The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-03
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
A CONGRESSIONAL INVENTION.

The Washington correspondent of
the Dallas News notes that there is
much disaffection in Congress over
the selection of Whitelaw Reid as
special ambassador to the coronation
OF King Edward, and a strong dis
position to send special COngression-
al Committee 20 observe the event
Whereupon the News in its editorial
columns exhibits ribald tendency to
mock at the Congressional enter
prise Gus Dallas contemporary, in
fact. shows a strong disposition to
grow merry over the proposal. We
note with pain its references to soft
wide spreading hats, white Cambrc
neckties, black broadcloth coats. and
baggy trousers that reach without sue
cess for their respective goals, We de-
tect, however. an irreverent disposition
to speaks of Jays" and 'joskinses'
and "hayseeds," and to apply to
purely patriotic demonstration the
obnoxious but descriptive term jun
ket" This is all wrong. in our opinion.
We object to it.
Why should not the Congress of the
United States. representing the hopes,
the sentiments. the aspirations of the
American people, offer to King Edward
the tribute of q fond and reverent
loyalty? We have done 1t before
why permit a break in the long and
lovely record of our devotion? Sure
ly the modus vivendi in British Ameri
ca means something Beyond question
our High Joints are not without signi-
tcance. Why have we had this affec-
tionate fooling over the canal treaty
and why are we helping England to
destroy the Dutch hepubics in South
Africa, unless we propose to get into
the eCstatc push and stay there? erily
it seems to us that such cavIers as the
Dallas News are only enVious Cascas
who, in their rage at finding them
selves in a scant. inglorious minority,
would fling mud at the elect. This eff
fort to dscredit the proposed Con-
gressianal pilgrimage strikes at the
gizzard of our happiness.
There are material drawbacks, of
course. Edward VII has already caused
it to be announced that admission to
Westminster Abbey will be given only
to the peers of Britain and to the
special Ambassadors and ENJOYS Of
foreign powers accredited TO his court.
He has also declared that impecunious
mobiles to whom cards have been or
shall be issued may not sell them to
millionaire American or European
climbers. At first glance, this presents
a bleak, forbidding aspect to our pill
grims 1t seems to suggest the idea that
they will have to squat and wag their
noodles outside the breastwOrks. But
think of the other features of the mis-
siOn' Consider the voyage, rOr ms
lance, Win SerSedHLS~ alarms anu
messengers and clerks the popping of
corks, with everything paid for by a
doting government and not dollar of
personal expense. Then think of Lon
don, the American" colony, turDot,
turtle, friends of both sexes to burn,
the warm hand clasp, the revival Of
fraternity. and all the rest of it. The
Waldorf -AstOrs and the Bradley Mar
tins and the rest of our exported
aristocracy. will be right there with
them, looking through keyhOles and
catching notes of ecstaCy from Teames
Yellowplnsh and his bedzened ilE.
phey will be in 81 cndid company,
and--who knows ?-they may meet
lord before they return.
Come, come, now; this is no. a
scheme to be thrown over without a
whole lot of thought and prayer To
us 1t seems fairly bloated with sump-
tuous possibilities.