The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-13

unselfish devotion to a sense of duty
exhibited by the Confederate spy, Sam
Davis. Only narrow minded men split
straws and bubble over honors paid to
heroic and unselfsh defenders of a
cause they sincerely believe to be
right.
The newspapers that refer to Lieut..
VIM. P. Crawford, u. S. A." who has
gained an unenviable notoriety by re-
fusing to marry his lady-love, are in
error, as he is not and never has been
an officer in the u. S. A., simply a
volunteer recommended for appoint
ment in the regular service. He does
not become an officer until he gets
his commission. AS to his lady-loVe
affair, it will be remembered that Col.
BIT. Brig. Gen. Ely S. Parker, u. S. A,
the famous Seneca Indian on Gen. u. S.
Grants staff, played somewhat SINH
lar trick. He was to marry young
lady of a prominent family, and the
wedding guests were assembled, but the
bridegroom tarried so long that the
wedding was postponed and Gen. Grant
sent out scouts to hunt up Col. Par
ker and compel him to keep his mar
riage promise. The matter created
something of a scandal in army and
social circles, but was not taken notice
of in an official manner. Gen. Grant
and the family and friends of the
young lady were very much mortified,
but they could have expected even
worse treatment from an Indian. l
have never yet known one-not even
Col. Parker or his brother, who mar
ried white women-to treat his wife
properly. Perhaps genuine Christian
ity can change an Indians nature, but
have never known Religion or Civil
lization to do it.
In my last letter, referring to the as
sassination of the rulers of nations, 1
said: There is simply no protection
against such a crime in this or any
other country-none at ALL" And yet,
in the same issue of the Morning News,
one DR.. Frank ]. Toussaint, just back
from Mexico, claims that President
Diaz is so guarded by secret armed de-
tectives to be safe from the assassin S
bullet or blade. But after reading his
statement over very carefully, find in
it absolutely nothing to justify his as
sertion. While the secret detective is
pulling a mans or woman's hand out
of basket or pocket in which a knife
or pistol is supposed to be concealed,
an accomplish could easily kill Presi-
dent Diaz. No, there is but one way
to prevent the assassination of a ruler,
and that is to shut him up securely
from everybody; and even in that case
the person who carried his meals to
him might be bribed to assassinate
him. / commend, therefore, as most
timely and sensible, the article in the
Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia
of Oct. 5, by ex-President Grover
Cleveland, entitled THE Safety of the
President. 1t must not be forgotten
that President Mckinley was the only
one of our rulers to be assassinated at
a public Misunderstanding reception. Lin
coin was in a private box at q theater,
and Garfield in the waiting room of a
depot. President Roosevelt has the
proper view of the matter, and with
President Mckinley dead in the Mil
burn House" at Buffalo, he even walk
ed the crowded streets Of that EXPOSE
ton city unattended by any kind of a
protecting guard. 1t will be a sad day
in the history of this country when the
President is compelled to have a mil
itary or armed guard to protect him
whenever he desires to mingle with the
people. I remember one marked in
stance when a military and police
guard was no protection to a Presi-
dent. 1 was in the carriage with Pres
ident Andy Johnson as he rode up
Broadway in New York, on his famous
| trip-"swinging round the circle"-and
a line of mounted armed police and an