New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16

man, and may show that his teeth have not
been set on edge by the sour grapes which
six generations Of Spanish BOurbons have 80
plentifuly devOured. But the burden OF prov
ing this rests upon him. Until he gives some
tasto of better quality than we have been ac-
customed to in his family, we must expect
from him fruit after his kind. 1t is true that
he has among his ancestors Henry Nv. and
Charles ILL.,, bravo and intelligent men who
made their crowns respectable. IL he is OF
the force ito initiate them he will get full
credit for it outside Of Spain. But 1T is by no
means certain that this would increase his
popularity at home.
He is brought back, not for any good quail
ties he may himself possess, and not for any
hopes his supporters may entertain Of reform
ing and curing through his instru-
mentality the evils under which the coun-
try is now suffering. There may be few
candid spirits who believe that his coming
will have some such magic influence. But the
generals and politicians who planned the con-
spiracy for his restoration have mono of these
illusions, When Martinez CampOs pronounced
for him in Valencia, he was not
working for the millennium, but for more
rank and title. He was yesterday
made Marquis of Saguntum. The leading
statesmen who formed themselves into O
Cabinet on the news of the pronuncamento,
were some of them, gentlemen who have been
out of Office so long that this revolution
came Just in time to save them from chang
ing their principles, and of others who bear
names as familiar in all former Cabinets as
StoughtOn bottles in bar-rOOm. The first
thing to be accomplished in bringing back
the young King was change, which in any
event would give a step in promotion to
every one who co0perated in it, and
the next thing was the establishment Of
state of affairs which would give
all sides their fair opportunity for frequent
revolutions in future. 1t is a charming trait
of Spanish politics that it is all gain and no
loss for the meL who make instructions.
When they succeed. every one gets a promo
ton. When they fail. the leaders have to go
into exile for while, but sooner or later their
friends come to power and then they como
back and get the same positions they left.
The consequence is that Spain swarms
with generals and marshals, who are some
times in Office and sometimes out, bat
whether in active service or not never
fail to draw their pay with unllinching regu-
lariy and self-devOtion. This state of things
is so convenient for all of them that no one
dares NEEDLE with it, for fear of making
matters awkward for himself in certain coli
tingencies. The existence of any sort OF a
republic threatened this institution, 80 cOnve-
nient to conspiring generals. The Republic
was destroyed and the King brought back, so
as to preserve this tme-honored industry of
instruction by pronuncamIentO. The young
King is a mere puppet in the hands of the
soldiers. If he is content to remain so, with
out taking sides but permitting all parties to
cut each others throats in succession, he may
continue in his palace of the Plaza del Oriente
a good while. If he turns out to be a man of
conscience and character, and tries to put a
stop to this ruinous system, his servants will
drive him ont without mercy.