The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-11
The DeTT7Oral
izing Effect Of
PlltOcracy
BY AMELIA Z. BARR. Novelist

is curious read of the discussions which took
place At THE FOUNDING OF THE NATION and
notice how the fears of the able who
- took part in them The great danger they anticipated
that Washington would make himself transatlantic George
Ill Hence when the Society of the Cincinnati proposed fill Its
ranks pcrpeuiy by hereditary succession there Of
opposition which appears this day ridiculous 1T the
kernel of military order 1T might develop into astocacy
1T might be the foundation of future house Of peers Of
know that the development of an arocacy OF THE OLD
TYPE upon American soil is mposbiy Such arocracy
presuppoe history Neither any danger from outward
symbols Of royal pomp If president should try kingy
robes his black supecou withdraw himself from
the free citizens who elected him power his authority and
influence WOULD VANISH AS \ DREAM when awakcth.
is arstocacy that threatens the simple dignity Of
republican institutions it is the rapid growth Of class of enormously
rich who exercise preponderatng AND CORRUPIING
POWER both commercial and social life As their business
methods, should be the wise Solomon sought for
comprehendcl the but their influence in other respects
and though FOOLS recognize and depore for though
few may have honoraby their paco the majority
ddgcs Aamon who have thrown their souls making
money without a that THEY MAY BE LOSING THEIR
SOULS FOR IT. Nature, music have them, and
they would hesitate sacrifice all the books between Homer and
Kpng by their mmoaton rise of 20 per their invest
could be made For good for evil such driving force wins its
object and day these ncarnaons greed and push make
cu stroke and thus themselves the herd
Mammon se Then their growth the growth Of the grain of
mustard seed They parade themselves before the world manifesto
tons of wealth and the power of wealth. And those early guardians
Of the republic could witness the Sardanapn display luxury and
avagncc Of their lives they would think time ingurate
NEW REVOLUTION
Ii this boastfu wascfu life injured but themselves might
be Infringement private rights complain of it. but IT RE
ACTS IN MANY WAYS upon innocent public for the gno-
rar notwithstanding buying yards Of painted and hundreds Of
rubb1 crenwarc jugs and any quantity Of those books known
the trade gcntemans library by this demand
literature suitable to the capacities of persons without culture,
delae the Of all who and lowers the aims and ideals Of
native schools supplying the spurious Objects may indeed be
profitable thing for the dealer Of today but what will be the educ
tonal effect upon the uture2
We may PARTLY estimate it by considering the kind Of de-
mand wealth has made upon periodical literature For It's
qualification have snobb journals that affect
lar STYLE that chronicle all the sma beer of fashionable scandal and
amueents their quarre and aons, their dressmakng and
nery gossip their matrimonial nfees and their exayagant
culinary arrangements and all this folly style of such PRETEN
TIOUS IMPORTANCE make laughter for all SANE
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THIS VULGAR UNREPUBLICAN ELEMENT CONSTANTLY BE-
COMING SMALLER EVEN IN THAT CLASS SOCIETY
CALLS ITSELF "THE BEST" FOR GOLD is
IN THE MARKET, MARKET, EVEN
A SEAT INNER