The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-01


ingtons and was badly whipped; fought the Carl
ists, and was Regent at one time. lie is the fist
man In spain, and when matters 60 awkwardly IL
always sent for. "Espartero" said Prim, sis the
only Spaniard of note who has not cOnspred against
the throne at one time or another.n
To make matters more complicated of these five
parties no one controls the COrtes
THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESENT CRISIS.
The advent of Sagasta TO power was the begin
ming of the crisis You form an idea of Sagasta
and his political relations to Spain by carefully
studying the character of william NJ. Tweed. / DO
not like TO accept extreme opinions about any in
public life, for the political necessities and respon-
siblities OF the governing station make 1t very di
hear only one opinion OF sagasts He rep.
resents all that is truculent and insincere
and base in the Spanish character. He was
an accident In the revolution. Az Minister he APP
piled TO politics the rules OF wapole and the Pei
hams. since spain would not give him majority
OF It's own ree will he would buy 1t. The elections
OF the last Cortes were shameful Mr. Tweed, in
hts sunniest days, when the Fourth ward in New
York gave more votes than there were men
women and children there resident did not sur
pass Sagasta. IL was believed he took the money
TO attain these results, and when the Cortes met,
and an item OF two millions OF reals was found
credited to 'secret service" and suppression OF
conspiraces," there was an explosion Sagasta
relying upon the purchased majority Of the doltss'
But the country dcsplsed him. and In Difference TO
mar public opinion which no man can buy, no mat
ter now great his majorties, he resigned
THE NEXT STEP.
What was to be done Sagasta out OF power
had his purchased majority behind him. on one
side was zorrilla leading the radicals, the party
which brought the King to the throne, and who
really made the revolution. On the other were the
conservatives, whose attachment to the dynasty
was an attachment TO place-who would serve
Don Alphonso or Don Carlos as cheerfuly as they
served Amadeus. The circles around the King mad
begun to use strange doctrines. Popular partiesn
they said, made dynasties but never consolidated
them. The radicals did well enough TO bring ANA
deus IN, but 10 required the old conservative ele.
ments TO keep him in II was very kind OF Zorrilla
and his friends to give him the crown; but II he
would wear II he must seek alliances elsewhere"
Since Sagasta had fallen he could utilize his
Strengthening strength purchased with money
taken from the treasury-and continue a Ministry
which commanded the Cortes. Marshal Serrano
was summoned from the Basque country, where he
was In the field against the Carists, and was made
Prime Minister
sERRANO As PRIME MINISTER.
Everything looked well. The King had Cabinet
that commanded the CoItes. lie had Sagasta's
purchased strength At the head OF the Cabinet
was one Of the most eminent In Spain, soldier
VINO had held high honors under the old dynasty,
and was for some time Regent. The dynasty was
IN the hands OF the conservatives. Men who knew
Spanish politics marvelled whether 1t was really
any safer IN these hands than I'm those OF Castelar,
for Scrran0 himself had never favored this KING
and while he wonld no doubt serve him with honor,
many Of bis SUPPORTERS preferred Montpensier or