Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-14
WILL KINGS DISAPPEAR?

"Will kings disappear:" Of course they Will, as they are the product of darker ages, and surely must become unnecessary in the dawn of the twen- tleth century. The world progresses III all its relations, both inanimate and animate. The age of ice is followed by the age of bloom: the saurian pass es away and more useful life succeeds him; and man, who began as ''cave- dWeller.' now walks the floors of q palatial home, which is adorned be- comingly for this Lord of all.' whose mental equipment at last weighs and estimates the stars. Shall development stride onward to greater results ev anywhere and halt at politics: Politi- cally. man has fought his way from the lowest round of the ladder of so- cial control to the highest, and to-day, that highest is republican rule. of the reign of law as commanded by the people. This means that kings must pass away, following other defunct forms of government.
 The steps of the marching millions of the earth up to Washington. are po litically well defined. Beginning with the ''paternal head' of his tribe, whose sway was when the world was young. We advance to the ''patriarch, whose word was. law to many peoples. Fol lowing the, changing experiments Of Egypt and of Greece we reach the ab- solutism of imperial Rome. The Cae- sars. broken by their own tyranny, the ''feudal lord'' as their successor was the legaliZed pirate of the middle ages. Then came monarchy, at first abso- lute. but afterwards softened by con- stitutional provisions as man began to assert his power aginst the insolence of kings. Then followed the last and grandest achievement for political progress, the American Revolution and the inauguration of the great republic, which, by it's example, is to-day teach ing the nations of the earth that kings are but impostors owho have outlived their day. The unrest which now surges under the thrones of Europe like volcanic fires within the planet, comes from the idea which this repuD- lie inspires, that crowns and cofonets should go to the museum. With 'the thum-screw and, other implements of suffering which were once the safe- guard of the thrones of the entire world The irrepressible conflict for the overthrow of monarchy begun i'll the last century shall surely acquire increased strength ill the century to come Evolution never goes back but forward, and the republic, whlcn stands for man as his own property and not as the chattel of special class, expanding and conqueflng
 means higher civilization and better | conditions of life. France IS q repup- | lie: England trenlb2es upon the verge | of q change; Germany is neld 1ast 10 ancient and barbaric rule by hand of iron: but her bayonets are of the class which has the power to think, l. most dangerous to rulers when the hour of opportunity sounds its omln- ous knen
 Christianity has given the world its highest civilization. W hefeVer 'he | cross has been raised there has man lifted his eyes to realization of high CT and nobler life. It has been forced
 to advance step by step with tyrannl-
 cal rule. but at it's highest tide It mas
 usually favored and taught the great
 est leniency in government. 1t mas
 steadily moved forward till all the
 western hemisphere bows before the
 Nazarean symbol. and long before thls
 Eurobe acknowledged it. Aggressive,
 persistent and always armed. because
 of its faith in the righteousness Of It's
 battle, it is now reaching its ever con,
 uuering arms towards Africa ana
 Asia. In China it has been hurled back, but he reads with but llttle WIS | dom who fails to see Inat tlls IS pu'
 tie recession of the wave, 10 gather its strength into one mighty pllioW TOT l higher reach upon the shofe.
 As Christ came to teach of the life | hereafter, so Washington came, ill q
 lesser mission. to teach of better
 way of life on earth, with liberty oi
 thought and action to do what seemed
 best between man and his Maker, with
 out the restraint, the tyranny, the cos
 and the impertinent opulence of kings And so the Star of Bethlehem Is sup
 plemented with the Star Of Mount yer non, the free life assured by the sec . nnd being necessary to the free re lipion of the first, and this twin con
 stellation, of evil omen to kingly rule
 in the destiny of man must make thu circuit of the globe, and take efec in every country.-Colonel Ethan Allei in Christian Herald