Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-04
IngaIIs, Criticism on ChOate Crltl.
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an inexcusable historical blunder when
he dates permanent embassies from
the signing of the Wesphalian peace.
Embassies became permanent shortly
after the adoption of the Machiavellian
Policy by the italian courts. The sys-
tenn transplanted by Catherine de Med
del 10 the French court, and thence to
entire Europe The successful execu-
tion of that policy demanded perma-
nent ambassadors, and we find them
established as early as 1850.
The peace of Westphalia, signed in
164s, was of far greater import to
humanity. It conceded the equal stat
us OF the reformed religions with the
Catholic. 1t conceded the right of pub
lie worship to nom conformists to old
Catholic doctrines without burning at
the stake or strangulation in prison. 1t
was the vistory after thirty years of
cruel war of light against darkness. 1t
was this war and this peace that gave
us enlightenment advancement, our
present superior knowledge, and SUI
perior conditions to those of the sew
enteenth century; and gives now to the
ex-senator from Kansas the opportun-
ity to show to the world that he has
not yet forgotten the lessons of his
tory that placed him in possession of
that knowledge in his early school
days.
Nor will the Senator's arraignment
of Engiand's enmity of a century's
standing find many responsive echos
Within the American breast. England
fought us when we revolted against
taxation without representation, and
we defeated her. When we entered the
sisterhood of States in 81, we certainly
had no right to expect her to receive
us with open arms; nor could we very
well ask her to kiss us on both cheeks
when we beat her again in 1913 and
1915.
Apart from these two episodes she
has not shown us any greater enmity
| (rather less) than to any other nation
which clashed with her interests.
Britannia, like all other successful
governments, has been ruled on prin-
ciples of sound policy, and not of SEN
timent. We are the only great nation
that commenced war on that line, but
we speedily abandoned 1t, and are now
holding Cuba, Porto Rico and slaugh-
tering the Fillipinos because they take
not kindly to our sentiments,
But no reasonable man could doubt
the sincerity of England's present de-
Sire to form the closest alliance with
u.s. All England would hail with ac-
claim such a result. When Gladstone
took Office in 1868, as England's prem
ler he saw in us his only natural ally
for his great progressive ideas. The
feelings of friendship that now predom-
mate in England are the fruition of
his great influence.
Mr. Ingalls, criticism on Choate is
NAL apropos, and in bad taste, but we
all know the gentleman Is at his best
in attack, and we make some allow
dnce; but his attack in this instance
is i'll chosen, and about as creditable
as his historical quotations and deduc-
tions.
Our ambassadors may we'll be pardon
ed il after setting out to say that
though his instructions were positive
not to talk politics at festive gather
ings, yet he would so far violate them
to state that they were to cement, if
possible, still closer, the kind feelings
of the two people; but he should new
er forget that the two nations were ri
walls on some lines, and he should al
ways use his best endeavors to have
his own people the successful one. l
repeat, Mr. Choate may well be par
doned if after such a preamble he un-
bends, and acts not the churl when the
foremost of England in every walk of
like vie with each other to do him hon
or on account of his own great merits,
and the great nation which he repre-
sents. Nor would we have him mute,
like SackVllle West, and penning in
his cabinet letters that sent him home,
or dignIfied, silent, unbending, like
worthy Poncefote the true representa-
tive Briton, and for that very reason
the butt of ridlcule for ages.
Nor can we expect our ambassador
at the French court, though well
and widely known as a fine speaker at
home, to become an elegant French
orator in Paris, nor our Mr.. White a
German one at the court of Berlin. Mr..
ingalls, should bear in mind that on
the continent we are merely tolerated
and rather feared on account of our
strength and commercial advantages,
while in England we are received with
open arms and royalty welcomed.
While not in favor of entangling al
iances with any power, we should
never forget that Englands stand TAX
en- in our war with Spain saved us
from foreign interference.
The position taken by che ex-Sena-
tor in advising Mr.. Choate is certain
ly not that of the wise statesman.
It's rather that OF the man of passion,
who never remembers an act of kind
ness, and never forgets an injury.
ISAAC PRAGER.