The Lamar register., 1900-06-06

hall. Indeed. we cannot understand
why these enyoys went to Washington
10 seek an interview with the Presi-
dent. We cannot see the sense of their
coming TO this country mt all. From
their published statements II is 10 be
gathered that they understood that
there was no hope Of influencing the
administration to take sides with the
Boer republics against England, but
they seem TO have ii In mind 10 appeal
TO the American people TO take issue
with their government. These gentle
men must have very poor opinion of
the intelligence nf the American people
to hope for anything Of this sort. The
American people viii differ among
themselves upon questions of policy.
but when their constituted authorities
declare to them that the laws of ma
lions impose certain obligations upon
this country as a nation the good sense
Of our people excludes the possibility
OF any new division among them upon
opastsun Of whether we should or
should not measure up to our Obliga-
tions under those laws.-Richmond
(va) Times DemD
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay hive been exactly and magnaui-
mously right in this matter, and have
done their duty 20 their country and TO
their official oaths. Any dissent from
their action viii be found to arise
either from a too blunt zeal for one OF
the combatants In South Africa or
from too sharp attempt to influence
the political campEign at home. The
just mind win say that the official rep,
resentatiyes OF America ia diplomatic
action have been wise and faithful rep
resentatives.- Troy (N.I) Times RepJ
What they really hoped and hope TO
accomplish is TO excite the sympathy OF
our people-sympathy which may b.
utilized as a moral force in softening
the terms OF peace with England. More
than that they VIII not obtain. In the
meantime they will act most unwisely
II they carry out their reported pur-
pose TO appeal to the people OF this
country to force the administration
to interfere. The people will give no
such orders. The administration
would not obey them were they given.
Chicago unj Chronicle tDem9
The ENJOYS must have known before
they went to Washington that in ask
ing the government of the Unltsd
States 10 intervene In behalf Of their
cO-pntriots they would be asking for
what could not be granted What. then,
could have been their motive in coming
hereg We are afraid that the mission
TO Washington was only their usteusi-
bic errand. and that their real purpose
is or was to inject the Borr question
into our home politics and TO take ad-
vantage OF the occurrence Of presi-
Dental year to secure from one or 9TH
er of the great parties. or possibly from
both. assurances OF sympathy and
pledges Of support. 50 that the Prosi.
dent to be elected next November
would be under some greater or less
weight OF obligation TO take their part
Philadelphia Cra1 Inquirer CRepJ
The Beers in this Instance are treated
precisely as our government would
have been bound TO treat them had
they been among the greatest foyeEs
on the Globe, as they are among the
least. To have taken any ether stand
than he has would have been for the
President TO make waste paper Of every
important diplomatic dispatch written
by our secretaries OF state from JefTer-
son down 10 Mr.. Hay, This the Boers
now understand, II they did not appre-
ciate 1t before. and 1t Is to be hoped
that the lesson has been so clearly Civ
en- that our domestic enthusiasts, who
are never quite so happy as when
pressing QuiNotic enterprises upon our
government. win sutslde for another
generation. brooklyn IN. ~ Citizen
iDeml