Arizona republican., 1921-04-24
SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 24. 1921.
The poaOer of fortune IS confessed only by the miserable; for the happy impute aU their successes to prudence and merit. -Saoift.
Snobs

Dr. Frank Crane in article in The Repubn- can yesterday proclaims his freedom from snobbsh- and proves his independence by frank admis- sion that he likes the player piano in spite of the fact that many people affect to despise it
 If from the tin -panny" effect which so many the cheaper auto players produce. some pf better for lack of the player piano gives pleasing music than the average per former evoke from the most expensive grand square upright better music than the average player in life time learn to produce. But the average player joins in derision against the auto player. This. of course form of snobbishness
 We much of snobbishness in this coun- try more believe. than in any other country in the world We find it in Phoenix as in every other little community We look up to some people with put good and look down upon others with little A proper respect does not figure In attitude at all.
 We are accustomed to give preference to the white collar who may be rather useless cog in the scheme of things. and withhold it from the roughly dressed artisan who is really doing some thing We look up the learned professions and accord social distinctions to the bum and strug- Fling lawyer and doctor and their families, and deny 1t to the skilled successful blacksmith. carpenter md mason and their families.
 We foolishly recognize socalled aristocracy but within the meaning of the word there is no longer such thing in any civilized country. An aristoc- racy a government by the best It became government by class which derived from su- perior merit-maybe first of brawn brains, and 1t became one of blood and family. But as we have said there is nowhere in the world such gov- srnment we have a recognized class in some countries, Great Britain and France, for instance raled an aristocracy but it longer exclusively roverns In this country so-called aristocracy rests on money, not much brains but great deal pn front and effrontery. It is always chang Nvaxx-, ,I1nrS oro hpin r0r- stantly admitted old members are being thrown nut Our only "Peerage" is a volume issued annually -yyho's Who In America" We do not want it un- aerstood this is record of American "aristo- rrats- On the contrary it Is nothing of the sort. IL is a list primarily of men and women who have aone something worth while It includes the rich and the poor. For many years, until his death. 1t held the name of Phoenix citizen who lived in hove near the river on South Seventh avenue. He was poor and dressed the but he author tty in certain scientific activities.
 .who's Who makes a concession to certain citi- rens of no special merit. Every member of con eress is listed in it, when he to be member; unless he has signally distinguished him. self in that service his does appear in the next volume The volume by the way is not intended to pander to vanity of those who find places in it. It is intended to be useful to newspaper men and others reservoir of biographies of people who may be expected things because they have done things Money cannot buy ones way lnto tnls roi of honor Nothing is charged those whose names are selected
 There no such thing as "noblesse oblge' in American aristocracy," obligation to members of caste and no pride in class. class ideals except that of living geneely living starving in genteel employment vocation
 Our snobs are both inside and outside our ~aristocracy." They looking either up in adora- ton or down in contempt, never with respectful, level gaze at merit, calm disregard of one who is without merit
 Government by "aristocracy" in the beginning was the best kind of government It really inc first responsible government Any other was tyranny or anarchy. The people could not govern themselves They were incapable of repre- sentative government. Society was naturally divided into classes and it fit that the best should rule.
 Aristocracy since it ceased to function a government exists where it is recognized only as an institution and as is held in degree of respect amounting to reverence, and those who so hold ii
 are not necessarily snobs inequality which all axnect will some leveled. It has been might iv reduced within generation and as the people in
 asa in intelligence and approach the best, the leveling will proceed
 Fs,t our "aristocracy' has no historical associa- ,,on That is what makes it so supremey ridiculous
 and that is why the American snob is the most despic able and groveling of all
 Another Federal Judge
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