Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-16
A LETTER FROM DENT COUNTY
EUROPEAN POLITICS.

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speaking races govern the world. Thi
is because in all the walks OF lift
thoughts. and not mere brute force
more and more every year prevail
The English-speaking people are not I
majority of the worlds inhabitants
but they do the majority of the think
ing and embody the vast balance power
of the worlds energy and working
power and consequent progress.
It will follow that the politics and
craftsmanship of England are ruling
factor in the politics and statesman.
ship of at least the old world. Conse.
/ quently resume of the politics o1
England will substantially cover those
of Europe.
/ To give such resume for present
use we must go back little on Eng-
lish history.
Ever since the English government
ceased to be despotism limited by
assassination, two facts have obtained.
First-Each house or dynasty has
placed no more and no less than six
rulers on the throne. Second-Every
dynasty has passed out with queen.
The Tudor dynasty went out with
Queen Elizabeth, the sixth of her race.
The Stuarts went out with Queen
Ann. having placed two Jameses. two
Charleses, Mary and Anne on the
throne. The House of Brunswick
Hanover has placed four Georges, one
William and Queen Victoria, and the
time is near to come for change of
dynasty.
But Queen Victoria has tried to
break the rule by appointing first one
and then another of the sons of the
Prince of Wales her successor. Thus
she is arranging that the House of
Brunswick-Hanover may place at least
seven rulers on the throne.
But her plans do not work, for James
Anthony Froude, an eminent Irish
writer, has shown clearly that the
Salic law, which bars succession in the
female line, is not recognized in the
British constitution, aud that the pres
ent Emperor of Germany. who is the
oldest son of Queen Victoria's oldest
child, is the rightful heir to the throne
of England. Moreover, it appears
that Froude, having loaded and leveled
a blunderbuss at the peace and power
of England and given Lord Salisbury
shilling to pull the trigger after
Froude's death, crept quietly to his
grave.
The blunderbuss has been fred and
has raised the Moses (D all over
Europe.
Queen Victoria is furious at the de-
feat of all her plans. The writer does
not know how many children she has.
He kept count until she had ten, and.
thinking that was as many as any wo-
man should have, he laid aside his
notched stick. But that was nearly
forty years ago. But leaving all ques-
tions of numbers to take care of them
selves, Queen Victoria has steadfastly
adhered to one line of policy in regard
to her children. AS far as possible
she married them into all the reigning
houses of Europe, SO that any family
quarrel will shake Europe all over.
The Emperor of Germany is dis
posed to work the matter for all il is
worth, SO that England will find that
she must either have the longest and
sharpest sword or keep on good terms
with the one that has. Germany has
numerous. well-appointed and very
expensive army for which she would
be only too glad to find employment.
In addition to the family quarrel
Froude has awakened that Banquo's
ghost of European diplomacy, 1.-The
Balance of Power" England and Ger
many united under one scepter would
be by far too strong for any other
European nation, SO that France,
Austria. Italy and Russia will kick
hard against the union.
In conclusion. England is under
bonds to keep the peace of the world
and If she does that she must quit
meddling with the affairs of other ma
tions.
The writer moves a vote OF thanks /
to J. A. Froude for loading that blum
derbuss and hiring Salisbury to fire it.
We have nothing to do with the fight
and would do we'll to keep out OF it.
1t is eminently proper that letter
be written from Dent county on Euro
pean politics for both are thoroughly
showed under.
THOMAS CALLAHAN.
Salem, March 18th, 1896.
p. S.-My next letter will be on
..American Politics" SO as to give q
Of the politics of the world.
T. C.
Job Work Of all kinds at this Office.