Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

ut probably will have if you interfere
with the desires of the people. What
them
well. we have our president in the
White House; We'll come up to him
again"
In other words, the gang of federal
oiiicehOlders now governing the two
territories stand ready to nullify, with
aid from the administration. the eX-
pressed will of the people rather than
give up their fat jobs. And further
more, it is becoming apparent that the
fear of the electoral vote of the new
state of Oklahoma in 1908 is urging
the administration on TO denial of
the right of self government to the
people of the most prosperous territory
| of the Union.
His ENceIIency, Whiteiaw Reid.
| There are old fashioned people in
| the United States who have been ac-
| custOmed TO deplore the increasing
practice of sending multimillionaires
to be our ambassadors to foreign lands.
| They are inclined to think, for exam
pie, that George Bancroft, as minister
to Germany. better represented Amer
lean intellect than Charlcmagne Tow
err, our present ambassador at Berlin.
| Indeed. coming to more recent times,
they hold that either Lowell or Phelps
carried to the court of st. James more
brains and more of democratic sim
plicity than the present incumbent.
Mr.. Whtelaw Reid Yet in this as in
other things some compensation is to
he found. \ friend sent me last week
Il copy Of London newspaper con
tanning most eulOgistic article upon
his eXcellency the American ambas
sadOr. Condensation is necessary,
though the delightfully."- British tone
of the article would we'll repay publ
cation in full 1t appears among other
things that former American ambas-
sailors were so far beneath the proper
amhasSadorial level that they actually
gave attention to their own establish
ments. Probably their wives did not
actually dust the furniture or answer
the doorbell. but Mr. Reid is the first
whose housekeeping has been on such
lavish scale that Il major dOmo is nee
eSSary TO supervise it.
Furthermore, former ambassadors
We're vulgar enough to permit callers
without prior appointment. Mr.. Reid
has risen to the dignity of IN English
railroad magnate who only receives
persons after an appointment has been
made by mail. Finest OF all. accord
Ing to the London journalist, the pro
Nincial habit that Americans in London
heretofore have had of fiocking TO the
ambassadors house on the Fourth of
July to shake his hand has been cor
rcctcd. The doors of the Reid palace
are closed on the nations birthday to
all save those whose names have been
selected long in advance and who have
, received a special invitation. This seems
T. dOubly significant to the London editor
) when he reflects upon the fact that il
was on that same day that King Ed
ward VII. held garden party and
| moved freely among his guests, shak
l ing hands with all the cordially Of {
Tammany leader at picnic. The
To- London paper goes on to philosophi2e
= 1t sees in this lcvcling down on tho
: part of King Edward and this levelins
= upward or the part of Ambassador
= Reid Indications of Il social evolution
+ that will ultimately bring the leader:
/ of the two nations, England and Amer
, lea, upon precisely the same plane.
= Lovely, doncher know!
T. Nr. Reid in Politics.
S It is said to be one of the severeS
e tests of Il political memory to reca!
l. who ran for vice president in any Civ
en- election. Yet 1892 has not recedet
+ so far into the dim past that people
n may not remember that Mr.. Reid ther
l. accompanied Benjamin Harrison to- de