Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-12
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY. NOTES.
General Harrison writes of "Tht
Presidential Office in the March La
dies Home Journal, and his compre
hensive article is outspoken and plain
He takes occasion to commend Presi
dent Cleveland's movement toward es
tablishing more permanent consular
service. The ex-President says:
THE need of better consular servic,
has been getting a strong hold upor
the public mind. The practice ha,
been to make frequent changes in these
otfices-indeed an almost complete
change upon the coming in of an ad
ministration of different party. The
duties of a consul relate almost wholly
to our commerce with the country
where he serves The recent
movement by Mr.. Cleveland and in
Congress for a better qualified and
permanent consular force is to be com
mended.
ut is remarked that changes in the
home administration in other countries
such as England and France, do moi
involves changes in the ministers OF
ambassadors or consels, as they dc
" ith us. The English Ambassador al
Washington holds right on whether
the Liberals or Tories are in power.
He represents his country, not a party
and carries out the instructions from
the home Government Loyalty. He il
never heard to make spesches attack.
ing the policy of the opposing party
or criticising his own people. Perhap,
one of the chief difficulties in our get.
ting permanent diplomatic and consu
lar service grows out of the fact that
the tariff question is one that is always
acute in our politics, and the reports
of our consuls naturally take on the
views held by them upon this question
We can not have a permanent diplo
matte and consular service until we
can find diplomats and consuls who
will leave their party politics at home.
Ii they are to be aired or exercised
abroad then it follows that they must
be in harmony with the party in power
at home"
The Progress of the World, 1.-THE edi
torial department of the Review of Re
views, is especially live and vigorous
in the February number. Its para
graphs are packed with information
Venezuela, British Guiana, South AT
rica, and Canadian politics, to say
nothing of its comment on the Ameri
can financial situation and other mat
ters OF immediate national importance
The department is illustrated with
the usual number of timely portraits
and maps.
The Venezuela Commission, as il
meets for its business session in Wash
ington, is dignified and prepossess
ing body of men. A photograph of the
group has been made for the from tis
piece of the February Review of Re
views. Each of the five portraits is q
speaking likeness.
The subject of the worlds production
and use of gold and silver is treated il
an interesting way in the February
Review of Reviews. "The Story OIL
Cripple Creek, Colorado's New Ell Do
RADIO, is graphically told by Cy War
man; under the title THAT Flood O.
Gold," there is an elaborate statistica
and illustrated account of the recen
wonderful advance in the world s pro
duction of the yellow metal; this fol
lowed by remarkable article OF
Some Leading Errors of the Cole
Standard Party" from the pen of tn,
great German champion of bimetallism
DIR. Otto Arendt translated by Presi
dent E. B. Andrews, and, finally, tn,
latest defense of gold monometallisn
is given in the form of review of re
cent literature of the subject by Prof
Frank l. Herriott.