The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

have read Prof. Peck's eulogy of an
| aristocracy see who is correct, whether
he is or the author of that history.
Prof Peck is published as saying:
Really, every great thing that has
been accomplished in the history of man
has been accomplished by our aristoc-
| racy."
The author of the history, condensed
as much as possible, says:
Had this English people been a more
! plodding people, dense and dull of
brain had the aristocracy Of
England been the party which struck
out and built up arts, sciences and phil
| osophy, which had constructed ships,
and discovered and planted new lands;
had invented machinery. brought to
! light steam and gas and all the chemical
agents that have vitalized our stupend
GUS structure of manufacturing, and So
cial existence, then we might have seen
the aristocracy playing strange pranks
and arrogating strange honors and emo
luments at the popular cost, but the
paradox of the thing is that where we
look at the two classes, and ask which
is the originating class-the class of
genius, of projection as we'll as execut-
| ing energy, we stand in blank amaze to
| discern that the aristocracy are as bar
rem as the desert sand, and AS ABB
| SORBENT OF ALL GOOD. The people
are the fruitful source of all genius, of
all imagination, of all constructiveness,
of all valor, daring, enterprise and na-
tiOnal glory. The aristocracy are the
mere vermin that ride in the lion s
name, because they have cleverly To-
Gated themselves out of reach of his
paws.
| The author pertinently asks the fol-
lowing questions, and answers them:
Who laid the foundations of our free
institutions, parliaments, representa-
ticn and trial by jury?"
| "The Anglo Saxon people,
! who destroyed them to great prac-
tical extent?"
"The aristocracy of the Danish Nor
MANS
"Who attempted to wiring the Magma
Charta from King John, and failed?"
! "The barons."
! who won it?'
| "The bowmen of England"
| "Who tore the kingdom to pieces by
cruel wars till the siege of Henry Wiz"
! s''Tha ariStOoracvo
! who meantime, cultivated the
ground, originated trade raised the
country in wealth, strength and respect,
in spite of it's internal aristocratic dis
sonance?"
"The PEOPLE"
"Who joined with the Stuarts to de-
stroy the liberties of the natives, and
to rule by standing army?"
"The ARISTOCRACY."
who put down both king and aris-
tocracy and made the first example in
the world of a headless king?"
'The PEOPLE of England"
who spent the national funds in
foreign wars till the cost amounted to
three thousand million pounds sterl-
ing?"
"The ARISTOCRACY."
| "Who meantime, raised the wind, who
ploughed and sowed, dug and hoed.
spun and wove, sailed and traded, and
saved England from ruin?"
"The PEOPLE of England"
| "Who planted American"
"The PEOPLE,"
| "Who lost it?'
THE IMBECILE ARISTOCRACY."
! who invented all improvements in
| agriculture mechanics and manufac-
| lures? Who made roads, cut canals,
called into knowledge and use gas and
| steam, built steam engines and steam
ships, laid down railroads, put in no
tive spinning jennies and power houses
THE PEOPLE,
who invented the NATIONAL
DEBIT"
THE ARISTOCRACY!! The public
thieves of all nations:"
| The able author then goes into de-
tails at length, but condensed, he shows
that out of twenty-five of Englands
greatest lawyers, not one was from the
sc-called aristocracy; all sprung from
the people.
| Out of twenty-nine of England's
greatest statesmen, only seven came Of
| the aristocracy.
| Out of seventeen of England's phil
osophers, not one was from the aris-
tocracy.
Out of ffty-one great churchmen and
religionists, there was only one from
the aristocracy, and that woman, Lady
Huntingdon.
Out of 1873 distinguished poets, not
one from the aristocracy.
| Out of 14S authors of renown, only
four were from the aristocracy.
| Out of 46 historians, only three from
the aristocracy.
Out of 81 most noted commanders,
only two from the aristocracy.
| While out of LAG artists and architects
the aristocracy did not furnish one.
| The author gives the names of all
these persons, and out of fourteen
celebrated discoverers. the only one
| furnished by the aristocracy was the