New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05


ton. his only idea OF discipline being the
forcement of his own will against those above
Llii, as Wen as those under him; but he nao
such hold the people by reason OF his
strength of character. his integrity and his
great deeds, that no one dared 10 call him TO
account Tor any OF his acts. His fighting was
always against Indians except in his brief
campaign at New Orleans: the theatre of this
campaign was a six-rnile plot, where there was
opportunity for strategy or grand tactics.
the exercise OF any of the qualities of general
ship except one: he selected and fortified posi-
ton about q thousand yards long. with one
flank on the river and the other swamp.
and the enemy dashed himself TO pieces against
il. But his enemy the best regular troops
In Europe, who had defeated the plans of Ma
poleon in Spain. Jackson crushed them, and
this one fact blots out all his mistakes and
leaves him unperishable fame as great soldier
Recalling some incidents of Jackson's career.
Miss Anne Wharton has something TO say in
'Lippincott's" of the bitter personalities of the
campaign of 1928. The scathing abuse heaped
upon the General was accompanied by equally
cruel criticisms on his rival. Mr.. Adams was
likewise charged with having made a corrupt
promise to Mr. Webster, with being a mon
archist and an aristocrat with having married
an Englishwoman with being rich. with being
in debt with receiving large sums Of public
money quarreIling with his father, corruptins
the public service. with having billiard table
put in the White House at the public expense,
and with many other offences, equally absurd
or equally false Political campaigns have
their follies nowadays but happily candidates
have not to combat any more such laughaole
childishness as this
It is no news to travelled Americans that the
people of Europe don't like us. That they
don't and why they don't are facts explicitly
stated bv Professor David Kiney in THE
Forum" He declares that in Central and East
ern Europe the politician, the professional man,
in he G
alike speak with bitterness more or less yelled
of the progress and policy Of America. Our
competition in business is exasperating them
and their desire to colonize on this side of the
ocean is blocked by the Monroe Doctrine Inc
feeling against US, says Professor kinley. has
lately grown stronger on account OF our recent
foreign policy.
Our territorial expansion has brought under
our flag lands that some of the nations OK Eu-
rope wanted for themselves That this Is the
true explanation of the feeling against US Is
admitted by many Europeans when pressed 10
be candid They acknowledge that the strict
ures on our land grabbing policy ana on our
attack on the independence of Cuba ana the
Philippines mere pretence. IN germany,
at least there many people who frankly
saw that our occupation of the Philippines de
feated their country's ambition TO get the Isl,
ands for herself Europe would have checked
our territorial expansion If she could. Despite
of1cial disclaimers there lies behind the al
vocacy pf a customs union scarcely conceaLed
desire
70 oppose our acquisition Of territory, ana 10
put the Monroe Doctrine TO the test
In what did the late Signor Crispi show states
manship? An Italian confrere says OF him In
| THE American Review of Reviews; IF the
duty Of a statesman is TO limit the aspirations
! of the nation TO IT'S means and 10 what is prac-
icable certainly in the performance of this duty
} Crispi utterly failed. Again. IL the principal
characteristic OF statesman Is foresight, Crisp
J mas shown himself TO be a poor one. He never
! inquired into the future he never took counsel
/ from the experience OF others and he attempted
/ things which no other statesman would ever
| have dreamed of doing: and he failed 10 achieve
ends which statesmen Of much less intellectual
calibra and vigor than he could have very easily
| achieved But if statesmauship consists chiefly
| in single 1nindedness. determination and daring.
| undoubtedly Crispi deserves 10 be reckoned as
one of the greatest statesmen OF the nineteenth
! century II may be said that he misread the
mind OF the people. that he miscalculated the re-
sources Of the nation, but no one can say that
! Crispi did not know his own mind and the fuIi
extent OF his power"