Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-08
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revered throughout the world. The
Old World with its mobarchial institu-
tons honors Washington because of
his honesty, his unselfishness in refus-
ing q crown when offered him, his
ability 10 high station, and mis- patriot
ism and sincerity of purpose, even
though that purpose was inimical to
crowns and sceptres. Aside from all
these the New World reyeres his mem
DRY, because be established an empire.
not that he and his descendants might
be kings. but in which every man is a
sovereign. and in which every officer
should be but servant The election
of Washington as president was great
shock in modern history. The Revolu-
tionary war not only taught that rep
sentation should go with taxation; but
that the doctrine of the '.divine right of
kings was founded not in truth, but
in tradition and superstition only. 1t
taught that the present and future
should be governed by the past. only
in the sense that long established theo-
ries should be overturned and swept
away when found to be detrimental TO
true progress and genuine civilization.
II made the word America Synonymous
with liberty. 1t created new civili-
cation, of which the predominant idea
is that the people should govern, and
that rulers are but servants chosen by
the people-the sovereigns. Since this
republic was born the whole civilized
world has become more or less impreg-
mated with this idea. 1t is only consid-
cred matter of comparatively short
time before the whole world will follow
in the wake of America
Washington was the chosen leader
His name is the symbol of the present
era of civilization. and kings and
queens, with their exploded pretensions,
are repugnant to at least American
thought and progress. No one in har-
mony with American institutions
thought of questioning this until Grover
Cleveland became president of the
United States for the second time. No
one but the democratic cuckoos think
of questioning these simple truths, and
they only for the time being for the
purpose of covering up some black
spots in the Cleveland foreign Office
with coat of white.wash. The white
washing was effected in the house
of representatives recently. but there
was no enthusiasm about the matter.
The resolution endorsing Cleveland
and Gresham's Hawaiian policy in a
half-hearted sort of way, was swallowed
by the democratic congressman, but it
went down like unto castor-oil, accord
to the news reports. The white-wash-
ing process. however, is more difficult
in the Senate. The democratic major
ity in the Committee on Foreign Affairs
is divided on the subject, and the re-
port of that committee tends rather
to remove the house white-wash and to
leave the black spot on the administra-
TONS imbecility.
President Clevelsnd has never shown
any ability in the management OF for
eign affairs. During his first term
when Bayard was at the head of the
State Department, that branch of the
administration was peculiarly weak,
though at the outset Bayard was reck-
oned the ablest man in the cabinet as
well as the best statesman in the demo-
cratic party. The weakness was proba.
bly, due to the presidents egotistic inter-
ference in the management of what
was above his capacity and under
standing. At the beginning of his
present term the president evidently
intended to improve on his former
administration of the foreign depart
ment. and with that end in view went
outside of the old line democratic ranks
for the department and chose Judge
Gresham, who, though much over
estimated man, was REPEATED to be
man of great ability in administrative
as well as judicial affairs. The fact
that the foreign affairs had always been
exceedingly well managed by republic
cans. and the fact that Gresham was
renegade republican was no doubt,
fayorably considered by the president
in making the appointment. He seems
to have overlooked the fact that when
Gen. Gresham ceased to be republic
can, it was largely by reason of his
having lost his republican virtues. At
any rate Gresham's vindictive hostility
10 his successful rival, Harrison, evil
IDENTIFY made him blindly hostile to
everything Harrisoniap, and the result