The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-01

| During the last year or two. .om"
twenty or more little kings or k;nglets
! have disappeared from their places.
| Unable to pay his hotel bill ~ Switzcr-
land. King Constantine ~ trying d"s-
| pcrately TO return to Greece. Hal! 4
! dozen German rulers are hidden IN the
mountains OF Switzerland. Will" 4 score
| Of pr!b have fled from these capj-
| tails. named Berlin. Dresden. Munich.
! Budapest. Vienna. having fled as bats
flee to the dark caves. when the sun is
on the horizon. Til" catcchism Of war
| is partial explanation. III" revolt
from autoCracy Is another explanation.
But. II the king had more ability to
rule. and a better equipment of guild
ancc. he would have survived al n"
shocks OF revolution. In terms Of long
time. the best man wins III" prize.
Now, as a matter of fact. the king is
not the best man. and never can be- tho
best man for very obvious reasons. Tn"
royal family Is only one family out Of.
say. ten million homes. Ability is an
occasional birth gift. The one royal
family has only one chance. therefore.
out Of ten millions 70 produce tho child
OF genius. Somewhere among tn" ten
million families Of commoners. one boy.
or perhaps hundreds OF boys Will b.
l, a
and mental, to rlue the country. Genius
is like the throne of God. surrounded
with clouds and mystery. As to Ahra-
ham Lincoln. VIC know not from whence
his gifts came. AS for Thomas Edison.
there is no philosophy that will explain
his endowment. The I. lin Hin so
changed the method '",ffiC that it
may be said that hi .., ii railroads
He estimated freight Gown TO the half
cent pcr ton. He '"ui.! that in going
up and down hill, h''N,"n st. Paul and
Seattle that his '"'' 'n"lives lifted the
trains five miles go hit into tn" air.
He looked upon &c.,. Mississippi valley
as a bottle. VII .."uth was tn" COL
umbia river, AL VI out help from IN"
government u, MART a great railway
system. II was Il h.rth gift. Now tn"
royal family puts the eldest son on the
throne. despite the fact that there IS
only ono chance In ten million that this
boy. born in Buckingham palace. will
have greater ability than any %ingI"
child born in the the million homes of
the commoners in England !
1t is this law OF hcredity. therefore. !
that explains the waning Of IN" power |
of the king. in every country Of Europe
and Asia. and the waxing power 81 th.'
and the house Of deputies. |
Out OF all the gifted men born &C. ten !
million families. certain elect mon en- !
doTcd by nature with suprc:n,. gifts are |
sent 10 parliament. One has u uniQu" |
GIFT of finance. and he il mad S"cr"- !
tary OF the treasury. One has Il uni |
vcrsal outlook upon the world of mon |
and he is made secretary nf foreign :
: airs. One is born with the ar; Of !
putting things. and he is mad" H.. i..ad"r
upon the floor. The pcOpl" search .
until they find Il unu with |
an instinct for justice. common sens" /
aud fair play. and he is made ihr rhI"f I
Justice Of the courts. out uf In" fifty !
millions 4 little handful "i giants arr
selected. Tho result is iucvitLh.". Tn"
parliament represents genius. anal too
often tho throne represents nr,!IurriiV -.
Or less IT Is this hereditary principle
that doomed the kaiser. other ut"u II
Germany had moro ability and They
the thr0nr. II IL iHi~ Jaw
that slew the czar OF RUSSIA ana '.N.l"d .
the emperor OF Austria. Soon nr lat. I
this !aw OF hcrcdity will max" every
monarchy in the world to become a re-
public The royal family cannot throw
double sizes every time. one" tn" kings
name was spelled ia capital letters. Il
yard high. while the name % man in
parliament was written IN small pearl
type Now this has been reversed. the
prime minister's name is written in cap
tails and the kings in small typo. Il is
tribute 70 hcr-di,y and {" strength.
md this hereditary nrinCtpl" explains
he waning nf mnnarchios and the in
'vitable triumph OF republics. - |