The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-11

PROM the Boston Globe.
Mo- Ward McAlister suggests that our
Int behavior, taken in connection with
49,. other facts which viii shortly be
....-,.s5 indicates q very serious state
,r,r..frs in this country.
Dc is of the opinion that the republican
SIMPLICITY which our grandtathers pc
s..'--,5 i'm and which has helped to make
a.. w treat people is rapidly being replaced
US, strong tendency towards monarchy,
a- he deicately puts it, to a govern
Ut nv a President whose term of Office
s11u be permanent.
'.T1 nv Judgment" he said, 'it would
hove been better taste to receive
ths iDfauta with less flourish of trum-
',sts and to treat her more nearly in the
s1ne manner that we are accustomed to
traat the lady of the white house when
She is in the city
we should have allowed her TO pass
.hrourh the streets without military es-
s1,t and our people should have enter
rSined her exactly as though she were
+he wife of the President of the United
States.
shortly visit this country to represent the
Fmperor of Germany at the worlds fair,
INT 7 fail to see how we can do more for
him than has been done for the Infanta.
II looks as though we will have summer
of military display and court ceremony,
which would be extremely distasteful to
patriotic Americans
Martin Van Buren, was defeated for
the presidency in consequence of his hav
inc on his dinner table on state occasions
cold epergne and gold service. The
ne0ple of the country felt that he was
adopting the splendor and luxury of a
European court.
1T is true that Gen. Washington rode
through the streets of New York behind
four and even six horses, and that Lady
Washington had what was practically a
court circle. But in those days people
lived simply and were mostly agricul-
tmists. Fortunes then were small. The
aristoCracy lived on farms and planta-
tons, surrounded by negroes.
Court ceremony could not have -four
ished at that time, and there was no dan
ger in having a certain amount Of pOmp at
the white house.
But all this has been changed. We
are now a nation of capitalists, of mill
ionaires, who desire to live in palaces and
build up an aristocracy, be it one of plu-
tocrats or of wealth combined with birth
You may see indications of this every
where in our daily life.
I'VE pattern our manner of living
closely after that of the English nobility
Ourwomen value nothing,in the way of tot
let that is not imported. Our men closely
follow the Prince of Wales in everything
Our grand ladies', on visiting Europe year
after year, invariably bring back some
new fashion, which is eagerly adopted by
society.
For instance, in olden times in New
York city, when a dinner of twelve
was given we were willing to be served
by two capable men. Now fashion de-
crees that we must have at least four, and
they must all stand at the front door to
receive the guests.
In other words, thew are used simply
as a means of display. This is an imitation
of the London style.
1T has been amusing to see our old
fashioned silver casters, formerly used to
stand bottle of wine in, now employed
at our best dinner tables as bonbon
dishes
Sunday you will find every fashionable
man wearing a high hat the entire day,
even though the thermometer may regis
ter 100 in the shade. This is done be-
cause it is done in London.
III you viii 90 to an afternoon reeep-
ton in Newport on any week day YOU
will find every man in high hat In
fact, there is nothing that our English
cousins do that we do not adopt
eve wear what they wear Our clubs
are copied after English clubs All our
club rules and regulations are taken
bodily from English club books. There
IS nothing left to adopt now that | can
see except to erect throne and place
upon it a sovereign.
All true Americans feel that our only
sOVereigns should be the people. We
should iealously guard and preserve our
republican simplicity. The necessity for
sending ambassadors abroad has arisen
from the fact that at all foreign courts
our ministers were obliged to take second
and third places, ana this, of course
lessened their influence and diplomatic
power.
at was wise departure. But it is
quite different thing to invite all the
SoVerolgns of Europe TO visit US and let
them bring with them all their court sur
rOundings
Money is rapidly assuming the control
OF the government of this country. Does
II not, to great extent, rule our legisla-
Iuresl Does it not elect our President?
wa 1t nOtin the near future bea power to
be feared?
Let us suppose the case of a man who
possesses 500, 100000. If he should de-
sire to become President, would not the
yudlclous expenditure of portion of this
tion2
The tendency of our people, as indi-
odIed by the reception of the infanta, is
toward military display and court cere-
iinohy They admire fine palaces, and
IKE TO read and learn all the details
ABOUT the lives of rich men.
The names of our millionaires have
become household words to all Ameri-
cans. Examine the Senate of the United
0VdueS to-day and you will find that it is
composed entirely of milliOnaires.
urn to the past,and you will see that
t Ip7 IKE Daniel Webster, Henry Clay,
Jonn =. Calhoun and Thomas Jefferson
tIen whose wisdom and sagacitv guided
Dnls country in times of peril-were all
poor and lived with the utmost simplici-
~, ana were incorruptible They did
L hGI require money to keep and hold their
nigh positions
how is it now2 Mr. Bayard, who is a
poor man, actually refused to accept the
pler 10 become ambassador to England
Ia oocau Use. ne did not have the money neces-
aaIy hJtngly to sustain him in his high
F5UoSIllOh. He went finally because Mr..
Olcyeland insisted, To-day political power
count. az
Our people are living too fast We are
spolilulng too much money. Simplicity is
l io longer an element of our life The
gul9I gentleman who does everything
th 9llI urlves a becoming equipage, gives
bl I9 pest dinners, bringing to them the
+i5{HVeSI minds of the country, will be
LII aside by new man Of society who