New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
GOSSIP AT THE Capt.
THE INTEREST OF hANUPACr,
CONSULAR REroRM
EXPERIENCE OF DEALER III .r.c-
CONSCIENCE FUND cne.Ar
ISTrR AOAN TO TYv r~o

IsTER AoAN TO TYx rNo.,
Washington. Feb. I2-"sena,or Lin.,.
the FIRST member Of the senat. Nh.
called upon to resign his sat" ~
or this eloquent Kentuokisn. ,n.,
speech the other day though am sur, :. y
ever more CALAMITY defended hu eon,-
little. or wisconsin. had an hentcsI 81
IL was late in the sixties. when n. ~
Amendment vas up for consideration 49,
TOT Doollttle voted against It's subrn,ss,
states The Wisconsin Legislature ,,o,..
Ike the Kentucky Legislature OF to-d.v
resolution lnstructing Dooiittle 70 rem III
Lindsay did he disregarded n. n,,,--
and nothing came OF it except thu,
randum OF the fact that the Prs,,..
tempore Of the Senate presented ,hs.
tons ~ the Legislature % Wiscors,
were ordered To- lie On the table ana 49,.
appears I'm the Senate Journal OF ,h.,
will BE- found by reference % IN. h,.
Congress that any number %, members - :.
houses have acted against the ins,ry,,,.
their constituencies. but don't remer ~, II
other case in which a resignation bu
called FOR. Cass opposed the Wnmo, NJ.
contrary to the wishes 81 the Michigan I-rs.
ure, but he was doughty politician s,- !,
his opinions. and would at any time Ia.
signed his seat rather than have sacriaox
principles. We have a parallel case ,o.,,
Senator German. who as Is Well knox, :,
not represent the majority ~ his cons,ltuS,.
When the portrait Of Secretary sba,,.r
predecessor was received at the State Den.
ment it was framed in black. giannr n
trast to the gilt frames which surroundx \!
counterfeit presentments 81 the other Secr.,.
Of State and one that created general cour.
Some visitor OF a humorous turn OF mind ~.
bump Of reverence had never been properr \.
veloped. pinned 10 the bottom OF the frsr. II
following lines:
And why should for others mourn
When none will mourn FOR me-
| This nonsense was. Of course. not allowed q !,
main on the picture, but i, is withou, .s
partly responsible FOR the fact that the AYR,
ties have decided % take Secretary Oinsy,.
trait out Of it's black environment and pa, !,
to correspond with the other pictur-s u 81
room. in a conventional gilt frame
Consular reform is fayorite topic With 70
mercial men, especially with manufactures ~
are ambitious TO establish markets aoross ii
who realize that their success IN tins depe,s D
a great degree upon these representative z ?
United States Government. Nothing o. on
can ne expected from a man who Is in .sS
vice for revenue only, whose patrots- >
blunted and who performs his duties ID =
functory manner. but ii is hoped that Prss.-
McKinley's consular appointments vii nsn
new era for they are. a. a rule. men u 81.
intelligence IL not OF wide commercial knt'
edge.
A leading manufacturer wh0 vas in iost
Gently said in commenting on this sgs1
There should be radical change made L
method Of appointing consuis II IS !n11os
without detriment 10 our commercial ln'e'"'
to select for consular positions men whose -
recommendation is political service OF vs.
daughters, as was the case Win eoIs-
once met in Germany. want 20 learn 'ne =
guage' No man should b. sent as consul ."
try TO which he is accredited lie sRou4 :"
have a business education. and. above A.
patriotic and devoted 10 the Interests u !.
Government Note in the markets Oh 'he W
in our natural markets even CHINA. japan =
Hawaii. how often the labels, Made ID "7'n4'-'
and Made in England appear on Au"''
ordinary use-articles that Ne can MAKE
and cheaper than these nations bu' 'ns
Of Germany and England has been 70 ''D'
their consular representatives men .. O's''-
experience. whom they pay commensu'ae'
the service rendered and Handsomely Nv"
for their faithfulness. and TO use d" az
preston. they drum up business. i"A'
is reason for complaint in ms matter "A
seen from statistics. In 1870 EnS!ahu W.
from Japan 100000 worth Of soods an' :.
her so O)OOoO worth. while the Unite'