Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-12
VIII Be Appropriated for King
Edwards Coronation
BY AN AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Hon. James A. Norton, Messrs Cousins
and Kerns sound the Key Note for
the American People and the Flank.
les and SycOphants Will Now Go
Away Back and Sit Down

sounded a keynote which millions of Amer
leans will re-echo throughout the republic
--" Not a cent nor dollar appropriation by
Congress for the coronation of Edward VII "
Flunkeyism has run mad to propose such
a thing in the first place, and if il is true,
it is as disgusting piece of sycophancy as
has ever developed at the White House
viz: that Mr. Roosevelt has selected his sis
ters husband to represent the United States
Navy as the coronation. The gilded aud
uniformed satraps and lunkies who forget
they serve a republic will have a rocky time
to secure an appropriation from Congress
for their trip to grace the monarchial car Of
this descendant of George ILL., Here is
what Mr. Kern says:
Not one cent, not one dollar will / vote
for the country to participate in the coro-
nation Of Edward VII. of England On
the contrary will oppose with all my vigor
and strength any effort made in the House
to pass bin apprOpriating money TO pay
the expense of sending representatives of
the army and navy to attend the coronation
exercises of Edward VII. Just think for
one moment the inconsistency of the prop
osition Here is the United States, the
greatest, most glorious and freest Repub-
lie the sun ever shone upon, sending a
special envoy to give, by his very presence,
the sanction and approval OF this govern
ment to the perpetuation of an effete mon
archy! Could there be anything more in
congruous,
But that is not all. We are to send our
ships and lot Of officers to engage in
naval demonstration to add to the homage
of an individual who rules by divine
right And that same sovereign or rather
his monarchical Government, is now en-
gagged in crushing out by brute force the little
life of the South African Republic.
How can we impress upon the Porto
Ricaus, the Cubans, and the Filipinos that
we are serious in our declaration that we
want them to enjoy local self-government
when in the face of our profession we lend
the presence of our great Government to a
function, the object of which is TO destroy
democracy and uphold the class at the ex-
pense of the mass2"
"Does England send her ships or repre-
sentatives of her army to the Inauguration
of President of the United States2 Ger
tainly not And why9 Because to do so
would be tacit acknowledgment that our
republican form Of Government is the best
for the people.
I'VE have an Ambassador at the Court Of
ST. James, and he is all the representative
needed to attend the coronation exercises
Of Edward VII. He could with propriety
represent this Government at the function
Just as the British Ambassador may be said
to represent Great Britain at the iuaugura-
ton of our President
THE people of this country will not stand
for the expenditure of a single dollar for
the purpose of the United States making a
demonstration at Edward 8 coronation while
the British government is engaged in
throttling the liberty and life of the Beers,
struggling to maintain their little republic
in South Africa.
Hon. James A. Norton, whom the writer
knew in the Ohio Legislature, and who is the
father Of that gallant naval officer, Lieut.
Commander Norton. thus voices the senti-
ments of the people and not the Sampson
lunkies
Congress may make an appropriation
for the purpose of enabling the Government
to take part in the demonstration attendant
on the coronation Of Edward VII, but if
such an appropriation is made it will not be
by my voice or vote. "
And furthermore, such an appropriation
would not be endorsed by the people l
suppose there must necessarily be some
fireworks and display on such an occasion
as the coronation Of King or Queen, and
/ all Governments are, as a matter of form, I
| presume, invited to attend just the same as
the representatives of foreign governments
are invited to witness the inaugural exer-
| cises in Washington on the 4th of March
"But the governments whose representa-.
tives-and / mean the ambassadors and
ministers-are thus invited to the inaugural
exercises do not send their ships Of war
and their army generals to participate in a
demonstration of approval, such as the coro-
nation affair. will be.
"And it is undemocratic and uurepublican
and against the spirit of arepublic like ours
to have any other person or persons to rep
resent the United States on the occasion OF
Edwards coronation than the American
Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
When England ceases in her efforts tC
destroy the South African Republic and
recognizes the independence of the Beers as
she was forced to recognize our independ
ence in 1776, then perhaps it might not be
amiss to send few of our ships TO FIRE Z
gun or two for Edward VII just to show
there is no hard feelings"
Not even then, Doctor should this Re
pAbllL lENDBulIG AAAGlEAAlhAAy LiiN AN lAlAAaAN
Of divine right" to rule human beings
by those born in the purple and who come
into the world ready booted and spurred e
ride over the necks Of the masses.
The Iowa member Of the Committee oi
Foreign Relations, Mr.. Cousins, says
Without any special consideration o
the matter, it seems to me that the represen
tation Of our Ambassador in Great Britaii
is fully sufficient for the ceremonies attend
ing the forthcoming coronation.
81 do not remember OF any special en-
voys ever having been sent by Great Brit
ain or any other country to attend the cere
mony of the Inauguration Of a President 0
the United States, and as a matter Of Pre-
priety to say nothing Of expense, canno
see how any help is needed for our Am
bassador there to properly represent as.
by the way, / have not heard a wor
against the coronation Of King Edwar
from any source, and it is altogether likel
that the same will 60 on all right withor
the assistance of our army and navy {
= course if there is likely to be any troubl
( about it, and any help is really needed
that malta r.va he aonefdnrrH Later