Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

CJl. John Hay, OF the New York Trjmc
one Of the few journalists in the country
competent to discuss European politics in
diligently, writes IA follows of the prospcc-
tive government of Spain under the new
King Alfonso:
His government has as good a chance Of
lasting as any government can have in
Spain 1t has this decided advantage over
Kcpubllcan system, and over serious
monarchy such as Amadeus of Savoy hoped
% found. that it rests on nothing bat q
name, and gives free play to revolutions.
All parties. Tor the present. are interested IL
putting the young Prince on the throne,
and thcn fighting for his possession. lie
says, in tie priggish little phrases which
princes arc Taught 10 speak TO populations,
that he Is not to-be King of party but OF
all Spain. This Is true. in the sense hat
lie proposes to remain King, and to all ow
all parties To amu>e themselves by cutt NJ
each other : thruats a. merrily as tn ey
please. 50 long - they DO not interfere vi tn
him. The recent traditions of his fanny
all favor this view OF the mOnarchcal
junction. His mother was never injured
by the successive rcbelliOns. mutinies. and
conspiracies which made and destroyed her
day upon the throne, had she not been 50
infatuated with Aiarfori and Gonzalez
. Bravo - 70 exile her Old paramOur ScrranO
and her own sister, the Duchess of Mont
pensier When that had been done there
was no resource left to them and their ad
herents but to attack the dynasty If her
son avoids such glaring errors as these he
may remain for good while King OF Spain,
and see twenty revolutions rise and fall
without losing his throne. His danger
will be in taking sides. II he restricts hint
sell to the part Of a constitutional monarch,
and allows all parties to fight out their own
quarre4s and rot the treasury III equitable
rotation. he Will be reasonably safe until
another great upheaval comes.
Ii Is reported that many of the leading |
liberal politicians have offered their support |
10 the new monarchy. There is no reason |
why they should not. II they do not choose |
10 DC exllcs or outlaws they have no other |
choice. 1t Is true that the King comes in by |
a conspiracy, but there is no other way by |
which monarchy can low be established. |
HIS authority Is no more irregular or lille
sei than that oil S';rrano has been for the |
last year, and without considering its |
origin, 1t Is the only authority now exist
ing IN spain. Those who do not recognize !
II recognize no law whatever Besides. the
events Of the last six Years must have
shown that IN the present state of morals
among the SPANS army and Spanish poll
ucians, there is no immediate prospect of
any government except one founded upon
the ambition ana the ayarlce of ofice-seek
erS. 1t Is sonnet INES ioolishly said that the
Spanlards require strong government.
he truth Is that strong government
seems at present impossible in the PENN
suia. No government can be strong which
is liable any day to be overturned by a con- ,
'pirecY OF Jealous soldiers and selfish poll !
ilelans. The restoration of King Alfonso ;
gives to Spain Just such u rule as this. He ;
serves as a symbol of authority under which 5
.he stealing and the fighting NAV be done ,
without interruption. When the grandees j
he other day made their address to him, a
'hlch heraided the coup of the army. thew {
'raYed that he might become Prince I
worthy OF the name he bore, the century in i
which he lived and the country in which he a
vas born. The pious aspiration is in a /
air way to be answered. If training is a
'ood Tor anything, he will be as accomplish G
reprobate as any of his race lie will
&c worthy associate of the frauds who c
ave made this century illustrious, and if I
Q Is once allowed to seat himself firmly on u
he throne, be will give Spain one of the
lost thoroughly Spanish reig us in history"