The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Captain Edward Wright Brady's Current Review
Of Matters and Things at Washington


the kfu in which he had conducted diplomatic rea
ons with Spain before the awful tragedy the dark Ha
harbor rendered the Of diplomacy futile the foreghted
with which he prepared impending storm
country the wise patriotism Of his have all marked him
the for the crisis While his counymen have
ognize his high qualities statesman it gratifying their
recognition abroad The London Spectator the leading Liberal
weekly paper England and of the abe journals published
Europe In its issue Of last week contained editorial
eader euozng the splendid and unexpected which
Mr. Mckinley has risen the requirements high and difficult
position "The President it "has developed latent talents
showing him the Of many of Lncons great qualities
ut would be remarkable the Spectator continues m for the second
time in generation the American really elective
chy itself strong system for dealing with dangerous crisis
Europe have been hasy in rejecting the idea of elective
monarchy fatal alike to stability and strength
The idea advanced by the that system of government
really elective monarchy not 1t derives certain
pausibty from the fact that American President during his
limited of Office enjoys greater influence and exercises greater
the affairs Of than any British monarch has
enjoyed exercised the independent existence OF the United
States began English observers noted this and have drawn
the inference from it that the Spectator has The most cee
brated elective monarchy modern times that OF
Poland There the throne filed by election and the country
sometimes called military republic But the Polish system had
many fatal defects from the beginning.
The Spectator right saying that Mr. Mckinley has risen to the
Requirements Of high and difficult situation splendid
but it wrong saying that this unexpected 1t altogether
likely organ like the Spectator could not
persuade itself without actual demonstration that proeconst
like President Mckinley could by any chance to the require
hgh and difficult position In this country where
onst the people nothing unexpected in President Mcn
e rising the requirements of the high and difficult situation
with which he confronted It would have been very nex
pected them he had Washington did and
Lincoln did
The Spectator saying that President Mckinley pos
many Lncons great qualities He does Like his pre-
decesor Mckinley has profound belief and confidence the
of his countymen, the pan people, Lincoln called
hem and like him, Mckinley ascertain the views and
opinions his countymen all great matters before taking final
rrevocabe action Mckinley like Lincoln leader but like
bonv c0ft
pie he leading Thus to Cuba to the Maine to the
and terms of peace President Mckinley continually
suited only his Cabinet and Senators and Representatives
Congress- with whom he contact listened to
their views heard their arguments learned from them well
from the newspapers throughout the country what the people
thought these questions and finally when the time to act
Lincoln did when he deemed the time for action to
slavery the emancipation proclamation ad More than any
President have had unless Lincoln Mckinley
Judge He listens all sides and then decides He seeks
to keep his mind free from prejudice and open to conycon lie
courteousy he influenced by anybody
against his convictions of what right and polite and for the
good country After all sides have had hearing have had
their ay Mckinley the decides
himself what proper and right and polite do and does
his conclusions from the testimony before him in
after listening arguments and When he
makes his decisions they his and not those OF somebody
ANYBODY else final conclusive the
The responsibility his these matters He could
divide he wanted to and he would not want he could
strong ereant albeit also Of patience
unwearyng courtesy There those who strength only
brusquenes and sreiance only sesseron We have had
presidents long ago Mckinley of
kind We have had least President who grasped and
government mailed hand and rode and
opposition his will the roncad knights of the middle
ages unhappy peasany the an peo
pie days. have had another who tried do
the thing and failed Mckinley does not belong this class
the hand of steel in glove of velvet Lincoln had his
way invariably did Jackson and while Jackson
was admired respected johnson
engaged warfare in the effort enore my his policy
Mckinley policy his enforce against the
will the people He the President of the United States not