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Show MEN WHO ARE ABOVE PARTY POLITICS. Joseph H. Choate, former ambassa dor to Great Britain, proves himself sufficiently patriotic to forget that he Is a partisan when his country is involved In a serious misunderstanding misunderstand-ing with a foreign country. He spoke before the New York Chamber of. Commerce last week and, touching on the Mexican situation, said: "I should like to talk about our policy In the matter If I knew what it was. There Is only one man who does know and he is wisely keeping his mouth shut tight. But I want to say there is one duty for every one of us to perform and that Is to stand by the president. "He has information., doubtless, that no gentleman here tonight has and he Is for keeping the peace. Ws must stick by him through thick and thin and we will come out all right In the end "This president of ours has been in office now for nine months and he has been working very hard, with tho most honest purpose in the world and with, as I believe, no desire In his heart except to serve the American people with the beBt of his abllltv and he has accomplished a great deal." That Is the right spirit. It is In pleasing contrast with the whine oJ John Hays Hammond, who seeks to discredit tho administration by stat Ing he would not Invest a dollar in a foreign country while our foreign affairs af-fairs are in the hands of the present administration. oo |