New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-04

and the divine right OF kings. or, as carlyle putS
il heroarchy and hierarchy and the nero a'NV ,h
CAPABLE man competent 10 do and doing what the
others could not do. was the sacred man aIIo,,S
divine right coming In the name OF the Lord,
ruling In the name Of The Lord. VINO had give"
That ola political doctrine therefore. Of the
divine right of kings. looked at and interpreted IN
pioded doctrine It IS no; obsolete 1t still persists
ard surv!yes-it is political doctrine NO, al
ways indeed. practically. but theoretically. Is
our POLITICAL doctrine And the person who Is
by nature the highest among Us. the greates, me
strongest. the best IN character, In wisdom II
intelligence In mental and moral equipment, stand
ins head and shoulders in all these natural siits,
in all these natural qualities. above all the resi-
OF the people that he Is the porson among us WHO
1ugh to rue among US no me Dnonl mpnoIn, 20
rule; because God has appointed MIN 10 rue ''od
with his natural bgness and greatness ana sent
him into the world
ore ~ the assuring and comforting signs that
this American Nation Is meant some sacred mis-
SION on the earth 10 achieve. Is seen anu !olhu ~
the fact that I'm all the great crises Of It's history
hitherto such men have come to the front At
the beginning Of our National life such men APP
pearcd presiding over the destinics Of the struG-
Cling American colonies; guiding. governing rul-
Ing not merely by human right. which me peop.e
gave them. but by the divine right Of natural GIT
and endowment and natural qualification, by
divine right which God gave-coming In the name
Of the Lord. \, Il later and subscqu'n, crlSlS III
our history such appeared ?gain; notably ono
among them. standing head and shoulders above
all the rest-of course. not in physical stature 40
mean. though that was the case; but in moral
ard mental stature. In hone. In patience. IN WIS,
dom. in love for his fellow men, with male" to"ard
none. with faith and trust in God. which always
held him up. which always chec<ed and sustained
him: which. In the darkest hour. when other men
seemed to border on despair, never seemed to ior
sake hn-a king: yes In the nohlest ana truest
4 king. ruling by divine right and coming IN
the name OF the Lord
Such a man as that in this hour OF Crisis Is
needed wise. sggacous. farsghted. OF prudent
speech and counsel. Of clear head ana Judgmcni
OF strong aim and purpose. calm. cool, collected
standing and firm for right. FOR right no mat
what II cost him personally and politically. not
fearing popular camor: fearing only God. against
whom the stormy waves OF helliger"nt passion ana
feeling VIII dash and break In v1in-a leader, "
ruler king by divine right presiding IT this crit
cal hour over the dcsinoa Of the American p'opl";
and coming In the nam" OF the Lord, Yes. OF
tho Lord Of that Lord with Whose coming lony
ago the song Of peace on Garth among men OF go'd
will heard
Such a man. | say. Is needed now such man.
! hope. ! think have: who. with lively sense
of the responsibility. grave and awful. that ~
placed him. is doing what h" can 'Iod IN
heaven help him. May all the people h"lp MN
TO minister unto peace ana to stay the plague and
stop the scOurge Of war!