Show BANK RANK AND writing from Engl england aVd a distinguished r author endeavors 60 ill us some isome of the social of the british people from an american point of view in england he lie said he lie was forcibly ims pressed with hc the distinction distinctions of rank or caste not only between the nobility masses mosses but also between tho the common jt olba themselves 1 the english dag daughter ahter of a retail grocer looks up in dif differential foren regard to tho the daughter of great wholesale grocer and in turn the daughter of the great wholesale wholes alft grocer tools looks down upon the daughter of the retail grocer well assed asted some englishman English manis is not that the way it is is in the united states would not the great wholesale dealers daughter look down upon the retail dealers daughter la tho the domain of uncle sam oh ob yes was wag the reply it is probable that the great daughter might look down upon a more humble retail retaa neighbors daughter but the latter would not look up vp to the former this it s a very apt illustration of the inequalities of rank or cast cost in american society the average bright young inan or waman woman in this country looks look up to nobody however much a parvenu aristocracy may look down upon him beher or her here great wealth cr great ability may command luxuries honors and emoluments but neither the one nor the other can compel that willing popular deio devo lion tion which is readily exacted in the british and indeed all over continental europe there can bo be no doubt but that the form forra of government under which people live lire and have been reared exerts a very powerful ul in in fluence over their ideas of rank in england for instance the deop people e for forages ages have bave been accustomed to look upon a royal family and a numerous 4 nobility as superior creatures creature a by birth rather than by intrinsic merit buch such ia the case in in all old monarchical countries in the earlier history of america the colonists were in many cases proud to adhere with reverential devotion to the old order of things in th mother country find it was only after a long series of oppressions and exactions that aradi j eions and acquired ideas could coula J be modified and revolutionized so thoroughly that the old notions of caste and aristocracy arieto aristo crecy crucy were deprived cfall of all their charms and actually became odious the success 1 ss of the revolutionary war brought the monarchal usages of E england into still more complete disrepute and the adoption of extremely democratic simplicity in government favored democracy in society the very declaration of independence bad had a sort of leveling influence it asserted that all men are created crested equal and were endowed with certain inalienable rights thie this appeared contrary to ee the theory of rank dt mr casto cuto and even children of the moat most humble jacenta ja renta acquired the idea that they were jaet ae good aa as anybody indeed j ik a zv af jb j why not alace it was ans hl e for the lad of 2116 anosi st low man ci to become tile W tho I 1 bied za sta staled es or wil donai re sill sine C 0 0 e every of wealth jailie or power was open to every citizen why hy was uno belter better than another ju it III dioso lose earla earl days of our national nation al life parvenu J monopolies and tremendous aggregations of capital were unknown to america lut jiow now bow how is it ano hundred and ten years have scarcely pas passed ed tince this nation began its national existence the te wealth of the country has grown into irto huge proportions pre men ken of 0 great reaffa capital pital are numerous power is largely centered into the hands of a few the avenues for honorable fitow don in in the public service are practically closed to all poor men except auch vs arc are born ducly or endowed by bv nature with those great abilities which arc are and always have been a virtual title of nobility in in all lands during luring every age of human buman hist history dry tho rho central government at washington has built up its prestige and increased the engines of its power the early democratic simplicity of our american forefathers has been beell super ceded by luxury and arrogance and with no very well defined limits I 1 we luay now say we have a ruling class and find a moneyed aristocracy formerly the idea of the nation was to erect and sustain a government of the people for the people and by the people without intruding tho tile arms of civil authority into religion or but in utah matters ot religion have been I 1 made an object for legislation tho the humble mormon church has been tabooed by law and the natural effect would be the Cs establishment of tho the christian churches through the operations of law against their most mon formidable vigorous rival there are a mulli multitude 0 o lions lions that america and tho the americana icarus are beg beginning ining to drift back tot wards the old forma forms of absolutism monarchy and tyranny indeed the history ot all considerable former efforts and rep republican tib lican government are full of examples which we arc are beginning hegi beg nine ining to follow in monarchies and despotisms rank arid government go hand band in hand in republics rank is an geno ious 1011 and alien element and when rank and caste gain a firm foothold upon democratic society it ie is a suie cure sign that tho the people are drifting to towards wardi shoals with their republic |