I think that even in the
United States there is some regret that this zeal of theirs was not
tempered by a large dose of wisdom. It is fitting that people who rush
with such ardour to the work of putting questions to men yet gasping from
a narrow escape should have, I wouldn't say a tincture of technical
information, but enough knowledge of the subject to direct the trend of
their inquiry. The newspapers of two continents have noted the remarks
of the President of the Senatorial Commission with comments which I will
not reproduce here, having a scant respect for the "organs of public
opinion," as they fondly believe themselves to be. The absolute value of
their remarks was about as great as the value of the investigation they
either mocked at or extolled. To the United States Senate I did not
intend to be disrespectful. I have for that body, of which one hears
mostly in connection with tariffs, as much reverence as the best of
Americans. To manifest more or less would be an impertinence in a
stranger. I have expressed myself with less reserve on our Board of
Trade. That was done under the influence of warm feelings.
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