Arizona republican., 1921-09-07
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER T. 1921
NO pain, 100 palm; 100 thorns;; no throne; 100 gall, DO glory; 100 cross, 100 croaUn. William Penn.
Kings

We are democratic we anti -monarchtcal and all that, but cannot work up feeling of 5ublation the prospect of the extinction Of kngcraft, of which, by the way, since come to think of it, have yet been given sign. It is a pretty formidable list of kings that yet remain as le6rn from Frank Crane in The Repub- lican yesterday morning
 We somehow thought. when the armistice was signed. that all the kings had been wiped out and that democracy had been established throughout the world. But comparing list of the postwar kings with list of the prewar kings, we find that we only short-one in Germany and one in Russia.
 Not only have we to regret the dispace- ment of the Russian king Gin this discussion tsars emperors kings but it is predicted by Juve- nal Afaximoff member of the soviet government that the soviet within year of the end, and that is more likely to be succeeded by monarchy than any other form of government. The Russian people. ninety per cent of them comparing their present distress with their smaller woes under the empire
 Our deep- objection to kings in general had its origin in personal dislike of King George the Third. There other unlovabe kings and queens but if it had not been for pigheaded George we would have viewed their shortcomings in de- tached of
 But anyway, have to look upon kings as a silly luxury; we wonder how the people afford to support them in idleness by contribu- tions to the royal list. It does look foolish. con sidering the comparatively small part that royal families play in government nowadays. But there are other ways of wasting money than by throwing it away useless kings and queens their children their uncles, cousins and their aunts.
 We suppose throw away much more money every year in supposed Improvements of rivers harbors in needless public buildings, in vast voted for some presumably useful purpose. most of which goes jobs ard graft, than would support the British royal family for four years.
 Some of us have mistaken notion that kings are rulers even tyrants Some of them used to be- but none are now. and probably ever will be- Nor are the governments which maintain kings figureheads beyond the reach of the people If the government goes wrong misinterprets the will of the people. it is either quickly set right government Is put into its place.
 It may seem strange to you. children, but 1t is true. we the people of the United States have the most tyrannical government of which have any knowledge. We do not that it is bad government, for tyrannies have not always been bad. Some tyrants. on the contrary. have. been estimabe person. Byron sang of Mntades:
 70, that the present hour would lend
 Another despot of the kind;
 Such chains his sure to bind"
 What is. that under our system the power of the dominant party is restricted only by the constitution and the laws. If the country has made mistake in presidential election, 1t can- rectify it for four So far as policies are concerned the government Is absolute for at least two years, when in the selection of congress the people may interpose check.
 In all governments which have kings. crises result ing change in active government may be brought about when public sentiment demands. We think way is the best, because it is more stabilized We have seldom made mistake in presidential years. and when have done so. that has only taught us fo he u SO hat hay ally intervened before became careless and re- peated those mistakes
 Kings though as numerous as ever, are not cutting much figure in the world and are hardly worth quarreling about. It is generally understood that they exist by sufferance.