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Show Monnrcliy U Outworn. Despite the opinion of n few people to the contrary, the Idea of monarchy wns never nt no low tin ebb ns It U to-duy. to-duy. The republican form of government lias proved Itself vital nnd practical. JU seeds of democracy hare been own in every nation of the world. Those seeds have germinated, nrt growing. The mental nnd moral poverty of most of the kingly tribe furnishes n horrible example that Is vastly aiding the spread of republican sentiment. The spectacle furnlRied by the hereditary hered-itary rulers supplies a more powerful argument for tho democratic idea In government- than all the hooks that could be written on the subject. Look at them -In most cases a lot of modlfierc degenerates who are poisoning poison-ing the moral atmosphere of the world! 1'rotligate. Idle, sensual, their blood depleted de-pleted by Intermarriage, there Is warcely a virile, clean or really able man In the whole list. William of Cei-imiiiy Is probably the strongest of the lot. lie has escaped the moral taint that disgraces most of them, lie can boast of Intellectual attainments, at-tainments, though his attempt to pose us u universal genius has made him the laughing stock or thinking men aud women everywheie. lie really believes ho Is endowed with the divine right to rule, and his attempts to play In that high and mighty role are often ludicrous, ludi-crous, sometimes even painful. His spectacular and sensational exhibits of egotism are not particularly harmful, but his opposition to the new spirit of the ago Is. Taken nil In all, however, he Is probably the least objectionable of nny of the moiiurchs of the greater nations. Hut, grunting this. Is lie such a man ns u free and great people would voluntarily choose to rule over them? Without the accident of birth, would he be considered for a moment In that relation' Kdward of Kngland can hardly be considered in the light of a ruler. He Is a tlgurehead, tolerated because of u tradition, lie simply serves to consume a large amount of public revenues that might be used In more benetlclal ways. He Is a good fellow, and when that Is said practically all Is said. True, It Is reported that Ids Inlluence hud something some-thing to do In ending the Hoer war. Hut that attitude was probably due to no lore for the Boers, but to the more selllsh desire that there might be nothing noth-ing to mar his coronation, liven his most ardent admirers hare never played play-ed him up on the score of Intellectuality. Intellectuali-ty. Morally Ids claims to public regard re-gard lire still less. Nicholas of Itussla Is the creature of an autocracy, n buryauerucy and nu aristocracy stronger than himself. He Is to be credited with u desire for pence, which he has nut been vigorous enough to make of any effect. These three inonarchs are all descendants de-scendants of Victoria nnd from that fact are not so discreditable as some of their brethren. Tliere are three others oth-ers that can be mentioned with some degree of respect Oscar of Sweden, l-'i'an. Joseph of Austria and the new king of Italy. Little Is known of the last, but he has shown some friendship for tho people, and because of this much can be forgiven him. Outside of these the list Is sorry enough, (inze on them: Alfonso of Spain, whose escapades since he came to the throne have caused caus-ed his best friends to believe him Insane! In-sane! Leopold of Belgium, whose conduct has shocked all Kurope and who recently re-cently drove his daughter from the body of her dead mother! I'eter of Servla, who gained his throne through the assassination of his predecessor! (eorge of Greece, whose affairs lmvo become so common that they hare almost al-most ceased to cause comment! Aud, last and worst of all, Abdul Humid of Turkey, debilitated by excesses ex-cesses before his time, In terror of his life, paying his debts at the point of the guns of an Ironclad! Do they not furnish an elevating BpcctucleV Compare this precious company with real men like the presidents of France and of America. These men have won their way from the ranks by the sheer force of cluiructer mid ability. They are a shining testimonial to the rule of the people. In this day. when our toad eaters aru Isiwlng down to foreign kings, when there Is a secret desire among u few simpletons for the "stronger" government govern-ment of u monarchy, it is well to call attention to these things. The republics of the world will grow more and more democratic, and those peoples unfortunate enough to haro orer them effete royal relies of nn outgrown out-grown system will nriso In tho nnme of liberty until every throne Is swept from the face of the earth. |