The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
IMPRESSIONS or EUROPE.

r"''e Nv Judges !" ''"rore Under me i"-
1870 w. ,., .-,I"'s
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VI.
now uoes our American system, preclScly
a. t's. win whatever iouis ii may possess. COM
T'sn'wilhthoss IT EUROPE! Th"answcr depends
uf'r mo pirticular st1nipoiu ono occupies.
'i"uid saw. Tor Instance. TINT person inher-
fing millions and desiring that rank TO which
money ~ millions can elevate HIM would ilnd
European Governments preferable TO ours
Ais' nuy other person who. nv u" moro acct
don't at birth. is made noble or superior Of
inrn. pr WHO by that simple accident IS 50 cir
cumsiln"'d rs to look uron lilo not MS
struggle Tor "xistnn'e but a period OF
i'nv nnd pleasure. Bui Z" ono VINO mas mll-
IONS. millions nave non". 10 tho ono VINO ~
born rch or iu'sy m'i'ions arc born poor. and
without any anNiliarics 81 fortune. And that
from ti' standpoint %. thcsn who form tho
ovcrwhelming majority ot Tho human rae, tn"
American 7vsi"m conparcs most favornbly with
those NJ Europe IA selt-evtlent. We too. have
our "vls TO cure. our d'ierts to corre'f. our
crime" :" puni1h. ho'' aitHr Rll, wo halong -
oursrlv"s. Nc arc. n; Toast, no individuals
subjects. W" nrc born without mortgages. We
worship n royalty We hive No nobility. We
have III" rasc of lie unotsrnted by barriers ~
caste and class nna rank and ribbon. We have
tn" disability " frce FAR. and equal snrt in
HE. which no other fcfm oi government. with
priviegrI classes, affords. Wa allow the largest
rnssih!e latitude To- each Tor renrhing the high
est development Of whatever character or m
rHcity he may possess. We nford tho largest
opportunities and tho least obstrucilons in the
pursuit OF happiness OF tho largest mum
bcr. Ours Is not good Government
Tor the classes. but for tho mnsSos. Those
who have arisiocrat.c tendencies. hnnkoi after
titlcs and pedigrecs and prtn"eiy smilcs have
no business in II. Or course "" have our evils.
but what racc. or people. or Government has
been without any since tho creation oil the
world; All government Is NJ heat hii nm evil
The ideal stat" NJ men would require M gov
ernmenl IT NIL II all men were really born
Tree ana "Ildl IL they ware not endowed with
ITO inilieido.r right oi hNlng. ANA puArrcHins.
and -ch"uing. nnI lighting anu trying To e."
The best ri zach other; II all were frhternal
feeling AMI kindness. jusiir". love. AMI real
Christian sptrii-tho ten commandments woul
ha enough. There would b' No use for laws
md armies. government ami police ~ cvery-
hin. Is hut comparative. however. the hifrcr-
cnro b"twrcn tw" evils may be such ~ TO make
one a blessing. the Other u curse But he the
question. How many evils hns the American
systein recently shown or. how does it COM
one. And the following dialogue between two
believers ia tho opposite systems may contain
mat answer;
Europcan-How can any Government he ra-
nonnl in which virtue and vice ignoranc" and
Intelligence are politically on equal terms i.
this not the hopeless iault Of universal sui
frage' What cares the bcgHar Tor principles
the criminal for character! Yet both vote.
Amcrican-lcs, but tho vote Is nero Incl
ueh'' no el'"''' i ""S n"ni'n'' IL" real
n0oo,u'"k 70 '"o S''"o '"S"'' VI, '""" " Nr,""
SUI 'ne Vi,'i'"" NV oi""' "''''. "'"'o w
.a">o 'ic' or'"'i'o Wv '''i' ar. 10 sen'i"
'a"'ey 10 res"," ""'Ne'S"' su","'c '"' 'h'c'
7"a'"''etiS'0 VI u''io'i"''' ~ T" q sr'"h"'''
shu uhinipor'"n' 'e"'u'e Vo''p"'cu VIII" "'ie'S.
us ho' cia'Uhcd ~ an auNhn'hg' ihe greht
so'a''"Hes Ut our 9's'''' certainty 90 h"' com
els' IN giving every man No'". put IN giving
very man pe,ter 'hnh'" i'r nie uaan o'h'r
uoNorn'irn'9 "'oW' va W. "'nc' n'n'' "'o
enarse oi Eno,ance anu in,''''k'n'o ue'nH ia
our country po''''u'N elu'i ro'hps WIN coiii'
ti"o "'"' iu'o''' WIZ '''V E'o"''9' - Nv
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Am"rean- inpns'ihle' You quot exception.
the rir'st nature NOT inc RUE plsra-h anu
jH4,''n' mover couli hnvo risen but Tor the
ma Wj "' Drains III the EhIlSh ariS'ocra'Y'
Ni"i'f'. 'h"r' a. any 'han'e ~ aii' h'r'h over
ih's 'nrl-. lhcrc are twenty mon oil iar
rr'H''i ''lH'ry III the I"p'rhl parIy than inc
Mafi'- ~ harrington Ht' 'he MARQUIS IN
e"' IL H's MGR me'l''r'Y anu uhhth'SS' Is
tH'"'l 'N i'hhNr d ms party why heenuse
NJ j" DaN'H''.N' IN" lr'h'h eNampies are
hAi'y i'ii' ~ franc" ha1 tas'ed TOO inuch oil
repn.'s AMI revolutions not 70 nave prohted
IN HV'.N ma rs 70 hi7u'nr'k 'houEh MS
family W'r' not rl'h' they were Ola ana arlsto'
Graf T. lAc core