The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24

| Paris. This Ia the centre OF civilization, and
The ns sesst hf abten 70 oSS Is
ioneings Of his soul are concentrated OF them;
they are often men Of parts. who have not at
which their talents entitle them. and turn into
| politi leo presty paths for advancement They
like Ike. The Pspsl government Is always awaRe
TO the utilization Of any high secular talent
h6ms 'H The st sRSs 81 sy s desS
the Gates Of the Eternal City the way to his
The northern Italian is a very practical man
and q man OF s96rlety and intelligence; In
tSa rest az
who is the only generally recognized great
man OF Italy OF our dny. could not distinguish
" The spaniard oitsn has great friend mess
suspicion and distrust. The depth Of Spanish
%nd Rie and snbtietv BASS for virtues. " p''
ar Ss 1g rs a nH sEn sns
straightforward. truth-telline man is looked
T rEe idea mans sens the truth n w 1SS
lying would serve MIN better 10 one that nevre
it is thus the business Of extracting truth
out OF current declarations becomes an art or
profession, demanding the highest skill. The
the webs Of fsi sehoSd.
America are very much inclined to approve OF
sayeholdine: They get among Shareholders
large Se class Of men IN this world Who think
more Of their own rights than they do OF other
peoples. One must not expect to find among
ness for that thing we call human rights.
But this. do find. there is growing recog-
It is when they come to. be asserted at the ex-
pense OF the privileged classes that the shoe
RmSns slaves seG hsa % wa yfd
have condemned slavery. but, their virtue. like
that OF the world in general. could not stand
Prayer was made Tor ali mankind: Man is.
the truth when G lie will serve him better. Not
that he .dislikes the offspring OF truth. but he
a1ehSed %ns%sS useful Jan truth dares to char
enge his conduct falsehood never does, IL, lie
other for his servant.
make "a good Minister Who cannot talk French
most desirable thing to do it. and II, We had in
the United States. or ever expected to have.
b" wise to insist on Ills Qualification. But
this we have not and never shall have. For the
personal comfort and convenience Of the man
language but so far as the discharge OF OIL
cial duties is concerned there is no necessity
for the accomplishment. The best and most
influential Minister we have had at the French
court in many years. Mr.. Dayton. could not
speak word Of French.
Our missions should be filed with men OF
character and sound Judgment. men whose
natural grade and whose instincts and knowl-
edge in public fairs are equal to the public
men around them. When that is so the public
concerns OF the country they represent will
not suffer. But II these essential uuallnca-
tons are absent and men are TAX en- because
they can prattle u little in II foreign, tongue
our representatives. can lie overreachcd with
the greatest facility. Nothing is more forcibly
illustrated by examples than the fact that men
may know half a dozen languages and know
anything else. Such men NAV smatter at
second hand on Salon topics: but the genu-
inc OF affairs twists all such fellows around
his finger. and il there is anything to be made
out Of them he max es it.