Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
THE ARISTOCRACY.
Laggards and Public Thieves Of
Ali Nations.
Hon. James Vincent, Sr., Refutes the
Statements OF Prof. Peck, and Pro-
duees the Records TO Prove IL.


lie through the Cosmopolitan and those
Journals which have reproduced Prof.
Peck's mistakes as to the value of an
aristocracy, will be surprised to learn
how seriously he is in the background
on this subject. The attention of the
reader is asked to what will be con-
densed from the twenty-sixth chapter
of book published in England in 1916,
giving the History of the Aristocracy
OF England" 1t met with fate SINH
lar to that of the first translation of
the Bible in the English language by
VIM. Tindale; it was caught up and
destroyed as fast as it could be, and
probably it would be about as difficult
to obtain copy of this most astound-
ing and shocking history today in Eng
land as it would be to get copy of
Tindale's original work.
The only copy on this continent of
Tindale's translation of the Bible of
date 1549, brought to the United
States in 1848, and last February de-
posted in the Congregational library
in Washington City, for perpetual pres
ervation. And think I possess the
only copy on this continent of the
History of the Aristocracy of Eng
land" and now propose to condense
the most of the twenty-sixth chapter,
to let the readers who 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
aristocracy.
The author of the history, referred to
above, condensed as much as possible,
says:
Had this English people been a
more Flooding people, dense and dull
OF brain had the aristocracy of
England been the party which struck
out and built up arts, sciences and
philosophy, which had constructed
ships, and discovered and planted new
lands; had invented machinery,
brought to light steam and gas and all
the chemical age nts that have vitalized
our stupeudous structure of manufac-
turing, and social existence, then we
might have seen the aristocracy play
ing strange pranks and arrogating
strange honors and emoluments at the
popular cost: but, the paradox of the
thing is that where we look at the
two classes, and ask which is the or
iginating class-the class of genius, of
projection as we'll as executing energy
we stand in blank amaze to discern
that the aristocrary are as barren as
the desert sand, and as absorbent of
all good. The people are the fruitful
source of all genius, of all magma
ton, of all constructiveness, of all
valor, daring, enterprise and national
glory. The aristocracy are the mere
vermin that ride in the lions name,
because they have c1ever1y located
themselves out of reach of his paws.
The author pertinently asks the fol-
lowing questions, and answers them:
Who laid the foundation of our
free institutions, parliaments, repre-.
sentation and trial by jury?
The Anglo-Saxon people.
Who destroyed them to great prac-
teal extent7
The aristocracy of the Danish-N 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 VII?
The aristocracy.
Who meantime, cultivated the coun-
try 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 a standing army?
The aristocracy.
Who put down both king and aris-
tocracy and made the first example in
the world of headless king?
The people of England.
Who spent the national funds in
foreign wars till the cost amounted to
three thousand million pounds ster-
ling?
The aristocracy.
Who meantime, raised the wind,
who ploughed and sowed, dug and
hoed, spun and wove, sailed and trad
ed, saved England from ruin?
The people of England.
Who planted America?
The people.
Who lost it?
The imbecile aristocracy.
Who invented all improvements in
agriculture, mechanics and mauufac-
tures7 Who made roads, cut canals,
called into knowledge and use, gas
and steam, built steam engines and
steamships, laid down railroads, put
In motive spinning jen mics and power
houses?