Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-21

not upon the high around OF dignifled
and loyal friendship, for man who
willsn far forget his cunntry's interests
rs TO make person Of unsound mind
SECRETARY OF Sfnie in order to make
room FOR q political henchman in the
Uni ed States Senate or who will join
n erie OF politicians ami army pol
truous 10 harassing the commanding
genera o the army like a pack OF
hounds swapping d the feet Of slug
at bay ca1 haze no conrep ion OF
friendship excent in a Mach aselian
seHse. Rather ia tie melting out of his
ewafds TO; the purpose of arouaing
and cementing as bond Of personal
interest. He gives his followers to
understand that II they will stick TO
him through thick and thin. and call a
spade pick when he gives them the
tip, such az clubbing : the wanton
slaughter in the Philippines "beneyo-
lent assimi ation," he will lie sure to
ray them. ia will even reach out
vigorously and attempt to awaken n
corrupt personal attachment III those
VINO occupy higher position In public
confidence than himself, as when he
apI olnttd the son OF Associate Justige
Harlan alto ney general OF Porto Rico.
On the contrary he is also revengeful,
as was Ireitily shown when he dis
mis- oil Russell b. Harrison because
his father opposed the administration s
Imperialistic POLICY. These traits Of
self .hness are characteristic Of the
sorIalisiic Temperance t. They point
intrins cally to an adherence Of Intel
lectual and moral domination, with no
de ire 10 be loader or representative
Of hi9h morality. For example he
p eferred to reward Lieutenant olonel
Cam bell for stun ing district in
Illinois in the int eSts OF Mckinley
and Imperialism team to consider the
claims Of 63 lieutenant, ooonela of the
regular army, each Of whom had served
his country 20 timei more faithfully
and bonorahly, but had never shouted
in public for McKinleyism and the
Hanna Syndicate. This,is political
socialism, but it ia not state5manship.
1t means traducing the country's
interests to the interests of the in
dividual 1t is an attempt to elevate
mediocrlty in order to lower superiority
--one of the cardinal principles of
socialism. Let us be equal. In other
words, let US all be mediocre. Ii a
more years, fought its battles. shed his
blood, proved himself to BIO competent
AMI leader, turn him down. He is
superior AN artist crat. Down with
the hated arts oorat! Put politician
in his place, or over him, which is far
better, that he may enjoy the benefi-
cence Of sociaIiStic paternalism. This
is the creed of William Mckinley, with
the inevitable reservation of care for
his own interests, This is why no re.
CARDS civil seryic, reform oontemptu-
ously. This is why he always goes with
| tine majority. Riding the ton wave he
can look in all directions and see all
| people. Every eye that giances toward
| Washington can ses his shifting figure,
| looking this way and that, balancing
| itself with tho skill of professional
acrobat-and beyond criticism because
| he is supported by the ignorant ma
jority. Ergo. The President is a great
mani
| rather suspected that when Mr..
Winston Chuic chill essayed another
| novel he would make 'break. y
When young man does one thing we'll
he is bound to follow it by another
that is bad Why he does tins is a
mystery, unless he has peculiar ideas
about equalizing matters. Richard
Carvel" is u good book it is yell
done, Notwithstanding some august
critics TO the contrary. But think OF
Dorothy's great-granddaughte turning
up in the 50s in st. Louis, Mo-,
10 courtship with New England
lawyer. That is what is going to
happen in t'rhe crisis. which MIR.
Churchill promises we shall have soon.
Tho old theme of love match between
a Southern girl aud Northern man
has long since become threadbare. What
pity Mr.. Churchill does not know i'll
Why anyone snould take an interest
in tho authorship of IAN English
woman's Love Letters" passes under
standing. This work is evidently a
| stupendous imposition upon tho gull
bility of a confiding public. 1t is not
likely the writer, or writer's, of it will
become known in the present stlae
Of theatrical interest in clever but
maudling book. One wonders at times
with what ease the general public can
be fooled, but when we. keen in mind
that one half of the United States was
| buncned intellectually by William j..
Bryan aud the other half hypnotized by
William Mckinley we can understand
the fatuous surrender to IAN English
woman's Love Eetters.'' We arc to
have, by the way, 1.-THE Love Letters oil
an Englishman 2 which will be curious
things If they are genuine.
/ Daysman. !,