The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
AUGUSTUS: A STUDY IN P0-
LITICAL ART.
For the Class in Historic Parallel, II
That Old Fashioned Topic Is still
Pursued by the Students OF To-day.

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! To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Siri On
/ November 20 THE SUN said that We
have at last started back toward the
resumption OF American Government"
The ground for this statement was the
action OF the leaders Of the party about
| TO become the majority party in our
| Government In expressing their purpose
10 reverse the policy by which as a war
measure" the Constitution OF the United
States was put out Of commission. The
! armistlce has been signed: we are walt
ing for the world problems Of the peace
/ conference TO crystalllze. and we have
time to consider the situation to which
| THE Sun directs attention.
! A good many years ago, when young
people were better educated-if less In
structed-than they are to-day. one Of the
exercises sometimes imposed was what
was called, where went to school, His
tsrical Parallels. The points Of similarity
or divergence between the lives and
characters Of, for example, Plato and
| 81. Paul. Cesar and Napoleon, william
Tell and George Washington, were the
! subjects OF discussion. II the essays
produced were remarkable principally
! for their wealth Of adjectives, II was
supposed that advantage resulted 70 the
writer's 1t has been remarked that
| prayer, while its results may not be
| denonstrable effectively, Ia, subjec-
lively. beneficial. Our old history study
| ha. ,uDoose heen sunnIanted nv some
| ...-.o.t.oi oo,,r.o >, ~, I, mitch, hA re-
| - - - - -.odo.. NM,
We niNeu' aau eo VI 'D'
! IKE 10 dtteAhp' IL.
within the past leW Gays was corr
| sulting Gorton's biographical Dictloh-
ary"-a very out OF date but (may l
not be permitted to say?) a very good
! hook I came across an article for the
connieta renroductinn NJ which Won GER
| ,aInIv wound no, grant epace. II mar
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ABOUT Two tnousahu years aso' WV y"
the death OF relative. was taken UP
! by the posses, dropped his nrst name
and went into politics. In which he
achieved remarkable success. He had
| two friends ARrippa who married his
! daushter and Maecenas. whose name
| 80. ~, .,nno.ed "a ba,.a dsveIonad ono-
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''"eo $500, - .
| worn MaSoh' eiP'o!'H
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| ginning OF the article, !et US turn 10
Gorton:
On his return from IN. east he seems TO
| nav. t.sn nsrnler.a IN Determining upon
the rnoaa OF hi, f,turs authority: and 1.
! IA aaIa that on annivIns FOR advice 70 his
,-Israa A1r,nna ava Naerana. tho former
generously advised him to re,ns,ate the
r.nubI,c. and the latter 10 retain the SOW
.-e.rn.v under some form which would
:
,dv,c. OF M..c,na, I, n..d no, y. sa!d.
was followed by oc.av!us; and he ac-
| cord.nelv proceeded with great ar, and
address After r.uodeuinr the senate and
repeating many OF the severe laws Of the
| .riu-nviratA in hi, s.venth consulate and
in tho thirty sixth year OF his aga he
, wen. 10 tho senate house. and IN n studied
.peech proposed 70 abdicate his authority
He was interrupted by the unanimous en-
treaties OF the assembly not 10 seandon
ms guidance OF the eonmonweath' win
when 'eqoes'' hi'eF oeeeH' e''v.'
% az
,T,,,,.,,,. pI.r.,s -. -..a,y.a .bs
r,ma a, Aurus,ns ursa- which amelia.
ton 10 was gradually allowed 70 unite
the power o, Impe-ator or Emperor, wh!ch
rendered him the uncontrolled head OF the
executive and sold!ery: OF Proconsui. which
gave him tho supremacy In any province
ne might Ni'i'' OF Tr!ouhe' tendef!ns MS
person seelel' anu sI''ns MN WV IA
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- ~ 49, h..I -, rs',vior. o,5 ,os,,y
M vas endowed v,i.h e dispensing mower
from observing the laws whenever ne
I thought proper. Il was the policy of
Augustus to accept the possession OF al.
this authority for only ten years We"
knowing az It proved that he would never
9e deprived OF II. he also retained an
EN- hN'"tS ana Io''"s' as "aCn as poS-
80, 40 ~ 49,
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me rreat or1,ers N;y,hou, nor,io, NJ
-ol authority: bv which arrangement he
, wisely perceived his own power was rather
strengthened than otherwise.
Then follow details OF his reign for
which 7 am sure you have rot space.
Afterwa-L Gorton Comi,:!ng. because Il
IS irrelevant. tho frs, clause OF his sem
;encel continues, but In other respects
ne had many excellent Qualities. be,rs
simple and absten!ous IN his habits.
afrect!orat to his family and friends.
and iudulgent without weakness TO his
dependents and domestics. In short, the
great-probaJly the dangerous-phe-
nomenon In his history. is the exhibit
tion OF the same man as a candidate