New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-28
Reconsideration in England.

! Europe.
Mr. Bradlaugh said tina. The word .enub.
| Iicanism had very dltieren: meanings ir he
! dtieIeG: countries o: Europe. As he cnLer.
stood republic. Il did no: now e:.!s. n
France or Spain. and would rot be possible
| Tor great many years. Under certain con.
ditiors IL could be established much more
easily IN England than in Ell he. France q.
spain. and under certain otile- curGi:;Or s
! more easily IN Germany than N England
there are. ne said. 700 republican clG Ds
| in England-avowedlv republican. II. lie
stated. IAN president OF the London cut.
| and a ,ne mber OF the Na,iona: Republican
| League. and drew the rules Of many @: TIE
clubs. They explicitly declare .:le members
| TO be IL favor OF a republican .OTr. O: .Jve:L.
! ment.and pledge them 70 do all IL .i.i: ;,ove.
| IoI ats establishment cv constitutional
! means. 1t is objected that in a nonarcn:-
ca! country republic can rot re created .y
constitutional means. To this reply tha.
| We .Te not governed bv Tie monarch. but
! bv Parliament. The MONARCHY is no, her
| sd.tary, il j. elective. An evidence of ms
! IS the fact that the sole RICH. tina: the
| present reigning family has to rule j. given
| b.r vote o1 Parliament. Therefore. If bv ae:
| OF Parliament. we succeed in repeating The
| act OF settlement. which IS its only ..tle -
| TIE crown. the throne becomes vacant. and
! may be niied by any other person selected
by the nation. or Che supreme executive
author:t: may be exercised by such perscr,
and in such manner as the nation through its
Parliament may direct. In England the
chief strength of:he republican movements.
amcng the artisans Of Manchester. Sheffield
Nottingham. Birmingham, Rochdale and
the Bacnp valley. and among the miners of
northumberland and Durham. |. has NO.
made much progress in the agricultural
districts: we have some scattered Ut mGegs,
but no good organizations. a. Norwich.
at the last municipal election. we brought
forward list OF republican candidates. the
hrst time this was ever tried il England.
and the evidence that the middle classes
are not thoroughly hostile 20 US NAV be
found in the fact that the town councils IF
many towns have granted he III. Use OF
their town halls. in which 70 deliver NV
lecture on the Impeachment OF the house
OF Brunswick. In London we have a pretty
large force. In Ireland ,here was repub-
Ec&n party among the Fenians. but it
tried to make its way by force. defended
them when they were in difficulty, but |
have always opposed violence in q political !
movement. ] claim the right to use force !
TO defend right, but | utterly repudiate |
force as an Initiative III any political or So |
cial movement in attacking wrong in any |
country where parliamentary rule prevails !
The movement in Ireland now is avowedly |
not republican: but among the home rulers.
uIit utIt al Tue KNOW ii it4UtFS are IueGt:-
fed with our movement. an enormous pro-
portion OF the rank and tile are with us. So
far as the home rulers seek only .or
a separate parliament. l am with them
Ii they sough: separate authority.
should oppose them. In Scotland
we have considerable republican power
forty or fifty clubs. the chef centres are
Glasgow. Edinburg. Dundee. Paisley and
Aberdeen. The greatest hostility to the re
publican movement have found among the
territorial aristocracy and the clergy of tie
Esta Dlished Church. They have never how
ever. tried TO break up my meetings. They |
have broken up the meetings Of Sir Charles
Duke and Odger. but it would be rather too |
costly 70 attempt that with me. | claim the |
right 70 resist force. and should exercise the
night. In the election OF 1868 had every
newspaper in England except three against
ne. 1t would not be quite SO bad now,
bough the Times is the only London pape; | :
hat would prin, letter from me-
vi the Republican movement in Spain and
france. Mr.. Bradlaugh said in substance: s
i think of CASTELAR, that he is one OF the
most loyal. truthful and homes. men in Eu- |
ope. The republic is not his experiment; {
mas been forced upon him by the utter |
freak down OF the monarchy. Republican. .
'M N Spain has not resulted because the /
eople are prepared for it. but because the | /
My leading men prepared to face the diff e
H.tles when lsabella's government broke a
own were Republicans. The presens GOV b
lnm.nt ~ France under Marshal MacMa- ! "a
Oh cant sand: MacMahon doesn'; think b
can stand. About five weeks ago lie re- Il
larked I" NJ. Pinard, Il am only the cork +
think that he Is a Gecentlv honest soldier | IL
IS wlie. the duchess, is ambitious. and will
So hey influence Tor the Legitimists. |
ave been identified with the French re-
lr!icau movemen. Cor fifteen years, and g
-lIevt That permanent republic has not ~
t been established in that country" "
Mr. Bradlaugh was asked what was Eng. ~
nds thought az the stability OF the Amer =;
an republic. He answered: The English ~
ople think that what the American peo- 9"
G taught 50 hard 70 win. and have since H.
ught so hard 10 preserve. they will never T..
fools enough TO lev slip our of their a., a.,
nds. Wien /! say English people do t;|
i refer - The House of Lords. As to the -, -,
adjustment o! dictatorship in America. =,
6 FL g!lsh people look upon that as sim ~
Y impossible He was asked what he w
d 10 say 10 the propositions which had a. a.
en- made that he should he the first Presi- 80
ut OF the English republic. He replied: Of m
don I Xix" discussing who shall conduct r.,
business which isn't yet established a..
nen the republic comes, the right man "a ca
i Eot be wanting ",
1lr. Bradlough is over six feet iigi, ard ! tb,
'stantla' IN proportion. He has q high, | Til
'ad forehead. from which the rather long. | til,
ut hair j. combed straight back over The me
o: his head and behind the ears. winch. mo
conjunction with his entirely clean hv
Ven face, gives one the impression that sol
can not tolerate any supeIiiui,ics but alb,
= :" keep enthusiastically clear yisaged tag
gray eyes are very intent and watchtul
rather deep set: his nose Is straight,
b slight upward tendency at the end: ,
upper lin is long. and both ara pa thor