The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-15
Ieaving Democratic Traditions.


1--WE have swung further away from
Democratic traditions, from Republican
ideas and from Republican principles in
| the last five years than in the previous
hundred years. Things are now accepted
as matter of course that would have
shocked the intelligence of our fore
fathers 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 allowing
| a Representatives of one great power II
assemble in his residence IN the capitol
of the republic, the representatives OF every
| other great nation, and make the cold
bloOded and deliberate demand or request
| that they join with him in a determina-
| ton arbitrarily and with force to pre-
| vent the American people from accom-
plishing what they had determined to ac-
| complish 1t may be well enough to treat
the representatives of foreign powers with
| courtesy and consideration. l do declare
| that if the publication in the press is
| true, this man Pauncefote ought to be
ordered to take the first ship to cross
the waters. We want no such man in
| the republic. If he comes here to repre-
sent his government, well and good; but
| if he comes here to hatch conspiracies to
attempt to force his wishes and his ideas
| upon the American people, the sooner we
| are rid of him the better it will be.
| One other matter I wish to advert to.
! In the next few days we are to have a
! brother of a ruler come over to this
| country, and take charge of little tug,
ship, vessel or yacht, whatever you
please to term it, built by some people
up in New York. We are appropriating
thousands of dollars and the Angloma-
| MACS and the European maniacs are
| falling over each other to get to see a
| little Dutchman come over and take
| charge of a little ship. applause on the
Democratic side)
What difference does it make whether
| he is a prince Henry or not? There
are thousands of citizens of this republic
following the plow as noble as honest,
| as intelligent as Prince Henry or Prince
| Anybody Else. applause on the Demo-
cratic side.) Why do the American peo
| pie give heed to this foolish and dis
graceful dunkeyism enacted by the pres
ent administration? What difference
does it make to US whether he is a
| brother of the emperor? It is evidence
of our good will, they say. What do we
I care about the good will of the German
| people? Let us treat them politely as
one honest man treats another, but why
should we bow down to these people any
more than to any other citizen?
Mr.. Wheelers speech aroused the
house to pitch of excitement and clio
tied from Mr.. Boutelle, ILL.,, a spirited
defense Of Secretary Hay, whom he
eulogized in high terms Several other
members on the Republican side took
| hand and later in the afternoon Mr.
| Grosvenor, o., took Mr.. Wheeler to
task for his t'inopportune protest and
rehearsed the history of the visit of the
Prince of Wales to this country in 1860
| and his reception, by President Buch-
anan
During the day 125 private pension bills
were passed in thirty-seven minutes.