West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-15

FN- NN|NoOA A@oA w z are
destroying the integrity and the
pride and the Intelligence and the
honesty OF that great department Of
the government | have a respect for
the present occupant of the White
House, | frankly avow; l think he is
too honest to be palatable to the av-
erage Republican partisan. A little
Quixotic, it is true, hasty tempered.
full-blooded, and not exactly desira
bic to many of our citizens; and I in
dulge the hope that that lingering
element Of Americanism will induce
him at the first opportunity to boot
out that man in the state department
who, in my judgment, has brought us
to this humiliating condition.
Never before in the history of the
republic has there been a struggle
for freedom on the part Of any people
that representative in this chamber
did not hasten to declare that we re-
garded with sOiicitude the endeavors
and efforts Of 4 people to obtain their
own liberty. Fer more than four
ain maintaining military station3 in
side the borders Of the republic. We
have seen her agents going up and
down this country enliSting men ami
buying materials CT war. And | be-
lieve 1 will not travel outside the rec
ord when l assert that any member
upon this floor who has served her
as much as four years has received
letters from his constituents protest.
ing against the enforced enlistmer.
Of American boys by the English gov
eminent to do battle in South Africa.
Swung From Democratic Traditions.
I'VE have sWulg further away from
Democratic traditions, from Repub-
ican ideas and from Republican prin-
ciples in the last five years than in
the previous hundred years Things
are now accepted as a matter Oh
course that would have shocked the
intelligence Of our forefathers beyond
endurance. all growing out of this
striving to lock arms with the great
European powers and become a world
power, to foster thiS~ new idea OF
diplomacy, sitting quietly by and al
lowing a representative of one great
power to assemble in his residence
in the capital of the republic the rep
resentatiVes of every other great ma
ton, and make the cold-blooded ana
deliberate demand or request that
they join with him in a determination
arbitrarily and with force to prevent
the American people from accomplish.
ing what they had determined TO &C.
complish. 1t may be well enough to
treat the representatives of foreign
powers with courtesy and considera.
ton. | do declare that if the publ
cation III the press is true, this man
Pauncefote ought to be ordered II
take the first ship to cross the wa
tiers. We want no such man in the
republic. If he comes here to repre-.
sent his government, well and good !;
but II he comes here to hatch cor.
splracies, to attempt to force his
wishes AND his ideas upon the Amer
lean people, the sooner we are rid cf
hlM the better it will be.
DepioreS Alice's Proposed Trip.
AND, another thing, Mr.. Chairman.
am only restrained from discussion
OF what | regard as the most unfor-
tunate incidsLs. by the ordinary amen
tiles which should obtain between one
gentleman and another | allude II
the fact OF the opportunity seized Ly
the chief citizen of the republic to
send a member of his family across
the water for the purpose of partici-
patlng in the coronation Of a king.
l shall not discuss that, because il OF
necessity involves matters | do not
care to go into here. | will in PASSING
say that it is a most unfortunate cir.
cumstance. 1t is unprecedente 20
our history, and is today deeply la
mented on the part Of every country
loving man in the republic.
In the next few days we are 10
nave a brother Of a ruler come over
TO this country and take charge of =,
little tug, ship. vessel, or yacht whar-
ever you please to term it, built BY
some people up in New York. We
are appropriating thousands Of dol
lars. and the anglo-maniacs and tha
European maniacS are falling over
each other to get to see a little
Duchman come over and take charge
OF little ship. applause on the
Democratic side) What difference
does 1t make whether he is a Prince
Henry or not? There are thousands
OF cltizens OF this republic following
the plow as noble, as honest. as in
teliigent as Prince Henry or prince
anybody else. (Applause on the
Democratic Side.) Why do the Amer
lean people give heed to this foolish
and disgraceful hunkeyism enacted
by the present administration? What
difference does it make TO US whether
he IS a brother Of the emperor? /
Is evidence OF cur Sood will. they sa-.
What do we care about the good VII.
OF the German people? Let Us treat
them politely. as che honest man