The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-08
xxix-POLlTICS.
Max O'Reu Believes England Freer
Country Than America

Max O'Rell Believes England Freer
Country Than America
In America, the pursuit of politics is a
liberal profession-very liberal for those
who take it up.
The difference which exists between
the two parties is this: One is in power
and tries to get in.
All that is done by one is condemned
in advance by the other, whichever the
other may be. 1t is patriotism. Good
society kc2ps prudentlv aloof from poll
tics and politicians. When a servant an
nounces politician his master whispers
IN his ear: John, .ock up the plate and
take care there is nothing lying about"
John, faithful to orders, stands sentinel
in the hall, and, while he is showing out
the politician, keeps an eye on the UNI
brellas and ovarcoats,
For that matter, the American democ-
racy is no exception to the rule. En-
lightenrl, educated, well bred people
have n desire to be confounded with
the heroes of the stump; the rich finan-
ciers AMI merchants are too busy to take
up politics; the senators and congress
men are more or less the chosen of the
common people, and good society says:
| "No, thank vNl. | prefer to stay at
| home. Thus it is that the ground re-
mains clear for the noisy mediocrities,
| and that a gentleman has only to mix
| himself up III politics to become a
| declasse. He must reach the White
! House to inspire little respect. The
American gentleman takes joke as vel
as another. but if you were to call hin
"senator" or congressman" he would
have you up for defamation cf character
t The president himself does not altogether
escape the contempt which the politi
clan inspires in the man of refinement
Contemporary America is governed by
the Irish. The English are always won
dering why Americans all seem to be il
| favor of home rule. Why? l will tel
you. Because they are in hopes that
when the Irish get ireland, they will al
go home. !, too, would like to see the
Irish in possession of Ireland, but fol
other reasons. First and chiefly, becaus'
they are good patriots. Americana
though they be IN their new home, they
yet remain Irish. They give their allegi
ance to America, but their hearts re
main true to Ireland.
What contrast to the Germans whom
you find in the United States! Whereve
the German settles he becomes ma
tive" He is not colonizer; he adopt
at the outset the customs. creed ant
language of his new fatherland.
How can one help wishing that the,
may one day return to their country
, those Irish who, thousand leagues from
Ireland, remain Irish still? How can on
help LOVING them. those brave sons O
Erin, so amiable and witty3
i Upon the strength Of six months
stay In America one would hardly at
tempt to deliver verdict on the politi
. cal system of the country.
think, however, that it may safely b
affirmed that the English are a free
people than the Americans; that the con
: stitutional-I mad almost said republical
monarchy of England is preferable t
the authoritative democracy of America
The American constitution was copie
from that of the England of 1776, an
the president of the United States wa
invested with a power about equal
that of George ILL., Since that date tn
r English have advanced and the Amer
cans have not-poIiticaily. The Englis
of the year of grace 1883 would 500
t give the queen notice to quit if she too
It into her head to ask for power equs
to that possessed by the president of th
United States; it would take Less tins