The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-06-02
MACHIAvELLlAN.
M1n<inley Follows The Horrible
Doctrine of NiccOlO Ma.
Chl0v0ln.

The policy pursued by Mr.. Nc
Kinley and his whole administration
is the staftling counterpart of that
suggested by the Ubiquitous Italian,
Niccolo Machiavelli, 400 years agL,
to Lorenzo the Magnificent, and
practiced by the infamous Borgias.
Like Mckinley, Machiavelli pre-
tended to be sincere republican
and true lover of liberty, but he
was willing, like Mckinley, TO give
up his cherished republican form of
government for the splendor and
glory of a one man power, upheld
BY we'll trained national armies.
In "The Prince" his precepts in
culcated craft, cunning and peridy
and success was his only badge of
honor. Lord Macaulay held him
up as sanctified philosopher and
the English statesmen to this day
regard him as their pattern of di-
plomacy.
M'KINLEY'S POLICY IDENTICAL.
Here are some of his precepts,
applicable to the Republican ad-
ministration, and as alike as two
peas in a pod:
ga prudent ruler cannot, nor ought he to,
keep faith when such fidelity shall turn
against him, and the reasons which moved
him to make his promises spent. E.
We must recognize this, that ruler, and
oil
term), cannot observe all those things which
men deem good; being often obliged. for
the welfare of the state, to act contrary to
humanity, contrary to religion. And, be-
sides, he must have a mind ready to shift as
the winds and eddies of fortune bid; not to
depart from good, if he can help himself,
but to know how to do evil, if he must.
Therefore ruler must take great care
that 10 word shall slip from his mouth that
shall not be full Of piety, trust, humanity
and simple faith; and he must appear, to
eye and ear, all compact of these. Let a
ruler, then, make the state prosper and his
methods shall always be judged honorable
and be praised by all; because the vulgar
are always caught by appearance and by the
event; and in this world there none but
the vulgar. A certain ruler of today-it is
well not to name names-proclaims nothing
but peace and faith; had he observed either
he would have toPpled the state and his
own reputation.''
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
And with the maggot of imperial
ism gnawing at his breast, Mckinley
is goaded into saying with Richard,
Duke Of Gloster:
81 can add colors to the chame-
leon; change snaps with Proteus,
for advantages, and set the muir
derous Machiavel to school, Can
I do this, and cannot get a crown?
Tut! were it farther off, I'll pluck it
down. king Henry W.. PIT. III.
Act III. Sc. 2.
This was and is England, and
when the war with Spain opened his
eyes to new possibilities, the presi-
dent turned aside from the tradi-
tions of the republic, adopted the
policy which England had pursued,
and in justification Of his actions,
which involved not only the most
outrageous OIedCD OF Ialt0, Out an
equally unjustifable commercial
aggression" he repeated the phar-
isaical platitudes and contemplate
cant by which England has always
justified her own expressions. In
this he found support from the tory
leaders of England and to them he
looked for the approval of his Ma
chiavellian policy, and they gave it
with the most flattering and cordial
support.
So now we have the cuticle fayed
from this imperial creation and see
it in all its hideousness and maIig-
nifty. 1t is monster which devours
the people for the benefit of the rul-
ing class, and unless rendered harm
less by it's crushing defeat, it will
always rise up to plague the nation
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cure it in from ~ hours to five days.