The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-30
THEIRS REv1EwED.
His "Great Serviccs'-Tho situatf0n I'm
France. r.

4 NEW YORK, may Zts lotJ
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD ME
At length Theirs lies at the foot OF the stairs at
Versailles. told you just two years ago tnat TINS
would happen nim-that ne would De cast aside Dy
the men whose tool he then was. He has been
kicked down the steps with as little ceremony %
a valet who, having served dirty purpose for his
MASTER and presuming upon 1t. is pitched out
OF doors with scorn and contempt. tte-
Let us review Theirs little and recapitulate
events.
After the surrender OF Paris by Fayre eight
days were allowed, during the armistice, to assem-
BILE the representatives OF the French people for
the distinct and sole purpose OF arranging condi-
tons OF peace with Germany or. II the interests
and honor OF France demanded It, prolonging the
war. These representatives were hurried together
from all parts OF the country. many OF them. In
that portion Of it held by the Germans. not being
elected at ALL but going forward, by connivance OF
the German commanders, as favorable to peace
and known enemies OF the Republic. t.,
Having decided on peace the work for which
they came together was done and their plain duty
was to DISSOLVE that France, by carefn election,
might choose Q constituent Assembly This they
refused TO do. They made no secret OF their ten
denotes toward monarchy. and boldly and de-
family insulted the radical republican Deputies,
treason. The radicals withdrew, and called upon
the conspirators to dissolve Where was Theirs
them Between the barefaced usurpers OF power
and the radicals who peacefully demanded the
open voice Of the whole country he ranged himself
quickly and with obsequi0us fattery, on the side
OF treason. He was then the enemy Of republican
ism, and "the Right"-the monarchists-were .'the
most intelligent 'the most patriotic" ''the
most nobe,n "the most honorable men In France
He nastened to perform the meanest kind Of SER
vice for them. He knew they hated Paris as "a
republican hotbed." ana were afraid to trust their
precious persons within Its walls, with their
treason still unmatched, ana, ignoring the stupen-
dous sacrifices OF the Parisians during the siege.
their sublime patience ana endurance. their unex-
ampled sufrerlngs, Theirs outraged and insulted
them by locating the seat Of government at Yer
sailies.
Paris demanded her rights as one OF the existing
$1,000 communes OF France, ana Theirs sent as
answer military commander mated by the people.
vinoy. His orders were to muzzle the press I'm
prison the citizens who objected to Versailles dis
arm the National Guard and heap indlgnity upon
indignity, even condemning men to death. No
man in France understood the people whom he
thus maddened and provoked better than Theirs
He is politician and diplomatic from crown to toe,
and no one will accuse him Of the stupidity of not
knowing the temper OF the Parisians He spared
no means to sting them into revolt and then he
said to the "Right0 sGive me time, and you Will
see the last OF the radical revolutions OF Paris .
He had made up his mlnd as this speech and sub
sequent events pr0ved-made up his mind before
gun was fired-tO exterminate the radical ele-
ment OF Paris. But Marsellles, Lyons, Toulouse
and other cities we're ready to take up arms with
into deceit, said, Il am defending the Republic"
He gave forth the impression TO tue prOvncials
that he was standing between the menarchsts and
t1arf onnfi nAl No a ffnp and dot
sOlemnly, 81 swear before God to defend the Re-
public" The provinces believed him ana allowed
When the republicans had been subdued by
bloody massacre and the prison, when the National
Guard throughout France had been disarmed and
suspended or gagged, then Theirs began to explain
to the provincial cltes-which had permitted him TO
strange Paris in the interests OF "true republican.
ism"9what he meant by q Republic ii mean,''
said he, "a constitutional monarchy. That is my
ideal OF a republic France will be governed by
the glorious traditions OF thousand years rather
than venture on new and hazardous experiments"
This was his language-it was clear and unmis-
taxable. But what could tho moderate republi-
cans ana the provincial cities do They were dis
armed and in the close custody OF military COM
manders they could not str Tney had furnished
Theirs soon saw that the Orleans had no strength
and were too weak as party for Q throne. He
Bonapartists, and began to see that he would be
thrown aside just soon as they could do without
him; then at tins critical moment for his power,
throughout the country. He wanted :
ss Se q R0ws Tass w easas WORTHY
OF each other. What, then, has Theirs achieved
for the Republic ! notice tn mat nearly Oil the
crushing OF the Commune. In spite OF all that has
been said in explanation of the principles OF the
Commune and the motives which inspired Its
leaders the stupid and ignorant calumny still pre-.
walls that they were 'the enemies OF civilization
and all government"
OF one Of your elections for President asked q
democrat this question, "What are the principles
WELL" answered the democrat, 'tlieir only prin-
cpe Ia that negro Is better than white man,
and their design Is to Introduce amalgamation and
make every white woman, II they can, marry
nigger.'' Now this explanation Or the principles
and designs OF the republican party in America IS
Just intelligent and just as true az the current
definitions OF the character and purposes OF the
Viii any welread man deny that the success OF
the first French revolution changed the political
destiny OF Europe think not. Yes; Theirs
crushed tine Commune, and with 1t he crushed
priestly domination and ignorance for another
decade or more only to arise again at some future
day more terrible and remorseess to Its enemies
than ever before
Thiers' great servicesl "He paid the war indem.
nifty and cleared French territory" He did not
These We're the work Of the French nation. Theirs
was only an agent in the transactonsAs any other
man will be VINO holds his place. No, his "great
services to the Republic were these AS tool
Of the monarchists he forced Paris into revolution
and then massacred 1t for revolt. He put the press
under terror and employed soldiers to dispense
peaceable republican assemblies. He sanctioned
laws made by those who had no authority to make
any law, imposing fine and Imprisonment on re-
publican workmen Tor belonging to republican So
cetIes He dlsarmed the people ana destroyed the
National Guard, and weakened, by every possible
tyranny, tue active power or the republican party
or France. He left In place only the "moderate"
republcans-men whose mission Is to furnish
majectic out harmless "gab" while their enemies
are vigorously acting, and, who, like Favre and
simon under Bonaparte, are content to he paid
.'orators' in the French Tribune, while their oppo
nents, masters in the seats OF power, laugh de-
risively at their eloQuence.
While Theirs was occupied with these "great
servicesr-the services most desired by the Oriean
lists, the legtimists and the Bonapartists-he gave
these three conspirators against him time TO can
their several chances Of success and to arrive
at the conclusion that there safety for them
but to lay aside their cordial hatred and dstrust or
each other, and, for the sake OF the sway unite
They had had ample time for deiberation and pre-.
narafian. and Tuiars. by hia methud .esfahiish.