National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-09
GREAT SPEECH or aAMBsrrA Al
NANTRa

GREAT SPEECH OF GAMBETTA AT
NANTES.
NJ. 0ambctta made great speech at Nantes
on Friday night, at q banquet given in his
honor by 200 persons. He saldi
Tho republic has trlumphed without dis
tinctlon In the towns and In the country de.
.ricts. In che presence Of such manifesto
ton Of the national will, II Is impossible 10
shut ones eyes TO the fact. No longer can II
be said that only Isolated electors and aglta-
tors pronounce for the republic. II Is entire
France which has spoken. Monarchlsts can
nolonger have their way at Versailles. They
may regain their power In February next,
but should they get II they will wish TO abolish
the universal suffrage which has made them
80 miserable. tCheers.l This would be o
revolution. For what Is q revolution but the
revolt Of those whose duty Il Is to obey
against those to whom they owe obcdlcncel
You will have 10 decide between France on
ono slde-the France Of universal suffrage,
apart from which there Is no legality and no
justlce-cntlro France indicating Its SOW
erelgnty; and on the other aide the mandhto-
ries who have been created by the people, and
who cannot Hive but by universal suffrage.
ask yon on which sldo will be the revolution
Il cannot DO denied that democracy has
given proof OF Its being before everything
else a party Of order and stability. II Is the
constitution OF government truly dennltiye,
as distinguished from the brutal power Of q
single family, which was powerless for all
else than drawing France into the abyss Of
invasion, or getting II covered with shame.
~ ~ uIno ~ nnph Win resoiuuonsi lna, Is,
WIN WIZ, ,l oaeI conuuc,on, reNolu.lons
which o,oa aa wv suuoeny as sPoh'anc
ous slu n ~ Io,ee, out NIlcn arc
cnoheu on nc morrow " tne Reactions tnat
are su,o 70 iolloW' ~ cannot pc sald that w
repu,ouGtans AZ revolntonaIy party. inc
reNoiu,,ono oe-sreNoiution almost suoiline
-Pio.lueu new lecalogue ioI meh. IL Gun
oodied all those thtngs Tor which successive
centuries had been striving. Ihere Is nothing
Deyohu u, and tnere can 20 notmnB' i9r u Is
.ne Ias. motu ol ponucal wisaom' hcnce,
however, u Is Una, ior seNenty.hVe year, We
nave Oeen having All tncse conntcr-reNoluuons
" men OF me oia regime To-Day We arc ~
Ine possession OF powell We naNe u rcpuDnc
when Is not soluton, Out the proper me,
ulunh LOT so,ut,on OF tne greM Proolein OF
government. superior 70 All ,n9se Iornn'
Of government INA. nave oeen inca oeio,e,
because alone We can toahe me
grand PfineSiple Oh SNl ana ,englou'
eluahy lSneesl lno leIlchi innu
ehce mas always oeen 700 great Le,
tne vnurGn ae1leate Nseh 70 VIVA.
cMs " uuues, remain Wnnin ~
temples, denver ltsen up 70 Prop
syandism purely religious, c0nnne ltselI y
directing eonscienecs IN regard 70 supernat
ural mayors. lLsughter.l linen we WI
nave notmng 70 object 70 H. BUT let u oe
come political party, Iet u doscend every
wnere into inc electoral arena, ano us IN
nuence WEAR pouna 70 resist LOT Is con
uary 70 pontcal heaith, ana Is NOT pr2ntao,n
even 70 rehglols InteIess. lSheenl
not gooa 70 see faction Where tnete oukn y
20 oe only q rsnyious sect lIheei IN,
YIannica aouse o. tne enuren nss ueen ~
clse9 soiey In uepaItnehn "holo ,hss
eanalaatoS nave u,uuhPncu; anu .n0s
uluIhPns pocoulo every usy niOIv nv, y
spite Of alI tnose uenonsuatons, when scen
intenaea rainier 70 Nnu,e NJ expiring "a
tnan 70 tesu,y " very ausntJ JOY. LLaugnstc w
anI eneors.l nnat tcrIlncs ELanee, nne
makes men uncasy Is not the last ina5I 'Is!l,
lon oi unYeIsal suiIagoi Ms lo uIsig
l9Iay N9Wea Oy tne Ieactlgnlsss' u W
a lhoy lena 70 cer.aln iacnon ,ia w
FEARS that certain men certain parties
i1splre; inM Is why thete Is to-uay no PEI
Iect cam IN INC meIcnants onlco OF ~ IN
aomestie neartn' lruc, We nave .no Icpuo
nci put u Is IN tue hanus OF e9uspirtor,s
You KNOW oil whom l speak. ne, u Is Y
hands OF those VINO nave sworn toWarus !. u
nndylng hate-who teel mat tley are rune
In reputation, ana VINO arc uetermineu '