Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
ran FoRrreN APPOINTMENTS.
A. Comparison OF tho New Foreign
ministers Win Their Predecessors.


A Comparison of tho New Foreign
ministers with Their Predecessors.
New York Post.
President Harrison has now made ap-
pointments to the leading foreign mis-
sions. In order to show them IN COM
parison with those made by his predeces-
cor, VIC arrange them in parallel columns;
Cleyeland's APP Harrison's APP
pointments. pOintments.
Great Britain, =. ]. Phelps, Roht. 7. Lincoln,
France, X. n. McLane, Whitelaw Reid,
Germany @. II, Pendleton,M. Halsiead,
Russia, G. v. n. Lothrop, Allen i. Rice,
Austria, A. X. Iawton. Fred D. Grant,
Italy, John b. Stalio. Albert Porter,
Spain, J. /. NJ Curry, n w Palmer,
Chill w. Il. Roberts. Patrick Egan.
We think ii will be admitted by most
Republicans that MIR. Cieyeland's list
represents higher level of intellectual
culture aud attainment than Mr.. Harri-
sons, and consequently that the standing
OF the country abroad, in so far as it de-
ponds upon the standing OF our diplo.
inakio representatives, will be somewhat
less distinguished in the next four years
than it has been In the past four. This
Is not true in all particulars, but it is
true in the average, This is what Re-
pubiicans OF discernment are saying 10
each other to day, and they are saying it
with no little CONSERVATION, because II is
true thai they have, on the whole, better
timber, or at all events more timber of
the better kind for this service, than the
Democrats have.
Tbs appointment CT MIR. Robert Il. Lin.
colin for minister to England is highly re-
spectacle. 1t fits IN with the spirit OF
reverence which all Americans hold for
the name OF Lincoln. 1t goes side by
side with the appointments Of Colonel
Fred Grant for minister to Austria.
Both nomins tons, il We look upon for
eIgn mission ~ something to get, are
admirably bestowed. But upon any
otter theory we must be allowed TO say
that better choice might have been
made ia either case. MIR. Lincoln is net
one of the foremos. lawyers in the coun-
try. lie is q respectable lawyer, hut
many degrees inferior to Mr.. Phelps as n
representative pf American culture and
intellectual power. This is no dispsr-
agsment to Mr.. Lincoln, who is still u
young man who has his spurs to earn.
There are other members of the Chicago
bar who would have filled this place TO
better advantage. Mr.. John N. Jewett,
for example, whose name was mentioned
IL man very much of the Phelps Il pc
mRu of strong intellectual grasp and
penetration, aud of highly trained
powers, one who is ready for any emer
gency where mental yivacity and lega
lore are called for, as they are most fire.
quentiy called for in the English mission
Mr.. Lincoln will, IL he acceptF the place
make crsditAble ambassador, but not
great one like Lowell and Phelps.
Nor is MIR. HaIstead good Offset /,
MIR. Pendleton. His mental makeup, q
shown by his editorial work, is OF tn
Eighty and uncertain kind which wouli
be ominous to the country il he we're al
lowed any large latitude in diplomats
negotiation. But it is within the bound
of truth to say that he is as safe states
:. man as Mr.. Blaine, aud that the countr,
locks to President Harrison TO hold botl
the Secretary of State and the ministe
TO Germany In ordeF.
Mr.. Allen Thorndike Rice Is perso
OF the very thinnest mental texture. HI
ought mot to be confirmed for the place G
minister TO Russia The seurrilous an
Indecent attack which he published III hi
sensational monthly newspaper on Secrs
tary Bayard ought to insure q soil
Democratic vote against him. II th
Republicans think him fit to represeI
them at foreign court, let them hay
the exclusive responsibility for him.
The appointment Of Patrick Egan
-AFresent I'm S+a6iaP leguniic
south Amerias Is getnaps he ucst an
% all Mr 8an, heliev b8s new
Bees E.a.uraiiatd &c an AmeEiusn citizs
plthough he has filed his intentions"
become one. He i1 appointed to repr
sent the Irish Land League abroad IN
general way. He stands for the payme
OF the debt that Mr. Blaine owes to Il
Irish contingent. II such debts mu
be paid cut Of the capital stock Of b
nation, let them be paid by appointmer
at home, and not by levy on inn0oe
foreigners. We have no occasion to bril-
an Irish Land itaaguer into iuxtspoBiti
with the English minister at the sti
dinners Of Chill. Let Mr. Egan be ma
surveyor Of the pert OK Omaha, if the h
allows an unnataralized citizen to he
that otfiea. Let him be the head OF
buEsau at Washington, or anything reti
than representative abroad. WI
figure can we expect man whose VIII
equipment and sole distinction is Ii
propagsndism to cut in pan-Americ
Gyaud How sre we to look for the p
motion OF those great commercial
ferEsts which Mr, Blaine il supposed
favor, IL his agents are men whose le
ings and impulses aud trainings are c.
fred upon things Of q totally differ
character Transporting ten thousand raj
away from the spheTe OF their oft
duties?
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