The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-25
SHOULD CHINA GO BACK?

visor Yuan S Kai president of the Chinese republic gives his why China should longer continue the dangerous experiment of democracy but should become d monarchy.
 These nothing They have been used by stand paers eaconaries and opponents of special priv lge since emerged from his dwellings, ant be- the thOrny enterprise of civilization.
 The gst of them all is that people are not competent oI govern themselves, and should essay democracy until they are sufficiently educated.
 We have heard this since the world began The Ptoemes of Egypt the Achons of Greece and gentlemen who ruled be- fore Noah doubtless ucubted the sort of ucubratons There continuous outcropplng of royalIsts in France who insist that the country will be fit to live in mtl some pigeon headed Bourbon the throne The wseaces have been shaking their heads and ututtng ever since Portugal rid of it's neer do well crowned family The twenty American republics receive the combined sneers of European statesmen
 Still it would be difficult to conceive how republics could have boced the job of government than the emperorS and czars and kings have done. The French Revolution chids play compared with the idrous collapse of humanity in present Where Robesperrc and Danton killed onc the royal miscrcnts of this present time are killing ndred And the revolution for de This wreched war is or nothing at all
 The same arguments that set forth the advantages of mon archy used support all kinds of autocacy Democracy in business opposed strcnuousv democracy in politics Porty gentlemen and their hired advocates insist that the la prosper unless the millionaire the bus- for him. Everything from profit sharing and labor unions Socialism is regarded as destructive to efficiency
 The only possible way to develop resources and get rich we are tod to hand the management of affairs As for the of us, let us be content with dollar day and that station in life in which hatf pleased Providence to place us"
 
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 It that the people of state earth competent govern themselves wisely But the only they can become competent is keep trying To slump back into the dcval plan of government by nobes is to retard progress
 The best and only school for democracy is democracy.
 The South American republics far from perfect but they are deal perfection than if they had remained under Spanish rule.
 With all the turmoil in Mexico, the Mexicans vastly better than if Daz still egne They coming to them They finding out their weakness and strength 0 down, them go down in blood
 Property may be destroyed in revolution and financers adventures dscommoded, but the people not de soyed they get the priceless bOonlbery; they learn the valuable essOn--self reliance.
 After this European must come the great revouton for is mthnkabe that the people will continue in the twentieth century allow themselves to be destroyed by the rulers that have got them into meaningless and causees calamity
 Why then should American the president of Ameri can university lend his the od mOteaen and spe cous arguments for monarchy in the case of China?
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 But another week remains in which to register for the municipal election.
 local Democrats will hold their territorial primary on Wednesday evening next
 Women who faint after the vanishes understand perfectly how soldiers suffer the worst bangs of fear after battle.
 The spring cleanup at hand, and when it arrives all should get busy and the winters accumulation of ash heaps and tin cans.
 -.o:- It Senator Shoot has declared that if Colonel Roosevelt becomes Republican he'wi support him with all his power.
 That shows that the senator has gratitude for, pc ticay he to the colonel than to any other man.
 the colonel will be agreeable. He would not need than minutes to bloom out just good Re publican as he
 If the colonel lead the procession all he asks is to be the drum major He does not what the flag s