The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-17
The AstOr AristOcracy.

try to become citizen OF England,
has earned the contempt OF both
Americans AID English, and furnish
es good illustration OF foolish
aristocracy. His only purpose was
to crafty his pride and ape the man.
ners and costums of English aristoc-
racy. To get in with the English
tops hespent money lavishly, bought
a magazine, and CAV the brother of
q high toned royal lady pricely
salary to conduct 1.-THE sister,
duchess. or something OF the kind,
in the meantime taking young Astor
in charge to introduce into society.
His magazine tried to bridge over
the fact that his father was merely
an American fur trader by trying to
trace his blood back to De Astorg
family. But now the living repre-
sentatiyes OF that family deny his
connection with them, and the Prince
of Wales has publicly said 'Astor is
a bore" So young Astor is banish-
ed from good society"
Such things seem extr emely silly
to the good sense of American peo-
pie, and they laugh at Astors pre-
dicament. The great proportion Of
so-called aristocracy, in this or any
other country, is "a cheap affection,
IA silly insincerety, vanity, selfishness,
and desire to appear different from
what they really are.
To conform with the original idea
of aristOcracy, one must trace their
blood to royalty. This is the real,
high toned idee, regardless OF wealth.
But the latter is a necessary requisite
and is needed to maintain habits
and costums of royalty. To work,
or trade, or make money by honest
effort, such as Americans do, is con-
sidefed gross.
Then there is another class OF
aristocrats whose only requirement
is to have plenty of money and to
spend it lavi SHY in aping the efoolish
customs OF the first, and stri wing to
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The customs of aristocracy are de-
moralizing to mind and body, and
in no sense beneficial to humanity.
Neither this class or is customs are
approved by the real intelligence of
the world. Men and women who
have risen to the height OF genius,
have no use for them. They IN erely
tolerate them.
The true gentlemen, high or low,
rich or poor, is the honest, sincere
man who always appears for just
what he is, whatever his position or
environment. He may be in broad
cloth or he may have on a pair OF
over-alls. He may be worth a mil
lion or not a sou. Whether he be
gentleman, churl, or asilly vanity
affected fop, comes from within the
man himself and will eyer be mani
tested by his actions, regardless OF
his position CT whence he came.
The true lady, the real royal rep
resentative of the gentler sex, is
ever the noble, sincere and honest
with-herself woman whether she be
robed in silk and satin or attired in
calico. Ii she be not lady III heart
and mind and honesty OF purpose,
| no looks, no accomplishment, no al
fectation can make her such.
The blood that courses through
one man or one womans veins
makes them no better than another.
| The position occupied bv either does
not designate their real nobility OF
character. That must come from
within, the motive power OF mind
and heart, and it may be found in
the drawing room or the kitchen, in
tho library or in the barn yard.
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| What DIR. A. T.. Salter Says.