The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-29

.,,o s,nreroa admiralty of the Royal Navy. Three lives-nay. three deatns' lay between George and the throi,e i,a e vie J cade ago. An old woman, the loVaDis' faehla and jdolized Victoria, his sano- mother whom all Britons revered ana gray-haired and gouty man, ms faSner' rIar SSnd his elder brother, the Duke or Car, ence. a pale, colorless man, placiu anu
 Deeming himself too far removed from inc throne for reasonable hope, GeoIse the Prince set out to become Georse t"e man. e.Io.
 From end to end of the world he nas d,ned with kings and drunk with sail ors. Requesting his superior ofiicers Io divest him of all the ceremonies tnat pertain to rayalty. and stepping tneFeny to the plane of his fellow men. ,s, no og came 4 closer observer of the doings or
 The possfble accession of the Duke or Clarence to the throne was resarueu ,'I Mi.i popular misgiving- Fears were ,p enpl eSso .,so Cd that were he ever to become King the sentiments of loyalty of the people 10 tne sovereign would so diminish as to lm- perial the very existence of the empire.
 The English people acknowleugeu tnae i.a he was in no way vicious or even dis sipated. But certain proportion or them claimed that he was eHeminate, Idckeu moral manliness and was greatly denclent in that quality which the English people described dS kOs
 It is a strange fact that his very blame 1essness of character and his proprlety of conduct failed to excite the commeh- dation of his countrymen. They were source of dissatisfaction to the people. They accused him of being as prlggisn as his grandfather, the saintIy Prince Con sort who before his death Tn 1891 was the best hated and most bitterly assallen man in the British Empire. They as- cribed his morality and excellence or De- hayior not so much to high principles as to lack of pluck and energy. Tney regretted his fear of assassination; ms desire for self-enacement' HIS idSh Vi physical pluck. -
 They begin to look across the line of succession to the full-blooded Prince George. and Tn the midst of their specu, lation death stepped in and gathered | Prince Clarence to his fathers.
 Again the sickle fell and Victoria was Within two years Prince George has been Duke of York and Prince of Wales and now Is within one step of the throne; | While the Duke of Clarence exhibited many characteristics of the royal Ianily | of Denmark and possessed their s1ature snt l and their elegance or Dulld. Frthcs 1 George is short, stock and thick necked.
 Has a Strong Will.
 l He has a decided will of his own which had been manifested on numerous occa, | sInns and an independence of thought and ] sDeech which were conspicuously absent l i'm his elder brother. He is so impulsive | he often speaks before he thlpks. lie | has all the obstinacy of George " and l William ", but d much greater degree | of enlightenment. | Unlike his elder brother, who was ex- l tremely economical and careful In his | expenditures Prince George is inclined | to be extraVagant, while the fact of his being a sailor is perhaps the cause of | his having been the hero of many love | affairs.
 lie is devoid of affection and very democratic in his ways. He abhors hol- low form, pretense and conventionaltty' Ue abominates snobbery. He has been the terror of the ancient court officials who regard etiquette as part and parcel of their creed.
 He was the favorite grandchild of Queen Victoria. possibly because he was just the one of all her expensive family of more than seventy grandchildren who professed the least reverence for her.
 Is a Good Public Speaker.
 He is a good public speaker. Speaking ofhand at Quebec during his tour of the world in 1901 he said:
 eminent among ihe political events of the century just closed for its fruitful and beneficial results on the life of the people concerned. Creditable as this achieve ment is to the practical wisdom and pat riotism of the statesmen who founded the union and who have since guided us destinies. it is no less honorable to the people on whose support they had to rely | and who have in. 2 spirit of mutual tol- | T his spirit Is no less necessary now than | it was m the past and I am confident | that the two races will continue, eacn