The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-18

!ng pulpit orator and philosopher, has TOT
twenty years or more held the Interest
Of the American people "a 10 other d.
vine since Henry Ward Beecher. Not or
Is has Mr. Ealmage cyerted the brOadcsl
influence IN the United States. BIT Ms
reputation Eds gone abroad, and MS ser
mems are printed in the rev spapeF- o.
the capital Of Russia. He has visited
iu the palaces o. Europe and been hon
arrd 10 the Gar. Iong before Emperor
Nicholas issued his famous peace propa-
.auds the celebrated American preacher
discussed the question with the imperial
family Of Russia as a programme whose
contamination was worth the noOiest ei-
forts Of it's Princes. His views were
earnestly listened 10, and q IS dif1cut 10
say 70 Wnat extent the modern peace pom
~ Of the vast empire Of TIE Gar Mas
Influenced by him Mr. TaimaEe mas
given deep and intelligent study not aIoH.
10 ecclesiastical problems, but 10 IN. ma
iegiaI questions which ABSORB cohle'h-
poraneOus interest. and discusses them u
private with d degree OF earnestness ana
intelligent insight no less toTclD'e ina"
his WeIl-knOwn views on Religion anu ''7
bearings OF the practical issues u ne.
When asked by a representative OF IN.
post as 20 mis- opinion on the outlook u
national affairs, Ar. TaImdge exclaimed
The Outlook tor the Future.
Magnificent, Never in my time OF III
the time OF any living man vas the pros
gtct for this country 30 bright. nat
our agltatcd politicians most need no"
IL = seJatiye. Nothing is going 10 happen
to this country but prosperity All the
evil prophecies OF the past have tailed
Every decade Of cur history has been an
Improvement on the previous decade. ]
90 not share in the agFations either o.
the eXpansiouists OF anti-eNpanslonlSts-
Il is absurd 10 be impatiently crying out
Tor 4 declaration as to what Is our gov
ernmeuts policy for the future. They
cQnnOt for, see what will be best; no man
can tell now what will be best. We can
no more see what viii be the turn of at
fairs than We could have prophesied the
explosion OF the Maine OF the sinking OF
Cervera's entire fleet with almost no loss
10 ourselves. ! believe that President
Mckinley and MS Cabinet and the Cen
erals and Admirals are doing the very
best thing. II is easy for US to SIT and
cr1tciSe as during the war We sat and
criticised The same thing happened in
time Of our civil conflict. We who stayed
Al home knew better how 10 fight the
battles than the Generals at the front,
ana prayers in those times were offered in
Northern and Southern pulpits which
gave the Lord a great deal OF information
as 10 how the war should be conducted
Information which. though not used. must
have been very gratifying. The over
hauling and defamation of cur officials
ana military leaders at that time was 20
per cent. worse than now People called
Grant butcher. and Lincoln a buffoon
ana Hooker drunken loafer. 1t is very
suggestive 10 take up the cartoons of the
Years between 1860 and 1865. Names
around which We now put sarIands were
then despatched with mud"
what do YOU think of the investioa-
IONS which have been and now are goiro
on concerning the conduct of the war;
asked The Post representative.
war Department Not Responsible.
WELL / think this country always
wants scapegoaJ, some one on Nyhorn II
can pile abuse and Misrepresentation and
"iH!hsssate. No War Department that
WAS ever created could in two months give.
equipment, transportation, food. medicine
anu shelter 10 9oo,eo0 men. ard have every
IhIhs go smoothly and without mistake
Inc simple fact is that some scouudrelIv
tlualtermasters, for whose bebs.iCr no
one was responsible but themselves. sent
10 the army meat that Will stink = thou
sand years. | would like 10 neg, The
name OF some man who, as Secretary Of
War, could have fOreseen everything that
has happened. and who could have made
the necessary appointments without de-
war Is pandemonium let loose. and TO
sooner Is war proclaimed than a lot Of
incompetent surgeons and fool chaplains
ana ignorant officials gel their friends TO
commend them for position in the
army. Ana acting on what are supposed
20 De honest and intelligent commerda-
lions. The departments sometimes unwit-
uhgIy send 10 the front physicians WHO
could hardly tell the difference between
rheumatism ana mumps, and chaplains
who cannot speak without disgusting the
regiment with their illiteracy, and OIL
GERS who could not 80 through the easiest
company drill in a city armory. At the
time the Spanish war opened Washing
ton was filled with applicants for every
thing. and the only wonder is that the
War and Navy Departments we're NOT
ottenor misled. The fact is that this war
ought never 10 have occurred A lot Of
fellows up there in Congress kept bowling
Tor war, but when the war came they
old not go themselves and they have ever
since been trying 10 defame and bclittIe
those who 10 the best OF their ability
conducted the war. We have had the
sTeatest naval officer Of the century, now
Admiral Schley. assaied for disobeyins
orders, and Gen. Shafter denounced for
being too fat. and wanting 10 retreat
and heroic and unparalleled Gen. Wheeler
for something else, / have forgotten
what We are all tired Of this lDvesri-
eating business. II is costing The gov
eminent Of The United States An awful
pile OF money, and the only practical re-
suit viii be the eXtinguishment Of what
glory this giant Of nation Won IN
Ihrashlug The Spanish pigmy. The .nves-
ugal!Es committees had better b dIsbanG-
a and go into better business than that
~ smelling round IL they can find a NAL
odor. / never knew u man in church OF
state 10 move for an investigating com
Tl.tter who was not himself a slice cf
'-mbalmed beef
We gOi into the war. ana I was in
favor az lighting 10 out TO complelt We
tory. but 1 think the lives OF those eight
hundred men whose bodies were brougb,
home IN that dsath-ship a few DAYS aso
were worth more than all Cuba. Por,o
Rico. and the Philippines put together.
Colonies. PoIittcs. AVID Alliances.
'"rhv qaes;!o. nov Is what 10 40 with
the bad job No have on hand / say edu-
cate ana ey@lge!ize those Islands Tb-
work has already splendidly begun. The
missionary societies have entered uuoB 4.
great Plan OF sosprlizaiion. / nope cant
tAilsts lH great numbers viii 70 there
and Take with Then. printing presses and
schools and colleges In ten years those
people may be prepared for the righI o.
Suffrage. Tor those ten years VIII bring
the children now eleven years Of age 10
tNenty-OHe. the r!sht age 10 bcgia voting
Then they can say FOR themselves whether
they viii have republic or monarchy. or
protectOrate or annexation. Nv hope i
ia God and not IN American politics. The
only encouraging thing about American
politics Is that they have purified until
they have no more power TO roa The
difference between the Two great political
parties IL that each Is worse than the
ether. and twice a. BAD"
~ haf DO Nou think Of having an al