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Asars and aalted The territory wasA
Germany. In the year zee he nus-
gariana Invaded Germany and tAsy
held Austria tthea called AsaxtaI.
for nfty-odd yeara Ia ioss AsssYt.
wux united With Germany. In tis1
the Austrian ruler mass ksw bin feel
in purity gude Ter be caused The az
rest an Imprisonment ov The King Of
England. who. II I nndsrxsaaa. wus
passin' through the eoantry O. hss
vay home from = visit % the "fsoiy
Land" But timem air diysraat now.
Most rulers would think twice before
they would arrest the King Of Eng~
land.
In Austria there existed q raie by
which certain honora could be eaioy-
ed by purchase. In i22s Leopold VII
purchased a part ov Carniola for
1850 marks and left htt 20 hix three
sons. We hev In AmerieA poiIytixA-
uns who air said 60 he Villa % par-
chase oesces. But In Austria there
wux more 20 hit The buyer ov q
position not only got the honor but
he got q guide deal ov money cut
ov the taxes. rents. etc. which CAME
from the citizens who happened TO
live In hix territory. This wuz goin'
into politics some when q man could
land such bargains ax that Hit wux
just like pullin' money OF trees. An
| Judge that some ov the politicians
had plenty oy labor TO gather the
money crop-iabor paid for By the
publick--the taxpayers. The old
time politicians certainly had every
thing their way. IL any body OBJ
jected TO the record made By the poll
ticians they. the politicians. amply
killed them-kiiled them 80 the ex-
pense ov the government-~an' taat
ended hit. There wux no newspapers
to take care ov the people in the Old
times. consequently graft wux not ex-
posed.
Late In the 18th century Albert
elected himself ruler ov Austria. He
didn't wait for the Diet tCongTelssI
TO say yas. but took the bull b. the
horns an loudly proclaimed that be
wuz elected. But the people de-
clared that another citizen must be-
emperor. Adoiphus. ov Nassau. wux
chosen. Albert soon saw hix finish
an turned over the Job 10 Adoiphus.
an took the OATH ov allegiance. Adolf
phus lost out at the end ov ave or nix
years and Albert. by appearin' more
humble, regained the throne. which In
further proof that the people do not
ANYWAYS know what they want In pol
itics. and do not axIways get the
best a-goins when they change sd-
ministrations. The people ov these
United States might tell some inter
estin' stories along thiSIine.
But while Albert had regainsd n
claim TO the throne. be had not got
Aix seat Adolphus would not resign
The armies controlled by the two men
met. but there wnx no general battle
The leaders met In Q hand TO hand
struggle. Adoiphus said 10 his ad-
versary: Thou shalt at once lose
thy crown and thy life" Heaven
viii decide" said Albert, and he sac
ceedet I'm knocking Adoiphus from
bis horse with hix lance and the sol
diers finished Adolphus.
In the general mix-up which fol-
lowed there were many changes In
some cases ofseials and wouid-be OF
neiais we're killed before the Ink With
which their announcements we're
written had time 20 dry.
Another fact looms up very promi-
nent in the history ov Austria Hit II
made plain that the rulers bied the
country at every opportunity. But
this VIE ANYWAYS done legally: In
other words. II they didn't hev . law
that would justify certain crime. q
political crime. they passed the law.
OF rather, made . Law thai would l1t
the case. for hit did not awIways suit
20 wait the slow process ov the law
maxim power. An hit might happen
that the lawmakers woald wans 20
make . few Inquiries though they
probably knew better than 70 invssti-
gate legislation desired by tAs fsi-
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