The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-15
Feb. 14-The


" of the house was enlivened today
nv \ very sensa tionaI speech from Mr..
wheeler Of Kentucky in denunciation
of what he denominated "hunkeyism'
to foreign countries. He took the re-
cent statements emanating from CONT
mental cabinets regarding the attitude /
of Great Britain during the Spanish =
war as A text for a wholesome attack |
unon the trend of our recent diplomacy. (
y Less than five years ago, he = /
= declared. a president, legged on by = |
= the pitiable turnkey in the state >
y department" had stretched his =
4 arms across the seas IN adulatlon =
4 to the people of Great Britain, ana
= today the government was mug ?
= ging to its bosom a nation that ?
= since the battle Of Yorktown had >
= Systematically and persistently =
= plotted our downfall He sneered =
= at the "shOulder-strapped, gold >
= laced funkevs." who were to be =
= DISPATCHED across the Atlantic TO =
= bend the knee TO. and kiss the =
, hand Of the English king. whose =
government, he declared, had at =
= tempted to form coalition OF
y European governments TO tnWart =
= lis Wnlle we were SEChillS " 81 M =
? the shackles from Cuba
Bow to English King.
He said America was a laughing
stock at every court in Europe because
of our hunkeyism, our truculency here
and the disgraceful sycOphancy OF the
representatives of the republic at the
feet of Great Britain and now, Wheh IL
serves the purposes Of some other great
IL II, f1v f.
ed that we have been hugglng TO our
bosom during the last five years a ma
ton that has Systematically and per-
sistentlv attempted 30 destroy the lib
critics OF the American people since the
hattie of Yorktown. We find now,
/ despite the fact that the pres
ent administration is afraid, even
in the face Of its great majority, 10 ask
an appropriation of $4,000 or SlO4OUO 70
pay some shOulder-strapped, gold
! laced turnkey to cross the water ana
/ bow the knee and kiss the hand OF some
/ English king that while this very
pitiable spectacle is being presented 10
US. il is being heralded abroad that IN
! 1898. when we were seeking TO strike
! tas sH Eckles OF segfdom from of the
+ heels of Cuba, that nation was then Sc
/ cretlv. in our own capital, attempting
to form a coalition of the great powers
/ of the world TO prevent that lnterpOsl-
ton.
And If has not caused ripple in
! diplomatic circles. 1t has been the boast
/ of America, diplomacy 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding. that when our state
department said No we meant no
/ and when we said Yes we meant
| yes 1t remained for the present and
the Just closed Republican administra-
ton to iraugurate a system OF Euro
pean diplomacy. with a kid-gloVed. vel
/ tongued gentleman, who had 10
travel out of his way to find a response
to a plain categorical question.
Destroying Departments Integrity.
/ DTmean plainp esy:thats 0saidR. osee
y We are destroying the lnteGrl- ?
y tv and the pride and the intelii- =
y gence and the honesty Of that =
great department of the govern
ment. / have a respect for the =
y present occupant of the w hlte =
y House. I frank ~ avOW: / think :
y he is too honest TO be palatable to =
the average Republican partisan.
"A little QuiXOtic, it IS true,
y. hasty tempered, full blOOded, ana :
\ not exactly desirable TO many OF :
our citizens, and 1 indulge the
y hope that the lingering element OF
AFlellCdIlLSIu
y the fist opportunity TO boot out
y that man in the state department
y who. in my judgment. has brought
, y us TO this humiliating condition
, England a friend of the Unite
States? I would TO God she were, on
what a spectacle have We presenJe
! in order to be able to boast that w
have the friendship of Great BrItal
r. land have become a world power. New
. er before in the history Of the repu1
\ lie has there been a struggle for free
2 dom on the part of any people ina
. / representatives in this chamber did NJ
hasten TO declare that we regarde
n with SOIicitude the endeayOrS and e1
- forts of a people 10 obtain their oW
10 liberty For more than four years "
# have witnessed Great Britain maiI
k tanning military stations inside II
l. border Of two republics. We have see
e her agents going up and down Tn
s country existing men and buying mi
# terial of war.
d Drifting Away From Traditions.
& I'VE have swung further from den
J. OcTatiC traditions, from republics
D. ideas and from republican principI
.e in the last five years than in the pr
q ViOuS hundred years. Things are no
r. accepted as a matter Of course tn
N would have shocked the intelligence
ID our fOrefathers beyond endurance
f growing out of this striving to loI
il arms Wit the great European pOwe
$ and become a world power. TO fost
this new idea OF diplomacy. sittil
quietly by and allowing represent
tive of one great power to assemble
NJ his residence in the capital OF the 7
public the representatives of eve
- other great nation and make the col
bloOded and deliberate demand. or J
quest, that they join With him in
determination arbitrarily and Wi
force to prevent the American peol
III from accomplishing what they had 3
termined to accomplish
an 1t may be well enough to treat
m ( representatives of foreign powers W
ad courtesy and considera ton. / do
ne clare that if the publication in
iii press is true. this man Pauncef'
st ought To be ordered to take the I'll
AT ship to cross the waters. We want
a. such man in the republic. IF he con
a here to represent his government, rs
r. and good bat if he comes here
.r- hatch cOnspiracies. TO attempt TO fo
in his wishes and his ideas upon
ne American people. the sooner we
- rid of him the better IL viii be.
ng Miss RooseveIt's Visit.
Il am only restrained from dis
= cussion of what I regard as the
most unfortunate incident by tbs
~. y ordinary amenities which should
~ , obtain between one gentleman anC
81 = another I aliude 10 the fact %
10 = the opportunity seized by the chic
= citizen of the republic TO send