The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

growing out Of this striving to lock
arms with the great European powers
and become a world power to foster this
Few idea If diplomacy. sitrng quietly
by and allowing a representative of one
great powe. to assemble n his residence
In the capital OF the republic the rep
resen .atives OF every otner great nation
and make the cold-bIocded and DELHI
crate demand or request that they Join
with HIM in a determination arbitrarily
and with force to prevent the American
people from accomplishing what they
had determined % accomplish
1T may be well enough To treat the
representatives Of foreign powers with
courtesy n consideration; but / do
declare that IL The publication in the
press Is true this man Pauncctote ought
to be ordered to take the first ship to
cross the waters We want no such
u man In the republic. II he comes
and good: but IL he ccnies here to hatch
conspiracies. to attempt TO force his
wishes Inc his ideas pom the Amer
lean people,, the SoorSI We are rid OF
him the better 1t will be.
And, another thing. Mr.. Chairman.
I am only restrained from discussion
of what / regard as the most unfortun-
ate incident by the OF dinary amenities
which should obtain between one gen.
tlernan and another. 1 allude to the
fact Of the opportunity seized by h
chief citizen Of the republic 10 send u
member of his family across the water
for the purpose Of participating in the
coronation of a king. / shall not dis
cuss that because il of ncCessitv in
wolves mat ers ! don't care to go into
here. / will, in passing. say that il is
a most unfortunate circumstance. II
is unprecedented in Our history. and
is today deeply lamentrd on the part Of
every country-loving MAI In the re-
public l am sorry That he old it, 1t
is establishing a precedent that he
ought not to recognize, and il is but
one more link in the chain showing to-
ward what n we art drifting.
"One other matter l wish to advert
to. In the next few DAYS we are to
have a brother of i ruler come over
to this country and take charge of a
little tug, ship. vessel or yacht. what
ever you please to term T.. built by
some people up in New York. We are
appropriating thousands of dollars, and
the Anglo-maniacs + the European
maniacs are falling over each other to
get to see a little Du;chman come over
and take charge Of 4 little ship Gap
piause on the democratic side.) What
difference does it make whether he is a
Prince Henry or not? There are thou
sands of citizens of this republic fol-
~" IL llC plO". a. oo IlO q
intelligent as Prince Henry or Prince
anybody else applause on the demo-
cratic side.)
Why do the American people give
heed to this foolish and d~isgraceful
f1unkyism enacted by the present ad-
ministration? 1t is evidence Of Jul
God will. they say. What 10 we care
about The good will or the German
people? Let US treat them politely as
ono hnnaCt m N treats nnfhar- bl1f VIII
should we JOY dow 20 these people
any more THAI to any other CT izen?"
Mr.. GroSvenor, of Ohio,--"f the
gentleman had been living at the time
Lafayette came to this country. bear
ing the commission of the king of
France, would he have overruled the
action of George Washington in enc
ing a commission to meet hum Il ac-
company him over the country"
Mr.. Wheeler-'No: I would have
been proud to join in the commission
to welcome the Marquis Lafayette,
He was a great soldier. a great fighter
and fought for the rights Of the Amer
lean people: but this man represents
that kingism of flunkyism that seeks
to enslave the labor Of everv people
under the SUM-"
the gentleman criticize the democratic
administration of Buchanan in receiv-
ing the Prince of Wales?"
Mr.. Wheeler-"ThaI Is & very differ
ent thing daughter and derisive cries
on the republican side.) We received
him not as we are receiving this man,
il 1 recollect right, but he came as the
official head of his government"
Mr.. Grosvenor-''On the contrary, he
came under another name and the at
tendant that was with him came ir-
cognito also, coming as a mere private
citizen and was taken charge of by the
government during his stay in the
United States and dined at the White
house by a democratic president at n
time when democracy meant some
thing"
Mr.. Wheeler-"If the gentleman is
correct. then I condemn in unmeasured
terms the attitude of that democratic
administration"
Amid much confusion and cries OF
regular order. Mr.. Boutell, of Illinois,
said the criticism mad on the head of
one of our great departments should
not go unanswered. Nc man in recent
years. he declared. to the rattle Of re-
publican applause. had reflected such
credit on our diplomatic affairs as the
present head of the state department.
Mr.. BOutell too up the events of the
Chinese crisis, with the Russian propo-
sition which. he said. would have dis
membered the empire, and it's rejection
nv the United States. He referred also
to the rejection of the German PROPOSE
ton for the surrender of certain Of the
Chinese leaders. Mr.. Boutell said our
course throughout hat crisis had o
the commentator Of the world.
There was a sequal to Mr.. Wheeler's
speech later in the dav when Mr.. Gros-
venor secured the floor and replied at
length to what the Kentuckian had
said. He denominated Mr.. Wheeler's
remarks about the forthcoming visit 1T
Prince Henry as a bitter attack upon
the president Of the United States, the
house and senate and incidentally upon
all with whom the prince would come
in contact" Just at the time when the
American people were to be put to the
test as to whether they were gentlemen,
he said. it was most unfortunate that
this protest should come against the
reception of Prince Henry. The speech
of the gentlemen of Kentucky -
be exploited in Europe tomorrow on the
eve of the princes departure as the
message of the American people TO their