Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-19
Debasement.
W. ]. ELLIOTT,
Publisher.

The Republic of the United States &C.
knowledges both the solemnity and su-
periority of the coronation of King over
the ceremony or Inauguration Of a Presi-
dent. II does not expect, invite, nor is It
honored by the monarchical nations Of the
world, with representatives at the inaugu-
raj ceremonies Of the Chief Magistrate of
the Republic. But in that spirit Of inn
perialism, with its attendant train of
funkeyism aud hunger for titles and gold
lace the Republic, with the indecent haste
Of initiative degeneracy, rushes to PROSTATE
itself in the dust before the painted thing
and pageantry ola King
This degeneracy began with the sale of
the daughters of American parvenues to the
rotten and impoverished aristocracy of
Europe, but especially to the hereditary
and depraved scions Of English nobility
It is but natural that fathers who manifest
their anxiety to secure by purchase in the
open market titled sous-in-law should also
desire the establishment of a system which
recognizes superiority in the hereditary
ruler over the elective servant aud that the
coronation Of a King, by divine right COM
mauds the prostration of every belly-crawl-
ing citizen upon whom God has set the
brand of slave
WHAT an object lesson is presented to inn
.pressionable youth and to the rising geuer-
alton of Americans in this acknowledgment
Of the legitimate, hereditary right to rule by
the appointment of American representa-
tives to march in the train Of the bowing,
scraping and prostrating Aunkies forming
the cortege Of Edward VII when he pro-
eeeds, as the divinely appointed and earthly
representative Of heaven, to assume the
diadem Of England
Pure and unsullied for over one hundred
years the stardy manhood of America has
maintained against the power and machin-
ations Of this England, the Cod given prin-
ciple Of the representative form Of govern
ment, wrung from this Edwards ancestor
George III. On sea and land his adhereuts,
followers and, hired mercenaries were beaten
to their knees by our sires, who repudiated
as accursed the doctrine Of hereditary and
divine right to rule over the free spirits Of
free born men. Aud now we. their degen-
crate descendants, having prostituted our
daughters for the glittering baubles which
encircle their brows as titled danes, but
which burn their foreheads with the shame
Of the barter and sale of the eastern slave
mart complete our degradation by claiming
to Edwards coronation chariot male repre-
sentatives of the American Republicl
Let Europe behold them in their gold
lace, and witness their genuAixons before
the throne Of "the Lords auointed, Ed
ward, by the grace Of God, king, emperor
lord beyond the seas, 4" and any other bias
phemous title either the devil or his
ministers inspires him to assume, not for
getting "cO-resp pOndent in the Lady Nor
daunt divorce case, and preferred lover o.
the frail and valuptiOus Jersey Lillyl Blu
let not the European lover Of freedom b
cast down BY this exhibition Of American
degradation. Il does not represent the vas
body Of our people who believe, as did theii
sires, in the doctrine Of the Declaration o.
Independence, but small fraction Of oui
eighty millions whose wealth. like Andrew
carnegie's and J. Pierrepont Morgan's, hai
been accumulated after the manner of the
divine kings and hereditary rulers who hav,
robbed and plundered Gods people from