The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-12
GEORGE ', IS NOW KING
''The Sailor Prince" Proclaimed
Ruler Of Great Britain.
WEATHER MARS CEREMONY
The Country Is Resuming ITS Normal Lille, Tho
King Desiring Moaning Should Iniliet
No Sacrifice on tho People

L0nuony ENAtAHus--WAtR AuCuA@ON e
rites shaped by q thousand years Of
precedent, the accession Of George Y
was proclaimed to the empire with
brief ceremony not only In London.
heart Of the empire, but in every large
city OF Great Britain and Ireland and
in the main centers OF the colonies,
In every cline the proclamation an,
nouncing the death OF Edward VII
and the succession Of his son, The
Sailor Prince, was heralded.
While King George v will not be
crowned for some months to come,
he is king not only In name, but IN
fact now. Until the court has gone
out OF mourning, he viii not be duly
crowned, but he has already entered
upon his new duties.
The ceremony here was married by
leaden skies and chilly wind, day
which emphasized the grief Of the peo-
Pile The weather harmonized with
the nations spirit.
THE country Is now beginning to re-
sumo it's normal life, the kings earn
est desire being that except on the
day OF the funeral Of Edward VII,
/ which ID now formally hxed for May
20, the national mourning should In
fiict 40 unnecessary sacrihes upon the
/ people.
King George, in a letter to The the
atrical managers, expressed the wish
that the theaters reopen until the day
Of the funeral, on account OF the num-
Der of people that would be thrown
out of work by closing out the houses
Sharply at the stroke of 8, four her
aid arTayed in medieval uniforms OF
scarlet, heavily braided with gold,
mounted the balcony of Friary court
at st. James Palace. where Queen
Victoria presented herself to the peo-
pie upon the opening Of her mem-
orable reign and blew fanfare
through their long silver trumpets
The precincts Of the palace by this
| time were a great mass OF people,
many of whom could secure, but the
briefest glimpse of the proceedings.
The heralds having concluded their
duties, the officers of arms, took their
places on the balcony forming the
great heraldic company. None wore
mourning, this having been removed
for the occasion. Sir Alfread Scott
Scott atty, garter principal king Of
arms, with the duke OF Norfolk and
two officers bearing the slaves Of Of
ficers, stepped to the front Of the bal
cony and in a voice which could be
heard across the court and In the
streets adjoining, read the proclama-
ton, while great throngs stood uncov-
cred in a drizzling rain.
The duke and Sir Alfred then called
for three cheers for the king, and the
people responded with fairly deafen-
ing hurrahs, which were silenced only
| by the temperance of the heralds
| who sounded another fanfare.
May 20 ID the date of the kings
| funeral. The body will be removed
on May IL from Buckingham Palace
to Westminster Hall, where it will lie
in state for three days On the third
day it will be taken to Windsor Cas-
tle.y
London, England Without any dis
| loyalty to their new king, the Eng
lish people do not like his name,
George " He may become loved
monarch, even though he does not
possess the endearing qualities Of the
late King Edward VII, but he must
prove himself very wise and good
ruler to rid the name of George OF
the unsavory odor attaching to 1t in
the history Of British royalty.
Not one of the Georges who have
sat upon the throne previous to the
new king brought any luster to the
English crown The first George was
an imported prince, VINO had made
a record as brave officer In the
Hanoverian army and as an indiscrim-
mate lover Of women. Ills reputation
in the latter respect was fully main
tanned during his reign over coun-
try whose language he could not
speak.
George II was deficient in morals as
his father, and the best thing Of his
reign was due first to Walpole, and
| next to Pitt, the former his first prime
minister and the latter his latest.
The third George was coarse
| minded, unread boor, who could see
no beauty In a Shakespearean play,
but would laugh himself almost into
| Ats on seeing clown swallowing a
string Of sausages. He tried to be
real king, but did not know how One
Of the worst results Of his pig-headed
obstinacy was the proyocatlon Of the
American revolution. He died insane
The fourth George was born CEN
fury before the present king was
born. His marriage to Mrs. F'itzher-
bert was only one Of the scandals Of
his reign. He was known sometimes
as rthe first gentleman Of Europe"
because Of his gracious manners,
which were mere varnish At heart
ne was a profigate.+
George v, as Prince Of Wales, has
shown none of the qualities that have
given the name its royal i'll favor In
fact, he has been regarded as proper
to the verge Of Gullness. Therefore,
his chance Of making the goth century
George name brilliantly in contrast
with "The Four Georges" whom
Thackeray mas held up to lasting
scorn, looks TO be a very fair one.