Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04
OLIVER cRoMwELL's WAY.
.TnIettered Farmer" Turned an
 English Parliament Out of Doors.

English Parliam ent Out or Doofs'
 Oliver Cromwell, who was absolute ruler of England from 16is to l6as, al though a man of great force of will. was crude and uncouth, says the Punk sutawney (Pa.) Spirit. His religious fervor amounted almost to fanatlcism. He was of vigorous mold and stron: convictions. He appeared to be equally great as military captain and states man. He arose to every occasion. His vigorous foreign policy made England as much feared abroad as the iord protector was at home. That this un- lettered farmer could wrest from the hands of Charles I. the scepter of hundred kings, "cut of his head with his crown on it. as he expressed ii, and make himself absolute, Is one ot the marvels of history.
 h the long parliament Cromwell rep resented the County of Cambridge. Sir Philip Warwick, a royalist contempo rary, gives the following description of him:
 II came into the house one morning well clad and perceived a gentleman speaking whom l knew not, very ordi- narily appareled, for It was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an Ill country tailor. His linen was plain and not very clean and I remember a speck or two Of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar. His hat was without 8 hatband. His stature was of a good size; his sword stuck close to his side; his countenance swol- len and reddish; his voice sharp and untunable and his eloquence full of fervor, for the subject matter would not bear much of reason, 1t being in behalf of a servant of Mir. Prynne's, who had dispersed lIbels against the queen for her dancing and such like in nocent sports. And be aggravated the Imprisonment of this man by the coun- ell table upon that height that one would have believed the very govern ment itself had been In great danger by it."
 After Cromwells military successes had fired him with the ambition of taking 1t upon him to be a king" his first step was to dissolve the long par liament, which was not disposed to take orders implicitly. He repaired to the parliament house with strong mili- tary force and after making the follow ing speech, turned the members out of doors:
 Tt is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which ye have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defled by your practice of every vice. Ye are a factious crew and enemies to all good government. Ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would, like Esau, sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas, betray your God for few pieces of money. Is there single virtue now re mainlng among you: Is there one vice you do not possess: You have no more religion than my horse. Gold Is your god. Which of you has not bartered away your conscience for bribes? Is there a man among you that has the care for the good of the commonwealth; You, who were deputed here by the peo- pie to get their grievances redressed. are yourselves become their greatest grievance Your country, therefore, calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable, by putting final period to your iniquitous proceedings. And by Gods help and the strength He has given me I am cone to do 1t. I command you, therefore, upon the peril of your lives. t,s depart immediately out of this place. Go, get you out ,; make haste. ye venaI slaves, begone."
 One kind of an enemy is a friend