Cow for Every Adventurer: of another Monarchy? few years after the revolution, 'The people, even in the. remote provinces, fell over themselves in accepting' what they did not understand and it/was in this spirit that the Republic was accepted. There was not the - slightest thought in the minds of one in' en now regime which hed b ensand pt participating 19, set up. The masses had no' idea, that under republte it Was not only their privilege but. their duly to participate intelligently. who had made. the republic por"
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sible, and who paid it Tip service, had no intention that the masse any such ideas, 'These leaders wore free moreover to interpret republicanism, do: mocracy, constitutionalism' and such terms no they pleased. "All inese history and tradition gave them this right. The-man in Chinese history bold, strong and efficient enough to nverfhrow dynasty, fay perfect and the in the sight of both the people other where, when and how pleases. The modern army had overthnowa the Manchus the modern army saw fit to borrow tone more new idea from the efficient West and foist it
army's privilege, Any Cina that was th ato student of Chinese and the temper of. the Chinese people will see clearly enough that if the madam army had set up © now Emperor at the time of The Revolution, the masses of the pnple would' have. been less complacent. In fact. they would have felt more at ease have known that there was someone in Peking on the dragon throne with authority t act us" middleman between themselves and the Deity.
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