The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
ANGLo-AMERrcAN GusH.

The visit of the Duke and Duchess
OF York to Ireland ana the manner OF
their reception again calls attention to
the royal family of Britain before one
has time to forget the jubilee of the
royal mother If the German emperor
excites admiration of a certain kind
by reason of his eccentric conduct, or
the affairs of Turkey absorb the atten-
ton of the reader of European events,
the comings and goings Of English roy
atty possess very little interest in this
country, except it be such as turn up
their trousers when it rains in Lon
don These comings and goings cost
money and the subjects of royalty pay
for it all
1t is the English people and their
statesmen and the position these states
men take on economic questions affect
ing America, that interests the intelli-
gence of this republic. But when the
American observer of every day his
tory finds anything in the character
of a king that is holier and wiser than
can be found in the character of the
citizen, he awards the king full need
of adulation from the standpoint of the
man. Even if the character of the
king be- the reverse of holy and wise,
| but is marked by boldness of decision,
the American should stand ready and
most of them are ready to give the
devil his Gua"
Not so with Professor Charles G. D.
|
Of Wales in the current number of the
Illustrated American must excite a feel
! ing of pity for the author in the breast
of every strong minded American. Tho
professor starts out with the rumor
| that the queen will abdicate soon amid
a blaze OF unparalleled glory and call
the Prince of Wales to the throne. Then
begins a description of the character
of the man who is to succeed to the
most stable throne in the world, the
one with most friends and fewest en-
/ emies,'' Kindness is one of Fae prince
distinguishing characteristics, and from
! his boyhood up everybody will bear
witness to his lovable nature. his
| clear straigh tforwardnes his loyalty
as a friend, his consideration for
/ others" The professor is candid enough
| to say that as a boy at school the
| prince Showed himself capable and
| intelligent. but not studious. His bent
was rather toward manly sports and
active life--ile best of the typical En-
glishman" The professor thinks that
one of the princes strong points lies in
! the fact that nobody can discover
which political party he favors; he
| chooses his intimates from among the
! leaders of both" The professor omits
1 to say that when it comes to borrow
/ ing money, a leaders politics cuts no
figure with the prince.
All this gush in the Illustrated Amer
/ lean is intended to elevate a man. in
( our mind who would pass in a crowd as
/ a person OF no consequence, yet who
some day will occupy the most stable
! throne in the world" But when the
! professor reaches the weak points in
! the character of the prince, ne shows
! by his attempts at explanation that he
/ had better let the whole thing alone
I Men will play cards and drink wine
! and make liasons with women, be they
| prince or peasant, but an intellectually
! strong man will avoid these vices. SC
! far from doing this, the Prince OF
| Wales has provoked the tongue of scan
| DIAL to the limit, and his conduct has
brought anguish to the mother of his
! children. This is grave charge &c
make against the future ruler of Brit
ain, but it is made by English news
papers; and the impression is feft upon
the American mind that if vote were
taken in England today, outside OF
their grave respect for royalty, the de.
/ cent people would give their choice tc
the princess rather than to the prince
But the conduct of ruler can have
no influence upon the democracy OF
destiny of the English people. Such g
government is sustained by the wis.
dom of its statesmen, and the intelli-
gence of its citizens. All that is re.
marl1able in the life Of the queen in hel
virtue and her long reign There j:
nothing remarkable in her ancestry
clear back to the Georges. There i.
nothing about her that viii make his
tory like Elizabeth or Mary. There i:
nothing about the son who viii sue
coed her that makes one think OF Jul
ius Faure; or Emperor William. o.
| Gladstone. or any other man Who occu
pies the public eye today.