Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-20
AN AMERICAN FLUNkY.


for the English coronation ambassa-
dors, both the army and the navy are
represented. Strange to say, the head
of each Is passed over in the selections
made. Very likely 1t would be graf
flying to General Miles and Admiral
Dewey TO represent their respective
branches of the American service on
the occasion Of the crowning of King
Edward. There is no intimation that
the position was offered to either Of
them. on the contrary, If Mr.. Walter
Wellman, the newspaper correspond
ent Is to be believed, the slight was
purposely put upon these officers be-
cause they took the part of Admiral
Schley In his controversy with the
Washington beaureaucrnts. That
such Is the fact,-that man of sufii-
cient calbrc to become President Of
the United States, even by accident,
should be small enough TO do such II
thing, or could he actmted by such
n petty motive, is almost incredible.
We prefer TO believe that whatever
Mr.. Roosevet's reason was, it. was
better one than this. Not M chari-
table n Judgment as this, however,
can be passed upon the civilian nom
nations for the same positions. At
this time of day it is too late to COM
ment on the fact that they are based
on the now usual qualification of new
riches; it has got to be the common
thing for the sons of tariff beneficar-
les in this country, or FOR those who
have crawled into wealth through pet
tlcOats, or some other type OF the
age of shoddy, to be in high favor at
the State department, as now occu-
pied and through the fellow feeling
with which they are met there, TO
pick up some loose Jobs of playing
the flunky in "Yurrup,' and these
nominations are no exception to the
rule. We can leave the Wetmore
branch Of the concern with their pres
ent trouble as to whether their son
OF the old man is to be persona non
grata at the coronation Just because
his ma, away back In 1883, snubbcd
the then Prince of Wales; or ms to
whether the Prince has luckily forgot
ten it, or IL likely to visit the in
iquitles OF the mothers upon the chill
dren and 80 turn the latter into the
outer darkness of not being able to
play the flunky next June, or when
ever the browning is to be pulled Off
That this rich and respectable Rhode
: Island family is terribly worried over
II all is said to be fact
The remaining nominee is Mr.. White
law Reid, of New York k-Whitelie
Reid, as "Harpcr's Weekly, a Journal
OF Civilization used to call him. The
youth of this gentleman IL said to
have been greatly embttered by hard
work. But by becoming the distin-
giishcd son-ln-iaw of ID. o. Mills, one
OF the rich men from the slope" he
too became rich and respectable. The
coming occasion viii not be the first
visit Of this gentleman to England. !.
He was there at the time of the
jubilee of the late Queen, and the red
plush breeches which then put his
legs so much in evidence can now he
made to do some second. hand work
as u reminder Of his early DAYS. MIR.
Reid Is said To have been very eager
for the appointment, and now that hc
has It 1t Is to he hoped that II may
serve to crafty his appetite for cor.
onatlons, which is rcputed TO be- some
what eager also.
The English newspapers declare
that the selection ls In all ways salts
factory TO them, aud no wonder Fo,
that very reason II will not he ac
ceptablc to such few of the American
people ms attach any importance al
all 10 the matter, and upon every con
sideration II Is one eminently unit tc
be made by the now President Of In,
United States. The latter Is of Dutcl
extraction, and while he Is bound b,
virtue OF his office to observe a neu
traiity In the present struggle betwee,
Great Britain and the republics /,
South Africa, of like lineage wit
himself, he Is not bound to gratultous
~ insult that heroic race by con6d
ing this appointment 10 their mos
resoiute and heartless enemy IN theI
long warfare. Whenever, since
began. the Boer army has scored
victory, no man has been more dil