Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-07-01
QUEEN WCTORIA's JUBILEE.

The most dazzling spectacle of modern
days was the Jubilee procession of Victoria,
Queen of Great Britain and Empress of
India, which was witnessed in London, on
the 22nd ult, by ten millions of people. 1t
was not only an impressive but remark
able affair. Every civilized or semi-civil-
lied people on the face of the globe had a
representative in the procession. 1t was
remarkable for another reason, though
about ten millions of people were packed
in few square miles to witness the pro-
cession, not a single serious accident
occurred. The day was bright and
suspicious for the lucky, aged queen. The
procession wound around Hyde Park,
through st. James street, Pail Mall, the
Strand and Fleet street, around st. Pauls,
down Cheapside and King William Street,
over old London bridge along Borough
High street to Blackman street and West
minister bridge, passing the House Of Par
lament, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall
and the Horse Guards, and thence along
the Mall to Buckingham Palace. To every
one who is fairly familiar with English
literature these names are perfectly
familiar.
Unjust have been grand pageant and in
spring sight. The flash and sparkle of gold
and jewels, and the glitter of swords and
bayonets were in keeping with the largest
and most propuious empire the world has
ever known. But with all the magnificent
glitter and flash of wealth and power the
grand, central figure ofthe wonderful show
was plain, flat facet, little. old woman, of
seventy eight years. who, dressed in simple
black, was seated in an open carriage, and
listened to the shouts of the people who
lined the route pursued by the procession
The demonstration proved most con-
clusively that loyalty to the queen pre-
walls through her entire dominions, a
loyalty which has been won and held by
the exercise of even-handed justice and an
impartial enforcement Of the law.
For sixty years Victoria has been, queen
of England, having commenced her reign
when she was but eighteen years old, and
the Jubilee celebrates the longest reign in
English history, as we'll as the best.
The Jubilee celebration demonstrates
that the Briton not only loves his queen,
but that he is still welded to constitutional
monarchy, and has but little desire to see
his government changed to republican
form, where caste and class would be I'M
known. The average American has but
little regard for the homage that is paid to
royalty or nobility. The warmth OF
affection of the British subjects for their
royal mistress gives expression not only to
complete faith in the worth of the Queen,
but shows that the Briton is full of loyal
love for his country and its institutions.
A valuable lesson may be drawn from this
Jubilee by men of every country and all
nations. In this cold and calculating age
men are to prone to grow lax in patriotism.
This the Britisher never does. No matter
where you find or hear of him his heart
remains true to his government, and he is
always ready to stand shoulder to shoulder
with his countrymen.
If the Briton has much to be proud of,
and his heart is made constantly loyal to
country and queen, how much more is
there to inspire the American citizens
heart with patriotism and devotion to our
government. We have country and q
form of government that makes the race
in life open to every citizen. Here we
have no preferred classes. Each man is
a sovereign, and each has chance to be-
come Chief Executive ofthe greatest nation
the would has ever seen.