The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
An uN-AMERIcAN AMBASSADOR


Notwithstanding his presidential coach
Ing, Ambassador Choate has become as
troublesome to Uncle Sam as the prenia-
ture Chamberlain to John Bull.
MIR. Choate has committed a series OF
plumbers that can be accounted for on no
hypothesis except that the idiocy OF Anglo.
manlacism has come to control his thought
and speech. The list OF his indiscretions
would have been heightened very materi-
ally but for timely Instructions from
Washington 30 the effect that he refrain.
as much as possible. from The luxury OF
converting himself into n public ass on
every available occasion stalwart Amer
icanism is much indebted to official Wash
ington. therefore, for these precautionary
tips to the grandiloquent Choate, whose
rampant desire to speech make appears to
be his dominant characteristic.
The Venezuela speech in which, as the
New York Sun has pertinently observed,
''he let his tongue slap his country" was
tho grave, premonitory symptom of Anglo
manacsm on the part OF our minister to
the court of St. James. Then came the
speech in which he assumed to pledge the
sympathetic friendship OF the United
States 20 Great Britain In her war with
state with which our relations are just
as friendly as they could possibly he with
Great Britain, and that has a profounder
right TO anticipate, II not 10 absolutely
demand, the sympathy OF this republic.
In this conspicuous exhibition of ass
ininity the scientific correctness of the
public diagnosis of Mr. Choate's prior
symptoms, was confirmed in the complete
surrender to the loathsome malady of
Anglo mania. II, however. there remained
hassadors ailment. his toadyism to Lord
Dunraven would clinch the case.
Every one will recall the vulgar and
discouiteous treatment accorded Ameri-
can yachtsmen by Lord Dunraven for
which he has never epologized despite
contempt by the reputable press of his
I own country and stood discredited by
his own fairminded and honorable coun-
trymen
Nothing ia more inexcusably contempt
BILE or lmbecile in Americans than 10
exait everything that is English at the
sacrifice OF National dignity, and nothing
SO indicative OF the decadenoe OF American
Individuality and initiative. That Eng
land is great, Americans will admit with
out envy or jealousy. That the United
States ere greater in all the essentials
dent and thoughtful American knows. ano
his vigorous National oonceit, on this
score. since IT. ia sustained in record and
1 fact is entirely pardonable
! The truth In, without in the least dis
( paraging the might and consequence OF
4 the sympathetic support OF the United
States more than the United States need
the sympathetic support of Great Britain
Certainly we have not relied upon British
consent or connivance heretofore, in any
National emprise and that We have
grown without It, There has been bu
one exception to this proposition in on
! history, aud that Ia Afforded in the Eng
lish attitude towards us during the Span
| ish- American war, which was of doubtfu
sincerity. so far as unselhshness of motiy'
may be insisted upon, in the light of Eng
lands subsequent proceedings against tn
Dutch republics of South Africa.
Anglo maniacism Is un-AmerIcnn. ant
whatever is American is belttllng. Am.
bassador Choate richly merits reprimand
and II the pernicious declaration of Mr.
Chamberlain, concerning an alliance witt
this country, can be. In any sense, trace.
t. the effects of Ambassador Choate's
maudlin pro- English sentiments. In whicl
he has foolishly assaulted the dignity o.
the Nation he 40 unworthiiy represents
the reprimand should come from the con.
gress OF the United States.