Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-11

kinleH did reappoiut Straus as min istpr to Turkey, because he had so distingHishr1 Il alH using the words of th- New I.4.-fHatioualJ himself dur ing lis dr.- eefH of service under Cle1elanI. when he had, through his knowledge of International law, which brought him into close rela tiouS with tdc sultan, 0bJaned great coucessious for the American mission schools causing fifty schools that had beet: closed f7l &ears to be opened laud I.o missions 70 be amply pro- tactpd Sl tar from seeking reap i ootatUouG Qldes HcEtnIey, tila lat ae-# sa.s4ist his e..5ea a~ minister, Th.r.. u-r,. tl.eQ r diplomatic diff tjealtio~. IolloV9ae .he Ann.aiau mas ~aas-s aud 1. a-a2 at ca.Hs ll A,sef.eaa ,nl.e.e..4al,.s and the ad- Hiais.ra,ion aa.afaljz turned to s=fsfttz. -ah7 md =aeasl= =4eeess.ai 7et# taa porte n ~>77-aa. .Ae he
 zae of his arrival .t Cou..aatinop1e as minister Tor lte second fime. the Vienna correspondent of the=Leaaan Times said ol aila zff. 5eraas Las 3robabIz the m7.=t= ez5e4siTe kn0HI edge of all American representatives ab49aa }ir stHaas set the whole aeaAf9gIjo right to 56e entire satis faction of Dot! seeeGAment@
 Tn the light a. 5'i this. AIr. New Hi4l s charge thset straus wanted 10 remain "four more years in clover: thaj this was the reason WhT he let the Democratic party when it was defeated and that President Mcl&in- ley.sretained or detained the Ameri- can minister at constantinople, don't eoa know" is quite ridiculous. But not sat,4tj"d with these airy noth inss. the goo dHaj0f went further and capped tine climax to this Baron Manehausen story by weaving in the scenic accessories Of how suddenly NJ. Strauss changed heart without no- tifieation to relatives OF friends i'll his New York home. and how the cable gram from Constantinople flashed the news to the astonished Americans.
 F Mir. Newman had been well vers ed in Mr. Stfaus political career, he would have known that the latter vas more or less oI an Independent in politics. Mir stralts has never been aggressiyelx identified with any political partV, saSs the American Hebrew, October 2b. l9o6. Only up- on important occasions that seemed to him crucial moments in the wei fare of the citH H=ei. the country did he leave his fayofiIe literary pur- suits to take an active part in pO
 litical aGjtation He was Secretary of the Citizens Committee that help ed elect William k Grace mayor Of New York He WaS one of the prime movers in the great merchant. and business mems organization. which did so much to nominate Cleveland as the Democratic candidate ill the successful campaign of 1881. In lS96 dlQ ISA' Ilt' Stt fiti Ett Ni' i\tliiN etiitl in 1901 was strongly in favor of Roosevelt You will notice that Os- car Straus was not q slave to any po- litical party On the whole he has been more closely affiliated with the Democratic partN than any other, but he has never heaitated when recoe
 nizins the superiority of another par ,s platform. or when Adluirins its leader 10 give his support to iJ \ es,se in point k his admiration for Roosevelt among atHeI thtn2s OH ae- count of the lat1eH.s etfo! Is to pl=o= mote peace between tae nations He considers Roosevcl foremost among his iIliatrioas RFe5eee1aor~ as the Ieadin4 contributor 10 the worlds peace Oscar stg49s k an idestIist aad a honaataaaa He .s too noble ! character To enfeetafn even for q moment the base motives with which
 Ide editorial ot tfa Gommcrcia' charg7 Hrs him NJ" EeWaan may possibly look down upon iadeBaA3euts in poIi-
 Jies but hen they're pretty decent sort of people, anyhow. They happened to have the inteIlisence to discern what he politicians know namely that the different parties American politics .te not represent different sets of prf0- sfples and policies at all hQ are merely tp. ~jns and the outs. \ man who has the courage to rise above partisan walks in favor of q great man OF; $ great cause enhanc- es his value in my eyes and in the eyes of q good many more poor, mis- guided muGwumps like myself. al though unfortunately he may lose ia yor with Mr. Newman and the regu- lars