Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-01
GERMS OF ROYALTY.
FOOLISH PEOPLE TRYING EN-
THRONE AMERICAN KING.
Can Such Things Be.
And Overcome Us as Summer Cloud
Without Our Special Wonder p


And Overcome Us as a Summer Cloud
Without Our Special Wonder p
Incredible as it may seem, there is a
class OF Americans who not only be-
lle'e in royal rule, but who are stead
lily endeavoring to bring about the
downfall of this great republic and de-
clare America n Kingdom.
| These reasonable persons are work
ing in systematic way to accomplish
their purpose. 1t may surprise the
average reader to know that they have
been organized into societies for sew
eral generations, under various names.
The surviving society, with headquar-
tiers in Boston, Mass, is known as the
Aryan Order of st. George OF the Holy
Roman Empire of America.
The Aryan Order of St. George, ETC.,
is preparing with active zeal for a
grand Gathering OF the Clans" and
celebration in January. The celebra-
ton, to be held at Richmond, Va,
marks the anniversary of the proclaim.
alton issued by Sir William Berkeley,
Governor of Virginia, in 1649, Of
Charles II. as king OF America. A fea-
ture of the affair will be the planting,
in public square in Richmond, of a
sapling grown from an acorn of the
royal oak at Boscobel, England, the
tree beneath which King Charles IL.
sought safety after the. battle of Wor-
cester.
| But the chief attraction of the occa-
sion will be the presence OF the prince
ling who, the Aryan order declares, is
heir apparent OF the American throne,
being a third descendant of Charles
III. This parsonage is Prince Rupert
OF Bavaria, who has been imported for
the occasion from his European home,
where he was recently married to the
Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria.
His mother is descended from Charles
Edward Stuart of England, "legiti-
mate claimant of that throne, the
thrones OF Ireland and America"
The existence OF this society of roy
alists, who claim that our republic has
usurped monarchical rights, has as its
origin the belief that to this day the
United States are merely colonial de-
Tendencies of the British crown, and
should be governed by lineal descend
ant Of the house Of Stuart, and that
Prince Rupert would now he their
prospective ruler had the American
colonists acted upon the principles
which inspired the men of l77G.
In explaining these absurd theories,
the American royalists, who are really
not Americans in spirit at all, though
born beneath the stars and stripes, say
that historical documents all prove
that the colonies claimed to have been
independent OF Great Britain, but at
the same time entirely loyal to the
common sovereign; that on these
principles the people OF England could
not have had the right to depose the
sovereign of America; so when James
III. was dethroned in England he re =
manned king OF America. The royal
lists assert that it was doubtless only
religious prejudice which led the COL
onies to acquiesce in this invasion of
their liberties by the British parlia-
ment, and to fail at the time of the
Declaration OF Independence to sum-
mon the American royal family, to
which we, as a people, never to this
day have disclaimed allegiance, to pre-
side over the destinies of the united
commonwealth then finally estab-
lished by federation of the colonies,
of each of which Charles III. was then
legally the head.
The Vicomte de Frousac, n rabid
royalist, asks: "Is it unpatriotic in
an American to be royalist?" And
argues: at is answered here to the
satisfaction OF the royalists, and these
royalists who have thought about and
studied the matter are imbued with
the Importance OF its worth to the
country and could not advocate the
claims of Mckinley or Bryan or any
OF that ilK so long as there is n legiti-
mate royal dynasty OF which the coun'
try may be proud, and which, relying
on the entire people, is superior to the
claims of contending factions and theil
vulgar demagogues."
As facts in support of their preten
sions the American royalists urge thai
in ITS, according to Washington Irv
illSJ OH w ultcI dCSlulCu th1e q
letter had been received by Prince
Charles Edward Stuart from member'
OF the Continental Congress of Ameri
ca, offering that if the prince woult
come to America majority of the Con
gress, the colonial families of distinc
ton and the leading people would sup
port his right to the crown in Americi
, against the claims of the usurping dy
nasty represented by George III, allie
; glance to whom the United Colonie
were preparing to throw of.
, Prince Charles Edward could no
avail himself of the opportunity, bu
the offer and the sentiment laid tn
foundation of the royalist party il
r America, and, with the claims OF tn