Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-05
SOME MORE HAY.


The American man who does no'
n,,s,, from time to time at the abject
trucking of our state department u
Joe Chamberlain, must have cheeN
Of brass.
Another instance has come TO ligh''
so,na time ago Governor Yates OF
Illinois appointed committee inau'
up of citizens of that state TO coilec'
funds for the relief of the women
ana children whom Chamberlain Is
tu,,ro in thp recommendation camps
IN South Africa. A considerable sum
was raised, and Chicago clergyman
+ho nov Hiram w. Thomas and his
wife were prevailed upon 10 unaer-
take the task of going to the lr'hs'
vaaI and distributing the supplies thus
provided. TO pass within tile hrit'sh
lines in thnt country, it became neces-
gary FOR these people to procure pass
ports. Accordingly application WAS
made for this purpose 20 John Hay
Secretary of state of the United states
supDosed TO be a Christian country.
Mr.. HAY was requested to obtain
these passports from Lord Pauncefote'
The. British ambassado. at washing
ton. MIR. Hay refused TO do anything
of the kind.
II was not pretended that the re-
uuest. If 1t had been made, would have
peeu refused If our present prestige
with Great Britain is a tithe Of what
we claim II to be- Lord Pauncef"'c
could hardly have denied 1t. Nor IS
II 10 he presumed that he would wish
IN do no. and thus bring to nothing
nm eirand of mercy and relief 1t was
left for John Hay TO refuse. The fact
ought to brand him with nfamy'
one may join in the sentiment:
"The more see of men, the better
like dogs"
But John Hay Is alert when the other
side of the horribly unequal conflict
wants something done. The Other
day. at Port Chalmettc, below New
Orleans. seven steamships were lond
ing with horses for British cavalry
remounts in South Africa. Mr.. Hay
and his department had been repeat
edly notified that these shipments
were in violation of our obligations OF
neutrality as between the two biilig
erents. And never II hand stirred he
On the contrary, the services of l
United States officer were loaned to tn
British, as horse inspector. But
day ortwoago Mr.. John Hay got II Int
his head that some Boer cnissarie
We're hanging about the Chalmctt
docks, with possible view to mis-
chief. And behold the State depart
ment of the United States pricked N
It's ears in n jiffy, and John Ha
tclegraphed to the Mayor of Ne,
Orleans, ordering him TO see that n
harm should come to his protegcs !
making their contraband shipments.
John Hays sole claim TO immorta
ity rests upon his pike County Ba
luds," Of long time ago, in which wit
chastc and elegant language Il
threatens folks with ''rnstlln the
hash in hell tonight and the like.
In one of these gems of phrase, Joll
Hay describes II certain one as bcir
"A derned sight better business
Than loafin' around the Throne"
John Hay might himself he IN beat
business; but that's Just the kind
business he IL in n-"loadn' around Il
Throne" The difference Is that Il
throne AT which he nowadays boy
Is that of Edward the seventh Al
it's far more pleasing throne TO hi
than the one he was talking about
the pike County Ballads If the
Is such thing MS Justice in Uruvc
no man who is an alder and nbcttcr
Joseph Chamberlain In his execah
work OF extcrmnatlng an heroic race
down 10 their crying Infants, will ey
conc In sight of that throne. Here
would tlll II more respectfully,
And If there Is any justice in {
other place. and such men don't .
there TO receive 1t, then Satan hol
sinecure office which ought TO
abolished.