Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-03
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


to the social and public life Of His Royal |
Highness. the Prince Of Wales. Here Is
what the reverend gentleman said:
when the Prince fails. then let
the country mourn. We look to
Princes for noble deeds and a high
example. When I see my Prince
and my Premier on a racecourse, l
don't like It,"
DR.. Parker then proceeded TO anathe-
Matte the Sultan OF Turkey in the fol-
lowing strain;
Emperor William may call the
sultan his friend. but in the name
OF God the Fhther, the Son and
the Holy Ghost, l say God damn
the sultan"
We thought we were fully conversant
with the name of each clerical freak
ouch pulpit cha rlatan. but we were mis-
taken. sim another Richmond is in the
field: indeed, they constantly rise to
mock land push us from our stools"
We would lnqui re. by way Of introduce
tlon-where, In the above words OF DIR.
Parker. is there any trace Of the meek
and lowly spirit always associated with
the Great Master whom the Rev. DR..
Parker is supposed TO represent ON this
earth? Where Is There anything of the
essence OF Christian Charity? Where Is
that element Of humility which vaunteth
not itself? Where, In the above Parker
ian sentiments, Is there anything Of that
spirit which, when revlled, reviled not
again? II either the one or the other OF
these golden graces or divine attributes
characterize the recent expressions Of
Dr. Parker. then we cannot for the life
Of us see where It comes In. We hear a
very great deal Of so-called charity OF
thought but It would seem as If 1t had
been reserved for the Rev. Dr. Parker
OF London, to become the latest and
greatest living exemplihcation OF the
rarity OF christian charity"
Comparatively few persons are aware
Of the fact that the Prince of Wales.
heir-apparent TO the English throne. Is
one Of the busiest of men. The public
and social functions or duties Of His
Iighness are both varied and onerous. II
any man dmagines, for Ia moment, that
the life Of the man who stands next to
the British throne is one of endless pleas
lure-one long, sweet song-then that man
Is vastly mistaken 1t Is nothing Of the
kind And II any person thinks that any
fool could play the role OF heir-apparent
to the British sovereignty, then that
lpersom also Is laborng under a great de-
/ fusion. Many and many time the
Prince of Wales Is called upon TO take
lmart in either this or that public or pri-
lvate proceeding. TO take part when his
INCLINATION Is Numerically opposed to
i the affair In hand. Tho her-apparont to
the English throne must 81 he knows his
business, keep himself solid with oh,
lpeoplc He must hold the candle" lie
must be all things to all men, He must
\ know exactly what to say, and just when
to say IT, He must be the mould OF form
| the glass of fashion. lie must stand ever
I eady to lay the foundation Of a church.
r. II needs be- grace a racecourse with
/ n Is royal presence. In short he must be
| a tacticlan, diplomat-and that IS ex-
lac.tly what the present Prince Of Wales
lis. Indeed, If the Prince of Wales had
not been born to the throne, then we
don't know a man who would have made
| a stronger member Of the diplomatic
fcorps. or have lent more iustre to that
corps. than he DIT Parker knows all
hthis-at least he would know It were his
thinking apparatus in anything like q
normal condition, and were he to cease
his bastard and poveriy-stricken at
tonpts to sickle the ears Of the ground
llings.
| The question Of whether or not th'
, Prince Of Wales should attend race
! meeting u.s. of course. matter of indl
: lvldnal opinion. Some people like to at
4 Itend race-meetings: others do not SOM
lpeople like to attend baseball game
!. others do not. Some persons have
s strong liking for water: there are those
perhaps Or. Parker Is OF the number
who have an equally strong penchant 70
a that which Is not water. All thes
s Things. however, are so many matters o
taste, so many individual likes and dis
likes. Certain a. Is. that there are thos
who see no more harm in attending som
a more mild and effeminate-like sport An
S II is equally certain that II one waits un
n LIN either this or that form of publ
X amusement IS purged of all contaminat
ling surrounding before attending. the
= that hypercritlcal and nasty nice" on
will have to wait for ever and day
= There is not the least doubt about tina
IL is absolute anu ullAlAAlkdNNu loA ~
= Rev. Dr. Parker. or for any other mar
= to cavil with the Prince OF Wales for al
:, tending any public and recognized Eng
q fish national sport. Race-meetings, al
tended by the brains OF England, were /
e existence long ere DR.. Parker made HI
q earthly advent-and they will be In g,
n istence long after the period when tn
i, somewhat wild and erratic cleric sha
" have passed away. Don't let DR.. Park,
u allow so unimportant a fact as that
3 trouble him. He is not responsible 4,
M the inception OF racecourses and rae
y meetings; neither can he, nor can an
Il other man, ever hope to abolish them.
Or. Parker's reference to the Prince
II. Wales as a certain card-playing Prime,
ial was evidently a side-hlng, a hit belo
Nv, the belt, at the famous baccarat scand
he OF years ago, when Sir Gordon Cummin
ate Bart, was detected-on the most indi
"a. putable evidence-of cheating at card
~ the Prince Of Wales being present at t
NJ time. But st would be as manifestly u
II fair to denounce the principle Of ca,
VA | PLAYING. simply because once upon