The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-08
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REBUKE TO AMERICANS.
Mrs. John A. Logan Talks on the
Kings Coronation.

Mrs John A. Logan is the widow o
the famous General logan, candidat,
Tor vice president on the same ticke
with James c.. Blaine. Presiden
Roosevelt should feel that her advice
appi1es to him, anticipatin his read.
mess to allow his daughter TO be pres.
ent at the coronation ceremonies ot
Eng,and's king.
commenting on d certain species OF
American citizen desiring to be in con-
splcuous evidence at the coronation of
Engiand's king, Mrs. John A. Logan
says: 1t is that fawning. sycophant
class who have wealth without culture
and ambition without pedigree. and are
| Always out to see things when things
| OF vast pith and moment are going on.
| whether it be a horse show or a king
| show
Americans with more wealth than
sense are spending more money ON
! available professions for viewing the
procession than they ever dreamed of
! giving to charity or of expending on
their own education
| ltshas long been accepted as an ak
iom that fool and his money are
| soon parted, but the biggest fools and
the biggest money will doubtless be
parted When our vulgar rich and rich
But there will be a recompense.
These cheap Americans will rush
home again to boast to their neighbors
and hand down lin the family the re-
markable and congratulating fact that
they were introduced to the third as
slstant of the kings bootblack or ac-
tualiy caught a glimpse of the milliner
to the queens chief dishwasher.
Why should Americans take any
more notice of a kings coronation
than Europeans take of presidents
inauguration?
In the estimation of our loyal and
intelligent citizens, is a king higher or
Oh more divine right than president?
DO the English rich rush to our
presidential Inauguration, ready TO
give fabulous Sums for a seat in
shoe store window, whence they NAV
view the parade, and do they come
prepared to rehabilitate whole families
OF arlstocratic degenerates for the ia
Vor of an introduction to the official
successor of George Washington?
The English are not such vulgar
fools, The have more conscientious
appreciation of the value and mission
of wealth.
There will be splendid and praise
worthy examples of stay at homes on
that august occasion.
Our best rich, our cultivated fami-
Fies who have long since risen above
the vulgarity of wealth: our serious I
people of brains, &elf-respect and ma |
tional pride, have learned to put money |
to better use than by spending thou |
SANDS and millions to see a king
their money is being invested |
In institutions of benevolence and ed
ucation where our common, American
manhood is receiving the coronation of
mutual sovereignty and the
genius of industrial empire.
Honor to whom honor is due. wheth
er 1t be to president, king or mechanic:
but self-respect always, national dig
atty and good taste ever in the express
sion of feeling, and even in the exer-
Use of pride and ambitioni
Let the rich Americans honor King
edward VII by remaining at home and
n MS name-or the name of the King
II klngs-put the price of a trip to the
cremation into some noble charity. or
nto monument to perpetuate the
memory of an inventor, author. hero
r patriot.