The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-05-18
A. McGRRGOR, Editor.
GRANT Us A PLEBIsCITUM.

Emperor and tyrant Napoleon granted
his loyal and dislOyal subjects plebisci-
tum-that is, chance to vote whether
they, the people of France, desired the
Napoleon family to continue to rule them
with a rod of iron and call it liberty To
prop the dynasty with an expensive army
and navy and roll millions yearly into the
pockets Of every brat, male or female, and
every full grown biped having BonaParte
blood in his or her veins. or whether he
had murdered as Pierre did Noir. This
is royalty and loyalty Napoleon dubs
it liberty
Well. the gallantFreneh people seem gen
erally to have voted. Including Algeria the
vote is, yeas, Z, ,SS6, ,4S4; nays, l,56O,7O9
Majority for the reformed Empire
liberty secured" (well secured by steel
bayonets, &c) Empire 5.775.725. In
Algeris the army voted yes, strong
but a small majority of the citizens said
MOI In Paris, however, the citizens gave
some fifty thousand votes against NaPo-
Icons liberty. Paris, be it remembered
is the heart of France and this result IN
dicates a weakening at the heart Napo-
leon, beware
Now, we rather admire the Napoleon
With all his tyranny and treachery, and
viUainy, he yet makes show of submis-
sion to the will of the people. This is an
Acknowledgement Of the source Of al
governmental pOwer-namely, THE PEOPLE
He also, in this, acknowledged the power
of THE PEOPLE to alter, or overthrow any
form of government however long and
firmly established. This is a valuable
concession of great principle. Jefferson
embodied it in the Declaration of Ameri-
can Independence. The people are tho
great tribunal after all-they pass judg
ment. Grant & Co., remember
A remarkable feature in this Ple6tsci
ttnl in France is the soldier vote--yes, 227, /,
SS6; No, 29.S50 Another is, the vot'
in Paris and othere cities, Lyons, Bordeaux
and Marseilles, which give a majority
against Napolcon's scheme. In Pans th'
vote would have been much heavie
against, but Rochefort advised his friend
not to vote at all. In his district tn,
vote is 5000 yes, 10000 no and 2OOO'
absentions.
In the cities Napoleon could not sup
press discussion as he could in the coun
try, and in the country the mass who til
the soil arc more enslsved, because more
dependent; and then the land owners fca
revolution and hence dread q change o
rulers. The election too was on Sunday
and this in part accounts fol. the larg
vote. On working day the work people
could not possibly have attended the poll
as they did
The chief point voted was the SeylatV
consllte-Whieh makes that body a con
sulting power for the Emperor The ain
Of Napoleon seems to be TO shift respon
sibility and secure the Empire to his son
In 1864 in this country, Lincoln mad
his army vote much more solid for hin
than Napoleon has done with his. An
the tyrant rule now, over the South, c
Grant and company contrasts, if anything
unfavorablyi with that of Napoleon
Americans may well think, of and-cOnsid
er the contrast. An exchange says, eth
noisy and doless revolutionists of tn
Paris faubourgs, who tried to get othe
people killed Tor an idea of their own hav
been condemned by the popular opinio
TO which they appealed" Now, there ar
people nearer home than the Faubourg
Who might be termed adoless' if not ''noi
syT al times. II is not fair TO call a larg
majority Of the citizens of Paris resident
of the Faubonrg Besides those dweller
Of the Faubourg are ever ready to risl
their own lives as any one may know b
reading OF the revolutions Of 1880 an
Is4s We say. defame them not. Rattle
let US, Amencan Democrats. take tn
beam out Of our own eyes