Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-10-20
Time 10 Dcthrone Kings.


The revolution in Portugal
that has swept off his throne THE
young King who disgraced his
high Office, though due largely
to local conditions, is q fresh in
stance OF the world wide demand
OF the masses for a larger share
in government. Changes have fol.
lowed one another with starting
Rapidity. In Russia the Car has
been compelled to establish the
Douma. Turkey has abolished
it's absolute monarchy, 'institu-
ted a constitutional government
and holds it's former Sultan a
prisoner. Persia has expelled it's
sultan, created q parliament and
has become a limited monarchy.
The protest against privilege in
England has taken the form of
a demand that the powers OF the
House of Lords he modified or
the upper house abolished. Spain
for months has been on the verge
of revolution and threatens to
follow the example OF Portugal.
Norway, Sweden and Belgium
are governed by kings who are
only nominal monarchs. Even
Germany has considered it wise
to curb the tongue of the Kaiser
and remind him that he is not q
Caesar. Venezuela has over
thrown the dictatator Castro and
Nicaragua has driven Selays in
to exile. There are mutterings of
discomfort against the iron rule
of Diaz in Mexico. In Japan q
radical change in ministry was
brought about BY a protest a.
gainst the rule Of the military
class and a demand that t h e
commercial and industrial inter.
ests be given q share in the. gov.
ernment. China has at last ava.
kened from her long sleep, in es
tablishing schools and colleges,
building railways, an army and
navy, and has just assembled it's
first Parliament.
In the United States the insnr-
dent movement and the revival
of Democracy, tue demand fordi-
reel" nominations and the elec.
ton OF Senators by direct vote
are expressions OF q general re-
volt against the "bosses" W h o
have seized aud held control of
the government. The "Czar of
the House" has been deposed and
shOrn of his power. The imam
who controls the Senate seeks
retirement. The tremendous pro.
test against the ,Payne.Aldrich
tariff il grounded in the belief
that it favOrs Especial interests"
and enables them to extort high.
er prices from the consumer. The
regulation Of railroads, express
companies, telegraph and tele.
phone lines and the demand that
the power OF the trusts be curb.
ed are in line with the tendency
to hold to a stricter accountable
lity the men who control indus
try and transportation.
The people are dissatisfied with
the rule" OF both political and
commercial bosses. They are no
longer patient under the control
OF the self-cOnstituted but no
l"ss real "kipgS of oil and gas,
coal, copper, wool, beef, rail.
roads. They resent the close ALI.
ance between "big business and
"hig politits." BY asserting the
right to name their own repre-
sentatiyes, by electlng to Office
men who will represent their con
stituents and not corporations,
they will be able to restore true
popular gavernment-oi the peo-
pie, for the people and BY the
people. In November there will
br an opportunity Of taking the
] first step toward dethroning the
American kings established by
the tariff. And there is little
doubt as to what. the people will
do. -------