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Rh of Lincoln and Grant. At last the electorate saw the misery that was in store for them, and felt that, while they might differ among themselves, there was one duty expected of them above all others, to protect and maintain the honour of their great nation, and try to educate and elevate the people. They had had enough of Republicanism now. They learned by bitter experience that a movable centre like a president, that had to be elected every three years, only meant opening up a way to ambitious men to usurp the power of a king under another name. They at last saw, as our fathers had seen and proved, that a nation must have some fixed centre for government to move around. No matter how small that centre may be, if it exists, it prevents any scheming man that gets into a prominent position in the government of his country from assuming the power of a crowned head—a power that under such circumstances is sure to be supported by unprincipled followers for the purpose of gain.

"The British Empire in the year 3354