The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-21

= HNtN'N Atiif'i'A Nt h'NtN'i NtN"N
at the banquet given in his honor by
some Of bis Philadelphia actllrers has
attracted at, lion principally be.
cause Of the speakers emphatic an
nouncement Of his determination TO
retire from public life at che end Of
his present term
There can be no doubt of the Penn
sylvania bosss sincerity in this an
nouncement. AS he points out, SEN
ator Quay is an old man and he has
had more than his share Of the tur-
moil of politics. His reelection TO
the senate was a triumph over those
relentless enemies within the party
who have, under the pose Of reform,
sought his overthrow 10 'teir own
aggrandizement, and in &c face OF
such vindication the old i,ader can
afford to quit the game. Few politi-
clans know when 10 quit but Quay
evidently understands the value Of the
laurel-crowned exit as well as he has
understood all other phases Of politi-
cal life.
His career has been truly remark
able No man has been quite so Bit
terly assailed; none could have had
more relentless enemies Quay has
made mistakes ia too often selecting
as lieutenants men OF mediocre ability.
but despite all these handicaps he has
beer able to absolutely dominate the
Republican party in the most solidly
Republican Of the larger states OF the
Union. The man who could do that
must necessarily be a man Of very
great ability
Senator Quay's trlumphs having
been in the line of practical politics
he has been looked upon by many
people as being possessed OF mentali-
ty not much above that of the snort.
haired ward heeler, whom he has used
in his business. fIis Philadelphia
speech shows, however, that he IS
both student and philosopher This
extract win be read with interest:
I'VE are deeply interested in tho
foreign policy Of the nation and all
seems wen in it's conduct The Phil
ippines will soon have a government
by consent Of their people and within
Ia score Of year nmay develop isto in
dependence peacefully and undo .nr
protection In China we hav p o
apply the golden rule, treat c an ls
we would have China treat us, cog
nize that despite their savagery the
empress dowager is the greatest wo-
man born in Asia since the birth Of
Semiramis and Tuan the representa-
tive Of patriotic Chinese thought, and
all can be made we'll there That ma
tion of 4OOOOO,OOO Of people is pres
ent on earth for an Almighty purpose
and while the great European powers
may pencil lines of partition for Chi
nese territory, they viii never divide
the chinese people.
Compare with China the Mesopo-
tamian peoples once inhabiting the
land of the Garden of Eden, where
Adam and Eve were created. First
there were the mysterious sumarians
who they were and how they lived
and when they died no one lSnoweth
They gave to men the alphabet, and
passed away leaving no more trace
upon the earth than the shadow of
cloud fitting over it's surface. Then
came the Chaldeans and Babylonians
and Babylon fell Assyria arose and
Assyrians built Nineyah, and both
these great cities are only today com
mencing to tell their stories to Amerl-
can explorers Four hundred years
after the fall Of Ninevah. thousands Of
years ago. Xenophon marched his
Greeks over the site of that city and
knew il not
Then came the Chaldeans again.
and Persians, shone a brief period,
and were extinguished. a Chaldean
family fortified the Rock of Jerusalem
and grew into q nation which was the
chosen of God. The visible presence
of the Almighty Illuminated It's tenn
pies and glinted upon the spear point |
and the shield Of the Jewish soldier
as he marched 20 battle That race |
gave to men their greatest soldier, |
their greatest poet. their greatest law /
givor and their Messiah
where is the Hebrew nation now? |
During am these ages China grew. de-
yeloped selfsustainlng civilization |
and a resistance TO decay such as
marked no other nation. When our |
forelathers were clad in the skins Of /
beasts, earning their sustenance IN |
the European forests by the chase,
armed with aintheaded weapons |
China and Confucius and astrolabes