
the distinction is attempted to be applied
to the wife of citizen. President Cleve.
land has therefore, we think, very prop
erly determined that Austria shall not
be permitted to classify American citi'
zens. 1t is the only digui6ed position he
could have taken, and shows that the
new Administration intends to make this
government and its cilizens thoroughly
respected abroad. The United States has
of late been so subseryient to the whims
of foreign governments that they natul-
ally have become supercilious in dealing
with us, and we are glad to see that an
American policy has been restored which
will maintain the honor and indepen'
dence OF our government
- The Atlanta Artesian we'll is 1912
feet deep aud no 'ile yit." Henry