New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-26
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.

Colonel Alexander Gordon OF Governor Mchiney
staff. has been in the city for the last re" uays'
Colonel Gordon is president Of the Niles loo' |o'''
pany. which makes machinery used In the n"'"-
facture Of heavy guns The Colonel Is ueep'' III
terested In the present complication with Eisiahu
over the Venezuelan boundary both as business
man and a patriotic citizen. In speaking oi the
Presidents message recently he referred 10 a'cent
history. This was his version: u never was d soou
scholar when in school. especially IN history
but incident that was taught TO me as poy
comes back wildly In contemplating fte snrad
Clevelands message and the motives that 1 jipes
It, There Is an old saving that history repeber the
incident. 1t happened when the Persian army III.
vaded Greece The Persans had tremendous n aI'h ny
and II looked as II the invaded country Wouiu De
swamped by sheer weight Of numbers AS tne AMY
sent to oppose It and stop # in its march dh1 Th de-
tachment took its stand at the famous Pass ol heT
all this defending army there were only two men
who were not available for duty. They were at a
these men ordered his slave TO lead him to the rass
p s h mat he might ade 'ans s that he
was i'll and did not go; He thus saved himself ana
ter. From the hour that he refused to go to TIE
Pass. he was branded man among his Fellows no
he was execrated throughout his own country Then
another war came and this man, who proved MN
front and die on the spears of the enemy ia when
ns Of him. 1n i hey aa said Of
he not been anxious to escape before he would not
reminds me OF President Cleveland and his policy
Cowardly in the past. he has waited for a chance
to redeem himself. and when the time came ne
rushed to the front hoping TO win forgiveness Ton
the past. ] see that President Cleveland Is making
political capital out OF this message do not think
that thcspeople should be so hasty In following him
more than human. and In singing paens OF praise
about his valor. When read his message the story
Of the Spartan warrior came back to me, and
can not help comparing President Cleveland in his
headlong course with the man who lived 100 years
ago, and when the people Judge resident Cleve-
land dispas sonatey and in n way devoid of senti
ment that characteristic OF the ancient Spartans.
think that they will see In these two men the same
spirit displayed"
Senator Henry C. Hansbrough OF North Dakota.
war with England. Senator Hansbrough has been
in the city for the last few days and Is staying
the Everett House He said in speaking OF the in
ternational complication the Venezuelan boun-
dairy that President Cleveland had left open chance
for England to get out of the affair gracefully when
he said, In his message that If England and Nene
Zuela came 10 understanding themselves then the
United states would have no right TO interfere.
Senator iansbrough added that If the Nene2uelans
settled with England for a monetary consideration
and allowed England to add to her territory the
Southern Continent. the United States might look
upon TINS as a breach of the Monroe ROctrine and
take both England and Venezuela to task in the
matter The Senator says that clash is bound to
come sooner or later between England and the
United States over some information question and
victorious because II has the greatest supply of men.
ana arms and is stronger in every way. He thinks
mat the present Congress will make provision for
large number of battle-ships