New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-08-12
PRESENT CONDITIONS ARE
SIMILAR TO THOSE AFTER
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Philadelphia welcomed Genet Will
a riot OF JOY, and publicly manifested
i, hatred Of Washington. Many ban.
qLc'> were given and at each o
these, according to the publication
81 the day and the intrinsic end.
ciicc of surviving records, a huge re,
cap was set aloft on the table. Be
ing obfuseated by generous potion.
Of whiskey and Madeira punch, tho
company joined hands and danced
around the red cap, singing the
Marseillaise," and a song improvis-
cd and seemingly much in vogue for
srch occasions, beginning "Freedom's
sons are Frenchmen all"
New York was not to be outdone
by Philadelphia in welcomed Genet
In addition to bells and banquets
Gotham added the thunder of artil-
lery-something Philadelphia seems to
have overlooked. Nothing that could
be devised to infuriate Great Britain
and stimulate her to war against, us
or 20 Insult President Washington,
was omitted.
The same New York that 70 years
ldltl, III lCl-, bpptSNu wal Will plNdt
Britain with all the power OF its un-
animous press, and the overwhelming
majority OF its citizenship, met "Citi-
zen" Genet with howled challenges
to Britain to battle and demands for
its overthrow, as the most formidable
of all |tyrannies and foes to liberty,
always then spelled with the biggest
al " that Coild he made
At Boston the demonstrations for
Genet were immense and long-con-
tinucd. The infection spread to the
iarthest frontier. In Kentucky, an
expedition was formed 10 float down
the Mississippi and seize New Or
leans, and in the Carolinas agitators
busily promoted plans TO attack
Florida and route the Spanish there.
All kings were declared to be en-
mics of humanity, and our Ameri-
can democracy and its possessions,
were to become a lawful prey for
any who could take them.
Through the nine months of 1913
and into 1874, the frenzy becamr
louder. wilder, ~fiercer. AT Philadel-
phia the authorities OF Christ Churc
were compelled to tear out a bas-
relief of George ii, placed, when the
church was built, on the ground that
true Americans could not worship in
an edifice desecrated by the image
OF a king-even a dead one. At
Charleston. a statue of Lord Chatham
pitt the elder, placed there because
of his friendship for the Americans,
was pulled down, by order of the
city council, because II represented
one who had been a lord, and there
fore might be an offense to the sus-
capabilities of the new brothers.
AT Pittsburg l794-resolutions were
adopted by a democratic society, de-
handing immediate use of the gull
lotine for all holders of stocks in
joint stock companies, because their
possession was proof conclusive that
the owners had more money than
they needed to live. and such Of
merited the death penalty,
President Washington looked on all
this with tolerant disgust. He had
.unwavering faith that beneath all
the froth and trash, the real ballast
and substance OF the American peo-
lie lived. and was ready TO assert
',sclf when needed. He sensed grave
but was more concerned lest
be eNaspcrated TO action,
han by these intcrnal disorders,
threatening as they were.
Meanwhile, every callow, gun shy,
and silycr-tanpucd politician in the
'ountry. profcssed to be spelling for
: fight. while Boosting that England
not attack us and would be
mpotcut if She did, her days be
ny numbered. The foremost fight
nc man OF his time, was contriying
.u~Niously 10 avoid changing ALI
on the one hand, or fighting
IN the other. He was a. firm then
IS when he wrote his Farewell Nd
a few wears later, against mix
ny in European affairs.
As a practical soldier, he kne'y
what his countrymcn discovered. 10
h,ir modification in l8l2.-that the
was not prepared for war with
.uybody. He applied to every situa-
ion In, farm-brcd common sense. AND
.i> army learned sclf-command an1
ool courage in emergency.
I'm private he allowed himself now
nd then the Injury Of letting 90 OF
is temper and engaging in monolo-
ucs which included some robust pro-
and frank expressions of opin-
d.. This was specially true when
imported editors of yeliov
red newspapers. accused him OF
aying stolen money from the Con-
mental Congress, and Of intending TO
teal the continent for a kingdom for
imseif.
Before the public. he stood upper
He held steadily to the view
rat the treaty between this coun-
" and Ffance had been made with
king who had since died. and a
oycrnment which was now extinct,
nd that before a new treaty was
there must be a responsible
1vornment with some promise of stab
ity and definite policies.
He declined to be enthusiast tic, u
ympathetic, or responsive TO Genet's
randiloquent adiurations. and listen
d coldly when besought. TO forget
he buried Jurisprudence Of Grotius.
'uffendorf. and Nattel and their
-orm-eaten writings, and join the
ew and glorious brotherhood of
!.
With each rebuff and postponement J
let by Genet. he was comforted bv
and more mcnacing shricks
tie president. from the "red"l :
This gave him new as
rance that he really was Tire boss
T the ! ~ation. But Re found Wash {
cton a ruge mass Of ademant. IN
by fatferies. eloquence. caro-
ries. or popular rage.
DemaFogues mouthed Mobs how T
d. Violent and drunken reformers