New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-04

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IN the Round Table romances one finds an entire
lack OF chlvalry the so-caed knights OF chivarous
King Arthur Their moral principles left much to be
desired. and the conduct of Sir Meliagraunce who
betrayed the loves of Lancelot and the Queen. was
merely that OF a sneak Coward Adam
spoke IN him. IN many OF the Arthurian heroes
and that they were more "chlValrous' than the
modern male gOSSlpS who leer a woman
and honor their smoking and gaming rooms IS "A
legend which, like that OF the Tree Of Good and Evil
itself, requires stronger confirmation than history
vet witnesseth.
Coward Adam taking him as he appears in the
present dav has shown himself off lately IN various
odd phases and lamentable positions In Of
the South African War ne came out strong III some
OF Generals who put the blame of military
nishaps another ike quarrelsone children.
thereby losing dignity and Offering most hunIlatng
spectacle to the amazed British public. Coward
Adams policy, after making a bunder is 10 adopt
any lie rather than say frankly and boldly did il
He will eat dirt by the bushe in preference to the
nobler starvation act Of singy facing ms foes He
just is exhibiting himself to his usual ad rartaqe
in the British Parliament while the nation looks on.
waiting for the inevitable finale Of his various hcsita
tons and inefcicucics-the Mister Adam he clu1u
up tree 80, for in most matters of social, political and
moral progress the great Guilty t. obtain upright
downright honest and impartial opinion from any lead
ing public man
The nation may be drifting devil-ward but states
men are Judged be statesman-Ike If they
hold their CUES and watch 1t 60. They not
speak the truth. II would offend many people II
would upset so many interests II would a
panic on the Stock Exchange. Ii would throw Wall
Street into MYSTERIES The world vast public,
posed Of thinking working and less educated
and intelligent people, may and does crave for bold
utterance. a truth openly euunciatcd and bravelv
maintained but 70 the Of political intrigue
and the scfseenug sghcmers IN Government tai depart
rcnts the public IS considered merely big child
to be soothed with loIypop phrases and tickled by
rattle promises.
If the big child cries and screams because it is
hungry they chirp to it about 50 Fair Trade if it
complains that its ministers Of religion trying to
make it say prayers backward, they promise full
inquiry into recent abuses the Church. But fine
words butter no parsnips. Coward Adam always
climbs tlo tree as quickly he when instead Of
fine words fine deeds demanded. Physical leats
Of skill physical gymnastics OF all kinds he eXccs in
but moral difficulty always places him as 1t did III
the Garden of Eden in what he would conventionaIly
term an awkward position.
Not long ago ! Coward Adam at his treeclimbing
IN law court Three valiant descendants OF Ananias
all bound in compact support their great ancestors
reputation appeared against me to try and prove
that | wanted to build a free library on Henley-st,
Stratford-on-A Avon where there old houses
Of Shakespeare's time which | Judged 1t would be
r,atriotic and natural from wreckage. They
said that nv motive was not to the old houses
but to put up a building commemorative of my own
philanthropy Never having had the remotest mten-
ton OF building anything anywhere. faced my accus-