The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-01
ROYAL ExrRAyAGANCF.

During the festivities at Moscow relative
to the coronation Of the ear, not thought
was bestowed by the representatives OF
royalty upon the cost of the entertainment.
The public Golfers were turned literally up
side down to secure all the magnificence
and brilliancy imaginable on such grand
occasion. The whole affair was literally
gotten up regardless of cost and the gen
eral expense to the Russian government
and those representing other governmer Is
will not fall short of $50, 100000, five-sixths
of the sum being borne by the Russian
The English government, German, French
Italian and all others having special depu'
tations and representatives at Moscow
voted sums to defray their expenses rang
ing from $50 900 to $l50000. The
grandees and mobiles generally pres
eat from the cars dominions and
I roughout all Europe spent from thei
private purses and in order to maintain d
splendor in keeping with all the sur
roundings, from 5000 to s25, 600, so that the
actual outlay of money in consequence oil
this ceremony of declaring one man the
autocrat Of 100 900 600 others undoubtedly
reached according to the best estimates
$3000O,000. What a fact for the poverty
stricken millions of Europe to contemplate
While they are ground down by the iron
heel Of despotism. taxed until 1t amounts
to confiscation of their lie means and pro-
erty, dragged from their homes OF do nrdu-
GUS and sustained military service, pinched
for the bare necessaries of life, these rulers
and mobiles and grandees throw away mil
lions upon meaningless and superiluous
pageant, flaunt indeed their superior
wealth and position in the very faces of TIE
oppres 'ed populace. No popular repre-
sentatives answerable to the people voted
these sums, but the mailed hand of power
took the money! from the toiling masses and
rolled in splendor Herewith before theiI
very eyes. Is it astonishing that the popu.
lation OF Europe, the people, murmur un.
der such circumstances, or that when such
contrasts and injustice are thrust before
them they should be fred with u 5, nse Of
wrong and spirit of enmity to the present
organization of government and society
there ? To thep auper and oppressed pop
lations of the old world, who are forced tC
leave for strange shores annually by the
thousand to obtain necessary support
such displays on the part of royalty ar,
in their effects similar to Haunting
the rcd blanket before the mac
bull in the arena. Royalty i
bind. 1t has not yet recognized
the fact that it is resting over min e
charged with pent up human passion ant
wrongs which, when they explode, are fa
more terrible than dynamite or nitro
glycerine. Its extravagances, therefore
are at present surrounded with doubl,
interest, and have ANEW Importance ant
Significance, in that they have begun to in
fiuence the people to opposition, envy ant
revolt. To throw away $50 1000, 900 upon
pageant ofroyalty, while millions are sui
fering for bread and are denied the CON
monest political rights, would be at any
time monstrous, but at present, when
dawning intelligence and an awakening
spirit ofliberty are creating dissatisfaction
all through the lower strata OF society sucf
extravaganza is not only inexcusable, bu
dangerous and only intensifies the hate o
the lower against the higher orders. 1t i
doubtful If such an exhibition of roya
extravaganza will ever be witnessed again