The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-26


Preparations for tho Elcctions-Eaise Teach-
jn8s OF Demagogues-GO0d Sense OF the
Peopie--DisIilKc Of the Provisional Govern
ment.
MALAGA, Nov IS, 1883.
Thepoltical parties busiy engaged now all over
the province in preparing for the coming elections
OF the municipalities and for that OF the Constituent
Cortes which occurs later. Campaign tactics are a
good deal like those that are 50 common in the
United States only the Spanish have not learned yet
all the nice and startling games in vogue with You.
As the political leaders and managers are shrewd
men and apt scholars, besides possessing the faculty
OF invention, II cannot reasonably he doubted
that they viii be able to get the whole
peninsula in ferment before the day OF
elect.on comes The most nery orators or
the republican party are on the wing. .cafessips;
the masses in The principal ctiess and townssf The
country, and they succeed IN gathering together
more people than their Opponents. Just now these
demonstrations are Occurring in very many places.
anu the fepupIcah5 are using every effort TO make
then Us imposlnS as possible IN order to destroy
The prestige es,ped by the democraL
party " t"o or three monster meetings in the capt.
ta anI elsewhere. There seems 20 be little trouble
IN collecting quite respectable body OF men IN any
Town at the slightest notice 20 see or hear anything
Just now there are SO mauy idlers and SO many
people who would like to become idle on
the slightest pretence that politicians find no
| dlihcuty.. III getting up tremendous meet
Ing with the usual quantity OF enthusiasm
ior either party. the fellow who has chance 10
I sea himself in company and make his cigarette
does not hesitate to cry 'Vlra 81 iSsp!'' one day
and Viua "a repY6lica ~ the next IT'S all arnase-
ment to him. and he does not stop to inquire what
there have been several Imposing demonstrations
on NE part Of the people; but must be confessed
| followers was not very assuring TO the men OF
properly in the elty, VINO are beginning to calculate
lie. But these feactonistS and con-
seryatives, and naturally do not .,,t take the the
myself l think the people are a good
deal honest and reliable than their leaders, OF
Whatever party. History has shown us, and con-
| temporary experience has confirmed it, that the
leading statesmen OF Spain for the past Twenty-Five
years have been the greatest rascals in the country
The rising generation may supply better specimens,
but OF present they are very scarce. II the people
are not misled and falsely instructed by designing
they are not natural born thieves or fools, and II
| they commit outrages and excuses when they come
into power 1t will be done under mistaken ideas, In
culcated by men who know better, but choose to
ploy such means to secure their own advancement.
have faith In the honor and justice and sense ofrgnt
OF the Spanish masses, and am sure II not misled
these qualities VIII carry the nation safely and happily
But at the same time 1t must be confessed that the
socalistc doctrines that obtain In this province and
am sorry to say pretty generally over Spain, must
be got rid Of some how or other II 1t Is TO be well
Guilty in the way OF republic, and it must be ad-
mited It Is very serious one and one that is weak
ening the republican party by the withdrawal from
| with the principles OF the party, but cannot look
forward with any degrees Of satisfaction to Its
1t Is to involve the division OF their property
among the masses. Nobody, l take It, would care
to sacrifice his all even for democratic principles
In the republic Is declared by the votes OF the
people the government Is likely TO be constituted Of
men OF little property, education position, which
may or may not be 2 good thing Tor people who
republican party OF course combat these s0ciastic
ideas of the masses; but the petty leaders who per-
| haps, know no BETTER support them because they
think they can see preferment and fortune In gene
raj division Of property and new deal in ollices. r
the republic Is established think that the masses Will
give up their absurd ideas when they perceive that
liberty does not mean license especially II their taxes
are lowered BY the new new, government and certain
privileges extended them that they do not now
enjoy.
generally dsked III this and other provinces By its
delays and vacillations I'm calling the elections for
the Cortes. The people do not like to see the reins
| officials nor do they look with compacency on the
many signs already shown proving That the govern
tons tons are asSed-Why Is not the election called
| Why the delay2 What plot Is on foot to keep the
power in the hands Of the self,consttuted body
satisfactory reply TO either of these questions, and
the people begin to grow uneasy and FESTIVE under
ment at Madrid knows what 1t is about but
II has already given SO many signs OF its
WORK It has undertaken that i naturally raises ss
| a doubt In the minds OF many whether
growing out OF it. The truth H. there Is not a In
the provisional government that can be called great
| They are all men OF ordinary talent and capacity
strong enough to pull down, but too weak and ineln-
cient 10 build up again. And these are the who
| have undertaken the work OF demonstrating gov
eminent and regenerating a nation Can 1t be won
dered at II the great national experiment proves
failure and the people are again set back into their
old places TO grovel in ignorance and be counted as
cattle by their rulersY sometimes one's faith In the
final success OF the Spanish revolution is greatly
shaken. The only hope left seems to rest in the peO
pie, and not in the leaders. Will they remain true
| themselvesf That is the question.