The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-14
WAR ON TRE DIPLOMATS.
The New York Berald Wants the serv-
Zoe Abolished.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The Herald will
! say tomorrow: Some day great political
party will take up this question seriously
and make itself famous by wiping our use
less and cumbersome diplomatic service
from the face OF the earth
at was the prophetic voice of James
Gillespie Blaine which uttered this
prediction, some years ago, 10 the
then Congressman McAdoo Of New Jersey.
The American minister has long been
a byword, il not a reproach, among the
nations which train ambassadors from the
cradle and teach their baby statesmen how
to speak speech which conceals thought,
the lying speech of diplomacy. Before
steam and electric spark had revolutionized
the methods of the world, the envoy extraor-
dinary was a necessity even for America
In those old days the beet trained states
men in the land were sent abroad to represent
America. Men were picked out for their
fitness for the places. The American min
lister is out of date to-day, and worse than
out of date, he is ridiculous. Abolish our
foreign ministry. Send home the farcical
diplomats Let plain, blunt Uncle Sam
transact his business in a plain, blunt
fashion, and not indulge in myths and
shadows to feed the vanity Of the editor
from Oshkosh and the protected mAnufaot-
urer from Kalamazoo.
DIVIDED INTO TWO CLAssEs.
1.-THE American ministers of TO day may
be divided into two great classss-the min
lister for ornament only and the minister for
reward. II is the former who is sent to all
the leading capitals to fill the legations with
sweetness and light, and to impress upon
the native mind the fact that this is
great country. The latter gets. a
snug berth and salary, and generally
hopes to make use of his position to further
some private ends by means Of commercial
connections. Nearly 100000 is spent in
the empty trappings Of useless offices. More
than $3.50, 600 is each year expended by the
United States that its black cloth may
dangle at the tail Of the diplomatic kite =.
The list of American oonsuls stationed on
British soil belts the globe. Their salary
list amounts TO $158, 600 year. They do not
report to Robert T. Lincoln. minister, but to
the Secretary of State in Washington. The
Office of Robert Lincoln is q useless encum-
5rance and should be abolished, and that
honorable gentleman, of whom Americans
all are proud, should come home and put
his talents to a useful purpose. He is too
valuable citizen to be mere lay figure.
ABOLISH THE SERVICE.
"The question OF abolishing the diplomatic
service and substituting a perfected con-
sulnT service In its place has long been
favorably considered In demooratic-loving
minds. Representative Holman Of Indiana
has many times brought up the subject
Sunset Cox, who, when he was minister to
Turkey, most merrlly poked fun at the
ridiculous features Of his own position, al
ways favored the abolition. EK-Represen-
tative MoAdoo Of New Jersey fought for it
so often that at one time the measure was
known as the ''MoAdoo" measure and
yearly speech was expected
from that brilliant young con-
gresham. But it was not alone
democratic minds which favored the step
Luminous minds in the republican ranks
echoed the Wish to see the great official Don
Quixote unhorsed. But there always stood
in the way the stumbling block of selfish
ness. The party in powers always shran X
from lessening its patronage. The time is
ripe for that blow to fall. Will the Demo
cratic party see Its opportunity and win
lasting fame"