The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-01
FLUNKEYISAI.

We are happy to note that the Mime
apolis Tribune has occasionally glimpses
OF good sense and patriotism. It has
been standing by free silver lately, and
the other day it published the following
pungent editorial:
Bishop Doane in his annual address to
the clergy of the diocese of Albany depre-
Gated, as any must the cultivation of
the lingo" spirit among the people Of the
United States and England; but it appears
TO us that he approached dangerously near
the verge of pOltrOoney and displayed
lamentable lack Of patriotism when he sug-
geSted that IF the old revolutionary spirit
that regarded England as tyrant is still
Kept alive by our school books Of history,
then 1t Is time that the text books were
changed"
His argument, embodied in his adj
dress as a whole, is that inasmuch as the
british people are growing very impatient
at the recklessness Of speech INDUCED in
by Americans, and mutual determinations
may provoke active hostility, we should
suppress or falsify history and cease to in
struct the youth of the land as to the ORR
gin OF our government and the DEVELOPMENT
or free institutions on this continent This
is shocking suggestion to come from
clerical lips. is it not a fact that the
tyranny OF George Ill. and his ministry and
into
repellon? II not, then the Declaration of
independence is lie and the founders OF
the republic We're rebels and traitors in
stead OF patriots. 1t is to be hoped that
both the British and Americans have re-
celVed enlightenment sirce those days IF
~ now easy to analyze the feelings and mo-
tVeS of both parties and to take hroad
ana pMlosphic view of the struggle Re-
cause our remote ancestors fought at Bum
hei Tin IL Is not necessary that Brtons
ana Yankees OF the present day remain
enemies, nor is it necessary to suppress the
TACT that they fought more than a century
ago. Inc talk OF altering our histo ricaI text
DOCKS IN order to cOnciliate England is call
culated to excite a feeling Of contempt
across the water and Of derision in this
country. 1t Is the merest child's nIav r.
assumes that rational men of the present
generation cannot be friends because their
iorelathers were enemies, and hence that
the facts of history should be concealed
rom the rising generation. The good
bishop would cement peace between tina
two countries upon d basis of ipnoranna
rather than Of right 1eason and under
standing OF present conditions. On the
same theory 1t might be argued that if the
peace Oh Europe is to be maintained the
history or the past thousand years of war
ana slaughter In which each nation has
peen at times engaged in a death-grannIa
win every other nation should be blottod
out OF the minds of the school children nv
altering the text books
bishop Doane was evidently suffering
rom pad case of Antglomania ACQUIRED
turing MS attendance on the Lambeth con-
ference. S0.A
GOOD for the Minneapolis Tribune
II 1t Will only read the Representative
carefully 1t may yet become a first-class
Populist sheet.
we nave long contingent OF fun
keys in this blooming country who ought
TO be shipped to Hold Hingland and
hung to Bunker Hill monument If thew
return. Every morning they turn their
faces to the East and apologize for be-
ing Americans IN