The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30

I have been wondering since whether
there may not be a new yellow peril
of which our financierS have little
dreamed. Our representatives used
less of this ornamentation tthey all
wore military uniforms) than those of
any other country, and the question
arises, what is going to become of the
honest dollar if, with the spread OF the
ideas of a republic, the amount of gold
braid is decreased and a vast quantity
of gold is poured through the mints
into the volume of the worlds cur
rency? It might so enlarge the volume
of money as to make the money chang
ers clamOr for the decentralization of
gold and then the SilveTiteS would be
called gold bugs for insisting upon free
and unlimited coinage of gold
After some excellent music, instru-
mental and vocal, a member of the
clergy assembled a pulpit not far from
the king and queen and delivered an
earnest address. He was a typical
Norwegian. powerful of frame and
strong of face-such as we might i'm
agine one of the Viking chiefs to have
been. Then there was more music,
and it may interest the readers to
| know that all the music was prepared
| for the occasion, the words of the Can
! tata being by the pastor of the church
and the hymns being written in the
/ language of the peasants. Finally the
/ king arose, proceeded down the aisle
/ to the chapel and, kneeling, received
| from the bishop the insignia of office,
| the crown being placed upon his head,
/ q gold chain about his neck, a scepteT
| in one hand and golden globe in the
other. AS soon as he returned to the
throne the queen advanced to the chap
el and was likewise invested, and then
! the premier, Mr.. Nicholson, proposed
/ a salute to the king and queen. The
people responded with earnestness and
the exercises were concluded.
! l do not expect to witness another
coronation. and it Will be some salts
! faction to remember that the first and
! only one attended was that Of king
whom the people of their own accord
selected: for if there rs anything more
democratic than a republican form OF
government. it is the fundamental prin-
ciple that the people have a right tC
have whatever form of government
they desire. jefferson emphasized this
doctrine when the people of France
called Napoleon to the throne, and i
has Bible sanction as well, for when the
children of Israel still demanded {
king even after Samuel explained wha
a king would do, he was told to le
them have their way.
The next day we put on our bes
clothes and Joined the line that passed
before the king and queen. 1t was no
a very satisfying experience, but it J!
worth something TO know how sucl
things are done and, l may add. tn,
more an American sees of it, the NOR,
he appreciates the simplicity of public
life in his own country.
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Norway, in spite of the choosing o
a king. is the most democratic coUntr!
i'm northern Europe. She has no nobil
ity, confers no titles and had to go out
side of her own realm to find one o
royal birth. She had her kings an
princes in the early days, but one Nor
wegian statesman explained to us tina
when they lost their privileges they EN-
igrated TO America and went to farm
| ing. The choice of a Dane was 40
strange. if a king was to be chose
! from without, for Norway was unite
with Denmark for more than three cen
turtles and there has always been