Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-10-26

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spite of the restless nights and fearful
days that are commonly supposed to be
the lot Of Il King. Even Cromwell is
*aid tc have refused the crown of En-
gland more from fear of others than
from any other motive.
But there have been many men since
Cromwell who have refused to wear Il
monarch'S crown Thirty-tive years
ago. when the throne of Greece was
vacant. more than one great English
statesman might have ruled over the
desunies of that classic country, but
the difficulties in the way were formid-
able. Mr.. GladStone's name was freely
mentioned in connection with the
crown of Greece, though, as Mr. Glad
stone was member of the government
at the time, the proposal never took
definite shape.
The late Lord Derby, however who
had strong Sympathies with Greece,
was offered the crown and refused it,
throwing away fIO,0O0 Il year and Il
Kingdom 1t was not the first time Il
of Greece-Prince Leopold. the father
of the present King of the Belgians,
having refused the crown when Greece
WAS declared kingdom. in 1890. Prince
Leopold'S reason for refusing the crown
was that the boundaries of the country
were insufficient, the exclusion of Crete
especially influencing his decision.
One of Queen Nictorias sons, the
Duke of Edinburgh. has also been Of
fered the Grecian crown. He was ap-
pealed To in the sos, ut the time Lord
Derby declined the crown. but was
compelled to refuse the office, owing to
the attitude of the powers, who strong
ly declared their opposition to Prince
Alfred being crowned King of the
Greeks. The throne was then offered
to the present King. on whose behalf
it was accepted by his father, the King
of Denmark.
The crown of Austria ungary was
refused in the middle of the century by
the Archduke Franz Karl. the father
of the present Emperor. King Ferdi-
nand |. abdicated in December, 1913,
the throne then descending in the or
binary course TO Archduke Franz Karl.
|. The Archduie. however, declined the
crown, which he handed over to his
son. who still wears it.
Another crown which has been more
than once refused is the crown of Rou-
mania. When Roumania was declared
a kingdom it was settled that the
throne should descend Ito Prince Leo
pold. the eldest brother of the then
reigning King. The Prince. however,
voluntarily yielded his rights to the
crown in favor of his son. Prince VIII
helm, the remuneration being registered
in the Senate in October, 1880. Prince
Wilhelm remained heir apparent for
eight years but toward the end of 1888
lie formally refused to accept the
crown. and his brother became heir APP
parent. being now Prince of RouLMnla.
The Prince has since married Princess
Marie, Il granddaughter of Queen We
toria.
Not many years ago nephew OF thc
great Napoleon died in exile. after re-
fusing crown. Prince Napoleon. nick
named "Plon-PlOn." son of bro. her
of Napoleon BOnaparte, was invited 10
sit on the throne of Roumania aS tho
first King of that country but l.e de-
clined the offer, believing at the time.
that he might ascend the throne of
France. SO the bird in the 1and flew
away, and the bird in the bush was
never caught. The man who had
hoped to be crowned King of France
died out of that country in solitary oX-
lie. He had sacrificed one crown in the
hope of receiving another, and lost
both.
Early In the present century Fcrdi-
Hand VII. renowned the crown If
Spain in favor of his father. who aga IN
refused it in favor Of Napoleon. The
great conqueror had to face nat,0I
in arms, however, and never took the
throne.
The S-ory of Lord BeaconSfclds gold
en- crown provides us with another in
stance. though there was no throne
with this strange crown. The man in
whose brain the idea of crowning Lord
Reaconsfeld originated Is now deaf.
but as long as he lived he never rccov-
cred from the blow of Lord Bcacoms-
fields refusal of this tribute. Tracy
Turnereli received subscriptions from
$4,000 people toward his gold laurel
wreath. hut in June. 1879. when he for
mally offered the crown to his idol, it
was refused.-Philadelph Times.